HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE GOEAC 2024/09/04 (2022-2024) ACTIONS CINDY EVANS �tv os a MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
Chair and Presiding Officer HGLEKA GGRG INABA
JENN KAGIWADA
SUSAN L.K LEE LOY MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER
Vice Chair �ir°5;:.a::�.� ASHLEY L.KIERKIEWICZ
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REBECCA VILLEGAS
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai`i
Hawai`i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai`i, 96720
COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
38'h Session
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
September 4, 2024
9:30 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 Office,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 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
• Ocean View Community Association, 92-8924 Leilani Circle.
If a courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted,the scheduled meeting will continue.
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September 3, 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 Tuesday, September 3, 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 a part of the permanent record. Please submit separate
testimony for each item.
Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
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ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER—9:30 a.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. 10.9: HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' MAY 20 AND JUNE 13, 2024,
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES AND OFFICER'S REPORTS
From Council Member Heather Kimball, dated August 7, 2024.
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Inaba, Kagiwada,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Villegas, and Acting Chair Lee Loy —8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Galimba— 1.
Excused: None.
Comm. 1010: NOMINATION OF NATHAN GADDIS TO THE BANYAN DRIVE HAWAII
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
From Mayor Mitchell D. Roth, dated August 14, 2024, requesting the Council's
review and confirmation.
RECOMMENDED CONFIRMATION:
Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Inaba, Kagiwada,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Villegas, and Acting Chair Lee Loy —8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Galimba— 1.
Excused: None.
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ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 591-24: AMENDS THE RULES OF PROCEDURE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII BY AMENDING RULE NO. 26,
RELATING TO TRANSFER OF COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT CONTINGENCY
RELIEF FUNDS
Reference: Comm. 990
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Inaba, Kagiwada,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Villegas, and Acting Chair Lee Loy —8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Galimba— 1.
Excused: None.
Res. 592-24: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE
STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION
Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a memorandum of agreement to share confidential
tax return information relating to the administration of the State and County of
Hawai`i's Transient Accommodations Tax.
Reference: Comm. 992
Intr. by: Ms. Evans (B/R)
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Inaba, Kagiwada,
Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball,
Villegas, and Acting Chair Lee Loy —8.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Member Galimba— 1.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT—10:13 a.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 for or opposition to the proposal.
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