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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN COUNCIL 2021-04-21 2020-2022 Hawaii County Council 101h Session West Hawaii Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawaii April 21, 2021 INVOCATION: Senior Pastor Sunny Ahn of Kona United Methodist Church gave the morning's invocation. CALL TO The regular meeting of the Hawaii County Council was called to order at ORDER: 9:01 a.m., in the Council Chambers, Kailua-Kona, by Ms. Maile Medeiros David, Chair. ROLL CALL: Present: Ms. Maile Medeiros David, Chair Mr. Aaron S. Y. Chung, Vice Chair Mr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Member Mr. Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Member Ms. Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, Member Ms. Heather L. Kimball, Member Ms. Susan L. K. Lee Loy, Member Ms. Rebecca Villegas, Member Absent& Excused: Mr. Herbert M. "Tim" Richards, III, Member PLEDGE OF The Chair directed the Council to the next order of business, Pledge of ALLEGIANCE: Allegiance. (At this time, Ms. Kimball 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 (Note: At this time, Mr. Chung presented a Certificate of Merit to EXPRESSIONS OF Professor Andrea Ghez for receiving the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics.) CONDOLENCE: STATEMENTS The 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: Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 The following individuals registered to speak and came forward when called by the Chair: Recess: At 9:33 a.m., the Chair called for a recess due to technical difficulties. Reconvene: The meeting reconvened at 9:39 a.m. Robert Golden: Res. 75-21 (Comm. 178), in support. Misti Padilla: Res. 84-21 (Comm. 190), in support. APPROVAL The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Approval OF MINUTES: of Minutes. Vote on Approval Ms. Lee Loy moved to approve the Minutes of March 17, of Minutes: 2021. Seconded by Mr. Inaba and carried by the (Approved) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards — 1. Excused: None. Vote on Approval Ms. Lee Loy moved to approve the Minutes of April 7, of Minutes: 2021. Seconded by Mr. Inaba and carried by the (Approved) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards — 1. Excused: None. COMMUNI- The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, CATIONS: Communications. (There were none.) ORDER OF The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Order of RESOLUTIONS: Resolutions. Page 2 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 Res. 73-21: AUTHORIZES THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE 2019 INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII Presents for the County Council's consideration an updated integrated Solid Waste Management Plan, as required pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 342G, Part III. Reference: Comm. 175 Intr. by: Mr. Richards (B/R) Approve: RAWEEMC-10 Motion to Approve: Mr. Inaba moved to adopt Res. 73-21 and Regenerative Agriculture, Water, Energy and Environmental Management Committee Report No. 10. Seconded by Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. CHR. DAVID: Any discussion, Council Members? MR. KANEALII-KLEINFELDER: Chair? CHR. DAVID: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. MR. KANEALII-KLEINFELDER: Yeah, I just want toI didn't get a chance to talk at the last meeting because we cut the item short. I read through that plan, and I got an email from a good friend of mine over the weekend who basically challenged our County and said, "Look, you guys have a Zero Waste plan, and nothing about this plan is zero waste. It's that simple." And I think that sums it up pretty well. So, without having a lengthy discussion, as I said before, I'm disappointed in that plan that was put forward. Disappointed for two reasons: It came forward late, and besides that, if you read through that plan, almost every single initiative or idea that was presented at the last plan has yet to be implemented, did not get implemented, or is still in discussion after ten years. And so, without being too lengthy, I think we need to expect more out of our planning going forward for how we deal with solid waste and any kind of waste in this County. We have very finite resources and we need to do better. Thank you for the time, Chair. CHR. DAVID: Thank you, Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. Mr. Inaba, go ahead. MR. INABA: Yeah, I spoke with Chair Richards this morning regarding this resolution. And I believe Director Mansour will be coming back at some point to further explain where we are in terms of the whole department. I know it's an ongoing conversation. So, Chair Richards wanted us to move along with this resolution. Page 3 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 But I will echo the mana`o of Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. We know that there were, I think, six themes that were boiled down from 80-something recommendations that came into this plan, and we keep hearing that it's a lack of funding. But if we can hopefully just choose one theme or one strategy to accomplish so we have something down the next time this plan needs to get updated. And like I mentioned two weeks ago, if we can get the next plan done on time. The Administration's changed so I'm asking that our civil employees who don't change make sure that this stuff gets done because you folks are here throughout. So, that's all I have to say. Mahalo. CHR. DAVID: Mahalo, Mr. Inaba. Anyone else? Mr. Chung, go ahead. MR. CHUNG: I'll just reiterate briefly what I said at Committee. I'm very troubled by us having to accept the 2019 plan here in 2021. CHR. DAVID: Thank you. Anyone else? Seeing none, all right. Yes, there's a lot of concern about this. Duly noted, Mr. Chung and Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder and also Mr. Inaba. So, hopefully, that I was told that this would not be the final discussion about this matter. So, I would respect the request of Mr. Inaba, and I'll take the vote on this matter knowing that it's not going to be the last time we see this. So, all those in favor of adopting Resolution 73-21, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 73-21: The motion to adopt Res. 73-21 and Regenerative (Adopted) Agriculture, Water, Energy and Environmental Management Committee Report No. 10 was carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards — 1. Excused: None. Res. 75-21: URGES THE ADMINISTRATION TO CONDUCT A STUDY TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF AVAILABLE AND AFFORDABLE PROPERTY INSURANCE FOR RESIDENTS OF LAVA ZONES 1 AND 2 Requests the Department of Finance to investigate and explore all possible mechanisms, including a captive insurance company, to provide affordable property insurance to "High Risk"properties within Lava Zones 1 and 2, and provide its findings by October 31, 2021. Reference: Comm. 178 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder Approve: GOREDC-11 Page 4 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 (Note: Comm. 178.3, from Council Member Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder dated April 16, 2021, transmitting proposed amendments to Res. 75-21, was circulated.) Motion to Approve: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder moved to adopt Res. 75-21 and Governmental Operations, Relations and Economic Development Committee Report No. 11. Seconded by Mr. Inaba. CHR. DAVID: Go ahead, Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Mahalo, Chair. I'd like to recognize Bob Golden's testimony and mahalo him for being here today. I was reached out to by many people who are in favor of this. Ultimately, it's hard to make it to testimony for people who have nine-to-five jobs. The reality is the price of insurance is going to drive our local families away from being able to afford homes they have or want to purchase in Lava Zones 1 or 2. It's an extremely large area. It takes up a large part of Districts 4 and 5. It affects thousands of homeowners. HPIA (Hawai`i Property Insurance Association) is, basically, the only lender—insurance agency willing to provide insurance to those folks, and we're seeing rates as high as about$5,000 a monthsorry, $5,000 a year on top of every other insurance that we carry here in Hawaii due to hurricanes and other things. At the request of the Council, I worked with the Legislative Research Branch. Specifically, I'd like to compliment Dennis Kauka for helping me with an amendment, given some of the comments that were made. You'll find it in your pinkie's folder, Communication No. 178.3. Motion to Amend: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder moved to amend Res. 75-21 with the contents of Comm. 178.3. Seconded by Mr. Inaba. CHR. DAVID: Go ahead on the amendment. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: So, the amendment really takes into account what was said at the meeting. I did reach out to the State. I've yet to receive any response from the State insurance commission. I have heard from different folks in the community that they have asked for the same thing, and apparently, there may be some kind of an investigation going on in the commissioners' behalf, but I've yet to verify that for myself. If you read through this, we basically ask for the State insurance commission, the DCCA (Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs), to take the reins as far as what is happening in Puna. And thisalthough, I'm not clearing the County of that responsibility because I do feel that the County needs to work with. But I really feel that we need to drive the decision-making process and not just take a Page 5 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 back seat. It's our responsibility to take care of these kinds of issues. This is, again, good social policy because these are our residents who need us to act. If there's further questions from the Council on the amendment, I'd love to hear them. But this is in conjunction with what was said at the last meeting. Chair, for now, I yield. CHR. DAVID: Thank you, Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. Anyone else wants to—is Finance ? No? Anyone else wants to weigh in? Mr. Chung, I'm sorry, go ahead. MR. CHUNG: Yeah. Mr. Clerk, is this okay, though, as far as changing the title on the resolution? MR. HENRICKS: Yes. There's no issue there with the unlike a bill, you can. MR. CHUNG: Okay. All right. In as much as this reflects what several members of the Council had suggested during the last go around, I'll definitely support it. I was very concerned about how the first resolution had kind of set the—or put the Finance Department in a rather awkward position. And I was worried that we were possibly setting them up for failure, not intentionally of course. I feel more comfortable with this, but I have to note that this actually runs counter to what Robert Golden was advocating. I think he said something about State being a little too far away, and if we do, things will be here. But I guess working between the State and the County Administration might work. I don't know. Thank you. CHR. DAVID: Thank you, Mr. Chung. Anyone else? Ms. Kimball, go ahead. MS. KIMBALL: I'll be supporting this, too, today, as I do think it incorporates everything that we discussed in the previous hearing on it. I believeClerk, am I correct that this will come before us again because we are amending it today? MR. HENRICKS: That's a possibility. MS. KIMBALL: Okay, because I would like to get some feedback from the State in terms of their actual willingness. And I understand you haven't had a reply from them yet. But I'm hoping that if we have the opportunity to discuss this further, we have some feedback from them about their willingness to do this work. Thank you, Chair. I yield. CHR. DAVID: Thank you, Ms. Kimball. Anyone else? Then that being said, I think, Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, I want to thank you for your efforts in amending your resolution. And I believe including the State in this was—and hopefully the support of this Council will demonstrate that this is an important issue for this island. And I thank you for doing that. So, that being said, all those in favor of Page 6 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 approving Resolution 75 no, I'm sorry, the amendment. We're going to vote on the amendment first. All those in favor of amending Resolution 75-21 with the contents of Communication 178.3,please say "aye." Vote on Motion to The motion to amend Res. 75-21 with the contents of Amend: Comm. 178.3 was carried by the following voice vote: (Approved) Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards — 1. Excused: None. CHR. DAVID: Any discussion on the resolution, as amended? MR. HENRICKS: Madam Chair? The Rules state that the matter will be held over for the next meeting due to the amendment. CHR. DAVID: Okay, unless we suspend the Rules. But you want to hold this over and go through the regular ? Your call, Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: I'd rather not. I think time is of the essence. But as I said, I put in a phone call to the State and still received no phone call. On that point, my due diligence has been done. And sometimes as a Council, we have to take an action and then send a message to the State when the people's voice needs to be heard. And so, again, acting on behalf of our citizens and trying to make and find solutions instead of waiting and putting things on the back burner. CHR. DAVID: According to County Clerk, we need a motion to suspend the Rules. Mr. Clerk? Yeah. Vote on Motion to Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder moved to suspend Council Suspend Council Rule 24 to waive the holdover for the substantive Rules: amendment of Res. 75-21. Seconded by Mr. Inaba and (Approved) carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards — 1. Excused: None. Page 7 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 Vote on Res. 75-21: The motion to adopt Res. 75-21, as amended to Draft 2, Draft 2 and Governmental Operations, Relations and Economic (Adopted) Development Committee Report No. 11 was carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards — 1. Excused: None. Res. 76-21: AUTHORIZES THE ACCEPTANCE OF A DONATION OF A WATER POLO LANE LINE COURSE TO THE COUNTY OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION The donation,provided by the USA Women's Water Polo Team, is valued at approximately $5,500 and would be used at the Kona Community Aquatic Center in Kailua-Kona. Reference: Comm. 179 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) Approve: FC-28 Motion to Approve: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder moved to adopt Res. 76-21 and Finance Committee Report No. 28. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy. CHR. DAVID: Go ahead, Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. MR. KANEALII-KLEINFELDER: I look forward to everyone's continued support. We had a discussion at committees two weeks ago and everyone seemed very positive at the time. Mahalo. CHR. DAVID: Thank you. Anyone else? Seeing none, all those in favor of adopting Resolution 76-21, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 76-21: The motion to adopt Res. 76-21 and Finance Committee (Adopted) Report No. 28 was carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards — 1. Excused: None. Page 8 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 Res. 77-21: ADOPTS THE 2021 COUNTY OF HAWAII ACTION PLAN FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM, HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM, AND HOUSING TRUST FUNDS PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO EXECUTE AND SUBMIT THE ACTION PLAN AND ALL OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND STATE OF HAWAII HOUSING FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION The 2021 County of Hawaii Action Plan describes the projects and activities that will be executed by the County to provide decent housing, suitable and safe living environments, and accessibility for disabled individuals to public facilities using the County's share of Community Development Block Grant program funds. Reference: Comm. 180 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) Approve: FC-29 Motion to Approve: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder moved to adopt Res. 77-21 and Finance Committee Report No. 29. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy. CHR. DAVID: Go ahead, Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. MR. KANEALII-KLEINFELDER: Again, we had discussion in committees and look forward to everyone's continued support. CHR. DAVID: Thank you. Anyone else? Seeing none, all those in favor of approving Resolution 77-21, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 77-21: The motion to adopt Res. 77-21 and Finance Committee (Adopted) Report No. 29 was carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards — 1. Excused: None. Page 9 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 Res. 79-21: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR FOR THE HAWAII ISLAND CHEF CHALLENGE SHOW Transfers $1,000 from the Clerk-Council Services —Contingency Relief account (Council District 3); and credits to the Office of the Mayor, Office of Management Other Current Expenses account. Reference: Comm. 185 Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy Motion to Ms. Lee Loy moved to postpone Res. 79-21 to May 5, Postpone: 2021. Seconded by Mr. Inaba. MR. HENRICKS: Madam Chair, we would need a main motion to adopt first and then the motion to postpone. CHR. DAVID: Oh, I see. Okay. Sorry, Ms. Lee Loy. Go ahead. Motion to Approve: Ms. Lee Loy moved to adopt Res. 79-21. Seconded by Mr. Inaba. Vote on Motion to Ms. Lee Loy moved to postpone Res. 79-21 to May 5, Postpone: 2021. Seconded by Mr. Inaba and carried by the following (Approved) voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards — 1. Excused: None. CHR. DAVID: This matter is postponed to May 5�'. Res. 84-21: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO IKAIKAMAULOA YOUTH FOUNDATION INC. TO ASSIST WITH EXPENSES RELATED TO ITS KONA GOLD BOXING CLUB Transfers $3,000 from the Clerk-Council Services —Contingency Relief account (Council District 8); and credits to the Department of Liquor Control, Public Programs account. Reference: Comm. 190 Intr. by: Mr. Inaba Page 10 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 Motion to Approve: Mr. Inaba moved to adopt Res. 84-21. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy. CHR. DAVID: Mr. Inaba, go ahead. MR. INABA: Mahalo. Just asking for my colleagues' support. We had Misti and Kaleo here to explain the good work that they started in the middle of this pandemic to provide a facility here in KonaI think the only boxing ring here in Kona. And we see just numerous community members using the facility and wanting to continue to support those efforts that they've started. So, mahalo for your folks' support. CHR. DAVID: Mahalo, Mr. Inaba. Anyone else? Seeing none, all those in favor of approving Resolution 84-21, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 84-21: The motion to adopt Res. 84-21 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards — 1. Excused: None. Res. 85-21: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO ST. JAMES' EPISCOPAL CHURCH FOR THE PA`AUILO COMMUNITY MEAL PROGRAM AT ST. COLUMBA'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH TO HELP THE COMMUNITY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND RECOVERY PERIOD Transfers $3,000 from the Clerk-Council Services —Contingency Relief account (Council District 1); and credits to the Department of Research and Development, Business Development account. Reference: Comm. 191 Intr. by: Ms. Kimball Motion to Approve: Ms. Kimball moved to adopt Res. 85-21. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy. CHR. DAVID: Go ahead, Ms. Kimball. MS. KIMBALL: Thank you. Just asking for my colleagues' support in supporting this really great program. Pa`auilo, where this is located, is both a food desert and one of the areas that was hit hardest by the unemployment related Page 11 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 to tourism over the duration of COVID (coronavirus disease) here in our community. They're doing great work in providing food, and this will go a very long way with them. I know they will spend it well. So, mahalo. CHR. DAVID: Thank you very much. Anyone else? Seeing none, all those in favor of approving Resolution 85-21, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 85-21: The motion to adopt Res. 85-21 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards — 1. Excused: None. Res. 86-21: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO LAUPAHOEHOE TRAIN MUSEUM, A DESIGNATED RESILIENCE HUB, TO SUPPORT ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND RECOVERY PERIOD Transfers $2,500 from the Clerk-Council Services —Contingency Relief account (Council District 1); and credits to the Department of Research and Development, Business Development account. Reference: Comm. 192 Intr. by: Ms. Kimball Motion to Approve: Ms. Kimball moved to adopt Res. 86-21. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy. CHR. DAVID: Go ahead. MS. KIMBALL: Thank you, Chair. Another great program for people in the Hamakua District who have been doing a lot. They were a Vibrant Hawaii resilient hub providing food for the community, providing Wi-Fi access for the kids, a place for tutoring, a place to study. And they're continuing to connect on a lot of different innovative food resilience measures. So, very happy to support this organization and just asking for the Council's support. Mahalo. Thank you, Chair. CHR. DAVID: Thank you, Ms. Kimball. Anyone else? MS. LEE LOY: Yes, Chair. Page 12 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 CHR. DAVID: Go ahead, Ms. Lee Loy. MS. LEE LOY: Thank you. Ms. Kimball, thank you. We rarely speak on other people's contingencies. We just always support. But this one really emerged out of our nonprofit grant-in-aid as solutions, and I really do appreciate the good work that they are doing. And although it says Laupahoehoe Train Museum, they really are an umbrella nonprofit that's really taking care of our Hamakua Coast. I don't know if that really gets elevated in these contingency resolutions, but I just needed to share that they really are driving solutions in that community. So, thank you for supporting them. I'll be supporting this resolution for sure. Thank you so much. I yield. CHR. DAVID: Thank you, Ms. Lee Loy. Anyone else? Seeing none, all those in favor of approving Resolution 86-21, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 86-21: The motion to adopt Res. 86-21 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—7. Noes: None. Absent: Council Members Inaba and Richards —2. Excused: None. Res. 87-21: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO HAMAKUA YOUTH FOUNDATION, INC., A DESIGNATED RESILIENCE HUB, TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY SERVICES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND RECOVERY PERIOD Transfers $3,000 from the Clerk-Council Services —Contingency Relief account (Council District 1); and credits to the Department of Research and Development, Business Development account. Reference: Comm. 193 Intr. by: Ms. Kimball Motion to Approve: Ms. Kimball moved to adopt Res. 87-21. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy. CHR. DAVID: Go ahead. MS. KIMBALL: Thank you, Chair. Yes, another organization that really went active with COVID in supporting the community,providing meals, providing activities for keiki, resources, tutoring, internet connectivity. Again, another Page 13 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 organization like the Laupahoehoe Train Museum, which is really a seed for a lot of different organizations. And they really are a part of a larger community and I love the work they do. So, happy to support them and asking my colleagues to support as well. Thank you, Chair. CHR. DAVID: Thank you for that. Anyone else? Seeing none, all those in favor of approving Resolution 87-21, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 87-21: The motion to adopt Res. 87-21 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—7. Noes: None. Absent: Council Members Inaba and Richards —2. Excused: None. Res. 93-21: AUTHORIZES THE ACCEPTANCE OF A DONATION OF MOSAIC ALPHABET TILE BOARDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION The donation,provided by Gerdine Markus and made in collaboration with 11 other local artists and valued at$12,000, would be placed on pillars surrounding Lincoln Park. Reference: Comm. 201 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) Waived: FC Motion to Approve: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder moved to adopt Res. 93-21. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy. CHR. DAVID: Go ahead. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: This item was asked to be waived from committees to Council. The title is very self-explanatory. But what's neat is you had a number of artists come forward, like 12 artists actually, and they created these mosaic the boards. They're a good value, $12,000, for Lincoln Park. Parks and Rec (Recreation) is here as well as, I think, Gerdine Markus. So, if you want to come up, you guys can come up and just give us a brief description of how this neat collaboration between the County and our local artists happened and what we can expect. And thank you for being here today. (Note: At this time, Parks and Recreation Director Maurice Messina and Gerdine Markus came forward to address the members of the Council, via videoconferencing from Hilo.) Page 14 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 MR. MESSINA: Maurice Messina, Director of Parks and Recreation. This donation has been in the works for, I believe, over a year already and we've got Gerdine here to talk about the tiles, the mosaics, and what it took to create them. We believe this will be a great addition to Lincoln Park. With the addition of the security guard that we have at Lincoln Park, we're seeing a lot more kids and families show up. And we believe that this will help the kids with their alphabets. So, Gerdine? MS. MARKUS: Yeah. Thank you, Council, for hearing me about this. Like Maurice said, we have been working on this for about three years. And due to COVID the boards were ready last year this time, and due to COVID, we could not get them installed. The reason why we started this project was I was inspired. We talked about inspiration before. I was inspired by the park itself: the location, the layout of the park, and the pillars that surround the park. And being a music educator and teaching my four- and five-year-olds the musical alphabet, which is only seven lettersA, B, C, D, E, F, GI was counting the pillars and, to and behold, there were 24. And the two corner pillars had two sides to themso, 26. There you go. I also noticed that the park was under used. I've been living in Hilo for about 30 years and it's a beautiful park. It went through some turbulation. And I thought that putting these boards on the outside of the pillars would enhance the attraction of the park and get families and children there again to use the beautiful playground donated by Dr. Oda, and learn about the alphabet, walk around, touch the tiles, and learn the letters and look at the pictures. So, I introduced that idea to a couple of other mosaic artists and everybody was very excited. And here we are. I brought the "p for panda"today for you to look at. They're 15 by 18. They are measured so they fit exactly on the pillars. And I hope finally they will be installed in May with help of Parks and Recreation. We, then, will cover the corners, which are where the screw holes are. And they will be ready to go, and they can be enjoyed by the whole community. Thank you. I hope you will accept our donation. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Mahalo for that brief presentation, and I think you're going to find us very supportive of this. My only comment is just how neat it is when things line up—like you said, the number of pillars being exactly 26. I don't know why the world works like that sometimes, but it's always amazing when it does. So, mahalo. MS. MARKUS: I thought it was pretty unique too. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Mahalo. I'm going to yield for my other Council Members, but mahalo for being here today. Page 15 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 CHR. DAVID: Thank you, Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. Anyone else? Oh, go ahead, Mr. Chung. MR. CHUNG: Thank you. Yeah, I wanted to thank Gerdine too. Gerdine was my kids' long-time piano instructor in Hilo when she was living there. She now lives in Nanawale. And that's why I think she had a fondness for that area down there at Lincoln Park. So, I wanted to thank her and her group. But I think we'd all be remiss if we didn't recognize the efforts of former Director Roxcie Waltjen in trying to advance this thing through. But thank you very much, Maurice, for actually bringing this to fruition. Really appreciate it. Oh, and also that panda is really significant. I don't think—Gerdine didn't mention it but she really loves pandas. Her whole studio is just replete with panda images and stuffed animals and all of that. All right. CHR. DAVID: Thank you for that, Mr. Chung. Anyone else? Ms. Kimball, go ahead. MS. KIMBALL: Thank you, Chair. Yeah, I just want to also say mahalo both to the former Director and to Director Messina for seeing this through. Lincoln Park has a special place in my heart. When my kids were small, before they went to school, we would go to Keiki Steps and then head over to Lincoln Park to play for a couple hours until it was nap time. And it's really been wonderful to watch the evolution of that park, which has come through some dark times, and to really see it be renewed as a place for families. It really kind of chokes me up a little bit since there was so muchI have so many fond memories there. And I will also say that it is Lincoln Park that is the reason I'm in politics today because I started to organize against the really inappropriate signage there. And one of the folks said, "Hey, you should run for office," and that's where it all started. So, thank you so much for this beautiful art, and it's a wonderful contribution to a very special place in our town. Aloha. CHR. DAVID: Mahalo, Ms. Kimball, for that. Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, go ahead. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. I couldn't help but, yeah, I was thinking about that man with his signs, and I am so glad he is not there anymore. I had many things go through my head about what I could do to help alleviate that problem, but eventually, it took care of itself. So, thank you for bringing that up, Ms. Kimball. CHR. DAVID: Thank you, Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. Anyone else? Seeing none, I just really wanted to echo our mahalo for the donation and the beautiful Page 16 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 artwork and Director and former Director of Parks and Rec for making this happen. So, with that, all those in favor of approving Resolution 93-21, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 93-21: The motion to adopt Res. 93-21 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David–8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards – 1. Excused: None. Res. 94-21: AUTHORIZES THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII Funds in the amount of$150,000 would be provided to the University of Hawaii to provide research for the establishment of shoreline and riparian setbacks. Reference: Comm. 203 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) Waived: FC Motion to Approve: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder moved to adopt Res. 94-21. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy. (Note: At this time, Planning Program Manager April Surprenant came forward to address the members of the Council, via videoconferencing.) CHR. DAVID: Go ahead, Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. MR. KANEALII-KLEINFELDER: This item was asked to be waived from Committee as well due to the need for the funding. I asked Ms. April Surprenant to be here today, and I see her on her Zoom screen. Ms. Surprenant,please go ahead and explain what the funding's for, what you're doing, and the need for the waiver. MS. SURPRENANT: Aloha. April Surprenant with the Planning Department. Thank you, Chair and Council Members. We already have the funding. You all have already approved the funding that we have for this project, so this is simply permission to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the university to do part of the science research related to this particular project. So, we have two sources of funding. One is from the Coastal Zone Management program and the other is a hazard mitigation—from the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) hazard mitigation program. So, we're using a Page 17 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 portion of that to work with UH (University of Hawaii) to do some science analysis and field data collection to better inform the information that we need in order to update our shoreline setback regulations. This is something that the other counties have been doing for many years and it's been a long time coming. We've been talking about it a lot. We finally were able to secure some grants to help us with that. It will continue through the future. This is one of those projects and processes that will always evolve and need to be updated and add more data. But we'll be developing the methodology and creating that pattern. So, as we get additional funds, additional grants, we can continue the work. So, that's what this is for. Happy to answer any questions. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Mahalo, ma'am. Thank you for that. We had our budget discussions last week, and we discussed with Civil Defense how much of our County infrastructure needed necessary County infrastructure is in the tsunami inundation zone. Does that tie into this at all? MS. SURPRENANT: Perhaps a little. It would be a consideration in the overall data, but we're specifically looking closer to the coastline than just the tsunami zone and looking at the SMA (Special Management Area), the actual shoreline setback needs that we need to update in terms of the SMA and when we issue SMA permits and things of that nature through the planning commission. Also, it's a little bit more detailed than that, but that data is being considered in the overall. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: That's good. If you look at the map, it breaks down who's where: Civil Defense, County building, State building they all just seem to fall right within that zone. So, if you can, touch bases with Talmadge if you haven't already and just— MS. ustMS. SURPRENANT: Oh, absolutely. He's in the mix. He's a team member. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. Beautiful. Well, thank you for being here today, Ms. Surprenant. I'm going to yield to the other Council Members. CHR. DAVID: Thank you, Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder and Ms. Surprenant. Mr. Inaba, go ahead. MR. INABA: Hi, April. I have a question. Here in the B-52, it says it's for two coastal areas on Hawaii Island. Where specifically is this research going to be done? MS. SURPRENANT: We're looking at two specific locations to start this process to look at both coastal and riparian hazards and gather science in those particular areas. One is Honoli`i. And the other, we have a couple of different options in Kona. I'm sorry, I don't know exactly which of those locations they are, but I'm Page 18 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 happy to get that to your office after this. But we're looking in a couple of locations, and we're working with UH to best determine which location would give us the most information to be the most useful. But we're looking at both coastal and riparian. So, we're looking at where streams enter the shoreline. Honoli`i is a great example. MR. INABA: Okay, thank you. And does this research inform just those specific areas or the broader coastline of the island? MS. SURPRENANT: It would be applied more broadly with like locations. So, the point is to—we have so many different coastal typologies around the whole island. We're also hoping, through UH they have some other analysis, which is one of the reasons why we want to work with UH. They have some other analysis and coastal work that they're doing. So, we're hoping to wrap the work that they are doing and the information that they receive into the work that we are also engaging in. So, we're looking for that partnership and collaboration to share the analysis and information. But in looking at these two locations, like I said, we're looking at places that occur in other areas of the island. And so, it's more of the typology and not location specific. MR. INABA: Thank you. And then, last question, you mentioned that some of the other counties have been working on similar projects. Are we collaborating with them as well to inform what we're doing here? MS. SURPRENANT: Absolutely. MR. INABA: Or to what extent are we doing that? MS. SURPRENANT: Yes, absolutely. So, we are active partners in the ORMP (Ocean Resources Management Plan), which is the ocean management program that is run through the Office of Planning. And so, we are actively involved with all of the counties in that program as well as just individually. We do collaborate with them a lot. So, we're borrowing some of the methodologies that they have used in the past and applying that into our system as well. MR. INABA: Thank you, April. I appreciate it. Chair, I yield. MS. SURPRENANT: You're very welcome. CHR. DAVID: Thank you, Mr. Inaba. Ms. Villegas, go ahead. MS. VILLEGAS: Aloha, April. Great to see you. MS. SURPRENANT: You too. Page 19 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 MS. VILLEGAS: Yeah, looking forward to seeing you in person again sometime soon. Actually, Holeka asked the question that I was going to ask as to what the locations were for the study. And thank you for explaining and taking into consideration replicable sites on both sides of the island, which are indicative and represent the issues most effectively. I just was remembering when we were at the Hawaii State planning conference in Maui, what, two years ago now. There were a lot of conversations about increasing setbacks due to climate change, sea-level rise, and whatnot. And I was just wondering, as you were talking about the reconsiderations of SMA permits and the specifics involved in the numbers exactly of how far the setbacks should be, is that something that is being incorporated here? Is that all related? Is that kind of a part of this process? MS. SURPRENANT: Yes, it is part of the process. I would say it's too early to say if setbacks will increase or not. The point is to have more science-based setbacks instead of just an arbitrary distance. And so, that's what the State provides as a minimum. But all of the other counties have incorporated a science approach, which is really looking at the erosion rates and what's actually happening with our coastline, and then applying those methodologies to determining what various setbacks could be. We have additional challenges because we have so many different—it's very easy, actually, to do the more open-beach type locations, typologies. It's much more difficult to do some of the cliff situations that we have. Hamakua's a good example. Even North Kohala and Ka`u are very different, with North Kohala having a lot of wind and coastal erosion with the type of soil conditions that they have there. And then Ka`u, for example, which is a very rocky and a much slower eroding-type process. So, it's looking at those different types of typologies, understanding what the sea-level rise factor is with all of the State's science that has gone into that subject matter and is continually updated on a regular basis. Dr. Chip Fletcher has been a big part of that, as well as the State. So, we're taking all of that data and information into consideration in looking at developing our own science-based way to determine what the setbacks should be, which is really about protecting the public health and safety regarding development that may happen in those areas. And also being respectful and protecting the natural and near-shore coastal environment. MS. VILLEGAS: Thank you, April. That is incredibly all-encompassing and I really appreciate the leadership that's being taken to incorporate a science perspective and gathering all the data to make sure that the decisions that are made are made with the best information possible. Page 20 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 It also brings me back to in the last term, the Council, we passed a resolution urging the Mayor to sign on to the climate litigation that the other counties have signed on to, which it will be a number of years as this litigation moves through the different courts. But I remember one of the comments from our prior Administration being "Well, we didn't need to join in as a County because we have so many cliffs. So, we won't be as directly impacted by sea-level rise and climate change." I strongly disagree with that statement. And I am hopeful that, as this study continues and the data becomes available, that perhaps with this new Administration and working together we can encourage our new Mayor to sign on to that litigation, and potentially then provide more resources for studies like this and for the mitigation of what is coming and what is happening. So, thank you for your leadership and continued support of programs like this and collaborating with UH. Really appreciate it. I yield. CHR. DAVID: Thank you, Ms. Villegas. Ms. Kimball, go ahead. MS. KIMBALL: Thank you, Chair. Good morning, April. Nice to see you. What's the duration of this research project? MS. SURPRENANT: So, this first piece that we're doing with UH should be complete by the end of the year. We actually have a hard deadline to meet the requirements of the grant that we're using for it, the Coastal Zone Management grant. So, we have a hard deadline by the end of this year. And UH has indicated that they will be able to meet that deadline. MS. KIMBALL: And are you working with the Manoa campus or with Hilo's campus? MS. SURPRENANT: Hilo geography—GIS (Geographic Information System) team. MS. KIMBALL: Great. Okay. And have you ? MS. SURPRENANT: They're very familiar. MS. KIMBALL: Yeah, my buddies. Yeah, I think you've identified one of the real gaps that we have in understanding coastal erosion behaviors. We understand a lot about what happens in low-lying areas and in beach areas, but our various cliffside types across this island definitely put us in a more challenging position with regard to actual scientific-based decision-making and coastal management. I have gotten a lot of inquiries from constituents in the Hamakua area about what the County plans to do. So, I hope by the end of this year when you do have some information, I'd love to have you come back or some of the folks doing the Page 21 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 research come back either to the climate change in the Planning Committee and share with us what you've learned because there is a lot of interest out there in this particular data set. Thank you, Chair. I yield. MS. SURPRENANT: Yeah, I would be happy to do that. Like I said, this first piece with UH is more of the analysis. And there will be a report that comes out with that analysis, but then that will then be used for a different contract, which we're going out through professional service for a private consultant to help with the second part, which is really to develop that analysis into a process. And looking at drafting alternate or amendments to our regulations for shoreline setbacks based on that science and analysis. So, it's kind of a two part. The second part is probably a year or so after the end of this year. So, it will be about two years before we really start to see the final results of this overall project. But this first piece, we should see something by the end of the year. MS. KIMBALL: Great. Thank you, April. CHR. DAVID: Thank you, Ms. Kimball. Anyone else? Seeing none, I just want to say, Ms. Surprenant, thank you so much for doing this. I think it's long overdue. It's something that really was on everybody's mind, especially in the planning community. And so, I really thank you for all your hard work and your dedication in this. And so, with that, all those in favor of approving Resolution 94-21, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 94-21: The motion to adopt Res. 94-21 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards — 1. Excused: None. Res. 95-21: AUTHORIZES THE ACCEPTANCE OF A DONATION OF A SELF- CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS AIR COMPRESSOR FROM THE STATE OF HAWAII TO THE HAWAII FIRE DEPARTMENT The donation, valued at approximately $6,000, would be used to fill air tanks at the Waiakea Fire Station. Reference: Comm. 204 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) Waived: FC Page 22 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 Motion to Approve: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder moved to adopt Res. 95-21. Seconded by Mr. Inaba. (Note: At this time, Assistant Fire Chief Darwin Okinaka came forward to address the members of the Council, via videoconferencing.) CHR. DAVID: Go ahead, Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: As you can all read, this is for a self- contained breathing apparatus air compressor donation. And Assistant Fire Chief Ian Smith was not available, and I believe Mr. Okinaka is here to discuss with us. Mr. Okinaka, go ahead. MR. OKINAKA: Hi. Good morning, everyone. Darwin Okinaka, Assistant Fire Chief, Hawaii Fire Department. Yeah, so, this is a project that we started a little over a year ago, and it's to replace a self-contained breathing apparatus. Basically, we kind of talked about this in our budget hearing where Council Member Kierkiewicz mentioned about a few SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) compressors that we wanted to purchase. So, this is something that was already in the works, and finally, I'm glad to say we have it going because we are in need of replacing our compressors. So, when the Hilo ARFF (Airport Rescue Fire Fighting) station rebuilt and they made their new station, they bought a new compressor. So, they had this older compressor that was sitting there and available, so they offered it to us. Long story short, we finally have it here. We're going to have it—actually, we have it installed at the Waiakea Fire Station and are about ready to get it retrofitted and utilized to fill our bottles, actually. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you, sir. I appreciate that brief summary. This is good. We need this kind of thing to happen more often. MR. OKINAKA: Definitely. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Just for my information on the back end, this allows us to fill up our tanks that we need for our firefighters in the field? MR. OKINAKA: Correct, yeah. So, our self-contained breathing apparatus, which is the air packs that we use to do structural firefighting or any type of firefighting when we need clean, breathing air. Also, scuba tanks, the scuba dive tanks for our rescue personnel—when they do scuba diving, sorry. So, that's what this compressor will do. Page 23 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 MR. KANEALII-KLEINFELDER: I mean, do we use this? It's like a Monday through Friday kind of a thing? Or we use these kinds of thingsI mean, I know you don't know when your emergencies are going to happen, but is the equipment in use all the time? Or is it just randomly, as needed? MR. OKINAKA: Yeah,just as needed. So, if we have a rescue and we have to do dives, then we use the scuba tanks and then we have to refill them. And the same goes for fires if we have a fire. We had a structural fire last night where we used tanks. So, it needs to get refilled. That's when we would utilize this mainly when we have incidents and we have to use the tanks. MR. KANEALII-KLEINFELDER: Okay. Thank you very much. I appreciate that. MR. OKINAKA: You're welcome. MR. KANEALII-KLEINFELDER: Chair, I yield for now. CHR. DAVID: Thank you, Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. Anyone else? Seeing none, all those in favor of approving Resolution 95-21, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 95-21: The motion to adopt Res. 95-21 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards — 1. Excused: None. Res. 96-21: 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 COUNTY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL FOR THE PURCHASE OF CITRIC ACID TO CONTROL COQUI FROGS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 7 Transfers $2,500 from the Clerk-Council Services —Contingency Relief account (Council District 7); and credits to the Department of Research and Development, Agriculture Other Current Expenses account. Reference: Comm. 205 Intr. by: Ms. Villegas Motion to Approve: Ms. Villegas moved to adopt Res. 96-21. Seconded by Mr. Inaba. Page 24 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 CHR. DAVID: Go ahead, Ms. Villegas. MS. VILLEGAS: I just ask for the support of my colleagues for the continued support of our community in the battle against the coqui. CHR. DAVID: Anyone else? Seeing none, all those in favor of approving Resolution 96-21, please say "aye." Vote on Res. 96-21: The motion to adopt Res. 96-21 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards — 1. Excused: None. Res. 97-21: 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 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF KEAU'OHANA STATE FOREST RESERVE Transfers $1,000 from the Clerk-Council Services —Contingency Relief account (Council District 4); and credits to the Department of Research and Development, Agriculture Other Current Expenses account. Reference: Comm. 206 Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz Motion to Approve: Ms. Kierkiewicz moved to adopt Res. 97-21. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy. CHR. DAVID: Go ahead. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you. Happy to be providing funds to this organization. A special thanks to Jaya Dupuis and community members for their consistent efforts to restore this treasure in Puna,propagate native plants, and eradicate invasive species. So,just looking for everyone's support. Thank you. I yield. CHR. DAVID: Mahalo. Anyone else? Seeing none, all those in favor of approving Resolution 97-21, please say "aye." Page 25 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 Vote on Res. 97-21: The motion to adopt Res. 97-21 was carried by the (Adopted) following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards — 1. Excused: None. BILLS FOR The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Bills for ORDINANCES Ordinances (First Reading). (FIRST READING): Bill 29: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 20-45, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2021 Appropriates revenues in the Federal —Block Grant account($2,699,374) and the Block Grant—Program Income account($100,000); and appropriates the same to the following accounts: Ulu Wini Low Income Housing Wastewater Treatment Plant—Repairs ($1,420,889); Ulu Wini Low Income Housing Certified Kitchen— Conversion ($495,500); Hale Ohana Domestic Abuse Shelter - Interior & Exterior Renovations ($225,760); West Hawaii Domestic Abuse Shelter—Interior& Exterior Renovations ($157,225); and Administration, Planning & Fair Housing ($500,000). Reference: Comm. 180 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) Approve: FC-30 Motion to Approve: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder moved to pass Bill 29 on first reading and adopt Finance Committee Report No. 30. Seconded by Mr. Inaba. CHR. DAVID: Go ahead, Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. MR. KANEALII-KLEINFELDER: I look for everyone's support. We had a fairly robust discussion at Committees. Thank you. CHR. DAVID: Mahalo. Anyone else? Seeing none, all those in favor of approving Bill 29 at first reading, please say "aye." Page 26 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 Vote on Bill 29: The motion to pass Bill 29 on first reading and adopt (Approved) Finance Committee Report No. 30 was carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards — 1. Excused: None. Bill 31: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 20-44, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2020 TO JUNE 30, 2021 Adds the Parks and Recreation Hilo Bayfront Trails Phase II—Federal project for $69,000 to the Capital Budget. Funds for this project shall be provided from Federal Grants Receivable. Reference: Comm. 202 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) Waived: FC Note: Requires 2/3 vote of the entire membership to amend,pursuant to Section 10-6(e), Hawai`i County Charter Motion to Approve: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder moved to pass Bill 31 on first reading. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy. CHR. DAVID: Go ahead, Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: This item was asked to be waived from committees to Council. And Mo Messina orsorry, Reid Sewake, I see you in Hilo. If you could just give us a little background on the need for the speed on this and the project itself. And thank you for being here. (Note: At this time, Business Manager Reid Sewake, Department of Parks and Recreation, came forward to address the members of the Council, via videoconferencing from Hilo.) MR. SEWAKE: Good morning, Council Members. Reid Sewake, Business Manager. So, this appropriation is for Phase 2 of the Hilo Bayfront Trails project. We actually got awarded this is actually additional to our original award of 220,000. We are experiencing some higher construction costs than we originally anticipated. Page 27 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 The urgency is mostly due to the because it's grant funded, there is a time period of performance of the grant. So, we'd like to get this awarded as soon as possible. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: So, there was an increase of$70,000 in construction costs? MR. SEWAKE: Yeah. So, it's actually the Federal funds is for 50 percent of the project. So, the overall increase or the additional amount is actually 140,000. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: What was the reason for the increase? MR. SEWAKE: This higher construction cost for the bids for the project came in higher than what we had original funding, for the 50 percent Federal funds. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: When was the bid made? MR. SEWAKE: It was this fiscal year, a few months ago, I believe. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Sorry, what was the reason for the you're saying the bid amount increased, but what was the reason for that besides construction costs being more? MR. SEWAKE: Well, I'm not sure what the exact reasons are, but it's put out to bid and we received the bids back at a higher amount than what we had really budgeted for and received funding for. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. Well,that's kind of helpful. Can you show me the information for that,just what was going on with the project, so I can understand? We've got a few projects, now, come back to the Council for a need to increase the original contract amount. This is fairly small compared to the other project I'm thinking about. But if you have further information, I'd like it please. Thank you, Reid. I yield for now, Chair. CHR. DAVID: Thank you, Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. Anyone else? Seeing none, all those in favor of approving Bill 31 at first reading,please say "aye." Vote on Bill 31: The motion to pass Bill 31 on first reading was carried by (Approved) the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards — 1. Excused: None. Page 28 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 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 26: REPEALS ORDINANCE NO. 12-128, WHICH AMENDED SECTION 25-8-23 (MOUNTAIN VIEW ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL— 10,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-10) TO VILLAGE COMMERCIAL— 10,000 SQUARE FEET (CV-10) AT `OLA`A, PUNA, HAWAII, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 1-8-002:064 (Planning Director Initiated) (Area: 13,785 Square Feet) The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation to repeal Ordinance No. 12-128, which would revert the property's classification back to its original designation of Single-Family Residential — 10,000 square feet. The property is located on the northwest corner of Highway 11 and Nichols Road. Reference: Comm. 143 Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz (B/R) First Reading: April 7, 2021 Motion to Approve: Ms. Kierkiewicz moved to pass Bill 26 on second and final reading. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy. CHR. DAVID: Go ahead, Ms. Kierkiewicz. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you. Chair, as we all know, this bill was initiated by the property owners and has received support from the planning commission and members of this body. So,just looking for ongoing support so that they can sell the property. I know that new owners are currently in escrow with them on this, and so, this is us playing a part in just assisting community. So, looking for everyone's support. Thank you. CHR. DAVID: Mahalo for that. Anyone else? Seeing none, all those in favor of approving Bill 26 at second and final reading, please say "aye." Vote on Bill 26: The motion to pass Bill 26 on second and final reading was (Adopted) carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards — 1. Excused: None. Page 29 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 Bill 27: AMENDS CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 19-53, REPEALS CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 19-58.1 AND SECTION 19-58.2 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE NONSPECULATIVE RESIDENTIAL USE REAL PROPERTY TAX DEDICATION Repeals the nonspeculative residential use dedication program, effective July 1, 2021. Reference: Comm. 152 Intr. by: Mr. Chung First Reading: April 7, 2021 Motion to Approve: Mr. Chung moved to pass Bill 27 on second and final reading. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy. CHR. DAVID: Go ahead, Mr. Chung. MR. CHUNG: Lisa, do we have any more information on affected property owners calling in or any ? I just wanted to get an update from you before we move forward. (Note: At this time, Real Property Tax Administrator Lisa Miura came forward to address the members of the Council.) MS. MIURA: Good morning, Council. Lisa Miura, Real Property Tax Administrator. Keita Jo is also in Hilo if you have any other questions. Sorry. We only had eight more calls and two people visit the office. All were okay with the change. MR. CHUNG: Thank you, Lisa. And I will say that my office received three calls as well expressing support. That was an escape clause for them. They were really appreciative of the Council's efforts. Thank you. CHR. DAVID: Thank you, Mr. Chung. Anyone else? Thank you, Ms. Miura. Thank you for being here today. On that, then, all those in favor of approving Bill 27 at second and final reading, please say "aye." Vote on Bill 27: The motion to pass Bill 27 on second and final reading was (Adopted) carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards — 1. Excused: None. Page 30 Hawaii County Council-10 April 21,2021 REPORTS: The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Reports. RAWEEMC-9 NOMINATION OF CARRIE HOOPII TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL (Comm. 182): MANAGEMENT COMMISSION Requires Council Confirmation by: May 6, 2021 (Section 13-4(k), Hawaii County Charter) Vote on Ms. Lee Loy moved to adopt Regenerative Agriculture, RAWEEMC-9: Water, Energy and Environmental Management Committee (Adopted) Report No. 9. Seconded by Mr. Inaba and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David—8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards — 1. Excused: None. REFERRALS FOR The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, Referrals EXECUTIVE for Executive Session. SESSION: (There were none.) OTHER The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the 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. CHR. DAVID: I believe that brings us to the end. MS. LEE LOY: (Inaudible.) CHR. DAVID: Thank you, Ms. Lee Loy. MR. INABA: I have an announcement. CHR. DAVID: Oh, go ahead. MR. INABA: I just wanted to take a moment to recognize our administrative professionals being that today is National Administrative Professionals' Day. Page 31 Hawai`i County Council-10 April 21,2021 And we know, as Council Members, we probably couldn't do what we do without our staff So, big kudos to our staff and to all the staff throughout the County of Hawai`i departments as well for keeping us and keeping this ship going. So, aloha to all of you folks. Mahalo. CHR. DAVID: Mahalo for that, Mr. Inaba. And, yes, ditto to all of our staff people who actually are our right hands and left hands in our jobs here. So, mahalo. On that, motion to adjourn? ADJOURN- There being no further business, at 10:49 a.m., Ms. Lee Loy moved to adjourn the MENT: meeting. Seconded by Mr. Inaba and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Council Members Chung, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair David— 8. Noes: None. Absent: Council Member Richards— 1. Excused: None. CHR. DAVID: We are adjourned. Mahalo, everybody. J rY .Y Council Approval: MAY 1 9 2021 -4111 CO - - JH/dg Page 32