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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN FC 2022/08/02 2020-2022 Committee on Finance 40th Session Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii August 2, 2022 CALL TO The regular meeting of the Committee on Finance was called to order at ORDER: 2:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers, Hilo, by Mr. Matt Kaneali`i- Kleinfelder, Chair. ROLL CALL: Present: Mr. Matt Kaneali`i- Kleinfelder, Chair Ms. Heather L. Kimball, Vice Chair Ms. Maile Medeiros David, Member (came in later) Mr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Member Ms. Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, Member Ms. Susan L. K. Lee Loy, Member Absent& Excused: Mr. Aaron S. Y. Chung, Member Mr. Herbert M. "Tim" Richards III, Member Ms. Rebecca Villegas, 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 KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Mr. Clerk, let's go to Communication 882 please? COMMUNI- The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, CATIONS: Communications. Change Order As directed by the Chair and with no objections from the Council Members, the of Business: following items were taken out of order: FC-40 August 2,2022 Comm. 882: NOMINATION OF JOYCE M. UNOKI TO THE PENSION BOARD From Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, dated July 13, 2022, requesting the Council's review and confirmation. Requires Council Confirmation by: August 26, 2022 (Section 13-4(1), Hawaii County Charter) Vote on Comm. 882: Mr. Inaba moved to recommend confirmation of (Approved) Ms. Joyce M. Unoki to the Pension Board. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy and carried by following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—5. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung, David, Richards, and Villegas —4. Excused: None. Executive Assistant to the Mayor Pomaika`i Bartolome came forward and provided a brief narrative of the nominee's background and experience. Committee Members spoke in favor of the appointment. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Mr. Clerk, let's go to Resolution 467-22, please? Res. 467-22: REQUESTS THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE THAT THE AGENCY HAS ADEQUATE FUNDAMENTAL AND STRATEGIC PLANS TO GUARANTEE THE LAWFUL AND EFFICIENT ISSUANCE AND UTILIZATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING CREDITS The audit would include an annual comprehensive list of affordable housing credits outstanding, issued, transferred, and redeemed. Reference: Comm. 886 Intr. by: Mr. Inaba Motion to Approve: Mr. Inaba moved to recommend adoption of Res. 467-22. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy. Page 2 FC-40 August 2,2022 CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Council Members? Go ahead, Mr. Inaba. MR. INABA: Thank you, Chair. I wanted to bring this forward. You know, affordable housing is something that we discuss often and something that we desperately need in this County. And in terms of tracking, how Chapter 11 has been working and how developers have been earning or redeeming credits. I think it's time for us to get a good handle of that. And there are some things going on in the news right now. And this resolution is not to investigate criminal or any type of alleged, you know, misconduct. But really for us to get a handle on the process and how we go about issuing these credits and making sure that everything that's on the books right now is fair and are legitimate credits. So that we know and developers also know who has credits and if they, you know, need to purchase their credits from someone we can verify that the credits outstanding are legitimate. And have worked with our County Auditor, Tyler Benner on this resolution, making sure that's it's very clean-cut and to the point with regards to the processes. And want to mahalo, our Clerk, Jon Henricks as well for his mana`o on this. So asking for my colleagues' support on forwarding this resolution and having our Auditor k6kua us on this credit, this credit system, mahalo. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you, Mr. Inaba. Council Members, any discussion? Ms. Kimball. MS. KIMBALL: Yeah, I just wanted to acknowledge that the Auditor is here, and we have other folks. Did you want to add anything, Mr. Benner, to the conversation before we discuss further? (Note: At this time, County Auditor Tyler Benner came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MR. BENNER: Yes. Good afternoon, Council. It's good to be with you today. My name is Tyler Benner, County Auditor's Office. I appreciate the opportunity to have the discussion regarding Resolution 467-22. Our office has had productive conversations with Corporation Counsel and the Housing Administrator. We've developed some understanding of the issues. We need to note some factors that potentially could complicate us and prevent us from conducting an audit. The first consideration is in the resolution. The purpose statement on the front page of the resolution, and I'm paraphrasing, "Seek to ensure that OHCD (Office of Housing and Community Development) has adequate fundamental and strategic plans to guarantee the lawful and efficient issuance and utilization of affordable housing credits." Page 3 FC-40 August 2,2022 We already know that OHCD does not have these strategic plans. We know this because Council passed Resolution 241-21 too, and I'm paraphrasing, urge OHCD to conduct a study and develop a strategic roadmap for housing development on Hawaii Island. In response, OHCD procured an outside consultant, whose work is in progress and whose deliverable to be due between September and October. Administrator Kunz has informed Council that this study is currently tracking on time. The scope of services for that contract includes 16 major deliverables. Section (I) includes, "Review of Excess Credits. Chapter 11-15, HCC (Hawai`i County Code) establishes a system for Transfer of Excess Credits for affordable units that may be earned when a project provides more affordable housing than required. The consultant will review how the existing system of credits has worked in practice and provide recommendations regarding this program feature, drawing on experience to date,practices elsewhere, and County objectives to improve program effectiveness." And Section (0), includes "Collaboration on a County roadmap, concurrent with the completion of the scope of work. The County is preparing a broader roadmap to expand affordability in Hawaii County. This scope of services does not contemplate that the consultant will prepare this roadmap. However, the consultant's available to review and provide feedback on draft materials prepared by the County or provide input on approaches that the County's considering." A time and materials budget has been included to support this effort. I would suggest there's significant overlap between what we've been asked to look at and what's already in progress. Additionally, reference Sections 11-4 and 11-4(a) in the "Whereas"paragraphs may not deliver the purpose statement. And I would suggest that Sections 11-5, "Satisfaction of Credits"; 11-15, "Transfer of Excess Credits," and 11-19 "Reports by the Administrator," more closely align to the, "Be it Resolved" or "Conclusion" statement on the second page of the resolution. The second consideration is that active and ongoing allegations surrounding activities that have taken place that might interfere with our ability to proceed. Fieldwork Standards of Performance Audit, GAGAS (Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards), Section 8.27 require us to, and I'm paraphrasing, inquire of management whether investigations or legal proceedings significant to the audit had been initiated or are in process. The threat level to the audit must then be evaluated. GAGAS Section 8.29 requires that we, and I am paraphrasing, avoid interference with investigations or legal proceedings, and in that pursuit may require that we withdraw or defer from further work to avoid interference. Page 4 FC-40 August 2,2022 So, here are my thoughts in conclusion. Where Council is concerned, the resolution appears well intentioned. Where the Administration is concerned, we've read statements made pertaining to internal process improvements, which we'd be eager to validate. Where management's concerned, they have an appetite and express a willingness to openly participate in evaluation of their system that might result in process improvements. So the central issue that we anticipate are the outcomes and timing. So right now, I see an entanglement of the alleged activities and the credits. The question then that we have to ask is, can we separate and focus exclusively on the credits, mapping the workflow and testing controls surrounding the process steps, while taking a position of non-interference with regards to legal proceedings? If we can there might be a pathway forward. If we can't, then we'd have to withdraw or defer. The second question I ask is, when all this context is applied, when is the most appropriate time to conduct the engagement? Given the outside contractors' extensive body of work and planned deliverables, overlapping with Council expectations and foreseeable outside influences, I recommend that we pause and then move forward methodically. While the most appropriate time for us to conduct this audit would be after the legal proceedings conclude, after discussion if Council passes this resolution, I would agree to have members of our staff conduct preliminary survey work beginning in late September, and we can provide Council with a communication to indicate whether or not we can move forward. So with that, I thank Council for the time and offer to answer any questions you might have. MS. KIMBALL: Thank you, Mr. Benner. So, are you reading kind of between the lines here? Are you recommending some revision to this? I get that you're recommending a pause because of the ongoing assessment. But if we were to proceed now instead, would you recommend some rewording of this to narrow your scope specifically to the credits? MR. BENNER: Yes, I would focus 11-5, 11-15, and 11-19. MS. KIMBALL: Thank you. Can I ask Administrator Kunz to come up please? Thank you, Mr. Benner. (Note: At this time, Housing Administrator Susan Kunz came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MS. KUNZ: Good afternoon. Susan Kunz, Housing Administrator for the Office of Housing and Community Development. Page 5 FC-40 August 2,2022 MS. KIMBALL: Thank you for being here. So where are we on our progress as far as the report from the consultant on the strategic plan? MS. KUNZ: We've been meeting with them regularly actually, and they have just completed last week their interviews with, I think it's been about a dozen developers island-wide. So, they are moving along, and what I understand from them is that they are on target to do a draft report by October, I believe was the deadline. MS. KIMBALL: Okay. Alright. I'm going to just leave it right here for right now. That's all the information I wanted right now. I'm going to kind of see where we are with the rest of my colleagues. Before I yield, I'll just say, you know, credits are a commodity, valuable commodity in fact, that I for one want to make sure that we have an accurate accounting of. And so, if there's a path forward, that doesn't get into the quagmire that the auditor has proposed, I do think even with the recommendations coming from the strategic planning process, that if it's narrowed in scope really just to the accounting and historical review, that we've done that accurately and correctly, then that's something that I think is not going to intersect in a way with the legal issues, maybe. I defer to the attorneys in the room on that, but let me hear what the rest of my colleagues have to say, at this point. Thank you, both. I yield, Chair. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you, Ms. Kimball. Ms. Lee Loy, go ahead. MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, Chair. So, I'm listening very carefully. Thank you, Auditor. But I also know we have an active investigation going on, and this is at a very different level. Not just at the local level, this is at a Federal level. And maybe I think this question is for Judge Strance. You know, I do not want to agitate any investigation going on by another very important agency. And just looking to provide, which I think, Ms. Kimball touched upon, is truly understanding where we are with all of the credits that are out there. How they're being satisfied. I'm also looking at how that might impact our entitlement process. And people who have relied on information that those housing credits have been satisfied. And I'm just being really cautious, because I think what Mr. Inaba is trying to get to is what's out there; what's been satisfied, but also, if other property owners who relied on some information from the Office of Housing that their affordable housing credits were satisfied, and we find out that it's not, you know, where do we go from there? Page 6 FC-40 August 2,2022 Those are my like bigger questions. It's one thing to kind of launch this to understand, but there's going to be a whole lot of other things we're going to have to deal with. So, I'm looking at Judge Strance and being very mindful of our liabilities as it relates to information that our housing contributors may have relied on to keep moving forward with their entitlement process. And some guidance, Judge Strance, on whether we put a pin in this; allow some of the other investigations to kind of move along, edit this document to focus what Auditor is asking for, but still get the information that I know the public is looking for. There's just—this one iswe need some answers. So, Judge Strance, if you don't mind coming forward? Thank you, Judge Strance, you've heard Auditor's concerns. You know some other things that are going on that are privileged also. And just help us, kind of guide us through this. And if a refined focused resolution helps us; allows our Auditor to do some of the work while still allowing some of the other investigation to go forward. (Note: At this time, Corporation Counsel Elizabeth Strance came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MS. STRANCE: Thank you, Council Member Lee Loy. Elizabeth Strance, Corporation Counsel. There's a lot to unpack in that question. I have been encouraged and impressed with the level of communication that is taking place between the County Auditor and the Director of Housing. And one of the things that is, I think very impressive about our Auditor is that he's very clear in what he can and cannot do, and when he can and cannot step in. And that has been helpful. I think he expressed today, a mindfulness as well about the intention behind the resolution and the concerns that the Council and community would have, based upon the reports in the newspaper of a former County employee having been indicted and others have been indicted; and a former County employee who has at least entered a plea. So, there's a cognizance of concern out there. I've also been impressed with the discussions that we've had with the Office of Housing, who is also eager to be able to show that the processes that it has in place can provide some level of confidence. And I think everybody is mindful that this is an important part of the affordable housing piece in our County. And that there's the desire to have transparency and accountability. I would support the Auditor's request to either defer for a short time to see if a piece can get carved out that provides at least some level of information that you folks need, which would be a proper accounting of the housing credits. Whether Page 7 FC-40 August 2,2022 that is accomplished through an auditing process, which is a formal process. And I think that's one of the reasons that our Auditor is mindful about boundaries. And so, Section 19, 11-19, has a reporting requirement. There areI'd like to be able to work with Council Member Inaba, and with our team and the Director of Housing, on a proposal that would provide the measure of information that I think, you folks are interested in. And if that's possible to do, that that presentation be made. And then, as I understand it, Mr. Benner, you can correct me if I'm wrong. One of the important levels of confidence that an audit does, is to come in at the end; look at what has been put in place and tell us whether it's adequate or make suggestions about how some things can get tightened up. So while the hiring of a consultant is important, because they'll come in and provide assessments. And maybe some recommendations. The level of confidence that I hear this body wanting is then to have our Auditor come in and say, this is going to work, or this is working. And so, that is a stretched out process. So, I think there's both, a short-term piece that you folks want to have. And I think it's appropriate. And then there's the long-term piece about safeguards to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again. Because there's a lot of discomfort, and it's not just with you and just within the community. It's with you know, you have hard people doing a good job who feel uncomfortable now. And there's good work that's being done that needs to be shared. So, I think if this were deferred for a short time, there might be some amendments that could be made. If the Council wants a higher-level briefing on what is happening with the criminal cases, there are matters of confidentiality that would not be appropriate to share, that there may be some level of detail that we could provide in an executive session. So, that's a very long answer to it. I think you were hoping it was going to be a short answer to a short question, but I do think that it'll take some unpacking and parsing some things out. MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, Judge Strance. Actually, I think, your long answer really highlights how complex all of this is. Even if it was going all correct, right? A change of zone application, satisfying conditions of approval, right? And then allowing those housings to go vertical. It's a very long and complex process. If the maker, Mr. InabaI heard Mr. Benner give some real clear edits that would help him achieve what I know this body is after, but I also am hearing what Judge Strance is saying as far as timing and allowing other processes to work. I'm willing to kind of follow their lead and just hold up a little bit to refine it to a place where everybody will get what they need. I think everybody wants to get— everybody, eteverybody, the entire community, wants to get to the bottom of this one. And then some assurances that whatever safeguards we put in place kind of Page 8 FC-40 August 2,2022 demonstrates back to the public it is transparent and trustworthy. Thank you, Chair, I'll yield. But for this time, I think we can do better. We can do a little better. I yield. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you, Ms. Lee Loy. Ms. Kierkiewicz. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you. Thank you, Council Member Inaba for putting this forward. I really appreciate you just kind of monitoring what was happening in the media and finding a way to, you know what, we as a Council have to acknowledge that some serious abuse of authority and power happened, right? And so we have get to the bottom of this. We want answers. I appreciate, you know, Auditor Benner, your very thoughtful approach in how we might kind of refine the scope of work so that it's really precise, because there are so many other moving pieces with the consultant, with the Federal investigation. Narrowing it down I think will help us to kind of achieve what we're looking for, which is lay of the land. We want to know how all of this is working. What sort of historical issues are present that kind of led to this so that we're not making the same mistakes again in the future. So I do support, you know,putting a pin in this and making further refinements so that we're not making the same mistakes again in the future. So, I do support, you know,putting a pin in this and making further refinements so that the end product, the deliverable that we're looking for, really helps to inform how we might proceed and make sure that this is something that we can move forward with in confidence. So I'll be supporting a postponement. MR. BENNER: If I could just comment on that? I think, also, starting that survey work of lining to when the consultant delivers their report, some of your questions may be answered through that report. But I would hate to take a complete hands-off approach and there leaves a number of questions asked after the consultant is done and gone. And then we have to start from zero. So we think that there would be value in beginning that survey work, working alongside the department and gaining some additional understanding while we're awaiting that, you know, consultant's report to come in that would allow us to, not maybe offer contradictory recommendations, but actually work to take that and then maybe backfill some of the knowledge gap. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Okay, that sounds good. Administrator Kunz, is that something you can get behind? I think we just need you say it for the record. Thank you. MS. KUNZ: I'm over there, yes. Yes, definitely, I'm very open to working with Tyler. We had a really good conversation. We kind of laid some groundwork Page 9 FC-40 August 2,2022 actually, of what we thought we might be able to start out with regards to a survey. And help support what the consultant is actually doing. So, I'm very excited about starting with that. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Okay,perfect. I appreciate the collaboration. Thank you, Chair. Thank you, Mr. Inaba. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you, Ms. Kierkiewicz. Mr. Inaba. MR. INABA: Thank you. Yeah, more than happy to work with the Auditor to refine. I think what we need to remember, though, is that the consultant was hired to evaluate and make recommendations on our Affordable Housing Policy; not to evaluate what's gone on with our credits specifically. And there are developments right now, I believe who are buying credits in satisfaction of their affordable housing requirements. And if we don't get an accounting and validation of the existing credits out there and that they are legitimate, we're not getting affordable housing because the initial developer of the original affordable housing didn't actually develop units. So we're continuing to prolong this problem. So there's two pieces, I want to say. There's the policy component, which we've been holding off on, and then there's the accounting of the credits that yeah, there potentially could be an intersection with what investigations might have been diving into. But I don't think we should see it as a direct conflict or intermingling of what the consultant is doing. It's specific to the credits and going back to the credit history. So if not, we're going to continue to see no development of affordable housing. And a lot of it is in West Hawaii. And it's concerning that some of what's gone on has been in West Hawaii. And I would say,probably in the most hard-hit areas with the cost of living right now. So I'll be willing to postpone, but not for long, because if we can focus it in, as the Auditor is recommending, we should be able to move forward and account for what's out there. If not, we're choosing as a Council and as a County to prolong an issue or to continue an issue, if we don't get an accounting of what's out there. So, with that, I'll work with the Auditor; fine tune this and make sure that there are clear boundaries and parameters not to get us in trouble. But we're getting ourselves in trouble if we don't move this forward after that. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Ms. Kimball. MS. KIMBALL: Thank you, Chair. I just have a quick follow-up question for you, Auditor Benner. Have you ever had any experience with conducting an audit in an arena where a Federal investigation was taking place? Page 10 FC-40 August 2,2022 MR. BENNER: This will be a blazing new trail. MS. KIMBALL: Okay. You know, I latched onto something that Judge Strance said, which I think is really important, which was that she was impressed that the Office of Housing and Community Development was eager to show that they had processes in place to manage this. And I think that there is a great need to restore public trust right now on, I mean, a pretty important aspect of what we do as a County. So you know, kind of listening to all the recommendations to the author of this, and yes, thank you Council Member Inaba, for putting this forward in such a timely way. I think we can just narrow this down just slightly more specifically on that accounting of credits. Again, they are a commodity and a very valuable one at that. I think it's the same as tracking, you know, the cash boxes at Mass Transit. We want to make sure we're doing it right. So, if we can have that and have that happening concurrently with the strategic plan. You know, I do think it's different enough that it won't be covered by the planning mechanisms. I also want to recommend, and I'm happy to do it if no one else, that I think this body does need to have a communication in executive session with our attorneys about the situation, and get some guidance on that. So, if your office wants to do that, Council Member Inaba, that would be great. I do also appreciate the need to maybe come back for a more thorough audit to look at the safeguards that have put in place and recommended potentially by the consultant, but I think there is a need to address that short-term distrust if you will, and rebuild some of that accountability and transparency to everybody out there. Okay, so I will support a postponement and like you I think it's an opportunity for a little bit of redrafting, and in a fairly near term. Thank you Chair, I yield. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you, Ms. Kimball. Okay, good discussion. Mr. Benner, I agree with all your points. Personally, because of what's going on, I agree with the intent of the resolution, albeit you've had some good suggestions for the Council Member, and I'm going to leave it up to him and what he wants to do today. But I do appreciate your very thorough response, and to Corp. Counsel and to Ms. Kunz for being here and answering some of the other questions we had. But, Council Member Inaba, I'll look forward to how you want to move forward today. MR. INABA: Thank you. With that then, I'll make a motion to postpone. Mr. Benner, seeing that we have an existing document, and you have some clear ideas to how we'd like it refined, can I meet with you, perhaps next week and have us back in Committee on August 16''? Page 11 FC-40 August 2,2022 MR. BENNER: Yes. Vote on Motion Mr. Inaba moved postpone Res. 467-22 to to Postpone: August 16, 2022. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy (Approved) and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—5. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung, David, Richards, and Villegas —4. Excused: None. Return to Order The Chair directed the Committee to return to the order of business. of Business: Comm. 28.7: FOURTH QUARTER REALLOCATION REPORT: APRIL 1 —JUNE 30, 2022 From Human Resources Director Waylen L. K. Leopoldino, dated July 11, 2022. Vote on Comm. 28.7: Ms. Lee Loy moved to close file on Comm. 28.7. Filed Seconded by Mr. Inaba and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—5. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung, David, Richards, and Villegas —4. Excused: None. Change Order As directed by the Chair and with no objections from the Council Members, the of Business: following items were taken out of order: Comm. 84.6: FOURTH QUARTER REPORT OF PERSONS EMPLOYED UNDER A CONTRACT FOR LESS THAN 90 DAYS: APRIL 1 —JUNE 30, 2022 From Human Resources Director Waylen L. K. Leopoldino, dated July 1, 2022, transmitting the above report pursuant to Hawaii County Code Section 2-12.5. Page 12 FC-40 August 2,2022 Vote on Comm. 84.6: Ms. Lee Loy moved to close file on Comm. 84.6. Filed Seconded by Mr. Inaba and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—5. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung, David, Richards, and Villegas —4. Excused: None. Res. 470-22: AUTHORIZES THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL PURSUANT TO HAWAII REVISED STATUTES SECTION 46-7, FOR A GRANT TO THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY Allows for the receipt of$324,512, which would be used for the Career Criminal Prosecution Program. Reference: Comm. 889 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) Vote on Res. 470-22: Ms. Lee Loy moved to recommend adoption of (Approved) Res. 470-22. Seconded by Mr. Inaba and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—5. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung, David, Richards, and Villegas —4. Excused: None. Res. 471-22: AUTHORIZES THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL PURSUANT TO HAWAII REVISED STATUTES SECTION 46-7, FOR A GRANT TO THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY Allows for the receipt of$93,371, which would be used for the Victim-Witness Assistance Program. Reference: Comm. 890 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) Page 13 FC-40 August 2,2022 Vote on Res. 471-22: Ms. Lee Loy moved to recommend adoption of (Approved) Res. 471-22. Seconded by Mr. Inaba and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members David, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—6. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung, Richards, and Villegas —3. Excused: None. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: And for the record, please reflect that Ms. David has joined us today. Mahalo, Ms. David. MS. DAVID: Thank you. Res. 472-22: AMENDS RESOLUTION NO. 476-18, REGARDING THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO NEGOTIATE A SEVENTY-FIVE YEAR LEASE WITH THE HAWAII ISLAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT AT A SET LEASE RENTAL AMOUNT OF $10.00 PER YEAR Allows Hawaii Island Community Development Corporation to construct affordable rental housing units for both seniors and households with children in compliance with the uses described in Executive Order 4531. Reference: Comm. 891 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) Motion to Approve: Ms. Lee Loy moved to recommend adoption of Res. 372-22. Seconded by Mr. Inaba. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Council Members, discussion on Resolution 472? Mr. Inaba, go ahead. MR. INABA: Yeah, thank you. Our Administrator is here, so if we could just have her come up and recap. There were some questions last time. We did a State Land Use Boundary amendment regarding this property. So, Administrator Kunz, please? (Note: At this time, Housing Administrator Susan Kunz came forward to address the members of the Committee.) Page 14 FC-40 August 2,2022 MS. KUNZ: Good afternoon, Susan Kunz, Housing Administrator with the Office of Housing and Community Development. Did you just want me to kind of ? MR. INABA: Just recap, summary, okay. MS. KUNZ: Okay. So, we're back here today to do an amendment to the resolution that's related to this Hale Ola Mohouli project. It's the same project that we earlier today at the Planning Committee passed a 201 H resolution. The last time we were here, the issues arose that there were discrepancies between what was in the resolution and the original resolution, and the contracts that were in place; the lease agreement. So, the things that we are trying to address today are correcting the lease amount that was listed in the previous resolution, which was at$100. And we're correcting it to $10. We are also correcting the description or purpose of the project. In the previous resolution, it was proposed that they would construct approximately 200 rental housing units to serve low and moderate-income seniors. The project currently is going to address families with children and seniors. So, those are the corrections that we're making today. And I'll take any questions if you have any. MR. INABA: Thank you, Administrator, and just one question. We spoke about this prior to the meeting, but if you'd just explain. There were questions regarding going out to bid for the construction component. But if you could just give background as to this organization's development in securing the original lease? MS. KUNZ: Right. So, the negotiations on the Mohouli project predate, probably all of us. But, my understanding was that HICDC (Hawai`i Island Community Development Corporation) and Keith Kato, who's the Executive Director, you know, identified this piece of property to do senior housing development; negotiated and worked with the State to secure this property. Finding that the process included DLNR (State Department of Land and Natural Resources) to approve that because it is State land, and that the Governor through an Executive Order, right, would give the property to the County who would then lease it. So in a situation like this where, mind you, you know we, (Hawai`i County Code Section) 2-120 allows for real property to be leased without procurement. In a situation like this, where the developer came in to identify this property and worked with the State, I mean, there really is no reason for the County to go out to then, procure the property to find another developer. I see myself as a conduit, a partner, you know, to help facilitate this process to get the affordable project going. So, I mean, I hope that answers the question. Page 15 FC-40 August 2,2022 MR. INABA: Thank you, yeah, I just needed it to be stated on record, because some people had questions about that process. So, thank you, Administrator. And thank you, Chair, I yield. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you, Mr. Inaba. Ms. Kimball. MS. KIMBALL: Yeah, I'll be real brief. I just want to mahalo Mr. Kato and Ms. Kunz for being so responsive to the market study and rethinking this project. You know, I think there's a lot of evidence that it's good for everybody to have this multi-generational housing together. And you know, we saw the plan earlier today. Front porches, sidewalks for people to gather and get together. And so,just wanted to share that I like the way you're going with this, and I think it's important to mix a bunch of different types of people together. It always benefits everyone when that happens. So thank you, Chair, I yield. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you, Ms. Kimball. Anyone else? Okay, question for Ms. Kunz. This resolution is amending 476-18, correct? So when it passes, Resolution 476 will be amended with the contents of this resolution, or this takes its place? Because it's kind of doing both, I'm reading through it. MS. KUNZ: It's going to amend the contents. I think we had that discussion with Corporation Counsel. So, as opposed to replacing, it is going to act side-by-side. So the two resolutions will continue to be active. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. If you could then,please provide 476, as amended, so we can see because I'm understanding that this resolution is amending 476. This is a brand new resolution that's doing so. So, should we not see a copy of 476, that's been amended? Or, that's a question for Corporation Counsel? MS. KUNZ: So they're saying that 476 is not being amended. It's not being replaced. Right. (Note: At this time, Finance Director Deanna Sako came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MS. SAKO: So, you have to look at the two resolutions together so the amendments are actually contained in 472-22. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay, so the title, "A resolution amending Resolution 476-18 . . ."I think that's what threw me off. Page 16 FC-40 August 2,2022 MS. SAKO: Yeah, and so, we have to read the two together. And this resolution has the new terms in it. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay, so from here out, 476 doesn't stand. MS. SAKO: By itself. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Doesn't stand by itself. But the contents of 472 and 476 work together, go hand-in-hand? MS. SAKO: Because we can't go back and change a resolution that was passed in 2018, so they have to be read together. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Is that specific to resolutions? MS. SAKO: Well, an ordinance, if it's contained in the County Code, then you would just amend and go forward. But for resolutions, yeah, I think you have to read them together. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. MS. KUNZ: We did have this discussion with Corporation Counsel. So, as opposed to repealing, which is not happening, right? So you have to look at both of them side-by-side. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay, fair enough. I'm just interested, in kind of what we're doing. MS. KUNZ: No, good question. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay, I mean the big changes here were, stepping down from 200 to, how many units now? MS. KUNZ: The current proposal is 90 units. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. Is that stated in the resolution? MS. KUNZ: No, it's not. So what we decided to do, which we thought was more appropriate, was to align the language with the executive order, but to not cite the specific number of units. Because you heard this morning, that he's still in a very early stages of this project. And even things like water sprinklers could change the number of units, right? So, I think they're still negotiating that. And we thought that if we went ahead and listed a specific number of units and for some reason, for design reasons or Page 17 FC-40 August 2,2022 code requirements, changes to the number of units would happen, it would create another problem. So, we didn't list the number of units. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. And we adjusted the yearly lease to $10, which was EO (Executive Order) stated, correct? MS. KUNZ: The EO didn't state that, but it is appropriate. I mean, most of our current leases are at$10. A lot of the previous ones are at$1. But the original Phase 1 of Mohouli and all the other phases that followed are at$10. So, we aligned it with that. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay, I appreciate you taking the time to go back and fix what needed to be fixed. I would like to hear from Mr. Kato, if he's here as to the basis for the drop in density. That is one question that I did have. It was fairly substantial, given what we first talked about in 2018. I don't know if I was here at the time, and what we're looking at now. And I know we touched on it briefly in our previous discussion, but I'd like to hear for the record, why. Thank you for your time today, Mr. Kato. (Note: At this time, Hawaii Island Community Development Corporation's Executive Director Keith Kato came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MR. KATO: Good afternoon, Keith Kato, Hawaii Island Community Development Corp. Well, you know, we—it's partly as a result of the market study, which basically showed that there's a much greater need for family housing. And we also, in terms of looking at the development concept, you know, we thought that, you know, given the situation that the pocket neighborhood design would be a better fit into that neighborhood; but also I think, you know, much more conducive to promoting this kind of social integration. And so, that's really the reason we went to a different development concept. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. I appreciate the answer, thank you. This is catching my interest because it's a very lengthy process you've been through. And then, we had some mix-ups in the resolutions, and we're adjusting and we're fixing. But what I've seen from the beginning is,just from a very kind of precursory look, we had a set agreement in 2018 via a resolution that says HICDC will build this many units. And then we come back a few years later and we're adjusting and we're lessening the amount of unit. And to me, the intention was this, and we're changing. I just want to understand why, and what the reasoning was and make sure that we're still meeting the same intention that we set out to meet early on. And that's why I'm questioning. If you're wondering. Just trying to provide some background. Page 18 FC-40 August 2,2022 MR. KATO: No worry. Thank you. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. Is the buildings for the project, are they all going to be above one story, or are they sticking at one story? MR. KATO: No, it'll be one and two-story. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay, that's what I heard you say and I just wanted to check. And then you touched on it here, as well as this morning again, was, you know, the community surrounding, which is Sunrise Ridge, is concerned about the project. And I like that you're taking that into account. Is there any more public hearings that need to be held before, you know, after this is all done and said? But when you go to move forward with the project, is there more public hearings that have to be done to let the residents know what's going on? MR. KATO: I don't believe so. You know before, well earlier, we basically took the site plan that you have seen today and had a Zoom meeting with the adjacent neighbors. There's just seven of them, so we were able to do that. Actually it was in two different sessions. And they had their concerns, and we, you know, presented what we were planning to do. You know, they weren't totally happy with it. You know, I think they would rather have the `ohi`a forest. But I think understanding the community need, you know, we just decided to press forward, and we haven't heard any objections recently. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay, I appreciate that as well. I mean a lot of times people don't know what's going on until the land get cleared and then there's this, you know, a big uproar in the community. So the more you reach out the better. And it's good to hear that you did your first public hearings for the project, which is a requirement. And then, you came back and did further,just to really let people know what's going on in the community. MR. KATO: Yeah, so there's been informational meetings as well as a public hearing. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. That's not my district, but I know folks who live in the area, and they are concerned about a project that's going to really increase density, and traffic, and everything else. So, thank you for that. Okay, that's all for now from me, Mr. Kato. Ms. Kunz, I have one more question for you, if you would. You know full well, I kind of dug in a little bit to see what's going on in the background. And as I went back to the documents, your name is on some of these, the very beginning. And there's also some other names on those documents, including some of the people that we discussed earlier today and in the last—and I'm saying that for transparency. You know, I don't know if you want to comment on that or if Page 19 FC-40 August 2,2022 there's anything you want to say, but there's just so much going on regarding transparency and what is going on with this. I like to be real above water with everything. So far everything that has been done has been legal according to Corporation Counsel and to you. And I just I like having all the information on the table. So, anything you want to add to it? MS. KUNZ: I have nothing else to add. I mean, you know, I've touched a lot of projects over the years. I've been with the Office of Housing for over 16 years. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Yeah, understood. We vote on millions of things all the time, so that's what happens. Okay, thank you very much, appreciate it. Okay, Council Members, any other discussion today? Okay, seeing none, we have a motion on the floor to forward Resolution 472-22 to Council with a favorable recommendation, all in favor? Vote on Res. 472-22: The motion to recommend adoption of Res. 472-22 (Approved) was carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members David, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—6. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung, Richards, and Villegas —3. Excused: None. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Mr. Clerk, let's go to the top of the order, Communication 30.33. Return to Order The Chair directed the Committee to return to the order of business. of Business: Comm. 30.33: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: JUNE 16—30, 2022 From Controller Kay Oshiro, dated July 14, 2022. Motion to Close File: Ms. Lee Loy moved to close file on Comm. 30.33. Seconded by Ms. David. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Any discussion, Council Members? Seeing none, Ms. Sako, thank you for being here today. Sorry to keep you late, as usual. Okay, given no discussion, the motion is on the floor. All in favor of closing file on Communication 30.33. Page 20 FC-40 August 2,2022 Vote on Comm. 30.33: The motion to close file on Comm. 30.33 was carried by the Filed following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members David, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—6. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung, Richards, and Villegas —3. Excused: None. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Communication 31.39, please? Comm. 31.39: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: JUNE 1 — 15, 2022 From Finance Director Deanna Sako, dated July 8, 2022, transmitting the above report pursuant to Hawaii County Code Section 2-12.3. Vote on Comm. 31.39: Ms. Lee Loy moved to close file on Comm. 31.39. Filed Seconded by Ms. Kimball and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members David, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—6. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung, Richards, and Villegas —3. Excused: None. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Let's go to Communication 31.40,please? Comm. 31.40: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: JUNE 16—30, 2022 From Finance Director Deanna Sako, dated July 11, 2022, transmitting the above report pursuant to Hawaii County Code Section 2-12.3. Motion to Close File: Ms. Lee Loy moved to close file on Comm. 31.40. Seconded by Ms. David. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Council Members, discussion? Ms. Lee Loy, go ahead. MS. LEE LOY: For real, this time. Deanna, real quick, there's a line item here on EnerGov and the Planning Department forms. And I understand and maybe you can just confirm. I think the intention of EnerGov and EPIC (Electronic Processing and Inspection Center) at the time was to just have Building Division Page 21 FC-40 August 2,2022 go live. And I think that was a business decision that was made at the eleventh hour that Planning would also go live at the same time. And so, as I'm reading this change order, that's what I'm assuming that the cost for these forms to be integrated into our electronic platform, which wasn't anticipated early, but now we're on board. Is that a correct, kind of summary of that change order? MS. SAKO: Yeah, we've been trying to get some of the reports out of the system for a while, and so, we hired Park Consulting in to do that for us. And so, now we're trying, you know, to make it a little more workable for our staff, so that they can balance easier at the end of the day; get the reports they need as well as other informative reports that they're used to getting. MS. LEE LOY: Great, and then earlier today we heard about the migration of the different building permits. Did we experience the same type of migration issues or was this just the development of the various forms that would be used on this platform? MS. SAKO: I guess this was primarily the different forms and reports we needed to have on this platform. I don't know that we were able to migrate anything over, but we know what forms and basically reports that they were able to pull before, and they want to be able to pull the same reports. MS. LEE LOY: Thanks Deanna. Thanks for the information. I yield. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you, Ms. Lee Loy. Ms. Sako, I have a question for you as well. Thank you. I'm looking at line items, RFP 3298 for the Diversions Program for DEM and COH with HER. I guess I should say, Hawaii Earth Recycling, County of Hawaii and Department of Environmental Management. The reason I'm asking and I don't know if you know this, but we had the fire in Kona, which was at the MS. SAKO: Organics Processing Center. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: So same, HER and County kind of collaborates, correct? MS. SAKO: I believe so. I'm not sure what all gets done at that site, but yes. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: I think it is. I believe in that contract, the County is supposed to be back-hauling the compost when applicable, when they have too much, back to Hilo, so we can use it on this side. And if we had done that, they might not have built up to a level where it could have become a problem. Do you know if that's part of the contract? Page 22 FC-40 August 2,2022 MS. SAKO: No, I don't. We can check with DEM and find out. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay, I'd like you to check with DEM and see if that is part of the contract and if we are fulfilling that part of our back-hauling, and ensuring we're not stocking mulch on that side, where it's very dry and very flammable, when we could use it, you know, over here on this side. MS. SAKO: I will find out. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Beautiful. You'll let me know? Okay. That's the only question I had. Thank you very much. Okay, Council Members, any other questions? Seeing none. Thank you, Ms. Sako. Okay, all in favor of closing file on Communication 31.40. Vote on Comm. 31.40: The motion to close file on Comm. 31.40 was carried by the Filed following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members David, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—6. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung, Richards, and Villegas —3. Excused: None. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Let's go to Communication 460.4. Comm. 460.4: FOURTH QUARTER REPORT OF UNCAPITALIZED DONATIONS: APRIL—JUNE 2022 From Finance Director Deanna Sako, dated July 15, 2022, transmitting the above report pursuant to Resolution 176-21. Motion to Close File: Ms. Lee Loy moved to close file on Comm. 460.4. Seconded by Mr. Inaba. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Any discussion? Seeing none. Just to put it out there, Ms. Sako, looks like this is a total of$86,500 in uncapitalized donations? Just again,just real quickly, uncapitalized donations are what? MS. SAKO: Those are the ones that do not get capitalized or accounted for in our accounting system. We don't pick them up as assets. So, because they're $1,000 or less, or maybe cash, or inventory, or consumable items, then they do not get added into our accounting system as a capital asset. Page 23 FC-40 August 2,2022 CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. I mean we got some from the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation); we got DCCA (Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs). I mean there's a lot of just randoms on it. MS. SAKO: Sometimes it's things like training, which you know, we wouldn't be picking up as a capital asset, but we're grateful for all of these donations. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Frozen chicken? From who? Who gave us frozen chicken? MS. SAKO: I don't remember off the top of my head. But yes, all types. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Wow, 1,200 pounds of frozen chicken for the tigers. Okay, thank you Ms. Sako, appreciate it. Okay, Council Members, motion is on the floor. All in favor of closing file on Communication 460.4? Vote on Comm. 460.4: The motion to close file on Comm. 460.4 was carried by the Filed following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members David, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—6. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung, Richards, and Villegas —3. Excused: None. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: I think that brings us to Resolution 473-22. Return to Order The Chair directed the Committee to return to the order of business. Of Business: ORDER OF The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, Order RESOLUTIONS: of Resolutions. (Note: All other resolutions were taken up previously, out of order.) Res. 473-22: AUTHORIZES THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Funds in the amount of$50,576 would be used to continue the Cooperative Flood-Monitoring Program, which consists of the planning and designing of flood management systems such as bridges, culverts, and levees. Reference: Comm. 892 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) Page 24 FC-40 August 2,2022 Motion to Approve: Ms. Lee Loy moved to recommend adoption of Res. 473-22. Seconded by Ms. Kimball. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Any discussion, Council Members? MS. LEE LOY: I just have one question, Chair. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Go ahead, Ms. Lee Loy. MS. LEE LOY: And maybe Deanna, you can help me with this. I know this is kind of something we do all the time. But, I also recognize that some of this require some data collection, and I'm just wondering where that data is being fed into and if this helps update some of our flood insurance rate maps. MS. SAKO: I'm pretty sure all of this data does feed into the GIS (Geographic Information System) system and all those flood maps, flooding zones and all of that. We can confirm with DPW, but they're the ones, you know, that really make this all happen. But yes, I'm pretty sure it's going into their GIS system. MS. LEE LOY: Perfect. And maybe, Deanna, we'll go ahead and push this up to Council. But when it gets to Council,just confirmation that that's where all the information is going to MS. SAKO: That all that is stored in the GIS system. MS. LEE LOY: Yeah,perfect. Chair, I yield. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you, Ms. Lee Loy. Anyone else? Okay, seeing none, I do remember a discussion, I think, the last time this came in front of us with Mr. Rodenhurst and Mr. Pause. Yeah, it does go to DPW and then through GIS. And I think I asked for more information on Puna streams and waterways, but good question Ms. Lee Loy, thank you. Okay, no more discussion being seen, we have a motion on the floor for Resolution 473-22 to go to Council with a favorable recommendation, all in favor? Page 25 FC-40 August 2,2022 Vote on Res. 473-22: The motion to recommend adoption of Res. 473-22 (Approved) was carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members David, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—6. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung, Richards, and Villegas —3. Excused: None. CHR KANEALII-KLEINFELDER: Bill 192. BILLS FOR The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, ORDINANCES: Bills for Ordinances. Bill 192: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 22-63, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2023 Appropriates revenues in the State Grants —Career Criminal Program account ($324,512); and appropriates the same to the Career Criminal Prosecution Program account. Funds would be used by the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for the Career Criminal Prosecution Program. Reference: Comm. 889 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) Vote on Bill 192: Ms. Lee Loy moved to recommend passage of Bill 192 (Approved) on first reading. Seconded by Ms. David and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members David, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—6. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung, Richards, and Villegas —3. Excused: None. CHR KANEALII-KLEINFELDER: Bill 193,please. Page 26 FC-40 August 2,2022 Bill 193: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 22-63, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2023 Appropriates revenues in the State Grants —Victim/Witness Assistance account($93,371); and appropriates the same to the Aid to Victims account. Funds would be used by the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney for the Victim- Witness Assistance Program. Reference: Comm. 890 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) Motion to Approve: Ms. Lee Loy moved to recommend passage of Bill 193 on first reading. Seconded by Mr. Inaba. CHR KANEALII-KLEINFELDER: Any discussion, Council Members? MS. LEE LOY: Chair, I just want to really thank the Prosecuting Attorney's Office for kind of securing close to, if not, more than $400,000 in grants. That really helped our community address crime and the effects of it. So, thank you to our Prosecuting Attorney's Office. I yield. CHR KANEALII-KLEINFELDER: Thank you, Ms. Lee Loy. I will second that. Ms. Faulkner-Inouye was here earlier ready to answer questions. Although there were none, but I know she goes to bat for us and gets these funds back to the County for good programs. So, mahalo for saying that. Okay, with that Council Members, we have the motion on the floor. All in favor? Vote on Bill 193: The motion to recommend passage of Bill 193 on first (Approved) reading was carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members David, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—6. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung, Richards, and Villegas —3. Excused: None. CHR KANEALII-KLEINFELDER: I believe that brings us to end of our agenda. Page 27 FC-40 August 2,2022 ADJOURN- There being no further business, at 3:13 p.m., Mr. Inaba moved to adjourn MENT: the meeting. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members David, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—6. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung, Richards, and Villegas—3. Excused: None. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: We are adjourned. It is 3:13 p.m. Approved: firt C, 1 I3 2Z Mr. Matt Kaneali`i- 115 der, Chair (Date) Finance Committee MK/dt Page 28