HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN HSSSC 2021/04/20 2020-2022 Committee on Human Services
and Social Services
3`'d Session
West Hawaii Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai i
April 20, 2021
CALL TO The regular meeting of the Committee on Human Services and Social Services
ORDER: was called to order at 10:02 a.m. in the Council Chambers, Kona, by
Ms. Susan L. K. Lee Loy, Chair.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Ms. Susan L. K. Lee Loy, Chair
Ms. Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, Vice Chair
Mr. Aaron S. Y. Chung, Member
Mr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Member
Ms. Maile Medeiros David, Member
Mr. Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Member
Ms. Heather L. Kimball, Member
Ms. Rebecca Villegas, Member
Absent& Excused: Mr. Herbert M. "Tim" Richards, III, Member
STATEMENTS The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business,
FROM THE Statements from the Public on Agenda Items.
PUBLIC ON
AGENDA ITEMS: (There were none.)
CHR. LEE LOY: Mr. Clerk, Comm. 99, please.
COMMUNI- The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business,
CATIONS: Communications.
Comm. 99: FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 NONPROFIT GRANT REVIEW PROCESS AND
FORMATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE
From Human Services and Social Services Committee Chair Susan L. K. Lee
Loy, dated January 14, 2021, describing the nonprofit grant review process and
requesting formation of an ad hoc committee. The ad hoc committee would
conduct application reviews for the County's annual nonprofit grant awards and
then report its recommendations to the Human Services and Social Services
Committee.
Postponed: February 16, 2021
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(Note: There is a motion by Ms. Kierkiewicz, seconded by Mr. Kaneali`i- Kleinfelder,
to close file on Comm. 99.)
; and
Comm. 99.1: From Finance Director Deanna S. Sako, dated February 12, 2021, transmitting the
applications from eligible nonprofit organizations for the Council's review and
appropriation of funds for the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 nonprofit grant program.
; and
Comm. 99.2: From Finance Director Deanna Sako, dated February 23, 2021,transmitting five
additional nonprofit grant-in-aid applications for the Council's review and
appropriation.
; and
Comm. 99.3: From Finance Director Deanna Sako, dated March 17, 2021,transmitting two
additional nonprofit grant-in-aid applications for the Council's review and
appropriation.
; and
Comm. 99.4: From Human Services and Social Services Committee Chair Susan L. K. Lee
Loy, dated April 1, 2021, transmitting the Ad Hoc Committee's recommendations
for grant funding to nonprofit organizations for inclusion in the County of
Hawaii Operating Budget for the Fiscal Year 2021-2022. A total of 178 eligible
applications were received with requests totaling $6,596,847.02. The
recommendations have been developed through a review of all applications with
each applicant.
CHR. LEE LOY: Thank you, Mr. Clerk. This one's a little different. So
basically what these communications do is basically combine all of the work that
we did on the Nonprofit Grant In Aid Ad Hoc Committee.
And then pursuant to our Charter, if that's correct, and our Code, basically, this is
kind of a placeholder. We allowed the community to review and evaluate our
recommendations. And at our next meeting, we actually will be able to have a
discussion around our awards and any input that the other Council Members may
have at that time.
However, I just want to take some time right now to thank the members of my
committee, the ad hoc committee; Ms. Kierkiewicz, Ms. Kimball, Mr. Richards,
who's not here today. We saw, you know, a number of applicants come through
just asking for just short of$7 million.
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I also want to thank all of our staff. They did a fantastic job with dividing up the
work and tackling it. As Ms. Kierkiewicz always says, "Smallified." We really
smallified the work, and I really want to take a minute to thank all of the staff and
just some of the innovative tools that we used with SignUpGenius and our
scoring. And we'll be able to get more into that at our next committee meeting.
I think, I want to check with the Clerk, is that—we're proceeding accurately?
MR. HENRICKS: Yes. Only on procedural matters, not on the findings or
recommendations itself.
CHR. LEE LOY: Okay. Yeah, my question to the Clerk, was if I could allow my
other colleagues to comment at this time, but I'm going to ask that we save it all
for our next meeting. So with that, if I could get a motion to postpone Comm. 99
and subsequent Communications 99.1, 99.2, 99.3, and 99.4 to our May 4h
Agenda.
Vote on Motion Ms. Kimball moved to postpone Comm's. 99, 99.1,
to Postpone: 99.2, 99.3, and 99.4 to May 4, 2021. Seconded by
(Approved) Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder and carried by the following
voice vote:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Inaba,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Villegas, and Chair Lee Loy–8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Richards – 1.
Excused: None.
ORDER OF The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business,
RESOLUTIONS: Order of Resolutions.
(There were none.)
BILLS FOR The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business,
ORDINANCES: Bills for Ordinances.
(There were none.)
CHR. LEE LOY: So with that, we're at the end of the agenda.
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ADJOURN- There being no further business, at 10:07 a.m. Mr. Inaba moved to adjourn
MENT: the meeting. Seconded by Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder and carried by the
following voice vote:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Inaba,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Villegas, and Chair Lee Loy— 8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Richards— 1.
Excused: None.
CHR. LEE LOY: Meeting adjourned. Thank you so much.
Approved:
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