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November 21, 2023, HSAC Meeting Minutes Page 12 `s,,,=E,ss% 11SA�_ NpCOUN�� b. County Reports: i. County of Hawai`i CM Kimball: Putting the building permits on a 6 year adoption, 6 years for building permits to be completed. hoping this resolves ambiguity on getting projects passed and completed in the time. Working with affordable managing projects within the county. hoping as affordable housing projects are developed, they will adopt this as well to help local residents with affordable housing package. HSAC package has been signed and passed, also passed a bill waving the professional engineer stamp for new installations with less than 10KW, continuing to work on a short term rental bill introduced in Jan. Sunsetting bed and breakfast program will be covered under the TAR bill. Making AD Us easier to build but not to be short term rentals. ii. County of Kaua`i CM Carvalho: Passed the real prop tax bill for tax reform. Increase of playing fees at Wailua golf course. More cost for more procurement and auditing cost. Approved HSAC legislative package. Still working on the real property bill. iii. County of Maui CM Paltin: Passed the HSAC leg package yesterday. Had the CNHA conference on Maui, the pre-first day was all about Lahaina. Passed out of committee a bill regarding taxes in the burn zone to give exemptions waving the min tax, especially for owner occupied and long term rentals which a lot of them are inaccessible. Dep of Finance looking at creating a special STR rate for folks if they give a 6 month lease to displaced residents. Many hotels do not want to renew contracts beyond the end of the month. Only hotel accepting pets is in Kahaluu. Community started fishing for housing in front of the resorts because there was no housing for 6800 people. Pushing for the governor to sign a moratorium on short term rentals, CM Fenrandez-Rawlins introduced a bill on short term rentals. Update on those who died and those still unidentified. Working on hazardous waste landfill, asking for $5M in permitting, planning and design. Kula began debris removal, taking them to central Maui landfill. Update on programs and resources available. Not sure what resources are available beyond February for the displaced individuals. Further discussion on landfill options and concern over the chemical composition of the ash. iv. City and County of Honolulu CM Waters:Passed the HSAC legislative report. All reports approved and received. c. NACo Report CM Waters:NACo fall meeting in Ramsey County, Minnesota.