MIN CHARTER 2018-10-12 (2018-2020)

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Hawai`i County Charter Commission -4 October 12, 2018 a. The Honorable Mayor Harry Kim b. Department of Liquor Control — Director Gerald Takase c. Department of Parks and Recreation — Director Roxcie Waltjen d. Department of Planning Deputy Director Daryn Arai e. Department of Public Works — Director Allan Simeon E Department of Water Supply — Manager -Chief Engineer Keith Okamoto g. Hawai`i Police Department — Deputy Police Chief Kenneth Bugado, Jr. h. Mass Transit Agency — Mass Transit Administrator Maria Aranguiz CHR. ADAMS: We'll have our speakers, starting with our Mayor Harry Kim. I appreciate all of the agency heads being here, and of course the Mayor being here as well. I also remind our Commissioners that we'd like the presentations conclude individually before we begin to ask the questions at the end of each individual presentation. Mr. Mayor. a. The Honorable Mayor Harry Kim (Note: At this time, Mayor Harry Kim came forward to address the members of the Commission.) MAYOR KIM: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am glad we're paying you guys a lot of money to sit there. So thank you for your work. Our departments will make known specifically and elaborate on our main issues of concern. I'll just touch on the surface of those things that was covered by Ms. Ford; and Mr. Ford as far as PONCs. I want to make it clear that this administration have never been against the principal of PONCs. What we are talking about is adjustment of review of that. A two percent off the top indicates because that's the only part of the County budget that is set aside for a particular purpose. I don't care what else it is. What does that equate to annually? Approximately $6 million a year now. I would like a review of that program to back to the intent of it to act as seed money. I think you will see that this administration has always supported the protection of special lands. At the time I did write that we were against the PONCs because we felt that we could do that equally or maybe even better by presenting to the County Council for bonding of certain lands that need to be purchased. And that way you would have a total community involvement and an open view of what was being presented. There are various things I think that you could consider in regards to the two percent is money is taken out of a very tight budget, especially over these past couple years. I need a review of how much of that is reasonable in caparison with any place else. I proudly say in comparison with any place else. Or modification in regards to can we use part of the money for the maintenance of parks. Page 10