NOTICE OF MEETING

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the

OAHU METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION

POLICY COMMITTEE

will be held on

Friday, December 15, 2006 at 3:00 p.m.

City Council Committee Room, Room 205

Honolulu Hale, 530 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii

AGENDA

FOR ACTION:

I.Approval of the September 27, 2006 Meeting Minutes

II. Establishment of the City and County of Honolulu as the Designated Recipient for Job Access and Reverse Commute Program and New Freedom Funds for the Honolulu Urbanized Area

III. Endorsement of the OahuMPO Participation Plan

FOR DISCUSSION:

IV. Other Business (Announcements Only)

PUBLIC TESTIMONY will be accepted on any of the above-listed Policy Committee agenda items.  Testimony will be accepted as follows:

Oral Testimony

Oral testimony is limited to one minute per person.

· Written documentation of oral testimony is requested (submit 1 original to OahuMPO staff).

· Any person wishing to speak on an agenda item may register by:

o Calling 587-2015 at least two (2) hours prior to the start of the meeting (calls to testify at meetings starting before 10:00 a.m. must reach the OahuMPO office prior to the close of the preceding business day); or

o Signing up in person at the meeting prior to the start of the meeting.

Written Testimony

· 1 original and 15 copies of each written testimony is required.

· Written testimony must reach the OahuMPO office at least 24 hours prior to the start of the meeting (for Monday meetings, written testimony must reach the OahuMPO office by the prior Friday morning).

· Written testimony sent to OahuMPO via e-mail (ompotestimony@hawaii.rr.com) and fax (587-2018) will be accepted under the following conditions:

o E-mailed and faxed testimony must reach the OahuMPO office at least 24 hours prior to the start of the meeting (for Monday meetings, e-mailed or faxed testimony must reach the OahuMPO office by the prior Friday morning). To confirm receipt of your testimony, you may call the OahuMPO office at 587-2015.

o E-mailed and faxed testimony should be limited to the equivalent of 4 single-sided 8‑1/2”x 11” pages, including attachments and other supplemental information.

§ If testimony exceeds this requirement, OahuMPO will only copy and distribute the allowable number of pages.

· Any written testimony brought to the meeting by a testifier may be distributed to the Policy Committee members by said testifier. OahuMPO staff will not be responsible for copying and/or distributing written testimony received within the 24 hours of the start of the meeting or brought to the meeting. The original of the written testimony should be given to OahuMPO staff for OahuMPO’s records.

· Note: Any personal information (such as home addresses, home phone numbers, cell phone numbers) included on the written testimony will become public information.

Participants who need special accommodations to participate in this meeting should call the OahuMPO office at 587-2015 at least three (3) business days before the meeting.

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