Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN FC 2023/09/05 (2022-2024) Committee on Finance 18th Session Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii September 5, 2023 CALL TO The regular meeting of the Committee on Finance was called to order at ORDER: 11:30 a.m., in the Council Chambers, Hilo, by Mr. Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Chair. ROLL CALL: Present: Mr. Matt Kaneali`i- Kleinfelder, Chair Ms. Cindy Evans, Vice Chair(via videoconference from Kona) Ms. Michelle M. Galimba, Member Mr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Member Ms. Jenn Kagiwada, Member Ms. Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, Member Ms. Heather L. Kimball, Member Ms. Susan L. K. Lee Loy, 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 KANEALII-KLEINFELDER: Mr. Clerk, let's go to Resolution 235-23. Change Order As directed by the Chair and with no objection from the Council Members, the of Business: the following items were taken out of order: Res. 235-23: CREATES ONE NEW BATTALION CHIEF AND THREE NEW FIRE HELICOPTER PILOT POSITIONS FOR THE HAWAII COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT Establishes new pilot positions necessary to transition away from contracting services and adds a Battalion Chief position for the Emergency Operations Division. Reference: Comm. 416 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) Motion to Approve: Mr. Inaba moved to recommend adoption of Res. 235-23. Seconded by Ms. Kimball. FC-18 September 5,2023 CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Council Members, we do have our Chief joining us today in the audience. Chief Todd, if you could, come up and give us some background on this and then we'll go to questions from the Council. Thank you for your time this morning. (Note: At this time, Fire Chief Kazuo Todd came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MR. TODD: This is Fire Chief Kazuo Todd with the Hawaii County Fire Department. The purpose of this change in our operating status is to take it from contracted positions into County positions and partially to get better control over our operations. As time has gone by more and more needs to be done on our air operations. We will be adding drones into our fleet pretty soon, and we're looking for someone really just kind of based out of our office, 40 hours a week managing all of our operations so that we can get better control of what's going on. So,part of that is the Battalion Chief position, and part of that is bringing the pilots under into County employees, as opposed to having contracted pilots. Some of this is to provide long-term stability, as one of the issues is that with the contracted positions, they're not able to get retirement. So,pilots can be swapped out on a moment's notice because there's a better offer somewhere else. So, by having a County position, we're kind of able to lock them in and have longer term stability. We have some of the best pilots out there, but this just maintains that over the long term as well. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay, thank you very much, Chief. Questions from the Council? Ms. Kierkiewicz, go ahead. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you, Chair. Thank you Chief for being here. Just want to clarify and confirm. You mentioned a BC (Battalion Chief) for Emergency Management Operations, is that correct? MR. TODD: Yeah. So, this position would be handling, basically, our Special Operations, and inclusive of that are the Air Operations side of things. So, the goal would be basically, you know, 40 hours a week, oriented to managing our drone program, our two choppers, maintenance, fleet, facilities. We are in talks with the State about potentially other air assets, and then we just want to make sure that we're able to keep our operations going where we deconflict airspace and we're not going to run into problems where we fly a drone into one of our choppers or vice versa. So, we're looking to having more oversight of this particular section of our department. Page 2 FC-18 September 5,2023 MS. KIERKIEWICZ: More on the aerial side? MR. TODD: It is part of that. We also had a Special Ops (Operations) Chief in the past that had been removed, and so, we're also going to be tasking part of the old roles into that Battalion Chief position as well. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Could you elaborate, sorry, if you can? Only because, I mean with the, you know, very devastating events that recently happened on Maui, I think, Emergency Management specifically, prevention, preparedness, response is top of mind for everyone in community. So,just trying to understand how this new position will help to support some of those activities. MR. TODD: I don't know if there's a direct correlation specifically with the prevention side of things, which is currently managed by our Prevention Battalion Chief. However, this position would be oversighting our Air Operations area, our Hazmat Operations area, and our Rescue Operations, which are all the three basically Special Operations areas. Our Special Ops area is the, you know, Search and Rescue. They do our chopper operations, our scuba, our boat operations. They have special needs that are a little bit different than normal fire operations in terms of, you know, repairing boats, buying boats, scuba gear, getting our guys certified to work longline off the helicopter, and a variety of other things. Hazmat is much the same. There's a variety of equivalent issues in there in terms of having the right kinds of equipment, suits, training, and things like that; that don't fall under the normal firefighter side. And then now that our air operations are to some extent, expanding with the implementation of drones, which would be useful under the prevention side of things. It will allow us to do, you know,post mop up surveying activities, building GIS (Geographic Information Systems) layers, doing thermal infrared flyovers to verify that we've actually extinguished the fire before we leave the scene. These are the kinds of things that we want to bring into our department and get a more cohesive plan about. So, the Sayre Foundation did donate some drones,which have thermal capabilities. And we're looking to launch that program and take some old positional roles that are no longer being covered anymore, and mix that into a new Battalion Chief position that will cover it. The funding is already covered through our previous allocation just by moving things around. So, it doesn't actually increase our budget. We're just moving money around to make this happen. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Excellent. Thank you for the clarification. So, what I'm hearing is that this is more designed to support Special Operations type functions. There is some collaboration and overlap with prevention, but this is filling in some gaps within your department. Page 3 FC-18 September 5,2023 MR. TODD: That'll be correct. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Okay, excellent. Happy to support this. Thank you, Chair, I yield. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Council Member Lee Loy. MS. LEE LOY: Thanks Chair. Thanks Chief, for being here. Thank you for explaining this utility position is how it's kind of landing for me. Also too, you know, always great mahalo to the Sayre Foundation because they provided a lot to us. But they've also provided a lot by way of jet skis, and I know there's been a lot of investment in that area. In support of this resolution, but if we could round out some of that area with training for our jet skis. You mentioned drone use. You know, I've seen drone use for rescue in the water, also sending out floatation devices. So,just maybe moving the needle a little bit as we kind of look at this utility player on other areas that we've invested a lot in by water and water rescue. Absolutely, again, in support of this. But you're creative and just looking for pushing you to be just a little bit more creative. MR. TODD: So, you guys have already approved our WSON (Water Safety Officer-5), which will be equivalent of a Battalion Chief position for water safety, and the jet skis, and everything else like that which we did create by moving around some of our State funding and didn't increase our budget there either. But this would be a direct correlation to the drones, and access, and search and rescue, and things like that. Recently sat through an interesting presentation on long-term drones. Thank you very much, Council Member Inaba. So, there are definitely things we're looking at to push that needle, and be more creative, and provide a better service for the public. MS. LEE LOY: Thanks. I yield. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Okay, seeing no further discussion, Chief, thank you very much for the explanation this morning. Anything else to add? Beautiful. Thank you, Sir. Okay, Council Members, we have the motion on the floor to forward Resolution 235-23 to Council with a favorable recommendation, all in favor? Any opposed? Page 4 FC-18 September 5,2023 Vote on Res. 235-23: The motion to recommend adoption of Res. 235-23 was (Approved) carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. CHR KANEALII-KLEINFELDER: Motion carries. Let's go to Bill 64, please. Bill 64: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 23-50, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024 Increases revenues in Fund Balance From Previous Year account($8,903,560.97); and appropriates the same to the Housing Production account to fund successful proposals for affordable housing production. Reference: Comm. 417 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) Motion to Approve: Ms. Lee Loy moved to recommend passage of Bill 64 on first reading. Seconded by Ms. Galimba. CHR KANEALII-KLEINFELDER: Council Members, we do have our folks from Housing joining us today. You want to come up and say anything or we'll just go right to discussion from the Council? Okay, Council Members, discussion on the measure? MS. EVANS: Chair. CHR KANEALII-KLEINFELDER: Yes, Council Member Evans, go ahead. MS. EVANS: Thank you. I'm reading a memo from Deanna Sako, and it talks about moving from the Office of Housing Fund to the Office of Housing and Community Development Housing Production. I think for me and hopefully, the public would really like to know what the real impact is having this now in the Housing Production Account. What is this going to do by moving this money? CHR KANEALII-KLEINFELDER: Housing do you want to take that question? I know Ms. Sako was not available today. Okay, beautiful. Thank you for being here today in lieu of Ms. Sako. Please introduce yourself for the record and then if you could help with the question,please? Page 5 FC-18 September 5,2023 (Note: At this time, Finance Controller Kay Oshiro came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MS. OSHIRO: I'm Kay Oshiro, the Controller for the County. You're correct, Deanna(Sako) and Diane (Nakagawa) are both out of town. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Lucky you. Thank you for being here today, Kay. MS. OSHIRO: So the question from what I understand is, the impact of what's before the Council right now. So, basically what happened was that $8.9 (million)was appropriated in the past fiscal year, the prior fiscal year, but it wasn't encumbered and it wasn't spent. So, it lapsed into the fund balance in the Housing Fund. So, now Housing is before Council to get it reappropriated in Fiscal Year 2024, so thereby, increasing their Fiscal Year 2024 budget so that they can now execute the contract that wasn't executed prior. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Council Member Evans, you still have the floor. MS. EVANS: Yes, I think because Housing is such a hot topic for the economy. Like what is this, the Housing Production Account is so they can issue contracts? Can you expand on that just a little bit more? What are we going to see by moving the money into this? You say the contracts will now be able to be, what executed? So, now we'll have money but what will it be for? Housing production? Maybe we need to have, I don't know, I'm thinking about this out loud now. Maybe we need to have the Housing people come over and tell us how they're going to roll out this money to get more housing product out there, because I'm trying to figure out what this money is going to be spent on. Thank you. (Note: At this time, Office of Housing and Community Development Specialists Royce Shiroma and Linda Bui came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MR. SHIROMA: Hello, Council Member Evans, this is Royce from the Office of Housing and Community Development. First of all, I just want to introduce Ms. Linda Bui, who is actually the Affordable Housing Production Fund Specialist that will be doing this. But to answer your question, mainly the funds will be used towards the support, increase, and to sustain the affordable housing production in the County of Hawaii, which was brought out through our resolution that was to be part of Chapter 11. Page 6 FC-18 September 5,2023 Initially, when we received the funds, one of the things that we needed to do was to create Administrative Rules for the program itself, and that's why, in a way, the funds were not encumbered in a timely basis. Now, we have completed the Administrative Rules. We have gone out right now in the Request for Proposal (RFP)process. So, we are in the middle of reviewing and rating the proposals. All of these fundings will be going into the so-called scope to support increase and to sustain affordable housing in the County of Hawaii. MS. EVANS: Thank you for that. I yield for now, Chair, but hopefully, we can get a little more detail on this in the future. Thank you, I yield. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you, Council Member Evans. Coming back to Hilo. Council Member Kierkiewicz, go ahead. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you, Chair. A little latitude, I wanted to just share a little bit of the legislative history with some of our newer folks on the Council. This is in response to Council Member Evan's question. The last Council term, our office had put forward a Bill for Ordinance to establish the Affordable Housing Production Fund. You can look at Ordinance 22-77, it's very simple. There was a lot of discussion around how we can ensure that we are meeting the goals of having more housing available for local residents. One of the things we were hearing from a lot of our partners on the ground that are in the business of developing housing was, there was a need to just get a little bit of money to get a project over the finish line. There's a lot of money available from the State, from the Federal Government, that folks are really great at stacking, but there's a little bit of that gap money needed. Something a little bit more flexible. So,we wanted to introduce something on the County side that would allow folks to get to the next phase of development. The ordinance prescribes that every budget cycle, we appropriate at least $5 million into this fund. There's no ceiling, so if in times of abundance, the Administration would like to allocate additional funding, they can do that. The first year, $9 million was allocated. This last budget cycle, the budget that we all just adopted also included $9 million for this fund. Because this ordinance was adopted so close to the end of a fiscal cycle, there wasn't a lot of time to get the program up and running. There was a whole administrative process to set up rules, which then you go out to public hearing to get public comment on and to shape the program. So, rather than that money just going away, the Administration decided to stack that funding. So, instead of $9 million available, there's $18 million available right now to community partners that are building affordable housing. Page 7 FC-18 September 5,2023 If you go to OHCD's (Office of Housing and Community Development) website under Grants and Funding, there is a tab where there's a lot of really great information about how this program is run. There was an RFP (Request for Proposal)process that was recently completed where folks in the community could submit proposals. I think, you know, Royce and his team can speak to where they are in that process. I hope you guys are close to awarding funding, but maybe you can share a little bit more information. But this was our County's commitment to ensuring that we are doing what we can to support folks in their quest to increase housing inventory here on our island. I hope that provides a little bit more information, Council Member Evans, and to other newer colleagues on the Council. Royce, you want to now maybe tell us where you folks are in the process of, I think, reviewing applications, scoring, awarding? MR. SHIROMA: Yes, we are in the middle of reviewing all the applications. We actually haven't made a selection at this point yet. We're still going through each one, because it's a lot of information, a lot of detail that these applicants have provided. We're actually going to go on some site visits tomorrow to see what is actually out there, so we can get a better handle of how to award these fundings. But we're looking at the schedule; we're looking at probably awarding sometime in December. So, it's a long process. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Are you able to share how many applications came in and what the total ask was? MR. SHIROMA: We're looking at—we'll have Linda speak to that. MS. BUL Hi everybody, I'm Linda(Bui), Program Specialist for the Affordable Housing Production Program. So, we had a total of 20 applications come in for a total amount of—around $55 million and adding on to potential, actually its information that you provided, our Administrative Rules were finalized on April 9'h and following the approval, we did go through the air free process, which was from May 1"to July 31"which ended July 31". Thank you. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you, and just want to be clear, 20 applications for a total ask of$55 million. Were all of those 20 applications meeting the bare requirements, you know, the minimum requirements as part of the RFP process, or was anyone cancelled for not meeting certain documentation or requirements? MS. BUL So, these were just the 20 applications that came in total. When they submitted the applications, we don't check the requirements. So, now we're in the process of checking if all of these 20 fit the requirements and eligibility. Page 8 FC-18 September 5,2023 MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Okay, because you had to either be a nonprofit, could for profit qualify? I know even County agencies were eligible to apply for funding to say, you know, get some funding for basic infrastructure. MS. BUL So, based on those requirements, because we do have a few more requirements, but that one, all 20 passed. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Okay. I know that some folks are emailing our office or calling Housing and saying, "Oh, can I apply for money to build a home on my property?" And we're like, no, it's not for individual households, it's to support, you know, entities that are building numerous homes for individuals. Thank you for being here, really appreciate your presence. This has been such a heavy lift. I know for your department, it's great to know that there is additional support, and again,just so much gratitude for you folks implementing and building this program from scratch. I think it's going to make a huge and positive impact in our community. Thank you, Chair. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Council Member Lee Loy. MS. LEE LOY: Thanks. Thanks, Royce, for being here. Again,just being clear, the timing of all the monies, all the ordinances, were kind of late. That's why there's this fund balance that's carrying over for you to execute these contracts. Simplest way to put it. MR. SHIROMA: Yes, correct. MS. LEE LOY: Okay, and if you can, of the number of applicants, how many housing units are we looking at getting with the allocation and the execution of these contracts coming up? Total, I mean ballpark it. I mean you talked about how many applications we had. MR. SHIROMA: It's a little bit complicated to say, because on one side, these applicants control the whole project itself. It could run anywhere between three to 300 units. However, affordable housing, we can only pay a small number of them. So, you know, we might be able to pay maybe two, three, maybe five at one time. That's all we are actually allocating the funding for, and part of it is because Affordable Housing Production Fund, we are looking at funding these gaps in the funding sources of the affordable housing projects. Most of them will get LIHTC (Low-Income Housing Tax Credit) funding from the State, or Rental Revolving Housing Fund from the State, or private funding. These affordable housing units are just trying to get it over that hump so they can complete that construction. Page 9 FC-18 September 5,2023 MS. LEE LOY: Absolutely, because this is all very new funding. So, I almost like the clunkiness of it at this point because I think it knocks out, you know, all those areas on why Housing is so complex, especially affordable housing to meet those gaps. So absolutely. I'm glad it is a clunky answer, and we don't know quite yet, and maybe at some future date, you know, after we've had this money in the fund for a couple of years, we can demonstrate and show some momentum. And specifically, those areas that we're targeting, Royce. I mean,just looking forward to you guys coming back and showing us, right? The money went in. This is how long it took, and these are the number of units that have been provided. Not to be confused, because there's this Housing Fund. But we have a separate fund, right? For homeless, which was the one our former colleague, Chair Chung introduced which is for homeless, correct? So, I just want to be clear, this is a different fund, not that one. MR. SHIROMA: Yes, it's a separate funding, and the purpose is to, like I mentioned, is to add housing units in general. There is no specific population we are hitting. There is an income range only, and I think for this time, because there's a gap in how we are awarding the funding or what the beneficiaries are. So, we're trying to hit anywhere between 100 and 140, you know, more the workforce. MS. LEE LOY: The workforce, the skilled trades. We need our doctors, we need our nurses, we need our teachers. They're not going to fall into that 60 or 80 percent AMI (Area Median Income), correct? MR. SHIROMA: There's other funding taking care of them. So, we're trying to get to the population. MS. LEE LOY: Police officers, fire, the backbone of community. Absolutely, Royce. One other question just around that if you guys can say. Of the applicants applying for these funds, have any of them tried to exercise the Governor's Emergency Proclamation in an effort to lower some of the regulatory barriers that we know happen while producing housing? If you know, if not. MS. BUL We have one applicant that has mentioned that in their application. However, we don't have anyone that really sent in or started that process yet, as it's still so new. But to answer your question, one applicant mentioned about that. MS. LEE LOY: Great. Maybe we can invite you guys back in a year or more. You know, I would love to see how this is rolling out, even continue to smooth out some of the lumps to develop this type of housing, especially for our workforce. Page 10 FC-18 September 5,2023 MR. SHIROMA: I think one of the initiatives that we mentioned in the Administrative Rules, is that we're going to come back here and provide a report every year, as far as what has been selected; what the beneficiaries and note the status of some of the projects. So, at least you guys are in the loop of where we are. MS. LEE LOY: Yeah. I was thumbing through those Administrative Rules and just some of the set asides to the 10 percent and the 30 percent and all those things. So would love to see the Administrative Rules, along with the Emergency Proclamation, along with this funding really flexed at this point. I mean, everybody's going to need housing. Specifically, for that workforce; the police, the firefighters, our teachers, our nurses. They're not going to qualify for the 60 and 80. We need to focus on the 100 to 140. Alright, thank you, I yield. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you, Council Member. Council Member Inaba. MR. INABA: Thank you. Just wondering, this bill before us right now, is that specific to actions taken in the last fiscal year that we just didn't end up encumbering those expenses or are they working in conjunction with the funds that have also been allocated in this fiscal year, as we had passed the budget? MR. SHIROMA: It actually is the unspent funding from last fiscal year that lapsed on June 30''. So, we're just carrying it over. No additional amount has been added. We're just carrying that same balance over into this fiscal year, so we'd be able to encumber the contracts once the projects have been selected. So, there's no new additional monies. MR. INABA: So, my question is, we have last year's funding, and we have this year's funding. Now it's all together in one account pending the passage of this bill. How, on the programmatic side, is it working? Did you folks account for having $18 million now, and it's all going to be spent the same way or are we doing it—there was a plan for $9 (million), and there's a plan for this $9 (million) how is it working? MR. SHIROMA: When we put out the RFP, we included the two-years funding, so total is $18 million. MR. INABA: Okay. Then perhaps when you folks do come back for Council, whether it's this time or the time after, if we could just get some kind of simple screen shot as to where we are in the units, what we went out for, so we'll have something to attach to this and review. MR. SHIROMA: Okay, we can do that. Page 11 FC-18 September 5,2023 MR. INABA: Alright, thank you. Chair, I yield. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Okay, seeing no further questions, I'll ask the question on the other end of this spectrum. If the bill wasn't to pass, what would you do? MR. SHIROMA: Sorry, one more time. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: If the bill wasn't to pass, what would happen? Money would go back into the General. MR. SHIROMA: I'm not sure, I'm sorry, I'll let Kay answer that. MS. OSHIRO: No, actually the fund would stay in the Housing Fund. The Fund 152 in the fund balance. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Interesting. So, it stays within the Housing Fund no matter what, within their fund balance, currently. MS. OSHIRO: Yes, unless there's some other separate Council action taken. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay, thank you. Okay, Mr. Shiroma, one more question. Following up on Mr. Inaba's question, the awards going out this year is $18 million or what's being moved in the fund balance? MR. SHIROMA: The total will be less the administrative fees that we have taken out, which comes out to I think about$300. So basically, I have it here. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Is that the B-52 that you submitted? MR. SHIROMA: No. I'm going off of our RFP Proposal Guide, which we notified the public. So, we have a total of$18 million and we removed the administrative cost of$700,000 for two years, and our total estimated grant award will be $17,300,000. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay, and that is two years of funding for one RFP process? MR. SHIROMA: Yes, combined. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: So, the one RFP was for both of the years of funding source available, and you have another RFP coming up for the community? Page 12 FC-18 September 5,2023 MR. SHIROMA: Yes, well once we select these projects and then we have them in the next budget, whatever comes into the next project we'll RFP again for that. For the first time ever, I guess for this program, because of the timing, we are doing two funding years combined for one RFP. Then soon after, we'll be doing a yearly RFP after that. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay, good. That makes more sense. Thank you. Sorry, for the record, I know Royce Shiroma, you're known to me, but I didn't catch your last name, and we need to give that to the folks who do the minutes. What is your last name? MS. BUL It's Linda Bui, B-U-I. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay, thank you Linda, appreciate it. Thank you very much. Okay, further discussion from the Council? Ms. Evans, checking in Kona. MS. EVANS: No, thank you. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay, thank you very much. Appreciate your time, thank you for being here today. Council Members, motion is on the floor to forward Bill 64 to Council with a favorable recommendation, all in favor? Any opposed? Vote on Bill 64: The motion to recommend passage of Bill 64 on first (Approved) reading was carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Motion carries. Let's go to the—members from Planning. Let's go to Resolution 234-23, please? Page 13 FC-18 September 5,2023 Res. 234-23: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF A LATER FISCAL YEAR AND OF MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR A MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT FOR AN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING SYSTEM Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a 10-year agreement at an estimated annual cost of$2,200,000, for a software system used for accounting, procurement, project management, risk and compliance management, and supply chain operations. Reference: Comm. 415 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) Motion to Approve: Mr. Inaba moved to recommend adoption of Res. 234-23. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Council Members, discussion? Council Member Kierkiewicz, go ahead. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you, Chair. Hi Kay, if you wouldn't mind coming forward and sharing with the Council, all the bells and whistles of this new financial management system? I know that we had originally shared with Director Sako some of the things that we hoped that the system could do. But just looking to understand what the system will mean for Finance and the County. (Note: At this time, Finance Controller Kay Oshiro came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MS. OSHIRO: We're actually still in the middle of procurement, but I can speak to what was included in the RFP that went out as far as the different modules and things that we were looking for. So again, this system is to replace what we commonly refer to as FRESH (Financial and Resource Enterprise Software for Hawaii County) or the Eden System. So, to replace that, we have accounts payable; we have utility billing, the fixed assets. Budgeting is one of the other big ones that we have and payroll and human resources, as well as some of the smaller ones. But I think those are the biggest ones that everybody's more familiar with. Along those lines though, we've taken in the comments that we've gotten where people feel that we should get a system that has more bells and whistles. So, what we've considered in the RFP is having time and attendance module and being incorporated. That's one of the things that was included in there, as well as I think it's an industry term, but Dashboards. That's also something that's been well, we didn't use that term but that's just a term that's used. We just said that we needed people to have better access or be able to see things, and you know, it's laid out per line. The RFP was a huge document, but I think that's more what people were looking for. So again, that's what I can speak of, what went into the RFP. Page 14 FC-18 September 5,2023 MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Okay, awesome. You talked about assets. Is there anything related to asset management within the system, inventorying some of the hard assets, you know, equipment that we have here at the County? MS. OSHIRO: Yes, so basically, it was replaced. The current modules that we have regarding supplies and inventory, and then as well as fixed assets. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: When you say, time and attendance, is this maybe gravitating away from hard copy timesheets and doing something a little bit more electronic? MS. OSHIRO: Correct, yes. So again, that's just part of what was in the RFP for us to consider. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Then, what about project management? Is that another potential module? MS. OSHIRO: Yes. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Great. Really excited for you folks. You said that you're currently in the RFP process? MS. OSHIRO: We're in the middle of the procurement process. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: In the procurement process, excellent. Do you have a timeframe for when that's going to wrap up? I mean, it must be soon if you're coming forward with this resolution. MS. OSHIRO: Correct. So, we're projected to be completed with the selection within the next maybe month or so. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Okay, and then when they're selected, you'll notify the Council? MS. OSHIRO: I'm sure that Deanna will take care of that, yes. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Then, are you able to share with us, the transition period. How long is it going to take to transition over to the new vendor? I know this is not going to be something that happens overnight, there's a lot of information to gravitate and take over; and training. Page 15 FC-18 September 5,2023 MS. OSHIRO: Because it varies by the proposal, I don't think I'm at liberty to discuss that, because it wasn't part of the RFP where we put out. It was just based on the proposals that we're reviewing right now. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Okay, thanks for sharing what you can. Chair, I yield. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Council Member Lee Loy, go ahead. MS. LEE LOY: Thanks. I normally have a very hard time executing like a multi-year lease agreement, but this is a ten-year program. I mean, I have heartburn sometimes over a three-year copy machine. This one, I'm all in. We absolutely need to fall into the 21" century, and in support of. I just had a question around, you mentioned, fixed assets, and if you can what that entails? MS. OSHIRO: So, if I talk in terms of what we currently have for our fixed assets again, because I can't speak as to proposals that came in. So, what we currently have regarding fixed assets is a module that identifies each of the items; then the value, and then it does a depreciation, which I need for the books as well as for the audit. So, that's the fixed asset module that we're talking about, whether it be buildings, there's also the properties that we purchase as well as the equipment. So, that's the fixed asset side of things, and it's just again, tracking the cost of them and knowing what we own, basically. MS. LEE LOY: Yeah, you know, I'm going to lean in again because this was something as far as a needs assessment, right? We have fixed assets; they deteriorate, but are we putting the money in repair and maintenance to make sure we maintain those assets? I'm hoping that this system actually provides us that better forecasting. So, you know, we know we've got to change the roof at a particular time. Is that something that this will lean in on? MS. OSHIRO: You know, to be honest, I'm trying to remember what exactly the RFP said. MS. LEE LOY: Don't worry. MS. OSHIRO: I understand what you're requesting. I don't know if it's actually in the RFP, and I can't speak to the proposals that came in. MS. LEE LOY: I'm just thinking about some of the newer investments that we're making. I mean, we had Fire here earlier today. We're getting a new helicopter, right? So, that will become an asset and what that repair and maintenance looks like and just hoping some of this provides that kind of forecast for us. Page 16 FC-18 September 5,2023 The other question I have is, how much money is being set aside for customization? I'm asking because we had another system, oh I don't know that took plumbing permits and electrical permits and put them all together and it took a while to customize that system. So, I'm just curious how much is available in customization for this particular system. MS. OSHIRO: I'm not familiar with there being any funds set aside specifically for that. Basically, you're asking if in the budget you've set aside funds. I'm not aware that we've done that. Again, because we're looking for it to be leased. So, right now what we're just budgeting and looking at is the initial contract to be executed. That might be a question that we'll have to come with Deanna. MS. LEE LOY: Just keep that in the back of your mind. That customization piece tends to be really be challenging, especially with that particular vendor. I'm not picking on any vendor, but if it's not in the contract, it always cost a little bit more in addition to—I think Ms. Kierkiewicz touched upon it with training for our staff. Alrighty, in support of. Thank you for being here. Looking forward to this one for sure. I yield. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Council Member Galimba, go ahead. MS. GALIMBA: Hi, thanks. Very supportive and excited about getting this new Enterprise Resource Planning System. I guess, sort of tagging on to some of the comments that my colleagues were making, I think support obviously is going to be very important in making the transition. Is that part of the RFP as well to have the contractor have people here to help with the transition? MS. OSHIRO: I'm sorry, can you repeat? You're asking if we MS. GALIMBA: If in the RFP,part of it was through robust support for the transition. MS. OSHIRO: You know, that was one of the things that it was. I mean, yeah for them to explain their support and what they offered. You know, for us to then evaluate them based on that. I think that's what you're asking. That does something that's in there, yes. MS. GALIMBA: Then, how many offers or proposals have you had? MS. OSHIRO: So, that I know I definitely can't disclose that. That was one of the questions I asked because I had a feeling that you guys might want to know that. So, I was told that I can't disclose that right now, the quantity that we have. Page 17 FC-18 September 5,2023 MS. GALIMBA: Thanks. I mean that$2.2 million actually is kind of a small number to get all the bells and whistles that we're talking about. So,just wondered about that. MS. OSHIRO: So, the $2.2 (million) is an annual cost though yeah. There's the maintenance and that's why it's a ten-year. So, the $2.2 (million), and we're again speaking of leasing it. So, that's spreading it out over the term of the lease. MS. GALIMBA: Okay, thanks for that. I yield. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Council Member Evans in Kona? MS. EVANS: No, thank you. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. Thank you for being here today, Ms. Oshiro. You've taken a lot of the questions and gave good answers, in light of our two directors not being here. I don't have any further questions. Thank you. Okay, Council Members we have the motion on the floor to forward Resolution 234-23 to Council with a favorable recommendation, all in favor? Any opposed? Vote on Res. 234-23: The motion to recommend adoption of Res. 234-23 was (Approved) carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Going on to Resolution 236-23, please? Res. 236-23: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF A LATER FISCAL YEAR AND OF MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR MULTI-YEAR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS FOR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT Authorizes the Mayor to enter into four-year contracts for seven positions to deliver recovery efforts from the 2018 Kilauea Eruption, to be funded with disaster recovery sources. Reference: Comm. 418 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) Page 18 FC-18 September 5,2023 Motion to Approve: Ms. Lee Loy moved to recommend adoption of Res. 236-23. Seconded by Ms. Kierkiewicz. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you for joining us today, Director. Do you want to give us some background on this? (Note: At this time, Planning Director Zendo Kern came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MR. KERN: Sure. Good morning, Mr. Chair and Members of the Committee. Zendo Kern, Planning Director. Thank you for the opportunity to come up here and present. The communication is pretty clear. We're looking for, you know, authority from you folks to continue with the multi-year contracts related to the 2018 Kilauea Disaster Recovery. Basically, the same structure, the core team with Douglas Le and his team; and Misty; and Patti Pinto; etcetera. We're looking to keep them on for a longer period of time. Hopefully, not the additional entire four years that this would extend out. But this would allow us to basically extend or recontract with them for a term of up to four years. Really happy to answer any questions. I feel we have a good team in place and making lots of good headway; a lot of recovery. It's been a very challenging project in a lot of different ways; lot of different facets. Look forward for your two-year support to keep the team together. And happy to answer any questions. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Council Member Kierkiewicz, go ahead. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you, Chair. Just going to humbly ask my colleagues to please support this resolution. I wholeheartedly support all of the efforts that have been initiated or being implemented under the leadership of our Recovery Officer, Douglas Le. This has been and continues to be an incredibly heavy lift, but we've made significant progress. I'm really proud of the community and County collaborations that have emerged throughout this process. We've worked through many moments of tension, and not everybody is happy, but I think that the decisions that are being made by this team are really with the best interest of community in mind and the future of this place. So, going to be supporting this resolution. It's true, they may be out of a job in four years. Recovery might be deemed complete before then. I just want to confirm, Director, the funding that is used for these positions comes from, I think it was $10 million in discretionary funding from Governor Ige at the time. Page 19 FC-18 September 5,2023 MR. KERN: That's correct. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Okay. MR. KERN: And the contracts; also, they're "at will" contracts. So, if we get done in two years, then we can terminate the contracts and move forward. So, it doesn't obligate us further. We have the ability to make those adjustments as the program winds down. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Got it, thank you. I just want to take this moment again to thank you, Douglas, and your team for all that you do to support this recovery process and our Puna community. I can't think of anybody else to be serving in that role. So, thank you. Chair, I yield. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Council Members? MS. EVANS: Chair, in Kona. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Council Member Evans, go ahead. MS. EVANS: Oh, good afternoon, Director Kern. I had a question. I was looking at the positions that you're asking for four years. I was curious how the Disaster Recovery Communication Specialist and the Disaster Recovery Community Engagement positions are being used. Can you give us a little insight? Thank you. MR. KERN: Sure. Our Disaster Recovery Communication Specialist is Jenn Myers. She does a lot of communication with community, not only for buyouts, but also the road recovery efforts, the grant efforts, revitalize Puna efforts. Something that we realized when I came into this position was, in these challenging times, in a challenging recovery, it's really important to communicate, to double down on communications. We try to put together a program to really focus on that communication and lean into it. Especially when we had things occurring, like we're going to get to rebuild the road, then the Federal Government coming and saying we need to do an EA (Environmental Assessment). That's going to extend the project by a year, which then ends up extending the project by a year-and-a-half. So, there's one way to just say, "Hey, the project's been extended." Then there's another way to say, "Why, let's engage." We've done videos, we've done interviews, social media,press releases, etcetera. I think that's been really beneficial, and Jenn's been a great member to the team, and we get a lot of positive feedback from the community. Not that everything is hitting the nail on Page 20 FC-18 September 5,2023 the head perfectly, but we're communicating throughout the entire process. The community really values that. The management for Disaster Recovery Community Engagement and Collaboration, that was Bob Agres's former position, and so that position is actually open right now, and we're looking for that person to have the right fit. That's more engaged in with community stakeholders and bringing folks and people together through that community collaboration engagement process. I hope that answers your question. MS. EVANS: It does. I guess why I'm asking the question is, we had some wildfires in our district that could have ended up being a major—another Lahaina. It was very close, and I'm wondering as you've spent time on this. Many years since 2018 trying to do recovery, is there a way to have these teaching opportunities of what we know what works, what doesn't work? Basically, what we're working on, how do we take this and move it forward to other disasters and other recovery things? How do have those lessons, because I do believe there's so much effort here and it seems to be very well organized. Interesting that it's in the Planning Department. It's not in Civil Defense. It's with you, so I'll have to see now if there's another disaster in the future if it will land on your plate again. So is there, you know, a way to come up with some potential procedures, processes, something that might come out of this? You know, as I'm thinking out loud, I'm wondering if there is an opportunity to come up with an idea and look at what you're doing so we can come up with maybe something like a template, because I do think we're going to have another disaster. It's not if, it's when. How can we respond and recover quickly? By learning from this experience. So, do you have any comments on this? MR. KERN: The short answer to your question is, I think there is a lot of learning that's occurred. I think there's a lot of systems in place, standard operating procedures in various different areas. Whether it be, you know, buyouts to road recovery to communications and working with the community. We have also shared some of that information with other counties that might be needing some of that help, and we've been really open to that. As far as the specifics, getting into that right now. I don't think this would be the place, the platform, but I do think there's an ability to come together and figure out how we can memorialize some of these elements. I would say if there is another disaster, it may or may not end up in the Planning Department's purview. This was placed there by the previous Administration. It seemed to make a lot of sense to have it under Planning for these recovery efforts, and I think right now it does make a lot of sense. Page 21 FC-18 September 5,2023 Moving forward, it's something that we've talked about. It doesn't make sense to have a small division within the department that handles ongoing recovery efforts on a small basis, say like Douglas and one team member. And to have that kind of popup ability if something happens, we can pop it up and really get out there into the field quite quickly with the systems that we have in place. How that happens, I think that's a much greater conversation. So, these are just ideas, that you know pop up within conversations. But I do think over the next, you know, year or two, to drill down on that conversation would make a lot of sense. We still have a lot of focus in this recovery coming up in the next couple years, and hopefully, we don't have to work with anything else severe. But happy to have the conversation. MS. EVANS: I'd be happy to continue this. Thank you. Thank you Chair, I yield. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Back to Hilo. Okay, seeing none. Director, I'm slightly biting my tongue because I do have my concerns that we're five-and-a-half years in, and what I'm hearing from the community is, where are we and why aren't we further? I've stated that before and it's been said multiple times over the last few years. So, given the community's need to move forward and make progress and all of our needs to kind of get to a good point for everyone, I'm going to say "yes"today. But you know, it's more of a concerned, yes. Five-and-a-half years is a long time. Heard everything you said. I look forward to seeing what the team does. But it's our job to be critical too and not just support and rally behind. So, I'm going to leave it at that. Thank you. MR. KERN: Thank you. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay, Council Members motion is on the floor to forward Resolution 236-23 to Council with a favorable recommendation, all in favor? Any opposed? Page 22 FC-18 September 5,2023 Vote on Res. 236-23: The motion to recommend adoption of Res. 236-23 was (Approved) carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. MR. KERN: Thank you all for your support. This new system is a little bit different than the last one. Oh, boy, sorry about that, thank you all. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Okay, let's go to the top of the agenda. Mr. Clerk, Communication 12.16. Return to Order The Chair directed the Committee to return to the order of business. of Business: COMMUNI- The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, CATIONS: Communications. Comm. 12.16: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: JUNE 16—JUNE 30, 2023 AND JULY 1 —JULY 15, 2023 From Controller Kay Oshiro, dated August 1, 2023. Vote on Comm. 12.16: Ms. Kimball moved to close file on Comm. 12.16. Filed Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Motion carries. Comm. 12.17: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: JUNE 16—JUNE 30, 2023 AND JULY 16 —JULY 31, 2023 From Controller Kay Oshiro, dated August 7, 2023. Motion to Close File: Ms. Kimball moved to close file on Comm. 12.17. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy. Page 23 FC-18 September 5,2023 CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Council Members, discussion? Okay, I'm just going to state the obvious. I hate to see a road funding for highway materials come out of our Puna Roads OCE (Other Current Expenses) and be transferred to other districts. But hey, I guess we've got no choice. Okay, all in favor? Any opposed? Vote on Comm. 12.17: The motion to close file on Comm. 12.17 was carried Filed by following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Comm. 13.17: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: JULY 16 —31, 2023 From Finance Director Deanna Sako, dated August 1, 2023, transmitting the above report pursuant to Section 2-12.3 of the Hawaii County Code. Motion to Close File: Ms. Kimball moved to close file on Comm. 13.17. Seconded by Mr. Inaba. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Council Members, discussion on the measure? Council Member Evans, go ahead. MS. EVANS: Yeah, I do have a question. I don't know who this would go to. It has to do with the change order on a Design Build Contract, it's for Kukuiola Access Road. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: We have Kay Oshiro here, who's been doing her best to answer all of our questions this morning, but we don't have Ms. Sako or Ms. Nakagawa from Finance. This may be a Public Works question if I'm feeling you. MS. EVANS: Okay. So, couple things on that line item, which has to do with Kukuiola, if I'm pronouncing that right, excuse me if I'm not, Access Road. It says percent of original contract 3,498 percent. Now, that's a big number. The other thing is that it says that we've accumulated $7.5 million already for this project. So, we keep having these Change Orders, and I was just kind of wondering Point of Order: MS. LEE LOY: Chair,point of order. I'm trying to track this question, and I don't see it on that communication. Am I missing something? Page 24 FC-18 September 5,2023 CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Ms. Evans, can you point us in the direction of the item. MS. EVANS: On (Comm.) 13.17 was an attachment, like an Excel spreadsheet. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Ms. Evans, can you point us in the direction of give us job number or contract number to look at? MS. EVANS: It's five down. It's contract Number C008783. MS. LEE LOY: I got it, thank you. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: This is for Kukuiola Access Road, correct? MS. EVANS: Right. It just stands out to me when I'm seeing 3,498 percent of the original contract or is it another change order where we're up to $7.5 million. It may be that we need to have someone to really dig a little bit into this. Because, wow, this is like big change over time, or maybe something has happened over time that created this change order that made it be such a high percentage of its original contract. Then you have a contract that goes 3,498 percent above what the contract was, that kind of just really jumps out. MS. OSHIRO: I can take your question back to Public Works to get the history on the contract and have them respond. Is that where we're going? Is that acceptable? MS. EVANS: I feel okay with that. It's just that it's really jumping out and I think needs to have some further explanation. So, Chair, I don't know how to proceed with this. I do think we need information that needs to come from—it looks like maybe Public Works. Let's see, the department that is doing this is, oh, OHCD (Office of Housing and Community Development) is the department that has this contract. MS. OSHIRO: Okay, I can check with both departments. Then I can get the history and get that to you. MS. EVANS: Okay, thank you. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you, Ms. Oshiro. MS. EVANS: I think it'll have to come from them. Thank you, I yield. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you, Council Member Evans. Okay, further discussion? Seeing none, we do have the motion on the floor to close file on Communication 13.17, all in favor? Any opposed? Page 25 FC-18 September 5,2023 Vote on Comm. 13.17: The motion to close file on Comm. 13.17 was carried Filed by following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Communication 95.2, please. Comm. 95.2: FOURTH QUARTER REALLOCATION REPORT: APRIL 1 —JUNE 30, 2023 From Acting Human Resources Director Danny B. Patel, dated July 31, 2023. Motion to Close File: Ms. Lee Loy moved to close file on Comm. 95.2. Seconded by Ms. Galimba. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Discussion, Council Members? Okay, hearing none, Ms. Evans, checking in Kona? MS. EVANS: Thank you. I'm okay. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay, and we do have Mr. Patel here. Do you want to add anything from the department? Thank you, not at this time? Okay, the motion is on the floor. Seeing no discussion from the Council Members, all in favor? Vote on Comm. 95.1: The motion to close file on Comm. 95.1 was carried Filed by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Our last order of business for today, Communication 401, please. Comm. 401: COUNTY OF HAWAII INVENTORY AS OF JUNE 30, 2023 From Finance Director Deanna S. Sako, dated August 15, 2023, submitting the above inventory report pursuant to Section 103D-1208 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes. Page 26 FC-18 September 5,2023 Motion to Close File: Ms. Lee Loy moved to close file on Comm. 401. Seconded by Ms. Galimba. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Council Members, discussion on the communication? Hearing none, Ms. Oshiro, I have one question for you, and I'll keep it brief. Thank you, you're doing good today. You know, given our discussion about the Enterprise Resource Planning System, and I think you may have already answered this question, but would this inventory be contained within this new system that we're looking at? (Note: At this time, Finance Controller Kay Oshiro came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MS. OSHIRO: Correct. So, the reports that were submitted were based on the current fixed asset module that we have in the FRESH system, and so our new ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system, one of the specs was to include a fixed asset module as well. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Beautiful. I think that would be very, very helpful. I appreciate that, thank you. Okay, Council Members? Seeing no further discussion, motion is on the floor to close file on Communication 401, all in favor? Any opposed? Vote on Comm. 401: The motion to close file on Comm. 401 was carried Filed by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Motion carries. ORDER OF The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, RESOLUTIONS: Order of Resolutions. (Note: Items in this category were taken up previously, out of order.) BILLS FOR The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, ORDINANCES: Bills for Ordinances. (Note: Items in this category were taken up previously, out of order.) Page 27 FC-18 September 5,2023 CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: We have a motion to adjourn. ADJOURN- There being no further business, at 12:35 p.m., Ms. Lee Loy moved to adjourn MENT: the meeting. Seconded by Mr. Inaba and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes. None. Absent: None. Excused: None. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: We are adjourned. It is 12:35 p.m. Approved: 107 16(z, Mr. Matt Kaneali`i-Kl:infelder, Chai (Date) Finance Committee \ MK/dt Page 28