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ABOUT THE POLICY COMMITTEE
The Policy Committee is the "heart" of the OahuMPO planning process. It determines the direction of the OahuMPO effort, considers and approves transportation planning issues, and makes the final approval for OahuMPO matters.
The Policy Committee is made up of 13 members. Five members are from the City Council, including the chair of the Council's transportation committee. Three members are State senators, including the chair of the Senate's transportation committee. Three members are State representatives, including the chair of the House's transportation committee. One member is the Director of the State Department of Transportation (DOT) and one member is the Director of the City Department of Transportation Services (DTS).
~Posted April 26, 2007
As of April 24, 2007
Chair:
Senator Will Espero
Vice Chair: Councilmember Nestor Garcia
State Senate (3):
PUBLIC TESTIMONY will
be accepted on any Policy Committee agenda item. 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.
·
Note: Submittal of written testimony does not
automatically place you on the list for oral testimony. Those wishing to
testify orally must still register to testify.
Written Testimony
·
One
(1) original and fifteen (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 may be sent to the OahuMPO via e-mail (OahuMPOTestimony@oahumpo.org), fax (587-2018), or mail to:
Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization
707 Richards Street, Suite 200
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-4623
· Written testimony will be accepted under the following conditions:
o Mailed, 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 and 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
Mailed, 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.
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If
testimony exceeds this requirement, the OahuMPO will
only copy and distribute the allowable number of pages.
·
The OahuMPO staff will not be responsible for copying and/or distributing
written testimony received after the deadline or brought to the meeting. Written testimony received after the
deadline will not be copied or distributed to the Policy Committee members
prior to the start of or during the meeting; late submittals will be sent to
the Policy Committee members at a later date.
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Any
written testimony brought to the meeting by a testifier may be distributed to
the Policy Committee members by said testifier. The original of the written testimony
should be given to the OahuMPO staff for the OahuMPO’s records.
·
Note: Submittal of written testimony does not
automatically place you on the list for oral testimony. Those wishing to
testify orally must still register to testify.
·
Note:
Any personal information (such as home addresses, home phone numbers,
cell phone numbers) included on the written testimony will become public
information.