Title
ESTABLISHING AN AGENCY TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, SUSTAINABILITY, AND RESILIENCY (EACP-26)
Description
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1. County Communication 19-177, from Councilmember Shane M. Sinenci, relating to establishing an agency to address climate change, sustainability, and resiliency.
2. Correspondence dated September 10, 2019, to the Department of the Corporation Counsel, transmitting the following:
a. A proposed resolution entitled, "PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE REVISED CHARTER OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI (1983), AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ESTABLISHING A DEPARTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, SUSTAINABILITY, AND RESILIENCY." The purpose of the proposed resolution is to propose that Article 8 of the Revised Charter of the County of Maui (1983), pertaining to County Departments, be amended to establish the Department of Climate Change, Sustainability, and Resiliency.
b. A proposed resolution entitled, "PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE REVISED CHARTER OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI (1983), AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF COUNTY SUSTAINABILITY." The purpose of the proposed resolution is to propose that Section 3-9 of the Revised Charter of the County of Maui (1983), pertaining to Declaration of Policy, be amended to establish an Office of County Sustainability.
c. A proposed resolution entitled, "PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE REVISED CHARTER OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI (1983), AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND AN OFFICE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, SUSTAINABILITY, AND RESILIENCY." The purpose of the proposed resolution is to propose that Article 7 of the Revised Charter of the County of Maui (1983), pertaining to the Office of the Mayor, be amended to establish an Office of Economic Development and an Office of Climate Change, Sustainability, and Resiliency.
Status
The Committee may receive a presentation from Joshua Stanbro, Chief Resilience Officer and Executive Director of the City and County of Honolulu Off...
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