HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN COUNCIL 2020-06-03 2018-2020 Hawaii County Council
42nd Session
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii
June 3, 2020
INVOCATION: Pastor John Endriss at Engage Church Hilo gave the morning's invocation.
CALL TO The regular meeting of the Hawaii County Council was called to order at
ORDER: 9:02 a.m., in the Council Chambers, Hilo, by Mr. Aaron S. Y. Chung, Chair.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Mr. Aaron S. Y. Chung, Chair
Ms. Karen Eoff, Vice Chair(via videoconference from Kona)
Ms. Maile Medeiros David, Member (via videoconference from Kona)
Mr. Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Member
Ms. Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, Member
Ms. Susan L. K. Lee Loy, Member
Ms. Valerie T. Poindexter, Member
Mr. Herbert M. "Tim" Richards, III, Member
Ms. Rebecca Villegas, Member (via videoconference from Kona)
PLEDGE OF The Chair directed the Council to the next order of business, Pledge of Allegiance.
ALLEGIANCE:
(At this time, Mr. Richards led the Council in the Pledge of
Allegiance.)
PETITIONS, The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Petitions,
MEMORIALS, Memorials, Certificates of Merit, and Expressions of Condolence.
CERTIFICATES
OF MERIT, AND (There were none.)
EXPRESSIONS OF
CONDOLENCE:
STATEMENTS The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Statements
FROM THE from the Public on Agenda Items.
PUBLIC ON
AGENDA ITEMS: (There were none.)
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COMMUNI- The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business,
CATIONS: Communications.
(There were none.)
CHR. CHUNG: Okay, so, let's now go on to "Order of Resolutions." And why
don't we take up, if we could, the second item on the agenda because we have
Ron Whitmore from the Administration, and we'd like to get him on his way if
possible.
Change Order As directed by the Chair and with no objection from the Council Members, the
of Business: following items were taken out of order:
Res. 648-20: AUTHORIZES THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO
The County would provide up to $50,000 for a feasibility study relating to
updating the island-wide public access Geographical Information System
geodatabase.
Reference: Comm. 949
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Waived: FC
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 648-20. Seconded by
Ms. Eoff.
CHR. CHUNG: Any discussion?
MS. DAVID: Yes, Chair.
CHR. CHUNG: Yes, go ahead, Maile.
MS. DAVID: Could we ask Mr. Ron Whitmore to come forward and explain this
grant for the feasibility study?
CHR. CHUNG: Okay.
MS. DAVID: Thank you very much.
(Note: At this time, Acting Program Manager Ron Whitmore, Planning
Department, came forward to address the members of the Council.)
MR. WHITMORE: Good morning, Council Members, Chair. It's good to see
you all. It's been a while. I'm Ron Whitmore, Acting Program Manager for
long-range planning for the Planning Department here in Hilo.
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The item before you today is, as is common, when the County wants to engage
into an agreement with a government body, it requires a Council resolution
authorizing that agreement; one,perhaps, less well-known aspect of the Planning
Department's scope. You often see changes of zone, things related to land use,
discretionary permits. But the scope of the Planning Department is quite broad
and includes the mandates that come down both from HRS (Hawai`i Revised
Statutes) 46-6.5, as well as 205A, which speak to the need to provide appropriate
access to the public of natural and cultural resources, both mauka and makai.
And so, on a regular basis through a variety of ministerial permits, as well as
SMA (Special Management Area)permitting processes, the department is
including conditions requiring the establishment and maintenance of public
access. And in an ongoing way, we facilitate the management of those through
complaint procedures, through the development of public access plans, and other
related things.
The work has been challenging in the last decade or so because our geodatabase
that was set up to do this originally back in 2006 has not been regularly updated.
And so, as part of a broader effort in improving and strengthening the public
access program, we want to start by getting our records in order and tying them in
closely with our established geographic information systems, which would greatly
facilitate planners' day-to-day management of public access, including the
complaint side in administrative permits, subdivision, and SMA staff.
And then if it works out well—this is initially a pilot. If it works out well, we'll
grow it to a complete geodatabase, which would also have a public phasing
component, which would also dramatically increase the public's access to the
information that speaks specifically to the terms of conditions associated with
public access so that when they have questions about where they can access the
ocean or the mountain, under what conditions, where the parking is, signage,
etcetera, they can have much easier access to that.
So, what we've done is we've negotiated an agreement with the University of
Hawaii at Hilo, Spatial Data and Visualization Lab, which is a well-established
lab established originally with Federal funding, which does a lot of innovative
work on the island. And so, it's going to create an opportunity for both students
associated with that lab and the research faculty to assist us in creating this
database, doing it in a pilot phase initially for subregions around the island and
work out the kinks, test it. And if it works out well, as part of this initial work
they'll also include a feasibility assessment of growing out that pilot to include
the entire island and a mechanism for keeping the geodatabase updated over time.
The funding's actually going to come in two phases. We're going to start the
project this fiscal year with some Miscellaneous Contracts funding. And then
next year, we hope to be able to use the balance from this year's Coastal Zone
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Management grant, of which we have a little bit of salary savings from. We're
going to carry it over in the next year. And if the State doesn't cut their portion of
CZM (Coastal Zone Management) funding, we'll then be able to use it for the
second phase of this initial pilot for the geodatabase update.
MS. DAVID: Thank you, Mr. Whitmore. So, this is scheduled, if everything
goes all right, to completion in 2021 sometime, right?
MR. WHITMORE: Yes, the SDAV(Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization)
Lab is a bit backed up. They won't be able to initiate it until the latter part of this
year or early next year.
MS. DAVID: Okay, thank you very much. I yield.
CHR. CHUNG: Ashley.
MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you, Chair. Thanks, Ron, for that really thorough
explanation. I'm going to be supporting this wholeheartedly. I like the fact that
we are moving in this direction. And I'm hoping that because it's going to be
taking a while to get the pilot kind of started and off the ground in places where
there isn't appropriate signage for public access, I hope that we can find some
funding to erect those signs. Because, I think it's really important that people are
informed of the kinds of natural cultural resources that are available to them so
that when they are accessing, they're doing it in a very informed and respectful
way.
And you're giving me great hope because I think you know I'm a fan of trying to
get the County to work with State Historic Preservation Division and get them to
be a little bit more responsive and more data driven. And I think this provides a
really great foundation for how we can engage them and get a lot of their
resources, that kind of information, into this sort of space as well. So, thank you.
Chair, I yield.
CHR. CHUNG: Mr. Richards.
MR. RICHARDS: Thank you, Chair. Ron, listening through the conversation, I
didn't hear DLNR (Department of Land and Natural Resources) as far as
interfacing with DLNR. Maybe I missed it. But is it working? Because when
you say, "access to the forest," it's going to be State lands and things like that.
So, is this part of the project?
MR. WHITMORE: Well, so, mauka, the way it typically works, it's the accesses
most commonly established through a subdivision permitting process. So, the law
requires that when a parcel connects to an existing access mauka of the parcel and
it's appropriate to start an access at the makai end of the parcel, then you would
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do that. So, it does always require some kind of coordination and tie-in with
those who—it varies who—mauka is actually—own the land or is managing the
access. Could be Federal, could be State. In many cases, there's existing private
parcels that have established access. And a lot depends on very site-specific
conditions related to the history of trails and government roadways and whatnot.
So, it's all very parcel by parcel. And as appropriate, naturally we have to engage
the landowners/land managers associated with each property.
MR. RICHARDS: I know that some of the concerns in the past, you have land
managers that have leases. And I think Dave Tarnas was introducing a piece of
legislation at the State level for a liability perspective to absolve the land manager
of liability so people can cross. Most land managers I know who are usually
ranchers are very willing to have the people cross, but it's a liability issue. And
like I said, that has to be part of the conversation. Is the pilot project not quite
there yet? Is that what I'm hearing?
MR. WHITMORE: Yeah, so, as part of our program improvement process, this is
one of three elements to it, and they're all initially focused at County operations.
So, in addition to this geodatabase project, we're also working on establishing
some very clear templates for how the conditions are crafted in the permitting
documents, whether it's an SMA or a subdivision or what have you, so there is
increased consistency in those conditions. And then as follow up, to clarify rules
and responsibilities within the department on the establishment of the public
access plans and the subsequent enforcement, including the enforcement of those
conditions to get the plans established in the first place. So, it's mostly an internal
focus.
The issue you raise is critical. It's been known for many years that that's been a
roadblock in many cases for private landowners to want to increase access. And
so, I would be very supportive of initiatives of the State because it is a State issue
to address that liability issue. So, it's not directly related to that, but it's all part of
this broader need island-wide to establish a comprehensive trails and public
access system. And that involves many different players and it's going to be a
multi-year effort, but it's very supportive and complementary to that initiative.
MR. RICHARDS: Okay. It sounds like it's on your radar,just not quite there
yet. Because, that's been an issue a long time. Landowners, land controllers,
land lessors are supportive of access, but we have to help them get that done.
MR. WHITMORE: And their resources need to be protected. Gates need to be
closed.
MR. RICHARDS: Yup, exactly.
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MR. WHITMORE: People need to manage the caring of invasive species. So,
it's a whole range of issues.
MR. RICHARDS: Okay, all right, yeah. Well, I'm supporting this. I just want to
be sure that that's kept on the radar. Thanks, I yield.
CHR. CHUNG: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Good morning, Ron. Thanks for being here
today. So, the GIS (Geographic Information System). We use the GIS here in the
County, yeah, and I was under the assumption that we were planning on making
this publicly accessible. So, this is in conjunction with us making this public, or
this is because I think we were supposed to be granted, as the Council,
individual access to GIS data so that we can log in. But that has been, from what
I understood, kind of put on hold.
MR. WHITMORE: So, that touches a number of topics. But, so, currently, the
2006 inventory that was done is all completely public. So, if you go to the
Planning Department's website now and go to the public access section, you'll
see what really was designed as a series of brochures to provide information to the
public about access. The unfortunate part is it hasn't been regularly updated since
then. Plus, technology has also come a long way since then. And so, what's
really needed is, starting with that, integrating it into the County's public phasing
Geographic Information System.
So, the information that's associated with each of these accesses that is public
information would be available. The same way today, someone can go to the
online portal and get access to zoning information, subdivision information,
etcetera. So, it would be the same technology. But IT (Information Technology)
also, as we know, is transitioning from the desktop-based GIS system to an online
portal. And so, by the time the geodatabase is built up for public access, the
system I anticipate would be completely online, which would really maximize
public access to that information.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Yeah, the information on the GIS is
amazing. And the ability to overlay different sections of it has been very useful
for our office. Even some residents in my district have used it to overlay ALISH
(Agricultural Lands of Importance to the State of Hawaii) maps, important
agricultural lands, on top of subdivision properties because some of the maps
online are very, I'd say, rudimentary, yeah, if you look up GIS data that's
provided by the State or other guys. The ability to kind of create really unique
maps using different data with the GIS is amazing.
MR. WHITMORE: Yeah, it's a very powerful tool for a whole range of planning
endeavors as well as community development efforts, yes.
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MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay, thank you, Ron.
CHR. CHUNG: Anyone else? Kona? There being no further discussion, we
have a motion on the floor. All those in favor, signify by saying "aye."
Vote on Res. 648-20: The motion to adopt Res. 648-20 was carried by the
(Adopted) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried.
Res. 649-20: AUTHORIZES THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Allows for the receipt of$430,640 of Federally-derived funds to be used by the
Office of Housing and Community Development for eligible activities within the
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in response to the COVID-19
pandemic.
Reference: Comm. 952
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Waived: FC
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 649-20. Seconded by
Ms. Eoff.
CHR. CHUNG: Any discussion?
MS. DAVID: Chair, I think this is pretty much self-explanatory. But if
Mr. Hosaka is there and would like to explain this grant, that would be perfect.
CHR. CHUNG: Okay. Duane?
(Note: At this time, Housing Administrator Duane Hosaka came forward
to address the members of the Council.)
MR. HOSAKA: Okay, so, this grant is new money coming in. It's for Admin
(Administration)to use. We plan to use at least half to help. We have about
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2,000 vouchers in the Housing Choice Voucher, Project-Based Voucher accounts.
So, 2,000 families. So, we plan to, within the rules of what we can spend,
purchase cleaning supplies, things that will help these families with the COVID
(coronavirus disease) issues. And also, we would purchase and we'd have to
deliver; that's part of the rules.
And another part that we might try to do or we will do is upgrade our system so
we can do more tele-kind of meetings with the tenants. Our system is very old, so
we need to upgrade our phones and video systems.
CHR. CHUNG: Okay. Ms. Kierkiewicz.
MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you. Thank you, Chair. Duane, thank you so
much. I appreciate that. I was looking at the guidelines that HUD (United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development)put out about the kinds of
projects and services that housing authorities can do with this administrative
money. And so, you talked about some of those eligible activities: the cleaning
supplies, the transportation. I was really curious when I saw "incentives to
increase or retain owners"because these are tenant-based vouchers. And I
wonder if that is going to be part of your plan as well. And they also talked about
being able to provide childcare for staff members. So,just curious if that's also
part of your admin plan.
MR. HOSAKA: So, going to the, I guess, helping the tenants, we have to use the
money by December of this year. So, when we looked into that, it wouldn't be
in case something happened after, then the landlords might think we're going to
cover it, which might be too late. So, we didn't want to go into that. And with
the childcare, when we looked into it further, we needed to because, I guess, it
will be only used for the Section 8 staff, and it wouldn't be fair to the rest of the
County just to provide it for our staff. So, we're going to be using the money, like
I said, to help the 2,000-plus tenants get supplies and COVID-related items, and
also to upgrade our system to provide better service for the people.
MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Okay. And then, we also have the additionalI think it's
over $200,000 from the CDBG-DR (Community Development Block Grant-
Disaster Recovery) administrative fee that we're using to support your office.
So, you guys are keeping track of how we can spend everything so that we're
maximizing every dollar and don't have to return anything to the Feds (Federals),
right?
MR. HOSAKA: Yes.
MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Okay.
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MR. HOSAKA: The CDBG-DR, we still haven't received that money, although
everything's set to
MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Set, ready to go.
MR. HOSAKA: Yeah, ready to go. We're still waiting for the final approval
from HUD.
MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Okay,perfect. I love hearing that you guys have a plan for
these monies. Thank you so much. Chair, I yield.
CHR. CHUNG: Anyone else? If not, we have a motion on the floor. All those in
favor, signify by saying "aye."
Vote on Res. 649-20: The motion to adopt Res. 649-20 was carried by the
(Adopted) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried.
Res. 650-20: AUTHORIZES THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Allows for the receipt of$266 of Federally-derived funds to be used by the
Office of Housing and Community Development for eligible activities within the
Mainstream Voucher Program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reference: Comm. 953
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Waived: FC
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Vote on Res. 650-20: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 650-20. Seconded by
(Adopted) Mr. Richards and carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried. I don't think we're going to have any need for
you when the appropriation bills come up. So, we're going to just go back to the
top of our agenda, and you can go back to work. Thank you, Duane.
Return to Order The Chair directed the Council to return to the order of business.
of Business:
ORDER OF The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Order of
RESOLUTIONS: Resolutions.
(Note: Items in this category were taken up previously, out of order.)
Res. 631-20: AUTHORIZES THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO ISSUE LICENSES
AND PERMITS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR MODIFICATION OF SMALL
WIRELESS FACILITIES IN COUNTY OF HAWAII OWNED RIGHT-OF-
WAYS AND COLLOCATION OF SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES ON
COUNTY OF HAWAII OWNED UTILITY POLES, PURSUANT TO
CHAPTER 206N, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, RELATING TO
WIRELESS BROADBAND AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
Communication service providers would be able to obtain licenses and permits to
access public right-of-ways and use public utility poles for their wireless services.
Reference: Comm. 932
Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy (B/R)
Waived: PWMTC
Motion to Approve: Ms. Lee Loy moved to adopt Res. 631-20. Seconded by
Mr. Richards.
CHR. CHUNG: Ms. Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, Chair. This resolution actually was waived out of
Committee. We have a pending application. But at the request of
Director Yamamoto, I also have Danny Patel who represents the department, if
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any of you have questions. It's pretty straight forward. It's actually been codified
not only in our Code but in the Hawaii Revised Statutes that allows for this right-
of-way memorandum of agreement. So with that, Chair, I yield.
CHR. CHUNG: Okay. Any other questions, discussion? Kona?
MS. VILLEGAS: Yes,please.
CHR. CHUNG: Yes, Ms. Villegas, go ahead.
MS. VILLEGAS: Thank you, Chair Chung. I have someI received an email
from the woman that represents AT&T (American Telephone and Telegraph),
which is bringing this proposed agreement forward. I spoke with her yesterday,
and I had some very specific questions to cut to the chase. I know myself and I'm
pretty sure the rest of the Council Members are consistently contacted by
members of the community very concerned about the rollout of 5G (Fifth-
Generation Wireless) and 5G technologies and the small cell applications, and the
small cell facility or technologies that are necessary in order for 5G to come to the
Big Island.
And it's my understanding, through reading through many of the documents that
were sent to me and through talking to the representative from AT&T that while
this is only 4G (Fourth Generation) LTE(Long-Term Evolution)technology and
it does enhance the network so that there's no need for an actual tower, and we
would need approval to transition to 5G, I just want to express my concerns, as a
County, that we recognize where this is headed and how it's headed there and that
we will continue to be approached by different communication corporations about
putting these small cells on our poles.
I feel a level of caution in the need to do a little more due diligence and research
so that we are more mindful of what we're setting ourselves up for, and most
predominantly because of the nature of 5G and many of the concerns in our
community, whether or not they are founded or not. 5G technology is raising a
lot of red flags in a lot of communities, and I want to make sure we are
exceedingly cautious in any decisions that we make that set us up for creating this
grid that would expose us to something that we may not want to be exposed to at
this time.
However, on the other side, I also will acknowledge the goal especially in these
trying times and needing to get businesses and students and schools access to the
internet and quicker speed times on internet services. So, this feels like a bigger
ask. It just kind of seems like another can of worms that it behooves us to do a
little more research about. And with that, I yield.
CHR. CHUNG: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder.
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MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: David, you want to come up to the dais?
(Note: At this time, Public Works Director David Yamamoto came
forward to address the members of the Council.)
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Good morning, sir.
MR. YAMAMOTO: Good morning.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: I just have a couple of questions about this
resolution. It seems very simple at first glance. And in light of what
Rebecca Villegas just said, I think there are some concerns in the community. I
disagree with the idea that nothing can be done with 5G unless they come in and
ask. What I've learned so far is that any telephone pole, any cellphone tower can
be outfitted with any technology regardless of what that technology is going
forward in the future, if it's allowed to be and exist already. Is that correct?
MR. YAMAMOTO: No, not exactly. They would have to come in for and
reapply for an application to have that particular technology changed.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: So, if the cellphone tower exists, they have
to come in and apply for a permit to change or update equipment on the cellphone
tower?
MR. YAMAMOTO: I'm not sure about the cellphone tower, but for these
individual small wireless that are installed in the right-of-way, they would.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. And then these small wireless
devices being installed will only be 4G? Or to that level of broadcasting ability?
MR. YAMAMOTO: Well, they can come in later when they choose to change to
the 5G technology and apply for the installation.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Are they required to do so?
MR. YAMAMOTO: Yeah.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: So, cellphone towers differ from utility
poles.
MR. YAMAMOTO: They're regulated by the FCC (Federal Communications
Commission); so are these small wireless ones. They have to comply with all the
safety requirements that the FCC puts out for these broadcasts.
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MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: There's been a lot of discussion in our
community about 5G and the health concerns of, and I think that's where my
questions are stemming from and that's, I think, where you can have a lot of
public interest in what this resolution actually means. So, the County-owned
right-of-ways, do we—and this is talking about utility poles that we own as a
County?
MR. YAMAMOTO: They include that. So, they are only required to apply to us
for the ones that affect our poles. So, they have other poles that HELCO (Hawai`i
Electric Light Company, Inc.) has that they're applying with HELLO, as well as
with State DOT (Department of Transportation) in their jurisdictions.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. So, HELCO's poles, I know that's
not our responsibility.
MR. YAMAMOTO: It is to a certain extent being that their poles are located in
our right-of-way. So, they would have to come in for a permit to work on the
pole.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: So, HELCO poles are our responsibility.
MR. YAMAMOTO: If it's in the right-of-way.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: If it's in the right-of-way.
MR. YAMAMOTO: We have some jurisdiction where the installation of a pole,
technically, or in this case the antenna, small wireless, would be required to come
in for a permit to work in the right-of-way.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: So, this resolution, I mean, I don't see
anything in here about the type of communication device being installed.
MR. YAMAMOTO: Yeah. Because, the State regulation doesn't necessarily
limit them to just the 4G technology. It's more broader and saying that,
technically, the County cannot prohibit the installation of these items unless
there's a legitimate or an arguable reason.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: And the Telecommunications Act sits
underneath of that as well, which allowsI mean, you're aware of the
Telecommunications Act, yeah?
MR. YAMAMOTO: Not necessarily.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: There's a Federal law.
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MR. YAMAMOTO: Yeah, there's a Federal law that the State law kind of
piggybacks on or
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Is based on.
MR. YAMAMOTO: Yeah, is based on.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: And from what I've learned so far, the
Telecommunications Act doesn't allow for a state or county to say no to any
device being installed.
MR. YAMAMOTO: They can based on historic preservation and aesthetics and
stuff like that. They can have some say in as far as that aspect of legitimate
reason. Historic preservation would be one, as an example. But the way the State
statute says, we cannot prohibit them for an arbitrary reason, that kind of stuff.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: So, health reasons would be out the door?
MR. YAMAMOTO: No. I mean, if they're complying with the health
requirements that the FCC or whoever is the jurisdiction sets, they need to comply
with that.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay.
MR. YAMAMOTO: And we can require that they do the testing to show us that
they meet the requirement.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: The County can?
MR. YAMAMOTO: Yeah.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: But despite the Federal law that says
MR. YAMAMOTO: Well, if the Federal law or the State law says that they need
to comply with this, then the County has the right to go and ask that they show,
through testing, that they meet the requirement for their broadcast.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: So, if a device has been proven to be safe
and effective, or safe, then it's allowed to be installed via Federal and State law.
MR. YAMAMOTO: Yes.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: So, if any device was proven to be safe, then
it could be installed in any County right-of-way on any utility pole that we have in
our right-of-way, going forward via this resolution.
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MR. YAMAMOTO: As far as this type of technology, yeah; wireless technology.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: I'm sorry. I'm looking here. I mean,
"wireless technology" is very broad. It's a very broad term, correct?
MR. YAMAMOTO: Well, whatever the State statute's covering regarding
broadband and stuff like that, right. It kind of goes through a whole definition of
what this thing probably includes.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Did you get the recent email regarding the
permit to work within County right-of-ways from the cellular technology
provider?
MR. YAMAMOTO: Did I get an email ?
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: We all received an email from, in this case,
AT&T kind of asking us and giving us information on what was coming before
us.
MR. YAMAMOTO: No, I don't think I saw that.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay.
MR. YAMAMOTO: But we do have an active application that we're reviewing.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay, I yield for right now. Thank you.
CHR. CHUNG: Ms. Poindexter.
MS. POINDEXTER: So, the jurisdiction is under the PUC (Public Utilities
Commission) or the FCC in this case?
MR. YAMAMOTO: I think it's the FCC.
MS. POINDEXTER: Because, I know that we had some problems with that in
the Pepe`ekeo area where everybody thought it was FCC, but it ended up being
PUC because it was below 200 feet. So, I would just ask you to check into that
because the problem I see here with Hawaii Island—and I appreciate what
Council Member Villegas had stated and for us to take caution in this because
some of the towers, too, I mean, we didn't know who had jurisdiction over it, and
then we found out it was PUC. And then, we're finding out that PUC has never
been regulating it. So, again, caution on this.
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So, I would just ask if you could find out who has jurisdiction and if you could get
that back to me because I have those ongoing issues with the Wi-Fi situation.
And I'm just as concerned. And thank you again, Council Member Villegas, for
bringing that to our attention. Thank you. I yield,thanks.
CHR. CHUNG: Anyone else?
MS. DAVID: Chair Chung, I just have one question. This is Maile.
CHR. CHUNG: Yeah, go ahead.
MS. DAVID: Director Yamamoto, you spoke of a process during the application
period. Could you explain that process and whether within that process there
would be the opportunity for community input, or if this application process just
involves a director determination?
MR. YAMAMOTO: I believe it just involves the department director-level
review of their application. And as long as it complies with the requirements that
are established, then the permit would be issued.
MS. DAVID: And that kind of raises some concerns regarding what's being
talked about in the 5G situation, on this island especially. So, I'm not sure how I
think I'd like—from what I'm hearing from you, if a utility or if a wireless
company intends to use 5G, it would be totally up to your department whether to
grant it or not without any public input.
MR. YAMAMOTO: Well, I'm not sure
MS. DAVID: Within County, of course. Within just the County jurisdiction.
MR. YAMAMOTO: I would have to have, maybe, Council indicate how else can
we comply with the State statute and with this.
MS. DAVID: Yeah. And that's why I'm kind of concerned. I'm not sure we
would be able to monitor something like this when there's no process aside from
the departmental one. I'm not sure. For now, I think I have more questions than
anything else on this one, and maybe I'll give your office a call. I'm not sure how
I'm going to proceed with this one. All right, I yield.
(Note: At this time, Deputy Corporation Counsel Danny Patel came
forward to address the members of the Council.)
CHR. CHUNG: Go ahead, Danny.
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MR. PATEL: Good morning, Council Members. Deputy Corporation Counsel
Danny Patel. As far as the process, the process is pretty much laid out in
HRS 206N, and we're obligated to follow that. To answer Council
Member Poindexter's question earlier about who regulates this, this is regulated
by the FCC. So, anything the FCC regulates regarding small wireless facilities
preempts whatever local regulations we might have. So, as far as HRS 206N,
that's a State-level legislation. If anything in that legislation conflicts with what
the FCC orders, the FCC rules and regulations would preempt the State
legislation.
As far as providing notice, I think what we can try to do is see if we can provide,
as part of the application process, some kind of notification to the public. We'll
have to take a look at that. As I mentioned, the process is laid out in the statute
itself. So, we're limited to what we can do, but there's room for negotiation with
respect to some aspects. For example, I think David had mentioned earlier that
part of what we're going to be doing is when any facility is installed on a County
pole, we're putting or will put in any type of a licensing or permitting agreement
the authority for us to have the wireless provider do after- or post-installation
testing to make sure that any RF (Radiofrequency) emissions comply with Federal
regulations. As David mentioned earlier, as long as those facilities comply with
the Federal regulations, we have no authority to say otherwise.
MS. DAVID: Thank you. Could I just ask one more question, Chair, then? If
that's the situation and there might be a possibility of implementing or creating
some sort of public notice that goes along with this procedure is what you're
saying, that we might be able to look into some sort of a notification process
within this procedure?
MR. PATEL: Yeah. So, we can look into the notification process, but to be
clear, ultimately the decision by the department will be bound by what it's
obligated to do under the regulations and the State legislation.
MS. DAVID: Understood.
MR. PATEL: So, our hands are tied there.
MS. DAVID: Right. I know they'll have to comply with whatever is being
required of them, State and federally, but just the fact that if we can have some
sort of notification to the general public, that would be great; if we could
implement something like that within our own County procedures, whether it's
within the DPW (Department of Public Works) department. I appreciate you
looking into that and getting back to us. Thank you.
CHR. CHUNG: Ms. Lee Loy.
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MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, Chair. And I want to thank all of my colleagues for
raising those issues because, prior to this coming across my desk, these were the
exact issues—and David is nodding and so is Danny these are the exact issues I
raised. And so, I've already begun that conversation to provide not only some
type of notification process so there is more transparency about how these small
cell towers are mounted within our public utilities,but taking into consideration
some aesthetic values so that they didn't stick out or they actually blended to the
rural character of the respective communities.
There is some space for it, as Mr. Patel mentioned. I do also think there are ways
to condition the various applications with conditions of approval to provide the
public assurances that we are looking for. That can all be done through a
notification process and the continued agreements that we kind of hold the
respective applicants with.
I really do appreciate each and every comment that we have. I think it's been
extremely valuable not only to everyone who's listening to this today but to the
Administration and, going forward, any of us who have to kind of authorize these
types of agreements, that there are ways to provide community assurance in these
types of situations. So, Chair, with that I yield.
CHR. CHUNG: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you for the information, Danny and
David. Again, I'm a little surprised by this resolution. I think it looks benign, but
I truly don't feel that it is benign. And I'm surprised it was put forward although I
understand the reasoning.
Be it resolved by the Council that the director of the Department of Public Works
is authorized to issue such licenses and permits. So, that really sums it up. So,
from going forward, although we would notify the public of what we're about to
do, you ultimately, David, have the say to go ahead and have these permits issued
and installed. Correct?
MR. YAMAMOTO: Per the regulation.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Per the regulation. And although I'm sure
these technologies will be deemed safe, a large part of the world is saying that
they're not safe as we'd step into new technologies that we really haven't played
with before. And a lot of things that we thought were safe in the past have proven
to not be safe. So, I am not in favor of this resolution for that. Although I am
very concerned, and I have a cellphone on the table next to me and I use it very
frequently and I have bad cell service where I live, I think that the majority of the
people that have reached out to me for different reasons would not want me to
vote in favor of this. So, there's a lot at play.
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I appreciate the information today. I think, importantly,just from different things
that have come across the board so far, the FCC regulates these devices. Correct?
Yes. And as the County, we have little say. But I would mention this is
interesting—is that a few counties across the nation have started to push back on
newer technologies being brought forward. And they're passing resolutions to
limit these new technologies until they're proven safe because there are entities in
the world who are saying that 5G is not safe. And again, many things we thought
were safe are not now. So, I won't be voting in favor of this today, but I do
appreciate the information and discussion, and thank you for your time.
CHR. CHUNG: Ms. Poindexter.
MS. POINDEXTER: I really feel that we're putting community assurance after
we vote on this. I think community assurance should have been brought first and
then bring up the resolution, depending on how the community felt about it. And
with this COVID-19, what it has taught me, at least I know, and maybe a lot of
people, that we need to slow down. We need to start looking at how are we
rebuilding our economy and our environment. So, I'm not supporting this at this
time because I think we really need to take into consideration when we look at the
health disparities. You brought up health. Looking at things that, anything that
we bring forward about how does it affect the health of the community. So, if we
want to be transparent—and we talk so much about wanting to be transparent—
then
ransparentthen put the community first and have the community assurance first. So, I'm not
supporting this at this time. Thank you.
CHR. CHUNG: Anyone else? David
MS. EOFF: Chair? Hi.
CHR. CHUNG: Who's that? Oh, Karen, go ahead, please.
MS. EOFF: Yes. Okay. I was just wondering, this does seem kind of, in a way,
premature. We don't quite understand if the benefits are going to outweigh the
potential negatives here. I mean, I guess we can vote how we want or maybe we
could postpone something like this until it's—maybe this resolution could be
worded a little bit differently to put in more assurances to the public about what
this opens up for the future. I'm not sure if that's the route to take, but I'm just
thinking out loud here I guess.
But yeah, it does seem a little bit I feel like Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder in that
maybe it seems benign and there does seem to be benefits, but I also feel in my
gut that there's something that we may not want that we're setting ourselves up
for. Thank you.
MS. VILLEGAS: Chair Chung?
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CHR. CHUNG: Go ahead, Rebecca.
MS. VILLEGAS: Yeah, I just want to thank everybody for their comments and
taking the time and opportunity to look at this a little bit closer. I also just really
want to point out that these agreements are specific to AT&T, which is its own
business corporate enterprise and benefits their specific service capabilities.
And with that, I would also caution us, as a County, as we go into agreements and
sign contracts or whatnot, aside from the technology and community input and
concerns about safety and whatnot, I have some concerns about us, as a County,
basically signing off the rights to utilize some of our resources by private
corporate enterprises. Because, we're going to continue to be accorded by other
organizations, such as Verizon, T-Mobile, and all the other organizations in a
desire to utilize County resources for the benefit of their private companies.
So, the benefit to the community is a faster internet network and cellphone usage
and whatnot, but there is also a very relevant—and I think there's a financial
value to what's being provided to a company in order for them to then be able to
market themselves to our communities for providing faster service.
So, there's a myriad of concerns that I see here and a need for further
investigation. At this time when we are already inundated with so many other
intensive challenges, I don't see the necessity in us moving quickly. I know I saw
fromI was emailed that one of the poles is slated, or one of the cell towers
would be slated to be put on a pole on Holoholo Street, which is off of
Kaiminani Drive in Kalaoa. And to my understanding, there are no issues with
cellphone service or connectivity in that area, and that's a very large residential
neighborhood.
So, I have concerns, while not in my district per say. We are one island, and
we're all committed to one another for the health and safety and perpetuity of
taking care of one another. And that's our kuleana as Council. And I thank my
colleagues and the members of this Council for taking that into consideration as
we navigate this process. With that, I yield.
CHR. CHUNG: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: One further comment. I really think that
this resolution is deficient and that there should have been a little bit more thought
as far as taking into account the public safety aspect, which is extremely apparent.
So, I would take this resolution, and I would say to adjust it to incorporate what
was said today and just deal with some of the deficiencies that are in this one.
MS. LEE LOY: (Inaudible.)
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MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: It was put forward by yourself,
Ms. Lee Loy, so
MS. LEE LOY: (Inaudible.)
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: So, that's my comments going forward. As
each Council Member is aware, when we put something forward we have to look
it over. And whomever it may come from, we are responsible for putting it out
there. So, that's my final comment. Thank you.
CHR. CHUNG: Ms. Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, Chair. Thank you for that feedback. I think the
department has heard loud and clear from my colleagues. This was put forward at
the request of the department and filtered by Corporation Counsel. Again, we
discussed this. These are the concerns that are being raised. I needed everyone to
hear this.
So, Mr. Patel, there was also some other information that was presented that was
somewhat inaccurate or misleading. If you could go ahead and address that.
MR. PATEL: The purpose of the resolution before you is to comply with our
County Code as far as 2-119, where Council authorizes the department to issue
the licensing. (Section) 2-111, as noted in the resolution, specifically states,
unless otherwise required by law, Council may authorize the departments to
dispose of real property. What that means for the purposes of what we're here for
today is that because this is regulated at the Federal level and in light of the
State's statute, the department is in the position where it has to approve or deny
these applications based on what is specifically laid out in the regulations and
State legislation.
If the department does not do that, then whether it's AT&T or any other wireless
carrier, their remedy is to file suit in court. And the FCC has already stated that
failing to approve or deny pursuant to regulations and State legislation is a
presumptive effective prohibition of these wireless services, which puts the
County in the position of trying to rebut that presumption at the outset. So, what
this does is it effectively will result in litigation over the issue. And where we're
at today, Federal regulations and State legislation is clear. Our hands are bound
by that.
If the resolution is not passed today, as I mentioned, I think we are still obligated
to follow the Federal regulations and the State legislation. That addresses 2-111.
As far as 2-119, that's where I mentioned there might be some room for
negotiation because what those regulations and the legislation allows is a
determination of the fee. The FCC determined that a certain amount per
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attachment would be presumptively reasonable, but we're not bound by that. The
State legislation doesn't specifically address it either. Regardless, whatever fees
we charge needs to be based on a reasonable approximation of cost. It has to be
cost based.
So, 2-119 is why we're here today; 2-111 not so much. So, I would just like to
reiterate that, again, our hands are bound by Federal regulations and the State
legislation regardless of what happens today with respect to the resolution.
Although, obviously, having the resolution not pass might complicate matters for
us internally as a County.
MS. POINDEXTER: Chair?
CHR. CHUNG: Val.
MS. POINDEXTER: I'd like to make a motion to postpone Resolution 631-20.
I'm wondering if to the call of the Chair or to the next meeting because I want to
dig into this a little bit more and talk with my community about this even more.
And I want to investigate about the FCC and the PUC and the problems we've
had in Papaikou and what the difference is with a device versus a tower.
So, I don't know if you were privy to the meetings that we've had with the
Mayor's OfficeI know David was. And it was very discouraging because we
found out that FCC didn't regulate, which the County thought that FCC regulated
all that time. And we had that land, and we gave that land, leased that for the
building of the tower. You remember that meeting, David, correct? Yes.
So, that's why I'm not trusting this right now because of that meeting and some
knowledge I have on what is going on, and still things that we haven't settled in
that area. And now, we're jumping into this. So, that's my reason for the motion.
So, I have a motion. I need a second.
Motion to Postpone: Ms. Poindexter moved to postpone Res. 631-20 to the call
of the Chair. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy.
CHR. CHUNG: Any discussion on that matter? Ms. Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, Chair. Thank you for that, again to the department
and then to Danny. Please take all of the feedback that you folks heard today. I
think there are ways to improve upon this and provide the assurances that the
community is looking for. And again, I want to just thank all of my colleagues
for raising these issues because it's an opportunity for us to provide better
legislation that actually helps communities.
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MS. POINDEXTER: Chair, can I just—because, my motion wasn't real clear on
when it was postponed, either to the call of the Chair or to the next Council
meeting.
CHR. CHUNG: I think you said, "call of the Chair."
MS. POINDEXTER: At first? Okay, so motion to the call of the Chair. Motion
to postpone to the call of the Chair.
CHR. CHUNG: Okay, anyone else? Yeah, let me make a few comments on this
thing. And give me some latitude; it's not really specific to the instant motion.
I'm going to share a situation that I had many years ago. I owned a piece of
property up in the same subdivision that I live in now. And traversing the side of
that property was a 69kv (kilovolt) line. I was just in the process of getting my
firstborn, and I thought, "I don't know, man, if I want to have a 69kv line next to
my house." So, I have that kind of apprehension about technology.
The person who bought it isn't glowing or anything like that, so I think he's okay.
But there is that inherent worry about things that are invisible, right? But at the
same time, we also have cellphones, as Mr. Kaneali`i-KI einfelder brought out,
and that's probablyI mean, it's right next to your ear, right? It's on your head.
That can't be good, but I use it every single day. I try to go on speakerphone as
much as I can. You have overhead lines going throughout our whole community.
Who knows what kind of electromagnetic fields are being emitted from those
lines. So, we have those things to consider.
But the other part of my story is that I also soldI think it was still Hawaiian Tel
at that timea license to use the property before I sold the property for a fiber-
optic cable. And I was paid a pretty good sum for that. So, I'm wondering now,
David, how many poles are we talking about here?
MR. YAMAMOTO: Well, the County currently has applications for use of six
utility poles—two in Hilo and four in Kona. Initially when theyAT&T, in this
case—approached us, they had indicated that they have also with HELLO, they
were requesting six utility poles all in Hilo. And then in the State right-of-way,
they indicated that they would be pursuing three utility poles—two in Hilo and
one in Kona.
CHR. CHUNG: So, that's what we're talking about, then?
MR. YAMAMOTO: Yeah, currently.
CHR. CHUNG: Okay. And then
MR. YAMAMOTO: And that's just this carrier.
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CHR. CHUNG: Well, I thought we were talking about hundreds of poles. But
what about—and what were we looking at getting paid for the use of these poles?
Any idea more or less?
MR. YAMAMOTO: We were just basically following the guidelines provided by
the Federal statute in as far as the fee. Rather than having to go through trying to
cost out what it would be, what the Federal guideline had indicated would be a
reasonable fee seemed in the ballpark of what we would probably end up finding
out it'll cost us to administer this program.
CHR. CHUNG: You have any idea, more or less, of how much that is off the top
of your head? And if you don't, that's okay.
MR. YAMAMOTO: It was like two-something, yeah.
CHR. CHUNG: Two what?
MR. YAMAMOTO: There's an initial application fee of maybe $250 and then an
annual fee of$250 per permitted site.
CHR. CHUNG: Forever? I mean, as long as the
MR. YAMAMOTO: As long as the agreement is for, and I think it's a five-
year—five-year, yeah—agreement; I forgot what it was. But it's renewable as
well.
CHR. CHUNG: If this resolution was approved and you were able to issue
licenses to AT&T, or a license or permit to AT&T, that wouldn't preclude you
from also issuing licenses or permit to other carriers as well. Right?
MR. YAMAMOTO: Verizon and—yeah.
CHR. CHUNG: In fact, it would probably not be right if you only allowed one
carrier to have those permits, right?
MR. YAMAMOTO: Yeah.
CHR. CHUNG: Okay. Yeah. So, what's being contemplated here now that you
say it's going to be mostly in Kona and Hilo—two in Kona and two in Hilo
what would be the coverage improvement for rural areas? It doesn't seem like it's
going to have much of an impact there, right? Or does it transmit that far?
MR. YAMAMOTO: Yeah, if I recall the conversations we had with at least
AT&T, they had indicated that they were going to start with at least the
population centers and then work their way out.
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CHR. CHUNG: Yeah, see, it would have been a different matter if we were
starting from the more rural areas; I mean, that might come to the chagrin of the
people who represent the rural areas. But in my other line of work, I deal with
families. And this whole COVID situation has wreaked havoc on the educational
system. I mean, with regard to those kids and their ability to do online work, it's
been hell actually for them. It looks like this is really going to improve that
situation. So, anyway, we have a motion on the floor. All those in favor
anybody else wants to talk? If not, we have a motion on the floor. All those in
favor, signify by saying "aye."
Vote on Motion to The motion to postpone Res. 631-20 to the call of the Chair
Postpone: was carried by the following voice vote:
(Approved)
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried. Thank you, David, Danny. Thank you very
much, you guys.
MS. LEE LOY: Chair? Resolutions 656 and 657 also deal with the department.
And so, if
CHR. CHUNG: Yeah, I see John here too. So, we may as well take that one up.
Okay, 656 and 657.
Change Order As directed by the Chair and with no objection from the Council Members, the
of Business: following items were taken out of order:
Res. 656-20: ACCEPTS THE DEDICATION OF LOT 9-2, AFFECTING TMK: 1-5-007:069
(POR.), SITUATED AT KEONEPOKO-IKI, DISTRICT OF PUNA, ISLAND
AND COUNTY OF HAWAII, STATE OF HAWAII, FROM WILLOW
PLAZA, L.L.C., A MISSOURI LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
The landholder seeks to dedicate the roadway and improvements for public
roadway purposes relating to the Puna Kai Shopping Center.
Reference: Comm. 961
Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy (B/R)
Waived: PWMTC
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Motion to Approve: Ms. Lee Loy moved to adopt Res. 656-20. Seconded by
Mr. Richards.
CHR. CHUNG: Any discussion? Ms. Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOY: This is another departmental request that's coming forward. In
the attachment of Resolution 656, we have letters of no objection from Planning
Department, Department of Water Supply, DEM (Department of Environmental
Management), and also Public Works who also had an opportunity to evaluate the
signalization for this particular improvement. With that, I yield.
CHR. CHUNG: Okay, anyone else? If not, we have a motion on the floor. All
those in favor, say "aye."
Vote on Res. 656-20: The motion to adopt Res. 656-20 was carried by the
(Adopted) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried. Resolution 657.
Res. 657-20: ACCEPTS THE GRANT OF EASEMENTS 9-113 FOR ROAD AND UTILITY
PURPOSES, AND 9-11-1 FOR BUS STOP AND SHELTER PURPOSES, BOTH
AFFECTING TMK: 1-5-007:069 (POR.), SITUATED AT KEONEPOKO-IKI,
DISTRICT OF PUNA, ISLAND AND COUNTY OF HAWAII, STATE OF
HAWAII, FROM WILLOW PLAZA, L.L.C., A MISSOURI LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY
The landholder agrees to grant Easements 9-113 for road and utility purposes and
9-11-1 for bus stop and shelter purposes relating to the Puna Kai Shopping Center.
Reference: Comm. 961
Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy (B/R)
Waived: PWMTC
Motion to Approve: Ms. Lee Loy moved to adopt Res. 657-20. Seconded by
Mr. Richards.
CHR. CHUNG: Any discussion? Ms. Lee Loy.
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MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, Chair. Similar to Resolution 656, this is the same
with no objections from the same departments. I yield.
CHR. CHUNG: Anyone else?
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Chair?
CHR. CHUNG: Oh, Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you, Chair. I just wanted to say
mahalo to the developer and those involved for building a bus stop in Pahoa; that
we have, I think, one other bus stop in Pahoa near the school that's an actual
covered stop. And I appreciate that you guys have done that and are granting that
to us. But I do appreciate that and thank you.
CHR. CHUNG: Okay. There being no further discussion, all those in favor say
LC "
aye.
Vote on Res. 657-20: The motion to adopt Res. 657-20 was carried by the
(Adopted) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried. Thanks, you guys. You guys have anything
else? Okay, thank you.
MR. HENRICKS: Back to 651?
CHR. CHUNG: Yes.
Return to Order The Chair directed the Council to return to the order of business.
of Business:
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Res. 651-20: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF A LATER FISCAL YEAR AND
OF MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR A MULTI-YEAR LEASE FOR
ONE MULTI-FUNCTION COPY MACHINE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE
Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a five-year lease agreement with an approximate
monthly cost of$300.
Reference: Comm. 954
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Waived: FC
Vote on Res. 651-20: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 651-20. Seconded by
(Adopted) Mr. Richards and carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried.
Res. 652-20: AUTHORIZES THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
Allows for the receipt of$5.1 million of Federally-derived funds for the purchase of
ten 40 to 45-foot buses to replace Mass Transit's aging fleet.
Reference: Comm. 955
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Waived: FC
Vote on Res. 652-20: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 652-20. Seconded by
(Adopted) Mr. Richards and carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
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CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried.
Res. 653-20: AUTHORIZES THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION
Allows for the receipt of$4,453,300 of Federally-derived funds to assist the Mass
Transit Agency with covering expenses and lost revenue due to the COVID-19
pandemic.
Reference: Comm. 956
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Waived: FC
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 653-20. Seconded by
Mr. Richards.
CHR. CHUNG: Any discussion there?
MS. VILLEGAS: I just have a quick question if I could.
CHR. CHUNG: Ms. Villegas.
MS. VILLEGAS: So, these Federal funds, is this related to CARES (Coronavirus
Aid, Relief, and Economic Security)? Or what are these Federal funds in
covering the lost revenue and expenses related to COVID? I'm wondering how
that corelates. Is Deanna here?
CHR. CHUNG: Who are you asking?
MS. VILLEGAS: Is Deanna here?
MR. HENRICKS: Not at this time.
CHR. CHUNG: It's in the body of the resolution, I believe.
MR. RICHARDS: The second "WHEREAS."
CHR. CHUNG: Yeah. I don't know if that answers your question, but—
MS.
utMS. VILLEGAS: Yeah, it looks like it does come from the CARES Act. So, my
question would be for Deanna—and maybe she can come and join us later to
answer thisis, as we've been looking at our budget issues and the challenges
we're facing. So, to me, this seems like we're able to use CARES funds to patch
a hole in the budget to cover what was lost revenue. But as we look to next
year's, I just don't see how this doesn't also then relate to utilizing CARES
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money for our lost revenue that we're going to be looking at in the next year or
why we're in—we're dealing with budget issues now because of these lost
revenues. Am I making sense?
CHR. CHUNG: No, it makes perfect sense.
MS. VILLEGAS: Yeah. I guess I just—I'm grateful that now these CARES
funds can be used to fill in that hole of lost revenue. I just have questions about
why, then, it can't be used
CHR. CHUNG: Why don't we just table this, then, for ?
MS. VILLEGAS: Okay, great, thank you.
CHR. CHUNG: We'll call Deanna down.
MR. HENRICKS: I'm sorry. Ms. Sako usually listens, and I did ask her to come
down. Maybe a quick recess instead of tabling. That might work.
CHR. CHUNG: Yeah, why don't we take a short recess, then.
MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Chair? Sorry, I don't mean to interrupt, but I did a quick
Google, right. It did talk about the CARES Act including $25 billion in Federal
transit assistance for the entire country. And so, I don't know if that answers any
questions, but I think that is very separate from what we, as a County, are
receiving from the State, the 80 million.
CHR. CHUNG: Right. Why don't we confirm that?
MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Chair, that's fine, but I want to just point that out.
CHR. CHUNG: Right, no, and that is a good point. And here's Deanna as we
speak.
MR. HENRICKS: No need to recess.
(Note: At this time, Finance Director Deanna Sako came forward to
address the members of the Council.)
MS. VILLEGAS: Hi, Deanna. Welcome.
MS. SAKO: Good morning.
MS. VILLEGAS: Good morning. I'm not sure what you heard as far as my
question and
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MS. SAKO: I didn't.
MS. VILLEGAS: You did?
MS. SAKO: I did not hear it. I just heard my name and started walking down.
CHR. CHUNG: Do you know what we're on right now?
MS. SAKO: The transit one?
CHR. CHUNG: Correct.
MS. SAKO: Okay.
MS. VILLEGAS: Yes. So, my question comes because I just want to get a better
understanding of how and why CARES funds can be used to mitigate the lost
revenue and Mass Transit's expenses in this capacity. And yet, as we're looking
at budget shortfalls and reduction of resources and lost revenue due to COVID in
other capacities, how and why CARES funding can't be used there if it's being
used here.
MS. SAKO: Thank you. Good question. There are multiple different grants
authorized under that large CARES Act, and this one fell under transit. And so,
State DOT is the recipient and then passing it down through to the other transit
agencies of each county. And in that particular section of the law, lost revenue
was specifically mentioned, and they're allowed to do that. In our section of the
law under the Coronavirus Relief Fund, that is not mentioned and not allowed.
So, each grant, including like the housing ones you guys talked about earlier, has
kind of different rules and is in a different section of that law.
CHR. CHUNG: Does that answer your question? Because, that's exactly
MS. VILLEGAS: It does.
CHR. CHUNG: What Ms. Kierkiewicz said just a few minutes earlier. But we
needed it confirmed by our Finance person.
MS. VILLEGAS: I appreciated the broader explanation by Ms. Sako. Thank
you, Ms. Sako.
MS. SAKO: No problem.
CHR. CHUNG: All right. Okay, anyone else? If not, we have a motion on the
floor. All those in favor, signify by saying "aye."
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Vote on Res. 653-20: The motion to adopt Res. 653-20 was carried by the
(Adopted) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion is approved.
Res. 654-20: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE WAIMEA
PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION FOR ITS EMERGENCY "GRAB AND GO"
COMMUNITY FEEDING PROGRAM
Transfers $5,000 from the Clerk-Council Services —Contingency Relief account
(Council District 9); and credits to the Department of Research and Development,
Business Development account.
Reference: Comm. 958
Intr. by: Mr. Richards
Motion to Approve: Mr. Richards moved to adopt Res. 654-20. Seconded by
Ms. Lee Loy.
CHR. CHUNG: Mr. Richards.
MR. RICHARDS: Yeah, this is part of the whole COVID initiative of feeding
people. And this is to go into a program from Waimea—Ms. Donni Sheather; it's
a program that she is, again, feeding more people. And these are the little
programs that I think each of us in each district know of and are trying to support.
So, I ask for my colleagues' support.
CHR. CHUNG: Okay, anyone else? There being none, all those in favor say
Ic aye.
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Vote on Res. 654-20: The motion to adopt Res. 654-20 was carried by the
(Adopted) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried.
Res. 655-20: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE FOOD
BASKET, INC., FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO COVID-19 EMERGENCY
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Transfers $12,500 from the Clerk-Council Services —Contingency Relief account
(Council District 9); and credits to the Department of Research and Development,
Business Development account.
Reference: Comm. 960
Intr. by: Mr. Richards
Motion to Approve: Mr. Richards moved to adopt Res. 655-20. Seconded by
Ms. Kierkiewicz.
CHR. CHUNG: Mr. Richards.
MR. RICHARDS: Yeah, thanks. Again, this is part of the COVID. And this one
for the Food Basket is going into the Keiki Care program that Ms. Kierkiewicz
has been working so hard on and delivering to the different districts. And this is
specifically to help out District 9, North/South Kohala. So, I ask for my
colleagues' support, and I also thank Ms. Kierkiewicz for getting that organized.
MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Chair, if I could
CHR. CHUNG: Yes.
MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Just offer a couple of words. I want to thank Mr. Richards
for this k6kua towards the program. We started in March and distributed a
thousand Keiki Care packs to kids in 13 communities. In April, we grew to
2,700 packs and doubled the amount of communities. And the last week of May,
we were able to literally build and distribute 5,000 care packs in more than
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50 sites in communities around the island. And we did that in three days. But it
was a month's long work of coordination by a number of volunteers. So, thank
you for supporting that. And I just want to give a shoutout to everyone that was
involved because it was a massive lift, but it really made a lot of kids and `ohana
very happy and thankful. So, thank you, Chair, I yield.
CHR. CHUNG: Congratulations to the two of you, too, I mean. Fantastic effort.
We have a motion on the floor. All those in favor, say "aye."
Vote on Res. 655-20: The motion to adopt Res. 655-20 was carried by the
(Adopted) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried.
BILLS FOR The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Bills for
ORDINANCES Ordinances (First Reading).
(FIRST READING):
Bill 170: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 19-73, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING
BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 2020
Appropriates revenues in the Fund Balance from Prior Year-Designated account
($50,679.72); and appropriates the same to the Kona Operating Partnership
Housing account. Funds would be accepted by the County to satisfy payment of in-
lieu fees and accrued interest pursuant to an affordable housing agreement.
Reference: Comm. 950
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Waived: FC
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 170 on first reading.
Seconded by Mr. Richards.
CHR. CHUNG: Any discussion?
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MS. DAVID: Chair, this is really self-explanatory. It's to partially satisfy and
complete the affordable housing agreement that was passed, I guess, in 2018 it
says, but the funds were not appropriated at that time. So,just ask for your
support.
CHR. CHUNG: Okay. Anyone else? There being none, all those in favor say
Ic aye.
Vote on Bill 170: The motion to pass Bill 170 on first reading was carried by
(Approved) the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried.
MS. DAVID: Chair? Can I make a motion to waive the five-day reconsideration
upon their request?
CHR. CHUNG: Okay, go ahead.
MR. HENRICKS: We're at first reading, so
MS. DAVID: Oh, sorry. Yeah, that's right. Thank you.
CHR. CHUNG: So, anyway, the motion is passed.
Bill 171: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 19-73, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING
BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 2020
Appropriates revenues in the Fund Balance from Prior Year-Designated account
($24,252.53); and appropriates the same to the Wainani Estate Subdivision Phase 1
account. Funds would be accepted by the County to satisfy payment of in-lieu fees
and accrued interest pursuant to an affordable housing agreement.
Reference: Comm. 951
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Waived: FC
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Vote on Bill 171: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 171 on first reading.
(Approved) Seconded by Mr. Richards and carried by the following
voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried.
Bill 172: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 19-73, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING
BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 2020
Appropriates revenues in the Federal —Housing Assistance Payments (HAP)
Admin-COVID-19 account($430,640); and appropriates the same to the Office of
Housing OCE account to be used towards eligible activities within the Section 8
Housing Choice Voucher Program in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reference: Comm. 952
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Waived: FC
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 172 on first reading.
Seconded by Mr. Richards.
CHR. CHUNG: Any discussion?
MS. DAVID: Just to note that this is a companion to Resolution 649 that we
already passed. Thanks.
CHR. CHUNG: Correct. Okay, all those in favor say "aye."
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Vote on Bill 172: The motion to pass Bill 172 on first reading was carried by
(Approved) the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried.
Bill 173: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 19-73, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING
BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 2020
Appropriates revenues in the Federal —Mainstream Voucher Admin-COVID-19
account($266); and appropriates the same to the Office of Housing OCE account
to be used towards eligible activities within the Mainstream Voucher Program in
response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reference: Comm. 953
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Waived: FC
Vote on Bill 173: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 173 on first reading.
(Approved) Seconded by Ms. Eoff and carried by the following voice
vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried.
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Bill 174: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 19-73, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING
BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 2020
Appropriates revenues in the Federal Grants —Section 5339 Discretionary Grant
account($5,100,000); and appropriates the same to the Section 5339 Discretionary
Grant account for the purchase of ten 40 to 45-foot buses to replace Mass Transit's
aging fleet.
Reference: Comm. 955
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Waived: FC
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 174 on first reading.
Seconded by Mr. Richards.
CHR. CHUNG: Any discussion?
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Chair?
CHR. CHUNG: Yes, Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Has there been an RFP (Request for
Proposals) created for this, Deanna? Or is Mass Transit currently working on an
RFP for the buses?
(Note: At this time, Finance Director Deanna Sako came forward to
address the members of the Council.)
MS. SAKO: I think they're currently working on it. I don't think there's an RFP
out yet, but I can go check.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Can they please incorporate, as we
discussed earlier last year, alternate fuel vehicles?
MS. SAKO: Yes. And we have to check the requirements of the grant because I
don't recall if this one had it in there or not. That was one of the problems with
the earlier grants. So, we'll check on the terms of this one.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Yeah because if we can incorporate that in
the wording now, then it allows us flexibility later. And we're leaning towards
that with climate change. So, if Mass Transit can please incorporate that language
into the new RFPs so we can buy new fuel and kind of step into the future versus
just running diesel again and again and again.
MS. SAKO: Yes. So, if it's allowed by the grant,we'll include that.
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MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Deanna, should I follow up
with Mass Transit as well?
MS. SAKO: I'll call them, yeah.
MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you.
MS. SAKO: Thanks.
CHR. CHUNG: We have a motion on the floor. All those in favor, say "aye."
Vote on Bill 174: The motion to pass Bill 174 on first reading was carried by
(Approved) the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried.
Bill 175: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 19-73, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING
BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 2020
Appropriates revenues in the Federal Grants —Section 5311 Grant—CARES Act
account($4,453,300); and appropriates the same to the Section 5311 Grant—
CARES Act account to assist the Mass Transit Agency in covering expenses and
lost revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Reference: Comm. 956
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Waived: FC
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 175 on first reading.
Seconded by Mr. Richards.
CHR. CHUNG: Any discussion?
MR. RICHARDS: Yes, Chair.
CHR. CHUNG: Yes, Mr. Richards.
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MR. RICHARDS: Deanna, I didn't want you to run away. I know you like
talking story with us. I have a question—and I could have asked this at the
resolution level too—it's a weird number—is there a formula that divided it
across the jurisdictions?
(Note: At this time, Finance Director Deanna Sako came forward to
address the members of the Council.)
MS. SAKO: I am pretty confident that the appropriation to the State was based
on formula and then a reallocation down to the four counties was based on
formula. So, yeah, this is the amount the State gave us.
MR. RICHARDS: Okay. So, it's a number they came up with, not what we came
up with.
MS. SAKO: Yeah.
MR. RICHARDS: Because I was going to say for our revenue, Mass Transit is
less than a million. But I'm good with the money. Okay, thanks.
CHR. CHUNG: Okay, anyone else? There being none, all those in favor say
Ic aye.
Vote on Bill 175: The motion to pass Bill 175 on first reading was carried by
(Approved) the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung–9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried.
MS. LEE LOY: Chair, motion to waive the five-day holdover.
MR. HENRICKS: We're still at first reading.
CHR. CHUNG: Yeah, first reading. Same thing that Maile did too
MR. HENRICKS: And you can't waive the second reading.
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MR. RICHARDS: Chair? Kind of following suit, I would like to move to waive
the five-day holdover for my two resolutions, 654 and 655.
CHR. CHUNG: That's fine.
MR. RICHARDS: Can I do them together, Clerk, or shall I do them separately?
MR. HENRICKS: It's the Council's will.
Vote on Motion to Mr. Richards moved to suspend Council Rule 15 to waive
Suspend Council the 5-day hold for reconsideration of Resolutions 654-20
Rules: and 655-20. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy and carried by the
(Approved) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried.
MR. RICHARDS: Thank you.
ORDER OF The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Order of
THE DAY the Day (Second or Final Reading).
(SECOND OR
FINAL READING):
Bill 161: AMENDS CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10, DIVISION 5, OF THE HAWAII
COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO
PARKING
Amends Section 24-281, Schedule 29 (parking prohibited during certain hours on
certain streets; tow-away zone), Subsection (c), South Hilo, by adding a new
listing for a portion of Lanihuli Street.
Reference: Comm. 908
Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy (B/R)
First Reading: May 20, 2020
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Vote on Bill 161: Ms. Lee Loy moved to pass Bill 161 on second and final
(Adopted) reading. Seconded by Mr. Richards and carried by the
following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried.
Bill 162: AMENDS CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10, DIVISION 2, OF THE HAWAII
COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO
MOVING VEHICLES
Amends Section 24-264, Schedule 12 (Stop intersections), Subsection (d), Ka`u,
by adding a new listing to accommodate a four-way stop at the Kamani and Make
Street intersection.
Reference: Comm. 909
Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy (B/R)
First Reading: May 20, 2020
Motion to Approve: Ms. Lee Loy moved to pass Bill 162 on second and final
reading. Seconded by Ms. David.
CHR. CHUNG: Any discussion there?
MS. DAVID: Chair?
CHR. CHUNG: Who was that?
MR. HENRICKS: Ms. David.
MS. DAVID: That's me, Maile.
CHR. CHUNG: Okay, Maile, go ahead.
MS. DAVID: Thanks. I just wanted to say thank you to the Director of Public
Works and his staff for actually completing this very important four-way stop in
Pahala, and they did it in such a timely manner. So, my mahalo goes out to the
department and their staff. Thank you.
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CHR. CHUNG: Thank you. Anyone else? There being none, all those in favor
say "aye."
Vote on Bill 162: The motion to pass Bill 162 on second and final reading
(Adopted) was carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried.
Bill 163: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 19-73, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING
BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 2020
Increases revenues in the Federal Grants —Section 5339 Grant for Bus & Bus
Facilities Fiscal Years 2017-2020 account($4,180,000); and appropriates the
same to the following Section 5339 Grant for Bus & Bus Facilities accounts:
Fiscal Year 2016-2017 ($1,000,000); Fiscal Year 2017-2018 ($380,000); Fiscal
Year 2018-2019 ($1,400,000); and Fiscal Year 2019-2020 (1,400,000). Funds in
the amount of$520,000 would be used by the Mass Transit Agency to purchase
two 35-foot buses, and the remainder reflects a change to the account titles for
housekeeping purposes.
Reference: Comm. 915
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
First Reading: May 20, 2020
Vote on Bill 163: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 163 on second and final
(Adopted) reading. Seconded by Mr. Richards and carried by the
following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried.
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Bill 164: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 19-73, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING
BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 2020
Increases revenues in the State Emergency Management System (EMS) account
($3,970,683); and appropriates the same to the following accounts: Fire EMS —
Salary and Wages ($2,943,581); Fire EMS —Equipment($7,500); and Retirement
Benefits ($1,019,602). Funds would be used for collective bargaining and other
operating expenditure increases in fiscal year 2019-2020.
Reference: Comm. 921
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
First Reading: May 20, 2020
Vote on Bill 164: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 164 on second and final
(Adopted) reading. Seconded by Mr. Richards and carried by the
following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried.
Bill 166: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 19-73, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING
BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 2020
Appropriates revenues in the Federal Grants —Hawai`i Fire Department(HFD)
Cordless Extrication Kit grant account($37,553.62); and appropriates the same to
the Hawaii Fire Department Cordless Extrication Kit grant account to purchase the
equipment for rescue operations.
Reference: Comm. 923
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
First Reading: May 20, 2020
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Vote on Bill 166: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 166 on second and final
(Adopted) reading. Seconded by Mr. Richards and carried by the
following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried.
Bill 167: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 19-73, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING
BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30, 2020
Appropriates revenues in the Federal Grants —Child Passenger Safety Program
account($16,586.82); and appropriates the same to the Child Passenger Safety
Program account for educational outreach on the use of child safety seats.
Reference: Comm. 924
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
First Reading: May 20, 2020
Vote on Bill 167: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 167 on second and final
(Adopted) reading. Seconded by Mr. Richards and carried by the
following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried.
REPORTS: The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Reports.
(There were none.)
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REFERRALS FOR The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Referrals
EXECUTIVE for Executive Session.
SESSION:
Comm. 957: IAN SEELEY V. COUNTY OF HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT,
CIVIL NO. 17-1-414
From Deputy Corporation Counsel D. Kaena Horowitz, dated May 13, 2020,
requesting an attorney-client confidential discussion to consult with the Council
regarding the above-entitled matter, including a discussion regarding a claim
submitted by Joseph Rosenbaum and Richard Holcomb, on behalf of their client,
Ian Seeley.
Motion to Close Ms. Lee Loy moved to close file on Comm. 957. Seconded
File: by Mr. Richards.
Vote on Motion to Ms. Lee Loy moved to enter into Executive Session in
Enter into order to hold attorney-client privilege discussion regarding
Executive Session: Communication 957, as authorized by Section 92-5(a)(4) of
(Approved) the Hawaii Revised Statutes. Seconded by Mr. Richards
and carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried. Let's go into Executive Session.
Recess: At 10:35 a.m., the Chair called for a recess.
Reconvene: The meeting reconvened at 11:20 a.m.
CHR. CHUNG: Okay, we're out of Executive Session. We have a motion to
close file on this communication. Any discussion? There being none, all those in
favor say "aye."
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Vote on Comm. 957: The motion to close file on Comm. 957 was carried by the
(Filed) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. CHUNG: Motion carried.
OTHER The Chair directed the Council to proceed tothe next order of business, Other
BUSINESS: Business.
(There were none.)
ANNOUNCE- The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business,
MENTS: Announcements.
(There were none.)
CHR. CHUNG: We've come to the end of our agenda.
ADJOURN- There being no further business, at 11:21 a.m., Ms. Lee Loy moved to adjourn the
MENT: meeting. Seconded by Mr. Richards and carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members David, Eoff,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas,
and Chair Chung—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Council Approval: AUG 0 5 2020
CO ERK
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