Title
HOMELESSNESS (PROTECTING AND PRESERVING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE) (PIA-61)
Description
The Committee is in receipt of County Communication 15-296, from the Mayor, transmitting the following:
1. A proposed bill entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, MAUI COUNTY CODE, BY ADDING A PROHIBITION MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO DEFECATE OR URINATE IN OR ON PUBLIC PLACES.” The purpose of the proposed bill is to amend Title 8, Maui County Code, to prohibit any person from urinating or defecating in or on any public street, highway, or sidewalk or on any location that is owned or maintained by a government agency.
2. A proposed bill entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8.21, MAUI COUNTY CODE, RELATING TO LIQUOR IN COUNTY PARKING LOTS AND OTHER PUBLIC AREAS.” The purpose of the proposed bill is to amend Chapter 8.21, Maui County Code, to prohibit the consumption of any intoxicating liquor in or on any public street, highway, sidewalk, or other public area.
3. A proposed bill entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, MAUI COUNTY CODE, BY ADDING PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO LYING DOWN ON PUBLIC SIDEWALKS.” The purpose of the proposed bill is to amend Title 8, Maui County Code, to prohibit a person from lying down on a public sidewalk, with exemptions.
4. A proposed bill entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, MAUI COUNTY CODE, BY ADDING PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO THE TAKING OR ABANDONMENT OF SHOPPING CARTS.” The purpose of the proposed bill is to amend Title 8, Maui County Code, to prohibit each of the following: (a) removal of shopping carts from a retail establishment without the written consent of the owner; (b) possession of a shopping cart that has been removed from the premises or parking area of a retail establishment without the written consent of the owner; and (c) leaving a shopping cart at a location other than the premises or parking area of the retail establishment.
5. A proposed bill entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, MAUI COUNTY CODE, BY ADDING A PROHIBITION THAT MAKES IT UNLAWFUL TO SOLICIT IN AN AGGRESSIVE MANNER IN PUBLIC PLACES.” The purpose of the proposed bill is to amend Title 8, Maui County Code, to add a new section to prohibit solicitation in an aggressive manner in any public place.
Status
The Committee may consider whether to recommend passage of some or all of the proposed bills on first reading, with or without revisions. The Committee may also consider recommending County Communication 15-296 be referred to the Council Chair for the term beginning January 2, 2017, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Rules of the Council, filing of County Communication 15-296, and other related action.