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August 25, 2023, HSAC Meeting Minutes Page 12 .,0 ";::=. I SA 1,:z. Minutes approved. IV. REPORTS a. Treasurer's Report CM Kimball: Balance in the primary account, $128,116.36. Balance in the HSAC conference account, $99,477.97, Total deposit account balances, $227,594.33. Treasurer's report received and approved b. County Reports: i. County of Hawai`i CM Kimball: Council recently passed a bill to allow for expanded usage of recovery funds granted by the state for the 2018 lava flow, to support capacity building and local projects. Another bill on maintenance and repair work on private roadways, there is public usage in private subdivisions that need some additional maintenance. Finally, resolution regarding the only private insurance company that covered lava zones is pulling out so that those homes can no longer get private home owners insurance. Passed a resolution to ask the state to help resolve. Potentially this could also result in insurance companies pulling out due to wildfires. Working on the HSAC legislative package for the 2024 session. ii. County of Kaua`i CM Carvalho: Several bills regarding property tax,changing terms from owner to tax payer, increasing exemption amounts, four bills overall. Revitalizing the process. Including long term affordable housing tax rate and the different tax rates that fall under that. Bill 2906 establishing staff support positions for CM HSAC conference, still have availability for some of the site visits. Golf tournament, encouraging more people to sign up. Location is Wailua golf course. Conference registration is 165-200 as of now. Thursday evening event is the social gathering, Friday all speakers and breakout sessions are all set. Will have local products available at the front of the conference area. CM Cowden: Question about civil defense, how do we make our islands safe. What can we expect about Maui being discussed? CM Carvalho: We are going to include something about Maui, nothing specific as of right now, but we are open to see how we are going to discuss it.