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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2022/04/19 (2020-2022) ACTIONS MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER <+es a� AARON S. Y. CHUNG o+' ChaMAILE MEDEIROS DAVID Chair and Presiding Officer HOLEKA GORO INABA ASHLEY L.KIERKIEWICZ HEATHER L.KIMBALL SUSAN L.K.LEE LOY Vice Chan r�rE OF a+� 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 FINANCE 33rd Session ORDER OF BUSINESS West Hawaii Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawaii April 19, 2022 10:00 a.m. Notice is Hereby Given that the Hawaii County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive conference technology (ICT)pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes §92-3.5. Council Members will be participating via ICT at the: • Hilo Council Chambers, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401. Members of the public may also attend from this location. Public Attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations: • Pahoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pahoa Village Road; and Waimea Council Office, Parker Square, 65-1279 Kawaihae Road, Suite 109. If a courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. Oral Public Testimony via Zoom: To provide oral testimony via Zoom, email councilremotetestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 961-8255 to complete the registration process and obtain meeting login information. Please contact our office to register by 12:00 noon, Monday,April 18, 2022. Submitting Written Testimony: The Council encourages the public to submit thoughts, comments and input via written testimony to Council Members prior to the meeting. To ensure timely delivery to Council Members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, April 18, 2022, by: (1) email to counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or(3) mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer FC-33 April 19,2022 CALL TO ORDER—10:00 a.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 30.26: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: MARCH 1 — 15, 2022 From Controller Kay Oshiro, dated March 21, 2022. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Kimball —9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Comm. 720: NOMINATION OF CAYLA CRIVELLO TO THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMISSION From Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, dated March 28, 2022, requesting the Council's review and confirmation. Requires Council Confirmation by: May 11, 2022 (Section 2-215(k), Hawaii County Code) RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Kimball —9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 2 FC-33 April 19,2022 ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS: Res. 291-22: AUTHORIZES A ONE-TIME, REAL PROPERTY TAX CREDIT IN FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023 FOR ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES IN THE"HOMEOWNER" CLASS Authorizes the Finance Director to issue a $250 credit to be applied to the August 2022 real property tax bill of eligible property owners, except for those who failed to pay any portion of due taxes, properties assessed at the minimum tax rate, or properties sold during the taxable year. Reference: Comm. 558 Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy Postponed: January 4, 2022 (Note: There is a motion by Ms. Lee Loy, seconded by Mr. Richards,to recommend adoption of Res. 291-22.) POSTPONED TO MAY 3, 2022: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Kimball—8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder— 1. Excused: None. BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 152: AMENDS CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 13, DIVISION 3, SECTION 2-75 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE COUNTY HOUSING PROGRAM REVOLVING FUND Repeals existing provisions in their entirety and establishes nine specific uses for expenditure of the funds to support the County's housing needs. Reference: Comm. 721 Intr. by: Mr. Inaba and Ms. Kimball (Vote on Bill 152 is on the next page) Page 3 FC-33 April 19,2022 RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Acting Chair Kimball—7. Noes: Committee Members Kierkiewicz and Richards —2. Absent: None. Excused: None. Bill 153: INITIATES AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER (2020 EDITION), RELATING TO THE COUNTY HOUSING PROGRAM REVOLVING FUND Proposes the addition of a new section to incorporate the revolving fund established in Section 2-74 of the Hawaii County Code into the Hawaii County Charter and dedicate on an annual basis a minimum of one percent of real property tax revenues into the County Housing Program Revolving Fund. Reference: Comm. 722 Intr. by: Mr. Inaba and Ms. Kimball RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Acting Chair Kimball—7. Noes: Committee Members Kierkiewicz and Richards —2. Absent: None. Excused: None. Bill 154: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 21-38, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2022 Increases revenues in the Federal Grants —Traffic Safety Training Project account ($3,000); and appropriates the same to the Traffic Safety Training Project account, bringing the total appropriation to $153,000. Funds would be used to provide specialized training for police and prosecutors to combat impaired driving. Reference: Comm. 736 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) (Vote on Bill 154 is on the next page) Page 4 FC-33 April 19,2022 RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Kimball —9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Bill 156: AMENDS CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 19-53, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAX VALUATION; CONSIDERATIONS IN FIXING Establishes that the value of property classified as apartment, hotel and resort, commercial, industrial, agricultural or native forests, or conservation cannot be assessed by the County at more than 15 percent than the previous year's assessed value for that property. Reference: Comm. 739 Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy POSTPONED TO MAY 17, 2022: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Inaba, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Richards, Villegas, and Acting Chair Kimball —9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT—1:33 p.m. Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed to introduce legislation `By Request" on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify support of or opposition to the proposal. Live stream of County Council Committee Meetings: To view the live stream of this meeting, at the scheduled meeting start time, type the following into the address bar of the browser: http://hawaiicounty.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view—id=1. Please call 961-8255 if the Council's streaming location is not functioning. If the Council's stream is deemed inoperable, the following address will be provided for the live stream and should be typed into the browser: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJNalwg40oK7a-7nGnEtGPA. Page 5 FC-33 April 19,2022 If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, call 961-8255 as soon as possible, preferably by April 14, 2022. If a response is received after these dates, every effort will be made to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but there is no guarantee the request can be filled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy. Agendas and agenda items are available on the County website at www.hawaiicounty.gov. Click on Council Records to navigate to current agendas. For any questions, please contact Council Services at 961-8255. Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url)to videotestimonyghawaiicounty_gov before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting. The email shall indicate the appropriate Committee or Council meeting, the meeting date, agenda item (communication, bill, resolution, or report number), and number of testifiers on the video submittal. Each video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item. Video submittals may contain up to three individual testifiers and shall each be up to three minutes in length. Video testimony will not be played during the meeting; however, it will be distributed to Council Members prior to the meeting. The Office of the County Clerk reserves the right to refuse testimony containing inappropriate content or that is not in compliance with Council Rule 13 (Public Statements and Testimony). Page 6