HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GOREDC 2021/06/15 (2020-2022) ACTIONS HEATHER L. KIMBALL t i pp M AARON S. Y. CHUNG
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HOLEKA GORO INABA
MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ _
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Vice Chair
HERBERT M. "TIM"RICHARDS,III
REBECCA VILLEGAS
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai`i
Hawai`i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai`i, 96720
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS,
RELATIONS, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
I Ph Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
West Hawaii Civic Center
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Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
June 15, 2021
2:30 p.m.
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CALL TO ORDER—2:42 p.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 29.2: HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' MARCH 23, 2021,
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
From Council Member Heather Kimball, dated May 14, 2021.
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members David, Inaba,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Lee Loy, Richards, and Chair Kimball—7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Chung and Villegas —2.
Excused: None.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 136-21: SUPPORTS INVESTMENT IN HAWAII COUNTY FROM THE AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN, AMERICAN JOBS PLAN, AND AMERICAN FAMILIES
PLAN AND TO FORM A PERMITTED INTERACTION GROUP TO
ADVOCATE ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL
Adopts an official position of support for investments of these Federal funds into
the community and allows for the formation of a Permitted Interaction Group
pursuant to Section 92-2.5(b)(2), Hawaii Revised Statutes,to allow between two
and four Council Members to advocate for specific types of funding investments
on behalf of the County Council.
Reference: Comm. 270
Intr. by: Ms. Kimball
Postponed: June 1, 2021
(Note: There is a motion by Ms. Kimball, seconded by Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder,
to recommend adoption of Res. 136-21.)
WITHDRAWN BY INTRODUCER
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Res. 141-21: APPROVES THE NOMINATION OF MEMBERS TO THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (NACo) BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE
WESTERN INTERSTATE REGION (WIR) BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Requests the Council's approval of the following slates of officers: NACo —Tommy
Waters, City and County of Honolulu and KipuKai Kuali`i, Kauai County; and WIR—
Herbert M. "Tim" Richards, III, Hawaii County and Kelly T. King, Maui County; for
terms beginning on July 1, 2021.
Reference: Comm. 278
Intr. by: Ms. Kimball
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members David, Inaba,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz,
Richards, and Chair Kimball—6.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Chung, Lee Loy, and Villegas —3.
Excused: None.
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
ADJOURNMENT—3:14 p.m.
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