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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2024/08/06 (2022-2024) ACTIONS MATT KĀNEALIʻI-KLEINFELDER MICHELLE M. GALIMBA Chair and Presiding Officer HOLEKA GORO INABA JENN KAGIWADA ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ CINDY EVANS HEATHER L. KIMBALL Vice Chair 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 st 41 Session Hawaiʻi County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaiʻi August 6, 2024 1:00 p.m. Notice is Hereby Given that the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive conference technology (ICT) pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes §92-3.5. Council Members will be participating via ICT at the:  Kona Council Chambers, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole 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, Kapaʻau;  Pāhoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pāhoa Village Road;  Lily Yoshimatsu Senior Center, 67-1199 Māmalahoa Highway, Waimea; and  Ocean View Community Association, 92-8924 Leilani Circle. 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, August 5, 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, August 5, 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, Hawai‘i, 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-41 August 6, 2024 ORDER OF BUSINESS CALL TO ORDER – 1:00 p.m. 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. 12.36: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: JUNE 16 – 30, 2024 From Controller Kay Oshiro, dated July 8, 2024. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Acting Chair Galimba – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Inaba and Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 2. Excused: None. Comm. 95.6: FOURTH QUARTER REALLOCATION REPORT: APRIL 1 – JUNE 30, 2024 From Human Resources Director Sommer J. Tokihiro, dated July 11, 2024. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Acting Chair Galimba – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Inaba and Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 2. Excused: None. Page 2 FC-41 August 6, 2024 Comm. 556.3: FOURTH QUARTER REPORT OF UNCAPITALIZED DONATIONS: APRIL 1 – JUNE 30, 2024 From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated July 19, 2024, transmitting the above report pursuant to Resolution 186-23. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Acting Chair Galimba – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Inaba and Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 2. Excused: None. Comm. 947: TABULAR SUMMARY OF NET FUNDED DEBT AS OF JUNE 30, 2024 From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated July 15, 2024, transmitting the above report pursuant to Chapter 47C of the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Acting Chair Galimba – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Inaba and Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 2. Excused: None. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 562-24: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH SP COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI, LLC, TO REPLACE HAWAIʻI COUNTY SHARED-USE ELECTRIC VEHICLES Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a ten-year lease agreement with an approximate monthly cost of $8,357, to replace the County’s disposed shared-use electric vehicle fleet with eight new electric vehicles. Reference: Comm. 943 Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) Postponed: July 23, 2024 (Note: There is a motion by Ms. Lee Loy, seconded by Ms. Galimba, to recommend adoption of Res. 562-24.) (Vote on Res. 562-24 is on the next page.) Page 3 FC-41 August 6, 2024 AMENDED TO DRAFT 2 AND RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Acting Chair Galimba – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Inaba and Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 2. Excused: None. Res. 574-24: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, PURSUANT TO HAWAIʻI REVISED STATUTES SECTION 46-7, FOR A WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT GRANT Allows for the receipt of $2,100,000 in federally-derived funds, which would be used by the Department of Research and Development to assist adults, dislocated workers, and youths by providing services that will train individuals to increase employment, retention, earnings, skills, and literacy. Reference: Comm. 963 Intr. by: Mr. Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder (B/R) RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Acting Chair Galimba – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Inaba and Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 2. Excused: None. Page 4 FC-41 August 6, 2024 BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 187: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 24-32, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025 Appropriates revenues in the Federal Grants – Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) account ($2,100,000); and appropriates the same to the following 2024-2025 WIOA accounts: Administration/Planning ($200,000); Adult Program ($800,000); Dislocated Worker Program ($350,000); and Youth Program ($750,000). Funds would be used by the Department of Research and Development to assist adults, dislocated workers, and youths by providing services that will train individuals to increase employment, retention, earnings, skills, and literacy. Reference: Comm. 963 Intr. by: Mr. Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder (B/R) RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Acting Chair Galimba – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Inaba and Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 2. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT – 2:17 p.m. Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed to introduce legislation “By Request” on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify support of or opposition to the proposal. Live stream of County Council Committee Meetings: To view the live stream of this meeting, at the scheduled meeting start time, type the following into the address bar of the browser: http://hawaiicounty.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=1. Please call (808) 961-8255 if the Council’s streaming location is not functioning. If the Council’s stream is deemed inoperable, the following address will be provided for the live stream and should be typed into the browser: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJNalwg4OoK7a_7nGnEtGPA. 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