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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN COUNCIL 2020-06-17 2018-2020 Hawaii County Council 441h Session West Hawaii Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawaii June 17, 2020 INVOCATION: Pastor Brian Keiser of Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity gave the morning's invocation. CALL TO The regular meeting of the Hawaii County Council was called to order at ORDER: 9:10 a.m., in the Council Chambers, Kailua-Kona, by Ms. Karen Eoff, Acting Chair. ROLL CALL: Present: Mr. Aaron S. Y. Chung, Chair(via videoconference from Hilo) Ms. Karen Eoff, Vice Chair Ms. Maile Medeiros David, Member Mr. Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Member Ms. Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, Member(via videoconference from Hilo) Ms. Susan L. K. Lee Loy, Member (via videoconference from Hilo) Ms. Valerie T. Poindexter, Member Mr. Herbert M. "Tim" Richards, III, Member(via videoconference from Hilo) Ms. Rebecca Villegas, Member PLEDGE OF The Acting Chair directed the Council to the next order of business, Pledge of ALLEGIANCE: Allegiance. (At this time, Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.) PETITIONS, The Acting Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, MEMORIALS, Petitions, Memorials, Certificates of Merit, and Expressions of Condolence. CERTIFICATES OF MERIT, AND (There were none.) EXPRESSIONS OF CONDOLENCE: STATEMENTS The Acting Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, FROM THE Statements from the Public on Agenda Items. PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: The following individuals registered to speak and came forward when called by the Acting Chair: Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Kristin Frost Albrecht: Res. 674-20 (Comm. 980), in support. (representing The Food Basket) Michael O'Shaughnessy: Res. 673-20 (Comm. 979); and (representing Puna Canoe Res. 675-20 (Comm. 981), in support. Club) APPROVAL The Acting Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, OF MINUTES: Approval of Minutes. Motion to Approve: Ms. Poindexter moved to approve the Minutes of March 11, 2020. Seconded by Ms. Villegas. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Any comments on the minutes? Hearing none, I'd just like to thank the staff for preparing minutes and keeping us just about current here. Thank you. Okay, all in favor please say "aye." Vote on Approval of The motion to approve the Minutes of March 11, 2020, was Minutes: carried by the following voice vote: (Approved) Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries and now we'll move on to "Communications." COMMUNI- The Acting Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, CATIONS: Communications. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Is Rose Bautista in the Hilo Chambers? (Note: At this time, Executive Assistant to the Mayor Rose Bautista came forward to address the members of the Council, via videoconferencing from Hilo.) ACTING CHR. EOFF: We'll assume she is, but in the meantime, Mr. Clerk MS. BAUTISTA: Good morning. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay. Mr. Clerk, can you read in Communication 977? Page 2 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 MR. HENRICKS: Sure. And then I think we'll do a main motion to close file and then take each of the nominations with singular motions to confirm. Correct? Okay. And then at the end,just vote on the motion to close file on the communication. That will keep it all kind of tidy. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Got it. MR. HENRICKS: Okay? All right. Comm. 977: NOMINATIONS TO THE 2021 REDISTRICTING COMMISSION From Mayor Harry Kim, dated May 28, 2020, submitting for the Council's consideration the following individuals,pursuant to Hawaii County Charter, Section 3-17: Meizhu Lui (Council District 1); Dwayne Yoshina(Council District 2); Cyrus Johnasen (Council District 3); Jennifer Yadao (Council District 4); Stephanie Bath (Council District 5); Aina Akamu (Council District 6); Bronsten-Glenn Kossow (Council District 7); Stephen Lopez (Council District 8); and James Hustace (Council District 9). Waived: GREDC Motion to Close File: Mr. Richards moved to close file on Comm. 977. Seconded by Ms. David. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Now, we'll go ahead and ask Ms. Bautista to introduce us to these nominees from each district. (Note: Ms. Bautista introduced Ms. Meizhu Lui, who came forward to address the members of the Council via videoconferencing from Hilo.) Motion to Approve: Ms. Poindexter moved to confirm the appointment of Meizhu Lui to the 2021 Redistricting Commission. Seconded by Ms. Villegas. (Note: Council Member Poindexter thanked Ms. Lui.) MR. RICHARDS: Chair? Richards. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Go ahead, Mr. Richards. Page 3 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 MR. RICHARDS: Okay, thank you. Meizhu, could you comment briefly on United for a Fair Economy? I'm curious about that. MS. LUL United for a Fair Economy is a national organization. It still exists. And its goal, when it started in the early `90s, was to draw attention to the growing inequality in our country. And now, that has become, like, a common thing that everybody is talking about. But at the time, people weren't looking at how that divide was growing between rich and poor. Unfortunately, we did not succeed in stopping that growth of inequality, but I think now is a moment when our country is getting ready, I think, to start addressing those inequities. MR. RICHARDS: I'm curious to get your comments later. Thanks, Chair, I yield. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you. Any other comments or questions? Hearing none, then, all in favor of confirming the appointment of Meizhu Lui, please say "aye." Vote on The motion to confirm the appointment of Meizhu Lui to Meizhu Lui: the 2021 Redistricting Commission was carried by the (Approved) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries and congratulations to you. MS. LUL Thank you. (Note: Ms. Bautista introduced Mr. Dwayne Yoshina, who came forward to address the members of the Council via videoconferencing from Hilo.) Page 4 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Vote on Mr. Chung moved to confirm the appointment of Dwayne Yoshina: Dwayne Yoshina to the 2021 Redistricting Commission. (Approved) Seconded by Ms. Kierkiewicz and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Congratulations, sir, and I'm sure you'll be a great addition to this commission. MR. YOSHINA: Thank you. (Note: Ms. Bautista introduced Mr. Cyrus Johnasen, who came forward to address the members of the Council.) Vote on Ms. Lee Loy moved to confirm the appointment of Cyrus Johnasen: Cyrus Johnasen to the 2021 Redistricting Commission. (Approved) Seconded by Ms. Kierkiewicz and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. (Note: Council Members Lee Loy, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, and Eoff spoke to Mr. Johnasen's nomination.) ACTING CHR. EOFF: Congratulations. MR. JOHNASEN: Mahalo. (Note: Ms. Bautista introduced Ms. Jennifer Yadao, who came forward to address the members of the Council via videoconferencing from Hilo.) Page 5 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Vote on Ms. Kierkiewicz moved to confirm the appointment of Jennifer Yadao: Jennifer Yadao to the 2021 Redistricting Commission. (Approved) Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. (Note: Council Members Kierkiewicz and Richards spoke to Ms. Yadao's nomination.) ACTING CHR. EOFF: Congratulations to you. MR. RICHARDS: Chair? Richards. I've got a comment, please, real quick. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Go ahead. MR. RICHARDS: Just for all the candidates, when the Council is quiet, we have rules that if we say nothing, we are in agreement. So, don't think that we're not agreeing with your appointment. And that's just to make things flow quickly. So, if you hear this whole Council being very quiet, we are very supportive. It's just to facilitate business going forward. So, don't think we're not supporting you. And that's why the Chair calls it a nine vote, all right. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Correct. MR. RICHARDS: I just wanted to clarify that for our people. Thank you, Chair. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you, Mr. Richards. (Note: Ms. Bautista introduced Ms. Stephanie Bath, who came forward to address the members of the Council via videoconferencing from Hilo.) Page 6 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Vote on Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder moved to confirm the Stephanie Bath: appointment of Stephanie Bath to the 2021 Redistricting (Approved) Commission. Seconded by Ms. Poindexter and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff–9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. (Note: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder spoke to Ms. Bath's nomination.) ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries and congratulations to you. Thank you. MS. BATH: Thank you. (Note: Ms. Bautista introduced Mr. Aina Akamu,who came forward to address the members of the Council.) Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to confirm the appointment of Aina Akamu to the 2021 Redistricting Commission. Seconded by Ms. Villegas. (Note: Council Member David spoke to Mr. Akamu's nomination.) ACTING CHR. EOFF: Any other comments, Council Members? MR. RICHARDS: Yeah, Chair. Richards. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Mr. Richards. MR. RICHARDS: Thank you. Mr. Akamu, could you comment a little bit about the culinary arts program that you're working with at Ka`u? I always thought Pahala and Kohala, which I represent, are very similar, and I'm intrigued by that because Kohala has a culinary arts program as well. So,please. MR. AKAMU: No problem. My family actually lives in Kohala, and my sister has been—she's been at Kohala High School for 17 years in the front office. My niece is a sophomore there at Kohala. And what HIP (Hawai`i Institute of Pacific) Agriculture does with the school in Kohala is really a model for what we want to try to do in Ka`u. Page 7 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 And so, ever since taking on the culinary program, what we've really focused on is trying to encourage students to think about opportunities that can also keep them here on the island and that can combine their passion with fishing, farming, and hunting. That's what our kids love to do, and our kids love to eat. And I've always said that even though we have a small football team, right, we can do great things. And last year, our Ka`u High School culinary arts team came in first place at the Hawaii High School Life Skills Competition. This past year, we came in second place. So, we're doing some great things. And we're very lucky because Mr. Kurisu from KTA (KTA Super Stores) and Hawaii Community Foundation, he's come in and he's decided to try to partner with us to try to develop our farm- to-table programs. Students are interested in farming and agriculture to get more into natural resources. And really trying to develop our agricultural products. And with Mr. Kurisu's help, he wants us to try to sell some products that we make to the world. So, we're looking at connecting to other schools to try to connect with our culinary program. So, there's a lot of things that we are trying to do, and we're just thankful to have some great partners. And what HIP agriculture is doing out in Kohala is really amazing, and I really look at all the things that they're doing. I hope we can follow some of their examples. Thank you very much, Councilman Richards. MR. RICHARDS: Thank you. And so with that, as you know I'm all about agriculture. So, Councilwoman David, I think I'm going to challenge Kohala against Ka`u for the culinary arts because the best broke mouth chili I ever had was at Kohala. So, anyway, Chair, I yield. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Thank you, Mr. Richards. MS. DAVID: I accept. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, she accepted the challenge. All in favor of supporting the nomination of Aina Akamu,please say "aye." Page 8 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Vote on The motion to confirm the appointment of Aina Akamu to Aina Akamu: the 2021 Redistricting Commission was carried by the (Approved) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Thank you and congratulations to you. (Note: Ms. Bautista introduced Mr. Bronsten-Glenn Kossow, who came forward to address the members of the Council.) Vote on Bronsten- Ms. Villegas moved to confirm the appointment of Glenn Kossow: Bronsten-Glenn Kossow to the 2021 Redistricting (Approved) Commission. Seconded by Ms. David and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. (Note: Council Members Villegas and Eoff spoke to Mr. Kossow's nomination.) ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Congratulations and thank you again. (Note: Ms. Bautista introduced Mr. Stephen Lopez, who came forward to address the members of the Council.) Page 9 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Vote on Ms. David moved to confirm the appointment of Stephen Lopez: Stephen Lopez to the 2021 Redistricting Commission. (Approved) Seconded by Ms. Villegas and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff–9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. (Note: Council Members David and Eoff spoke to Mr. Lopez' nomination.) ACTING CHR. EOFF: Congratulations and thanks for coming in. MR. LOPEZ: Mahalo. (Note: Ms. Bautista introduced Mr. James Hustace, who came forward to address the members of the Council via videoconferencing from Hilo.) Motion to Approve: Mr. Richards moved to confirm the appointment of James Hustace to the 2021 Redistricting Commission. Seconded by Ms. Poindexter. (Note: Council Members Richards, Poindexter, and Eoff spoke to Mr. Hustace's nomination. Mr. Chung spoke to all the nominations.) ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, any other comments? MS. LEE LOY: Yes, Chair, please? ACTING CHR. EOFF: Go ahead, Ms. Lee Loy. MS. LEE LOY: Thank you. As Mr. Chung mentioned, we're putting a lot of faith in you. And so, I do have a question of Ms. Bautista,just because I really want to perfect the standing of this particular commission. As outlined in our Charter, there is a requirement under Section 13-4, Subparagraph F, that states, "No more than a bare majority of the members shall belong to the same political parry." Have you vetted all of these to ensure that all of these members who we are about to confirm has met this, and we're not going awry of our Charter? MS. BAUTISTA: Yes, we did that and—where's my notes yes, we did that. Page 10 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, Rose. Thank you for that. Because, as Mr. Chung said, you guys are really going to start shaping our political districts, and I just want to make sure that you guys are starting off well grounded in our Charter. And thank you for that, Rose. I really appreciate that. So, good luck to all of you. There's a lot of work ahead of you. And so, I will be supporting this entire slate of commissioners or members of the board. Thank you. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you, Ms. Lee Loy. Anybody else? Seeing none, we'll go ahead and vote to close file. MR. HENRICKS: Madam Chair, you're still on the vote for Mr. Hustace. ACTING CHR. EOFF: I'm sorry. Okay, yeah. Let me take a vote on Mr. Hustace. All in favor, please say "aye." Vote on The motion to confirm the appointment of James Hustace James Hustace: to the 2021 Redistricting Commission was carried by the (Approved) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries and congratulations to you. And now, we'll need to take a vote to close file on Communication 977. All in favor,please say "aye." Vote on The motion to close file on Comm. 977 was carried by the Comm. 977: following voice vote: Filed Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 11 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries and we have just confirmed the 2021 Redistricting Commission. Congratulations again to all of you, and thank you for your service. Okay. Does anybody need a short recess? Okay, let me take a five-minutes recess. Thank you. Recess. Recess: At 10 a.m., the Acting Chair called for a recess. Reconvene: The meeting reconvened at 10:12 a.m. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Mr. Clerk, can you go ahead with the "Order of Resolutions"? Resolution 645-20. ORDER OF The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Order of RESOLUTIONS: Resolutions. Res. 645-20: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF A LATER FISCAL YEAR AND OF MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR A MULTI-YEAR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a five-year lease agreement with Milo Storage LLC, at an estimated monthly cost of$11,120 for 13,900 square feet of warehouse space to be used by the Police Department. Reference: Comm. 946 Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R) Approve: FC-121 Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 645-20 and Finance Committee Report No. 121. Seconded by Ms. Villegas. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Ms. David. MS. DAVID: Yes, I just ask for your continued support. Mahalo. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Any questions? Hearing none, all in favor please say Ic aye. Page 12 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Vote on Res. 645-20: The motion to adopt Res. 645-20 and Finance Committee (Adopted) Report No. 121 was carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Res. 646-20: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF A LATER FISCAL YEAR AND OF MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR A MULTI-YEAR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FIRE DEPARTMENT IN KEA`AU, DISTRICT OF PUNA Authorizes the Mayor to enter into an amended agreement for a three-year lease at an annual estimated cost of$240 for the Kea`au Police Station and $100 for the Kea`au Fire Station, effective July 15, 2020 through July 31, 2023. Reference: Comm. 947 Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R) Approve: FC-122 Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 646-20 and Finance Committee Report No. 122. Seconded by Ms. Poindexter. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Any comments? MS. DAVID: No,just for your continued support. Thank you. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Thank you. All in favor,please say "aye." Vote on Res. 646-20: The motion to adopt Res. 646-20 and Finance Committee (Adopted) Report No. 122 was carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 13 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Resolution 646 is adopted. Res. 647-20: AUTHORIZES THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, PURSUANT TO HAWAII REVISED STATUTES SECTION 46-7, FOR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE HAWAII FIRE DEPARTMENT IN AN EMERGENCY Authorizes a Memorandum of Understanding to provide services during emergency incidents on land administered by the National Park Service. Reference: Comm. 948 Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R) Approve: FC-123 Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 647-20 and Finance Committee Report No. 123. Seconded by Ms. Poindexter. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Ms. David. MS. DAVID: Yes, thank you. I was going to ask for your continued support, but we have Captain Lee here. And since you made the effort to come, can you please just give a brief explanation on this? Oh, I'm sorry, the next one. Then I just ask for your continued support on this one, and the next one is Captain Lee. Thanks. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Thank you. All in favor,please say "aye." Vote on Res. 647-20: The motion to adopt Res. 647-20 and Finance Committee (Adopted) Report No. 123 was carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Resolution 647 is adopted. Page 14 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Res. 659-20: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT FOR HAWAII FIRE DEPARTMENT'S TRAINING EXPENSES Transfers $8,000 from the Clerk-Council Services —Contingency Relief account (Council District 3); and credits to the Hawaii Fire Department, Fire Protection- Other Current Expenses account. Reference: Comm. 963 Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy Motion to Approve: Ms. Lee Loy moved to adopt Res. 659-20. Seconded by Mr. Richards. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Ms. Lee Loy, I think you heard we have Captain Lee here in Kona. MS. LEE LOY: Jordan, thank you for being there. Go ahead and if you could please share what the goal really is for some of the funding for this. (Note: At this time, Fire Captain Jordan Lee came forward to address the members of the Council.) ACTING CHR. EOFF: You just press the button till the light's on. MR. LEE: Aloha, Sue. Mahalo again, Madam Chair and fellow Council Members. So, I'd like to introduce myself. `O wai Jordan Lee ko`u inoa. I am ACTING CHR. EOFF: Oh, hang on a second. Maybe just put it a little closer. There you go. MR. LEE: My name is Jordan Clifford Waika Lee. I am born and raised on the Big Island. I'm a father of two young girls; married for 15 years. My family is extended throughout this whole community, and I feel blessed to be here in this position on this platform today. I just want to thank Council Member Sue Lee Loy. I did approach her as the Captain of the training bureau for the Hawaii Fire Department. We basicallyI needed to see if we could gather funds for our training bureau. I'm newly promoted to the position as of February, and I quickly noticed that our training budget was nothing. So, being tasked with 50 recruits at the time now we currently have 41 with a budget of zero, it was pretty tough. So, with the blessing of my Chief, I asked if I Page 15 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 could start knocking on doors. So, I've known Sue for some time now, and I asked her, "Hey, this is our position, and if we could help our fellow first responders get some funding for some proper training." And this year with this 49h class going through recruit training, it's kind of been—it's an undertaking we've not taken on before. We are now Pro Board certifying our firefighter recruits, which means it's a standardized accreditation process which means we have proctors. We're in the process of getting accredited, and so we needed props. I quickly realized we didn't have these props, and we need financing to provide these props, which is why I started knocking on doors. I asked Councilwoman Lee Loy. I would love to sit down and talk with the rest of the Council Members as well because, of course, you know we are island-wide. But I also talked with the community college as well because I'm a graduate of the carpentry school, and I realize that we have done community outreach projects to help the community. I'm thankful to say that we have a good relationship going forward with a good understanding with the community college as well. They understand our needs as well. But we did need some funding. So, I just want to thank Councilwoman Sue Lee Loy for recognizing our need and appropriating funds for our training bureau. This has been a huge glimmer of hope for us, especially during this COVID (coronavirus disease) time. Everyone's strapped right now. So, I appreciate it. Mahalo. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Thank you. Thank you for explaining. Ms. Lee Loy, thank you. Go ahead. MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Jordan, for being there. As he mentioned, they really started with a budget of zero. And as we began to move into March and April and we saw the kind of overwhelming need of not only our first responders, but kind of reimagining or actually reengineering how we needed to provide training to our first responders. And so, this particular resolution really is geared towards providing the educational outreach and training that the department needs. And I actually saw it as a multi-prong approach with the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) money that we hope to realize hopefully sometime soon. I do have Deanna Sako here, and if I could just call her forward just to confirm and maybe plant the seed that other Council Members may be looking at opportunities to fund different things. Deanna, as we move this over into different programs or nonprofits, if this is directly related to a COVID expense, is this something that we could get reimbursed through the CARES money that we are hoping to realize sometime soon? Page 16 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 (Note: At this time, Finance Director Deanna Sako came forward to address the members of the Council, via videoconferencing from Hilo.) MS. SAKO: Yes. We have been tracking, actually, several contingency fund transfers that are COVID related. So, it's all on our list to try and reimburse with the 80 million. MS. LEE LOY: Great. And then just to clarify, it really doesn't come back to our CRF (Contingency Relief Fund), but it kind of recycles the money, actually. MS. SAKO: But it helps out the General Fund in total, so yeah, it'll help out in the long run. MS. LEE LOY: Great. Thank you, Deanna. Again, Jordan, thank you for being here. I'm going to ask the rest of my colleagues to support this, but maybe use this as a tool that you guys can realize not only giving back to our community but how we can recycle some of the monies in hopes for the CARES funding that is coming forward. I yield. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Thank you. Council Members, any other comments or questions? Ms. Villegas. MS. VILLEGAS: Aloha, Mr. Lee. Thanks for being here. MR. LEE: Aloha. MS. VILLEGAS: I, this last Saturday, had the opportunity to work side by side with recruits from Class 49. What an experience. What a phenomenal group of young men in this class. But the generational span kind of just the representation from the Fire Department, from those that were retired to those that are currently in the Fire Department and those that are recruits. It was really impactful to get to work side by side with them and to see the leadership from those who are retired who continue to lead and be committed to and invested in our community. And the captains now who are part of the training of the recruits and just that fundamental core value system of service, it was so prevalent. I mean, talk about chivalry not being dead, and having people there with the muscle and the mind and the determination and the resilience and the longevity because six hours in the hot sun on the pavement at Maka`eo was very hot. There was also an accident with a near fatality that happened right there an hour into the project, and we had first responders who transitioned from building tiny homes to being there to care for people whose health had just been extremely jeopardized. Page 17 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 I just want to say thank you so much for the work that you guys are doing and the training. And I thought just the project in itself with the physicality but also the need for teamwork and for recognizing what needed to be done and how it needed to be done was just really cool. I was really honored and excited, and I'm really grateful that I had the opportunity to work so closely that day with representatives from the Fire Department. So, thank you. I really appreciated it. MR. LEE: Mahalo for the recognition. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Thank you, Ms. Villegas. Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Good morning, sir. Thank you for being here. Did you come from Hilo this morning? MR. LEE: I did. I drove from Hilo this morning,yes. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. And you brought some amazing lychee as well for us. MR. LEE: I'm glad you guys enjoy it. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: I just want to say thank you for that, and thank you for being here. It's nice to have departments here to take care of or to accept such a nice thing that one of our Council Members did. Thank you for your presence today and for the lychee. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Thank you. Are there any other comments, Council Members? In Hilo, anybody? Okay, then, seeing none, all in favor of supporting Resolution 659 please say "aye." Vote on Res. 659-20: The motion to adopt Res. 659-20 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries; 659 is approved. Page 18 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Res. 660-20: AUTHORIZES THE ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT AWARD OF $2,000 FROM THE UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION TO ASSIST WITH THE REOPENING OF FACILITIES AFTER COVID-19 Accepts a grant award for the reopening of the Ho`olulu Complex tennis courts. Reference: Comm. 964 Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R) Waived: FC Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 660-20. Seconded by Ms. Poindexter. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Any comments? MS. DAVID: Chair? ACTING CHR. EOFF: Ms. David. MS. DAVID: Yes. I just ask for your support, and I really want to thank the United States Tennis Association for this grant award. Thank you. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Thank you. Okay, all in favor please say "aye." Vote on Res. 660-20: The motion to adopt Res. 660-20 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Resolution 660 is approved. Page 19 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Res. 661-20: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF A LATER FISCAL YEAR AND OF MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR A MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT FOR BODY CAMERA EQUIPMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND STORAGE Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a five-year agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc., for 340 body cameras to be used by the Police Department, with an approximate total cost not to exceed $1,814,592. Reference: Comm. 965 Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R) Waived: FC Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 661-20. Seconded by Mr. Richards. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Ms. David. MS. DAVID: Yes. I'm not sure. This was waived by the Finance, and if there's someone in Hilo from the Police Department? Oh, yes, I see someone coming up to the table, Chair. (Note: At this time, Police Sergeant Travis Ing came forward to address the members of the Council, via videoconferencing from Hilo.) MS. DAVID: Aloha and welcome. I can't see. Please identify yourself for the record, and give us a brief explanation of this resolution. MR. ING: Hi, I'm Sergeant Travis Ing. MS. DAVID: Aloha. MR. ING: I've been put in charge of the body camera project, so I've been there from the beginning which began in, for me, last September. As far as I understand it, it's not a lease and it's a yearly—after this first year of purchasing the equipment, every year we'll require storage, maintenance of the video, which is cloud-based in this instance. It's no longer stored—we will not be storing it locally, having servers and whatnot. MS. DAVID: Okay, thank you. And for right now, I'll yield to my fellow Council Members. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Does anyone have any—Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you for being here, sir. My comment is there is a lot of community concern stemming from what's happening in the Mainland and what's going on around our community. And I was hesitant to Page 20 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 bring this up, but I really feel that body cams (cameras), although I can see it will be cumbersome for the Police Department to implement this, but I really feel that it builds accountability for both sides. And I think that will be beneficial to the public and to the Police Department. And I appreciate that you're doing this and that the department's going to take this step. So, I fully support this resolution, and I appreciate you being here today. Again, I think this is needed. So, thank you, sir. MR. ING: Thank you. I do agree that it is needed. We will be the last island in the State to implement them. And especially in light of what's going on in the world, it's something that is needed. It's an objective record of Police interactions with the public. MR. RICHARDS: Chair? Richards. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, did you have another comment? MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: I completely agree, sir. Again, I think what it really comes down to is this creates honesty and accountability for both sides. Because you do; you have a visual record of what happened in every event. I don't know how I would feel about wearing a camera all the time when I was working, so I appreciate what the department will have to do to implement this again. And I think the public will appreciate it as well. Thank you. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you. Mr. Richards, I heard you but Ms. Villegas is up next and then I'll go to you, okay. MR. RICHARDS: Thank you. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, Ms. Villegas. MS. VILLEGAS: Great. Thank you so much for bringing this forward. The time is incredibly poignant and necessary, and I'm so grateful. It's a bummer that we're the last County, and yet with this timing, I think it provides us an opportunity to show that much more of a leadership example of how this technology can be utilized for our department here on the island. I also just wanted to clarify because, looking at this, it's a sizable amount of money. But I was grateful to look through here, and I just wanted to get confirmation. So, this $1,814,592 purchases the 340 body cameras and also pays for its storage. There's storage and maintenance with a full five-year contract. Is that correct? MR. ING: That's correct. Page 21 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 MS. VILLEGAS: Great. Okay, thank you. So, essentially, we're allocating the resources and supporting this spend right now, and this will take care of this project. And we are committed to its utilization and taking care of this equipment for a minimum of five years. MR. ING: Correct. MS. VILLEGAS: Fantastic. Thank you so much for your hard work, your dedication, your commitment to utilizing these technologies and training our Police force with the capacity to hold our communities accountable and our Police force so that we can work cohesively together for the better health and benefit of our island home. Thank you for this. I yield. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Thank you. Mr. Richards. MR. RICHARDS: Thank you, Chair. Ms. Sako's in the room and, Deanna, could I just ask you real quick—Sergeant Ing, stay where you are. Just from the financial standpoint, Deanna, how are we funding this? Is this grant covered, or is this coming out of our funds? How is this being funded? (Note: At this time, Finance Director Deanna Sako came forward to address the members of the Council, via videoconferencing from Hilo.) MS. SAKO: So, it's in the budget already, and we were planning on leasing it because it is a significant sized item. And I believe the storage is the most significant portion of the cost. And so with this one, we're actually going through the manufacturer. The company that we're getting the cameras from, it's not our typical lease where we own it at the end because the storage space is just phenomenal for that much footage on the camera each and every day. MR. RICHARDS: Okay. And when you're going through the manufacturer, it's not really a lease to own but it's just a continual lease to run. MS. SAKO: Yeah, and then at the end of the five years, we'll enter the next one. And then that way, you guys will keep getting the updated cameras, too, I believe. MR. ING: Yes. MR. RICHARDS: Yeah, so technology, okay. Thanks, Chair, and again I appreciate the fact that this has been in the works since, as you said, Sergeant, September. So, obviously, stepping forward in the right direction. Chair, I yield. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you. Any other comments from Hilo? MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Chair, I have a question. Page 22 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 ACTING CHR. EOFF: Ms. Kierkiewicz. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you. Thank you, Sergeant, for being here. I'm just kind of reflecting on last year's budget cycle. I met with all of the departments to kind of go over the positions and supplemental requests that they've had, and I distinctly remember speaking to Chief Ferreira about three particular positions that he said we absolutely need because it's to standup the body cam program. A year later, we still don't have it, and you kind of alluded to us being the last ones to implement herein the State. So, I'm just wondering if you could just shine the light on some of the challenges that your department has faced in trying to implement this program. MR. ING: Well, having come on in September as part of it, that basically was a start, and we have hired one of the positions available. We actually did interview for all of them. We've had trouble filling them because even after we had the interviews and were going to fill those positions, people turned it down. But fortunately, it seems like our IT (Information Technology)positions that we had chosen for that position, the pay is not in line with what people of that caliber would require. So, that's been an issue because that's one of the reasons that when we ask them, "How come you, you know, your interview passed; we would like to hire you,"that was one of the reasons that they brought up. The pay is not good enough. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: I see, okay. I mean, I think it's just important because, oftentimes, public can get very critical around government's lack of urgency in their eyes to implement certain programs. But to know that our budget cycle kicks off in July and then from there, there is the entire hiring process so you're brought on in September and clearly have been working very hard to kind of take some action on this. So, thank you for sharing and just letting us know what some of the issues are. But I'm really glad to see that we've made this type of progress. Chair, I yield. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you, Ms. Kierkiewicz. Any other comments? Ms. David. MS. DAVID: Thank you, Chair. Is Ms. Sako still there? She mentioned the fact that the bulk of the cost would be for storage. Where would these body cameras be stored, at the Police Department or ? MS. SAKO: Sorry, the storage of the film itself, the images. MS. DAVID: Oh, the film. I see. Page 23 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 MS. SAKO: Yeah. And it's going to be on the cloud so that we don't have the servers here locally. And that will kind of provide the off-site storage as well for security. MS. DAVID: Oh, that's the cost of the storage for the MS. SAKO: Yeah, sorry, the electronic storage, my bad. MS. DAVID: Electronics, okay, cool. Thank you very much for clearing that up. Okay. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, any other comments or questions? Okay, hearing none, all in favor please say "aye." Vote on Res. 661-20: The motion to adopt Res. 661-20 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: I have a note that we were asked to waive the five-day holdover. Vote on Motion to Ms. Lee Loy moved to suspend Council Rule 15 to waive Suspend Council the 5-day hold for reconsideration. Seconded by Rules: Mr. Richards and carried by the following voice vote: (Approved) Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Thank you, Council Members. Page 24 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Res. 662-20: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH BIG ISLAND BOND PARTNERS, LP, FOR THE REHABILITATION OF AINAKEA ELDERLY HOUSING LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT OF NORTH KOHALA, HAWAII, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 5-3-011:107 Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a multi-year lease agreement to rehabilitate and maintain the existing rental housing apartment for senior citizens at a set lease rent of$10 per year. Reference: Comm. 966 Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R) Waived: FC Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 662-20. Seconded by Ms. Poindexter. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Ms. David. MS. DAVID: Thank you, Chair. I believe this is Mr. Richards' district, and I'd like to defer to him. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Mr. Richards. MR. RICHARDS: Thank you, Chair. We have Duane Hosaka in the Hilo Chambers. (Note: At this time, Housing Administrator Duane Hosaka came forward to address the members of the Council, via videoconferencing from Hilo.) MR. RICHARDS: If I can start out a little bit talking about this. This is the Ahe Group, and I met with them. The principal, Ms. Maeva I think is how you say her last name. MR. HOSAKA: Makani Maeva. MR. RICHARDS: Maeva. And this is probably 18 months ago, now, when they were exploring taking over the management of this group or this housing. And we have three of these before us. I thought that their plans were outstanding, that what they were planning on doing was going to be very beneficial for the residents and, thereby, the community as a whole. So, I had probably about an hour and a half with them and looking at the residence. Specifically, I went to the one in Kohala that this one's referring to, and they had a great plan for upgrading, remodeling, going forward. And so, I Page 25 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 looked into them as best as I could. My office tried to do some background. Looking at everything we found about them was very positive. So, I realize this is a long lease, set up, I believe, 75 years. Is that what—? So with that, I'm going to ask for my colleagues' support on this. And there's a coupleI think, Maile, you have one in your group. And I think there's one yeah, soKa`u and then the other one is, yeah, in Waikoloa. So, two in mine and one in Maile's district. But everything I've found about this group is very positive. So, Duane, if you have any comments on it. MR. HOSAKA: I'd just like to have the Council's support also. The Office of Housing supports this project. They need that 75-year lease ACTING CHR. EOFF: Could you please identify yourself, please? MR. HOSAKA: I'm sorry. Duane Hosaka, Housing Administrator. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Thank you, Duane. MR. HOSAKA: So, they're using the LIHTC (Low Income Housing Tax Credit) to help fund this project, and that's why they need that 75-year lease to recoup their cost. From our office, I didn't hear of any complaints from the current tenants. So, that's a real positive for this company. MR. RICHARDS: Yeah, so, I'm going to ask for my colleagues' support on this because I think this is a very positive direction for our people in these housing facilities. Thanks, Chair, I yield. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you. Are there any other comments or questions? MS. LEE LOY: Yes, Chair. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Ms. Lee Loy. MS. LEE LOY: Thank you. Duane, thank you for being here. I think Ms. Kierkiewicz mentioned it a few meetings ago, but you really have stood up the housing department and have been incredibly responsive and to see constantly all of these things come across our desks. Thank you for working so hard on such a needed thing for our community with housing. But I did have a question related to the 75-year lease because you mentioned it's for recovering their, or their commitment; because we're going from a 55-year lease to a 75-year lease. Can you shed a little light on this because these are long timing elements, and I don't think any of us will be here. Page 26 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 MR. RICHARDS: I will. MS. LEE LOY: So, could you share why from 55 to 75 and then what the gains will be for such a long lease? MR. HOSAKA: So, I believe part of the LIHTC process—if you have a longer lease, you get more points. So, when we looked at it, they have a better shot of getting more of that money instead of if we went to a 55-year lease. And of course, yeah, recouping their cost was a major factor. MS. LEE LOY: So in essence, we're putting them in the best position for success for this housing to continue. Correct? MR. HOSAKA: Yes. MS. LEE LOY: That's amazing. Will we see more of them moving from the 55-year lease to the 75-year lease? MR. HOSAKA: I believe so because it'll benefit whichever company wants to go through the LIHTC process. MS. LEE LOY: Thank you for really recognizing those little nuances for success. Duane, thank you again for being here. I yield. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Thank you. Any other comments? Hearing none, all in favor please say "aye." Vote on Res. 662-20: The motion to adopt Res. 662-20 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Resolution 662 is approved. Page 27 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Res. 663-20: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR AMENDED AND RESTATED GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH PAHALA HOLEI PARTNERS LP, FOR THE REHABILITATION AND LEASEHOLD RIGHTS OF PAHALA ELDERLY APARTMENTS PROJECT LOCATED IN PAHALA, DISTRICT OF KAT, HAWAII, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 9-6-017:038 Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a multi-year lease agreement to rehabilitate and maintain the existing rental housing apartment for senior citizens at a set lease rent of$10 per year. Reference: Comm. 967 Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R) Waived: FC Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 663-20. Seconded by Ms. Poindexter. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Ms. David. MS. DAVID: Yes, thank you. And thank you, Mr. Richards and Ms. Lee Loy, for clarifying that. I want to thank Joelle Chiu from the group that gave me a heads up on this. Finally, the elderly housing in Pahala, which the last time I was there was in such a bad state of repair. Definitely, this is a dream come true and much needed. But I just wanted to thank the Ka`u Housing Corp. (Corporation) and the Ahe Group for making this important project a reality for the kupuna of Pahala. And it's an eight-unit facility with, I guess, a conference room. But I'm told they're going to totally renovate the interiorfloors, everything—and provide brand new appliances and equipment for each unit. So, I questioned what happens to the tenants as they're making these improvements, and I was very pleased to know that they have a vacant unit within the complex that they will temporarily move the tenants into. So, I believe that whole arrangement is going to be very good for the tenants and not much of an anticipation of having to move somewhere else while your unit's being worked on. So, I really appreciate. Duane Hosaka, thank you for finally getting this done. And I understand that the Pahala project is the one that's ready to go right now. Is that correct? (Note: At this time, Housing Administrator Duane Hosaka came forward to address the members of the Council, via videoconferencing from Hilo.) MR. HOSAKA: Can you repeat that, I'm sorry? MS. DAVID: The Pahala project, I was told that it's ready to go. The improvements are ready to go. Everything's finalized and ready to start shortly. Page 28 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 MR. HOSAKA: Again, Duane Hosaka, Housing Administrator. I don't know what stage they're in, in the building process. MS. DAVID: I see, yeah. I was just told that between the three projects, whatever needed to be done or approvals to be had, the Kohala project was basically ready to go. So, I was just trying to confirm that with you. But that's okay. That's good enough for me. MR. HOSAKA: I can check on that and get back to you. MS. DAVID: Okay. MR. RICHARDS: Yeah, Maile, I'm not sure, but I know it was imminent. So, yeah, I'd be curious because that would be good for the group there. MS. DAVID: Right. Okay. All right. Again, thank you very much, and I appreciate everyone's support on this one. Thank you. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Any other comments or questions? Hearing none, all in favor please say "aye." Vote on Res. 663-20: The motion to adopt Res. 663-20 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Resolution 663 is adopted. Page 29 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Res. 664-20: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT WITH BIG ISLAND BOND PARTNERS, LP, FOR THE REHABILITATION OF WAIKOLOA GARDENS APARTMENTS LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH KOHALA, HAWAII, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 6-8-003:030 Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a multi-year lease agreement to rehabilitate and maintain the existing rental housing apartment for senior citizens at a set lease rent of$10 per year. Reference: Comm. 968 Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R) Waived: FC Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 664-20. Seconded by Ms. Villegas. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Any comments, Ms. David? MS. DAVID: No, I just ask for your continued support. This is the third project of this sort. Thank you. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay. Mr. Richards, you had any other comments? MR. RICHARDS: No. We covered everything, so thank you. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you. All in favor, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 664-20: The motion to adopt Res. 664-20 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Resolution 664 is adopted. Page 30 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Res. 667-20: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, ALOHA COUNCIL, FOR THE PUNA DISTRICT BUS STOP PROJECT Transfers $4,000 from the Clerk-Council Services —Contingency Relief account (Council District 5); and credits to the Department of Liquor Control, Public Programs account. Reference: Comm. 971 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder Motion to Approve: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder moved to adopt Res. 667-20. Seconded by Ms. David. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Go ahead, sir. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: So, the Puna District struggles with bus stops, even our rural roads, our rural communities. And many times, a lot of our kids and our keiki are stuck standing in the rain with no place to stay, and Puna is notoriously raining. As Jon Olson has pointed out, we have more water coming off of our side of the island than the Amazon River. With that said, I've been looking for a solution to this issue in my district, and Val Poindexter was kind enough to say that she had worked out a solution with the Boy Scouts of America to build bus shelters as Eagle Scout projects, which I thought was an amazing idea. So, I asked Eric McFee, who couldn't make it today, to work with me on helping to get some of the local Eagle Scouts on the east side of the island to help build bus shelters. That is the purpose of this resolution. And I am working with the different schools in my district and the bus drivers specifically to find perfect locations for these bus shelters so we can better serve the community. So, I look forward to your support for this resolution and thank you. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you. Any other comments? Hearing none, all in favor please say "aye." Page 31 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Vote on Res. 667-20: The motion to adopt Res. 667-20 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Resolution 667 is approved. Res. 668-20: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT FOR PARK MAINTENANCE AND/OR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AT VARIOUS FACILITIES IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 5 Transfers $9,130 from the Clerk-Council Services —Contingency Relief account (Council District 5); and credits to the Department of Parks and Recreation, Transfer to Capital Projects Fund-General account. Reference: Comm. 972 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder Motion to Approve: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder moved to adopt Res. 668-20. Seconded by Ms. Poindexter. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Mahalo. Again, the Puna District is in need of some work in its parks. Many of my constituents have reached out inquiring about the facilities in Shipman Park, Pahoa Park, and Glenwood Park, which has no water container because it was stolen recently. So, I am hoping that the Parks and Rec. (Recreation) can put some good use to these funds. They have been granted funds earlier in 2019. And I hope to see some positive improvements for the community going forward from this department specifically so that our public can thoroughly enjoy our park facilities island-wide. Mahalo for your time. I hope for your support. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you. Any other comments on this? Seeing none, all in favor please say "aye." Page 32 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Vote on Res. 668-20: The motion to adopt Res. 668-20 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries and Resolution 668 is approved. Res. 669-20: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT FOR PARK IMPROVEMENTS AT EXISTING PARKS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PARK FACILITIES IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 9 Transfers $6,850 from the Clerk-Council Services —Contingency Relief account (Council District 9); and credits to the Department of Parks and Recreation, Transfer to Capital Projects Fund-General account. Reference: Comm. 973 Intr. by: Mr. Richards Motion to Approve: Mr. Richards moved to adopt Res. 669-20. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Go ahead, Mr. Richards. MR. RICHARDS: Just briefly. I think a lot of us are doing this with Parks and Rec. and putting our contingency funds in there to help them spool up. I'll echo what Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder has said as far as what we need for maintenance and repair. And this is a good place to expend these funds because we need to get that done. So, I ask for the support of my colleagues. I yield. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Thank you. Any other comments? Hearing none, all in favor please say "aye." Page 33 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Vote on Res. 669-20: The motion to adopt Res. 669-20 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Resolution 669 is approved. Res. 670-20: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT FOR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND/OR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 Transfers $20,000 from the Clerk-Council Services —Contingency Relief account (Council District 2); and credits to the Department of Public Works, Transfer to Capital Projects Fund-General account. Reference: Comm. 974 Intr. by: Mr. Chung Vote on Res. 670-20: Mr. Chung moved to adopt Res. 670-20. Seconded by (Adopted) Ms. Lee Loy and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Resolution 670 is approved. Page 34 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Res. 671-20: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT FOR PARK MAINTENANCE AND/OR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AT VARIOUS FACILITIES IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 Transfers $14,000 from the Clerk-Council Services —Contingency Relief account (Council District 2); and credits to the Department of Parks and Recreation, Transfer to Capital Projects Fund-General account. Reference: Comm. 975 Intr. by: Mr. Chung Vote on Res. 671-20: Mr. Chung moved to adopt Res. 671-20. Seconded by (Adopted) Ms. Lee Loy and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Resolution 671 is approved. Res. 672-20: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO HAWAII COUNTY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL FOR A REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES RELATED TO THE REPAIRS AND RESTORATION OF SEVERAL DAMAGED HEADSTONES AT `ALAE CEMETERY Transfers $1,000 from the Clerk-Council Services —Contingency Relief account (Council District 2); and credits to the Department of Liquor Control, Public Programs account. Reference: Comm. 976 Intr. by: Mr. Chung Page 35 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Vote on Res. 672-20: Mr. Chung moved to adopt Res. 672-20. Seconded by (Adopted) Ms. Lee Loy and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Resolution 672 is approved. Res. 673-20: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO PUNA CANOE CLUB FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES RELATED TO CANOE REPAIRS Transfers $5,000 from the Clerk-Council Services —Contingency Relief account (Council District 4); and credits to the Department of Parks and Recreation, Administration Other Current Expenses account. Reference: Comm. 979 Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz Motion to Approve: Ms. Kierkiewicz moved to adopt Res. 673-20. Seconded by Mr. Richards. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Any comments? Ms. Kierkiewicz. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Yeah,just looking for support. Michael O'Shaughnessy had approached me actually last year, and it took some time to kind of get all the paperwork through. And then the Administration, for some reason, wasn't going to approve it because it wasn't COVID related. But I'm glad that we were able to get it back on the agenda. It's really important that we're supporting groups like Puna Canoe Club who offer a recreational sport that helps people to take care of their social, physical, and emotional well-being. Thank you, Chair, I yield. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you. Any other comments? Hearing none, all in favor please say "aye." Page 36 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Vote on Res. 673-20: The motion to adopt Res. 673-20 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Ms. Kierkiewicz, I have a note about waiving the five-day holdover. Are you aware of that? MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Yes. Vote on Motion to Ms. Kierkiewicz moved to suspend Council Rule 15 to Suspend Council waive the 5-day hold for reconsideration. Seconded by Rules: Mr. Richards and carried by the following voice vote: (Approved) Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. The five-day holdover will be waived. Res. 674-20: 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 HAWAII FARM BUREAU FOUNDATION FOR EXPENSES SUPPORTING COVID-19 EMERGENCY FOOD DISTRIBUTION ON HAWAII ISLAND Transfers $15,000 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. 980 Intr. by: Mr. Richards Motion to Approve: Mr. Richards moved to adopt Res. 674-20. Seconded by Ms. Kierkiewicz. Page 37 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 ACTING CHR. EOFF: Mr. Richards, comment? MR. RICHARDS: Yeah, thank you. I have Diane Ley here. Diane, could you come up to the front? (Note: At this time, Research and Development Director Diane Ley came forward to address the members of the Council, via videoconferencing from Hilo.) MR. RICHARDS: I just want to give some background on what this is funding. This is a program that my office has worked on. We came up with it, and it's called the BRIDGES (Big Island Rural Agricultural Industries, Distribution and Growing Enterprise Strategies)Program. What this is, is to feed people. It's no secret that I keep talking about feeding kids. And I came at it from the perspective of I wanted to support agriculture. And as we went into this COVID-19 episode, I was trying to figure out how to support agriculture and also feed people. Well, initially, I had thought that maybe we needed to support through a grant program where we subsidize agriculture, and it dawned on me that it would be better to maintain the economy of agriculture and keep all the little bits working. And so, rather than try to support feeding people that indirectly would support agriculture, I wanted to directly support agriculture that indirectly feeds people. So, it's kind of a win-win. And so, the idea and the concept is pretty simple. We keep the funding going to the farmers and ranchers and to the processors so we keep that economy going. Because as we are starting to emerge from this COVID shutdown, the idea is that the economy is still there and the players are still there. So, now, we can start working on capitalizing on that and going forward. It's very simple. It runs through the Farm Bureau. And what I wanted to do was make it a true public- private event or partnership going forward. So, on the private side, I found funders that were willing to step in and start the program. The other thing was we need to get on this quickly. And one of the things that we know with public money is it takes time to get that coming forth. So, we're able to jump on that and capitalize on the fact that we have the private money coming forward. And then along the way, as Research and Development and the funding was becoming more readily available through the public side, then we're able to expand on that. So, I'm going to let Diane expand on that a little. Please, Diane. MS. LEY: Sure. Thank you. Diane Ley, Director for the Department of Research and Development. So, yes, we were talking with some of our food distributors, that are basically the safety net—primarily, the Food Basket—about the needs as we entered into the COVID emergency and things. The businesses Page 38 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 started shutting down. Families were having to keep their kids home from school, so they weren't getting their morning meals at school. They weren't getting their lunchtime meals. And some of the afterschool programs that also feed children. So, we knew the situation in homes was going to expand the need for food was going to expand exponentially, and yet,people's paychecks were disappearing quickly and their savings. So, the Food Basket and the other partnersI believe there's 160 partner entities that work with them have been stepping up, but we knew that there was going to be that gap. So, the Administration helped to fund partially a position to help coordinate at the Food Basket and then we started targeting and talking to folks like Councilman Richards about where can we get additional resources. So, R&D (Research and Development)put some resources up, but as he said, it takes a little while for us to get contracts out. So, we picked a partner the Farm Bureau. They are nominal cost involved in it. They've got their president volunteering his retiree time and his time off of his ranch to help coordinate. And so, asking farmers, ranchers, goat farmers to provide resources. And so, we've been able to provide the County stepping in along with the private sector foundations being able to contribute to, as Mr. Richards said, keeping farmers and ranchers going, as well as being able to provide food. Just met this week with the Food Basket and they said that being able to secure fruits and vegetables on a regular basis and, very importantly, meats that's beef and chicken—as well as one of our goat dairies who used to provide resources or supply the restaurants and the hotels is able to keep in business, and people are able to enjoy great local goat cheeses. So, yeah, it's been good. At this point in time, I think we're looking at approximately six weeks out for this program funding. So, we'll be continuing to identify future resources. MR. RICHARDS: Thanks, Diane. And just to follow up on that, I think everyone heard the executive director from the Food Basket, Kristin Frost Albrecht. And she had mentioned that the USDA's (United States Department of Agriculture's) supply of their proteins and food coming forth has been impacted. And so, this is filling a void. Initially, we were going to run for a couple three months. I've revised that; I want to try and run this to the end of the year. We're running around 15 to $20,000 a week as far as supplying food. So, I'm seeking other funding right now, again both public and private, to get this forward. So with that, I'm going to turn it back over. Chair, I yield and thanks for letting me expand on this. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Sure, thank you. Any other comments? MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Chair, if I could comment? Page 39 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 ACTING CHR. EOFF: Sure. Go ahead, Ms. Kierkiewicz. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you. And I really want to mahalo Councilman Richards because he has been a phenomenal supporter of a program that my team and I launched six weeks ago, and that's called, "Feed the People." It's in partnership with Chef Hui and Activate Hawaii Aid. And the concept is really simple. We wanted to make sure that Puna,which is economically disfranchised, very financially vulnerable, had the food support that they needed because so many residents that live in the region don't have access to transportation. So, they aren't able to, unfortunately, make it to the food box drops that Food Basket coordinates. So, every week, a volunteer hui and I get together and we work with community captains in communities around Puna, and we distribute 500 bags of food for free. And we are blessed to be able to include, now, two pounds of fresh local beef as well as local vegetables. And I was able to secure grants from a number of foundations around the island. So, leveraging the public-private partnerships and then empowering people to be able to come together and create a comforting meal. And these are great meals. We've got pasta cellentani. This week we're doing a beef faux pho, spam and cabbage, and ground beef broccoli. And so, we are putting together some really fabulous meals. And we're putting our money where our mouth is. We talk about wanting to be food secure and drive that ag (agricultural) economy. BRIDGES make that happen. It helps to support local farmers and ranchers and take it to the next level. So, I'm fully supportive of this concept. Thank you, Council Member Richards. Thank you for helping us to feed the people. Chair, I yield. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you. Any other comments? Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you, Chair. I've been looking for a source of local beef. Who is the beef coming from, Ashley? MS. KIERKIEWICZ: It's coming from Double D Ranch. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Where? MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Double D Ranch. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Double D Ranch. Where is that? MR. RICHARDS: Matt? Tim. Hamakua. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Hamakua? Page 40 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 MR. RICHARDS: Yeah. I can give you Joanna's number later. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: That'd be good. Thank you, Tim. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you. Thank you, all. Are there any other comments or questions? Hearing none, all in favor please say "aye." Vote on Res. 674-20: The motion to adopt Res. 674-20 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Resolution 674 is adopted. Res. 675-20: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION KITS FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 Transfers $4,250 from the Clerk-Council Services —Contingency Relief account (Council District 4); and credits to the Department of Public Works, Administration Other Current Expenses account. Reference: Comm. 981 Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz Motion to Approve: Ms. Kierkiewicz moved to adopt Res. 675-20. Seconded by Mr. Richards. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Any comments? MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you, Chair. I worked really hard with Public Works and Finance, and I want to mahalo them very much for standing up a special account for us so that we can channel our remaining contingency money into Public Works for the purpose of creating beautification kits so that community can feel empowered to malama their communities. I know the State has an Adopt-A-Highway program. And so, looking to do something very similar with this funding stream. So, asking for my colleagues' support on this. Thank you. I yield. Page 41 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 ACTING CHR. EOFF: Thank you. Any other comments? Hearing none, all in favor please say "aye." Vote on Res. 675-20: The motion to adopt Res. 675-20 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Resolution 675 is approved. MR. RICHARDS: Chair? ACTING CHR. EOFF: Councilman Richards. MR. RICHARDS: Yeah. We just made a deal with the five-day holdover, but I'm told we'll wait till the end of this last one. So, okay. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Yeah. I believe Ms. David's going to do that for us. MR. RICHARDS: Okay. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, thank you. Page 42 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Res. 676-20: APPROVES THE SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR THE HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND APPROVES THE NOMINATION OF MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE WESTERN INTERSTATE REGION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Requests the Council's approval to nominate the following: 1) slate of Hawaii State Association of Counties Executive Committee officers and their alternates: Joey Manahan, President(Brandon Elefante, Alternate); Ross Kagawa, Vice President(Mason Chock, Alternate); Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, Secretary (Rebecca Villegas, Alternate); and Kelly T. King, Treasurer (Tamara Paltin, Alternate); 2) slate of officers for the National Association of Counties Board of Directors: KipuKai Kuali`i and Ikaika Anderson; and 3) slate of officers for the Western Interstate Region Board of Directors: Herbert M. "Tim" Richards and Kelly T. King, all for terms beginning July 1, 2020. Reference: Comm. 982 Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz Waived: GREDC Motion to Approve: Ms. Kierkiewicz moved to adopt Res. 676-20. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Ms. Kierkiewicz. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Chair, this is a simple formality. It's part of the process. Every year, we have officers and individual members from the various counties approved to these different boards in anticipation of the incoming fiscal year. And so, considering the times that we are in, the Executive Committee's recommendation—and everyone concurred—is that members serving in their existing capacities continue to serve on. And it is an election year. So, at the end of the year, it's very likely that because a number of Council Members are term- limited, the makeup of HSAC (Hawai`i State Association of Counties) and who serves at these national boards will likely change then. So,just figured it's most efficient to have folks that are currently serving to continue to do so. With that, just asking everyone for their support. I yield. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay, any other comments? Seeing none, all in favor please say "aye." Page 43 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Vote on Res. 676-20: The motion to adopt Res. 676-20 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries and Resolution 676 is approved. Ms. David, did you want to make that motion now for the resolutions? MS. DAVID: No, we'll wait till the end of the agenda just in case we have more. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Chair, can I? ACTING CHR. EOFF: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: I need to do a waive on the ACTING CHR. EOFF: That's what she said. She's going to do it before we close out the whole MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: I just gave Maile David a big thumbs up. MR. HENRICKS: If the purpose is for the resolutions only, then you can go ahead and do that now. That's fine since all the resolutions have been adopted. MS. DAVID: They have been? Okay. Let's do it now, then. MR. HENRICKS: I think that's fine if the Council is willing to accept that motion. MS. DAVID: All right, thanks, Mr. Clerk. Page 44 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Vote on Motion to Ms. David moved to suspend Council Rule 15 to waive the Suspend Council 5-day hold for reconsideration on all resolutions not Rules: previously waived. Seconded by Ms. Poindexter and (Approved) carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Thank you, Ms. David, for that. BILLS FOR The Acting Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, ORDINANCES Bills for Ordinances (First Reading). (FIRST READING): (There were none.) ORDER OF The Acting Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, THE DAY Order of the Day (Second or Final Reading). (SECOND OR FINAL 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) First Reading: June 3, 2020 Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 170 on second and final reading. Seconded by Ms. Poindexter. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Ms. David. MS. DAVID: I just ask for your continued support at second and final reading. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Thank you. All in favor,please say "aye." Page 45 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Vote on Bill 170: The motion to pass Bill 170 on second and final reading (Adopted) was carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Bill 170 is adopted. 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) First Reading: June 3, 2020 Vote on Bill 171: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 171 on second and final (Adopted) reading. Seconded by Ms. Poindexter and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Bill 171 is adopted. Page 46 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 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) First Reading: June 3, 2020 Vote on Bill 172: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 172 on second and final (Adopted) reading. Seconded by Ms. Poindexter and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Bill 172 is approved. 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) First Reading: June 3, 2020 Page 47 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Vote on Bill 173: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 173 on second and final (Adopted) reading. Seconded by Ms. Villegas and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Bill 173 is adopted. 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) First Reading: June 3, 2020 Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 174 on second and final reading. Seconded by Ms. Poindexter. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: I was contacted by a few constituents. They had some concerns with this. Their first concern was that we're not really putting some effort into considering electrical vehicle buses, given the comments we were given by the Administration in the last reading where they would check to see if the requirements that these funds be spent on electric vehicles or alternate energy vehicles were being used for our bus purchases. This comes in light of a few things. We have the Council's emergency proclamation on climate change, the Mayor's commitment to 100 percent renewable energy, public fleet signed in 2017, and then a resolution to purchase hydrogen buses earlier last year. With that said, I am hoping that the Administration can follow what has been done in previous legislation and Page 48 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 incorporate these comments into any RFP (Request for Proposals) language going forward, as we have multiple pieces of legislation pushing us into the future. With that said, I will not be supporting this today. ACTING CHR. EOFF: It doesn't look like there's anybody from Administration to address that. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: I didn't expect there to be. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Okay. Any other comments, Council Members? Hearing none, then, all in favor of approving Bill 174I'm glad Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder put that comment on the record. All in favor, please say "aye." Vote on Bill 174: The motion to pass Bill 174 on second and final reading (Adopted) was carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, and Acting Chair Eoff—7. Noes: Council Members Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder and Villegas —2. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Thank you. 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) First Reading: June 3, 2020 Page 49 Hawaii County Council-44 June 17,2020 Vote on Bill 175: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 175 on second and final (Adopted) reading. Seconded by Ms. Poindexter and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries. Bill 175 is approved. That takes us, I believe, to the end of the agenda. REPORTS: The Acting Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Reports. (There were none.) REFERRALS FOR The Acting Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, EXECUTIVE Referrals for Executive Session. SESSION: (There were none.) OTHER The Acting Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, BUSINESS: Other Business. (There were none.) ANNOUNCE- The Acting Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, MENTS: Announcements. (There were none.) ADJOURN- There being no further business, at 11:17 a.m., Ms. Poindexter moved to adjourn MENT: the meeting. Seconded by Ms. David and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Eoff—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 50 Hawai`i County Council-44 June 17,2020 ACTING CHR. EOFF: Motion carries._ Thank you, Council Members. Have a safe rest of the week. Council"Approval: ' ® 5 2020 44Ia COUNTY 'K JH/dg • Page 51