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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2024/05/14 (2022-2024) ACTIONS MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER tv uc H MICHELLE M. GALIMBA o+•• �`� Chan and Presiding Officer HOLEKA GORO INABA�o.• ••.�� JENN KAGIWADA �* ASHLEY L.KIERKIEWICZ CINDY EVANS ' HEATHER L.KIMBALL Vice Chair �•?��o.:;•�. r�>.o 6. SUSAN L.K.LEE LOY REBECCA VILLEGAS COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i, 96720 COMMITTEE ON FINANCE 36'h Session Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii May 14, 2024 9:00 a.m. Notice is Hereby Given that the Hawaii County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive conference technology (ICT)pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes §92-3.5. Council Members will be participating via ICT at the: • Kona Council Chambers,West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Members of the public may also attend from this location. Public Attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations: • Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa`au; • Pahoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pahoa Village Road; and • Lily Yoshimatsu Senior Center, 67-1199 Mamalahoa Highway, Waimea. If a courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. Oral Public Testimony via Zoom: To provide oral testimony via Zoom, email councilremotetestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 961-8255 to complete the registration process and obtain meeting login information. Please contact our office to register by 12:00 noon, Monday, May 13, 2024. Submitting Written Testimony: To ensure timely delivery to Council Members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on Monday, May 13, 2024, by: (1) email to counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or(3) mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer FC-36 May 14,2024 ORDER OF BUSINESS —9:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Pursuant to HRS § 92-3, oral testimony may be provided entirely at the beginning of the meeting, or immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the committee. COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 12.31: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: APRIL 1 — 15, 2024 From Controller Kay Oshiro, dated April 26, 2024. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Evans — 1. Excused: None. Comm. 95.5: THIRD QUARTER REALLOCATION REPORT: JANUARY 1 —MARCH 31, 2024 From Human Resources Director Sommer J. Tokihiro, dated April 17, 2024. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Evans — 1. Excused: None. Page 2 FC-36 May 14,2024 ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 515-24: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA Allows the Department of Research and Development to enter into a five-year agreement to share the cost of funding two Extension Agent positions who will cover Indigenous Crops/East Hawaii Master Gardeners and East Hawaii Livestock. Reference: Comm. 872 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Evans — 1. Excused: None. Res. 516-24: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PURSUANT TO HAWAII REVISED STATUTES 46-7, FOR A GRANT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Allows for the receipt of$200,000 of State funds to control green waste, palms, and other "host material"to minimize breeding grounds of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle. Reference: Comm. 873 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 3 FC-36 May 14,2024 BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 161: AMENDS CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 11, SECTION 19-90 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXES Expands permitted uses of Residential Tier Two Property tax revenue to include the funding of County-sponsored programs designed to address mental health. Reference: Comm. 858 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder POSTPONED TO JUNE 4, 2024: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Acting Chair Evans —9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Bill 162: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 23-50, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024 Appropriates revenues in the State Grants —Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Grant account ($200,000); and appropriates the same to the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Grant account, to control green waste, palms, and other "host material"to minimize breeding grounds of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle. Reference: Comm. 873 Intr. by: Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder(B/R) RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT—10:43 a.m. Page 4 FC-36 May 14,2024 Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed to introduce legislation `By Request" on behalf of the requesting parry. It does not necessarily signify support of or opposition to the proposal. 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