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Home My WebLink AboutORD 2024-008 2022-2024 ....CP.:1:147......... .. COUNTY OF HAWAI`I ;•� k.5;;..f/ 1*1i STATE OF HAWAI`I •.,••. .MEOW i).. . % BILL NO. 108 (DRAFT 3) ORDINANCE NO. 24 8 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 2,ARTICLE 49, SECTION 2-271; CHAPTER 37, ARTICLE 1, SECTIONS 37-1-2 AND 37-1-3; AND CHAPTER 37, ARTICLE 2, SECTION 37-2-21, OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION,AS AMENDED), RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY, CLIMATE, EQUITY, AND RESILIENCE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I: SECTION 1. Chapter 2, article 49, section 2-271, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 2-271. Sustainability administrator created. There shall be a sustainability administrator. The sustainability administrator shall be appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the council, and may be removed by the mayor. The council shall act to confirm or reject any appointment by the mayor within sixty days after receiving notice of the appointment from the mayor. If the council does not confirm or reject any such appointment within sixty days, the appointee shall be deemed to have been confirmed. An appointee shall take office upon confirmation by the council. At a minimum,the sustainability administrator shall be able to demonstrate the following through education and/or employment: (1) Experience leading a major program in sustainability, climate action, environmental management, environmental or social justice, or a related field; (2) Technical knowledge of the science of climate change mitigation and adaptation, sustainability, and natural resource management; (3) Understanding of Native Hawaiian culture and of the unique environmental and social justice issues in Hawai`i; (4) Understanding of the physical and mental health consequences of historical trauma, cumulative impacts of environmental hazards, and disaster events, as well as trauma informed principles to ensure access to resources and support for underserved and vulnerable populations; (5) Skills in leadership, staff supervision, communication, and organization development; [5](6) Experience with project management and interagency collaboration; and [6](7) Experience with policy development and securing and managing outside funding. A bachelor's degree and five years of experience or a master's degree and three years of experience in the fields of sustainability, climate change, environment, resilience, or related fields shall be preferred." SECTION 2. Chapter 37, article 1, section 37-1-2, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 37-1-2. Declaration of policy. It is declared to be the policy of the County to address sustainability, climate change, equity, and resilience in the County through immediate, direct, and coordinated trauma-informed action. To this end,the office of sustainability, climate, equity, and resilience is created to coordinate and manage policies and programs to address sustainability, mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, and adapt to the impacts of climate change and other natural and human caused hazards. Through regular stakeholder engagement these policies and programs shall promote the County's sustainability and resilience in a manner that is immediate, direct, coordinated, and equitable in their impact on various communities in the County." SECTION 3. Chapter 37, article 1, section 37-1-3, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending the definitions of"Adaptation", "Equity", and "Sustainability"to read as follows: 'Adaptation"means the process of observing changes in social, environmental, and economic systems and adjusting operations with a trauma infoiuied approach to meet present and anticipated future needs." "Equity"means the consideration of cumulative impacts on lower- and middle-income individuals and historically marginalized groups during all aspects of decision making[-]1 including and not limited to assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation." "Sustainability"means a balanced approach of managing present day environmental, social, and economic needs and maintaining a healthy lifecycle through a trauma informed framework to fulfill the needs of current populations that does not compromise the needs of future generations, and ensures harmony between economic growth, environmental systems, and social well-being." SECTION 4. Chapter 37, article 1, section 37-1-3, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding new definitions of"Trauma" and "Trauma informed"to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows: "Trauma" means an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced as physically or emotionally harmful or life-threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the individual's functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being." "Trauma informed"means an approach to service provision that infuses knowledge about trauma into agency programs, policies, and procedures to promote the safety and well-being of clients, visitors, staff and volunteers by actively resisting the re-traumatization of participants, individually and as a whole." 2 SECTION 5. Chapter 37, article 2, section 37-2-21 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: "Section 37-2-21. Duties of the office of sustainability, climate, equity, and resilience. (a) Policy and program development. The office shall: (1) Establish policies and programs to promote sustainability, mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, and build the County's resilience to the impacts of climate change and other natural and human caused hazards. These policies and programs shall be developed after consideration of resources such as the County's general plan, County community development plans, County multi-hazard mitigation plan and County climate action plan, State law, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. (2) Improve environmental justice and equity by promoting specific policies and actions to ensure that sustainability, change mitigation and adaptation, and resilience efforts also benefit lower and middle income,Native Hawaiian, and historically marginalized communities. These policies and actions should include utilization of place-based [and],Native Hawaiian guiding principles, tools, and frameworks to guide, inform, coordinate, and evaluate proposed actions and activities. (3) Regularly engage with stakeholders to assess and assure that policies and actions are implemented in a manner that is immediate, direct, and coordinated, and employs strategies that are equitable in their impact on various communities in [our]the County. (4) Ensure policies, practices, and actions are trauma-informed to promote resilience, health, and wellness. (b) Shared metrics. The office shall develop metrics, benchmarks, and data visualization tools to track and communicate progress towards sustainability, climate mitigation and adaptation, equity, and resilience goals. (c) Coordination, collaboration, and education. The office shall: (1) Coordinate communication among County departments and with community partners to develop and promote a shared vision and collaborative approach to implementing solutions that are based upon a clear understanding of the issues and challenges related to sustainability, climate change mitigation and adaptation, equity, and resilience[.-] within a trauma-informed framework and approach. (2) Coordinate and provide technical support to County departments to create policies and programs designed to implement and measure sustainability, climate change mitigation and adaptation, equity, trauma infoiiued,and resilience strategies. (3) Collaborate with County departments and community stakeholders on sustainability, climate change mitigation and adaptation, equity, trauma informed, and resilience strategies to maximize collective impact through mutually reinforcing activities. (4) Provide education, outreach, and support, both internally and externally, that promotes climate sustainability and climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives in a manner utilizing trauma informed principles and best practices that promotes equity and resilience[.-] and the capability to adapt effectively in the face of adversity. (d) Legislation and budget. The office shall: 3 (1) Evaluate potential impacts of climate change on County human resources,facilities,. and infrastructure and provide operating and capital improvement budget recommendations for consideration in addition to the recommendations of the planning department. (2) Provide policy analysis and propose legislation to the Council to implement this section. (3) Provide the Council with an annual sustainability report. (e) Grants and funding. The office shall: (1) Investigate and provide technical support for grant applications and grant management to support funding to implement this section. (2) Prepare programs and contracts with the Federal government to carry out the purposes of this article and transmit to the Council for approval. (f) The office shall perform other related duties necessary to fulfill the mandate of the office." SECTION 6. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material, and underscoring need not be included. SECTION 7. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable. SECTION 8. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval. I► ' ODUCED BY: ddir Aproirso � �* MEMBER, CO OF HA , API 11011110011.PHilo , Hawai`i Date of Introduction: January 10, 2024 Date of 1st Reading: January 24, 2024 Date of 2nd Reading: February 7, 2024 Effective Date: February 23, 2024 REFERENCE Comm. 626.10 4 an TY C LE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK Cl`'uay ilm County of Hawai`i Hilo, Hawai`i 2iZl1 FEB 2 J 01 7: 59 (Draft 3) Introduced By: Susan L.K. Lee Loy ROLL CALL VOTE Date Introduced: January 10, 2024 AYES NOES ABS EX First Reading: January 2 4, 2 024 Evans X Published: February 2, 2024 Galimba X Inaba X REMARKS': Kagiwada X POSTPONED: January 10, 2024 Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder X Kierkiewicz X Kimball X Lee Loy X Villegas X Second Reading: February 7, 2024 8 0 1 0 To Mayor: February 15, 2024 Returned: February 27, 2024 ROLL CALL VOTE Effective: February 23, 2024 AYES NOES ABS EX Published: March 8, 2024 Evans X REMARKS: Galimba X Inaba X Kagiwada X Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder X Kierkiewicz X Kimball X Lee Loy X Villegas X 7 0 2 0 I DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing BILL was adopted by the County Council published as indicated above. O UNCIL CHAIRPERSON rov d/Disapproved this day of F-eito , 200 • • LERK 108 (Draft 3) Bill No.: MAYOR, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I C-626 . 10/GOEAC-97 Reference: Ord No.: 24 8