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DOWNTOWN-CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD 13
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER 2019
HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
1 ALOHA TOWER DRIVE
MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 2
6:00 P.M.

Reminder of order, decorum, and rules of speaking: Persons wishing to speak regarding agenda items must raise a hand or similarly indicate a desire to speak and, when recognized by the Chair, approach the microphone and address comments to the Chair. Speakers may comment once for up to two minutes on any agenda item unless otherwise directed by the Chair; those giving reports are urged to keep their presentations under three minutes unless otherwise directed. Board Members shall adhere to Board speaking limits.
As per the Oahu's Neighborhood Board System Member Guidebook, notice is hereby given that participation by one or more Members of this Board may occur this month from 18 Via Muzio Clementi, Rome, 00193 Italy using interactive conference technology. The public may attend or participate in this meeting of the Board from this remote location, or from Aloha Tower Marketplace as specified above.
Please silence all electronic devices. Limited partial validated parking may be available; please see the Neigh-borÂhood Board Assistant attending the meeting.
The meeting may be recorded for broadcasting and viewing on lelo. To ensure that all verbal comments are audible for broadcasting, please speak into the designated microphone to enable your message to be heard at broadcasts and later viewings of the meeting.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. INTRODUCTION OF BOARD MEMBERS

III. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS
A. Honolulu Fire Department
B. Honolulu Police Department
C. Neighborhood Citizen Patrol

IV. ELECTED OFFICIALS
A. Governor's Representative - Damien Elefante
B. Mayor's Representative - Alexander Zannes
C. State Senator (District 12) - Sharon Moriwaki
D. State Senator (District 13) - Karl Rhoads
E. State House Representative (District 26) - Scott Saiki
F. State House Representative (District 29) - Daniel Holt
G. City Councilmember (District 6) - Carol Fukunaga
H. United States Congressman (Congressional District 1) - Ed Case

V. PUBLIC CONCERNS - Two minutes each for issues not on the Agenda.

VI. NEW BUSINESS
A. HalewaiÔolu Senior Residences: updates on project and 201H application. Keith Kurahashi (10 minutes)
B. Parent Leadership Training Institute. Laura Nevitt (Children's Action Network) (5 minutes)
C. 2019 Hallowbaloo Music, Arts & Craft Beer Festival; Saturday 26 October 2019 [street closures and alcohol permits]. Mark Tarone (10 minutes)
D. Discussion of NB 13 Resolution 2019-006 [URGING THE CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSÂPOR-TATION SERVICES (DTS)TO PROHIBIT DJ BOOTHS DURING NON-CONSTRUCTION STREET CLOSURES IN CHINATOWN] (10 minutes)
E. Discussion of NB 13 Resolution 2019-007 [URGING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION AND CITY COUNCIL AND THE STATE OF HAWAIITO ENFORCE HRS ¤281-78 TO CONTROL PUBLIC LIQUOR CONSUMPTION IN CHINATOWN] (10 minutes)
F Discussion of NB 13 Resolution 2019-009 [REQUESTING RESCISSION OF THE YELLOW TRASH BAG MANDATE] (10 minutes)

VII. COMMUNITY CONCERNS
A. Safe Haven
B. Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) [no speaker this month; newsletter and work area/traffic updates available online at www.honolulutransit.org]
C. Chinatown Business and Community Association (CBCA)
D. Chinatown Improvement District (CID)
E. Chinatown Watch

VIII. APPROVAL OF 6 JUNE 2019 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

IX. APPROVAL OF 1 AUGUST 2019 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

X. APPROVAL OF 5 SEPTEMBER 2019 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

XI. BOARD BUSINESS AND REPORTS
A. Chair's report
Clarity of letter to the editor and Television interviews
B. Treasurer's report
C. City and County Affairs
D. Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (OMPO)
E. Request for item of new business at November 2019 NB 13 meeting

XII. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. The next regular meeting of NB 13 is scheduled for Thursday 7 November 2019, Hawaii Pacific University, 1 Aloha Tower Drive, Multi-Purpose Room 2 at 6:00 p.m.
B. The Neighborhood Citizen Patrol meets each Tuesday evening on the Diamond Head side of Kukui Plaza at 8:00 p.m. Please join the patrol and support its efforts expressing service and pride in our Downtown-Chinatown community.
C. lelo - Rebroadcasts of Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board 13 meetings are scheduled on lelo channel 49 for every third Thursday at 9:00 p.m., as well as 6:00 a.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month. An archive of past meetings may be found on http://olelo.org/olelonet/; select and expand from the list of On Demand categories on this page and then manually scroll to find listings for playback of meetings.

XIII. ADJOURNMENT

A mailing list is maintained for interested persons and agencies to receive this board's agenda and minutes. Additions, corrections, and deletions to the mailing list may be directed to the Neighborhood Commission Office (NCO) at Kapalama Hale, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 160, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, by telephone on (808) 768-3710, fax (808) 768-3711, calling the Neighborhood Assistant on (808) 768-3714, or e-mailing harry.cho@honolulu.gov. Agenda documents and minutes are also available online at http://www.honolulu.gov/nco/boards.html.
Any individual wishing to attend a Neighborhood Board meeting who has questions about accommodations for a physical disability or a special physical need should call the NCO on (808) 768-3710 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. or email a request to nco@honolulu.gov at least three business days prior to the scheduled meeting.
All written testimony must be received in the Neighborhood Commission Office forty-eight hours prior to the meeting. If within 48 hours of the meeting, written and/or oral testimony may be submitted directly to the board at the meeting. If submitting written testimony, please note the Board and agenda item(s) your testimony concerns. Send such to the Neighborhood Commission Office, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 160, Honolulu, HI 96817, fax (808) 768-3711, or email nbtestimony@honolulu.gov.

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