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Hawai`i County Charter Commission -11 May 10, 2019 CHR. ADAMS: Okay. Okay, great. Any other discussion? Seeing no Commissioners identifying that they would like to, all in favor of the motion to pass Charter Amendment 28 on First Reading, please signify by saying "aye" (aye), any opposed? Motion passes unanimously with Commissioners Bergin and Hamano excused. Vote on Motion The motion to pass CA -28 on First Reading was carried by the following To Approve CA -28 roll call vote: (Approved): Ayes: Commissioners Galimba, Hopkins, Rice, Roehrig, Saquing, Springer, Todd, Zelko-Schlueter, and Chair Adams — 9 Noes: None. Absent: Commissioner Bergin and Hamano — 2 Excused: None. CHR. ADAMS: Moving on to Item 2 in New Business, Communication No. 47.1, that Transmits Charter Amendment 29, Draft 2 for First Reading. I would entertain a motion to pass Charter Amendment 29, Draft 2 on First Reading. Is there such a motion? MS. GALIMBA: So moved. CHR. ADAMS: Is there a second? MS. RICE: Second. CHR. ADAMS: It has been moved by Commissioner Galimba and seconded by Commissioner Rice to pass Charter Amendment 29, Draft 2 on First Reading. Discussion? Commissioner Galimba. MS. GALIMBA: So this proposal comes from discussions that I have had with people in the Administration expressing a dissatisfaction with the process of prioritizing funding for CIP (Capital Improvement Projects) projects and dissatisfaction is not abnormal. People generally have you know, things that they are not happy about but I have heard it from a number of different people and especially I have heard it from Administration officials, especially the Planning Department, saying that they would like to see CIP priorities be more transparent, that criteria be more transparent. And I have also talked with Council members and they have indicated that they would like more information about how CIP projects are prioritized, that they are not getting that information. So this is just Page 9