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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2024/10/01 (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 th 45Session Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 October 1, 2024 9:30 a.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, September 30, 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, September 30, 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-45 October 1, 2024 ORDER OF BUSINESS CALL TO ORDER – 9:36 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. 14.14: MONTHLY BUDGET STATUS REPORTS FOR THE MONTH ENDED JULY 31, 2023 THROUGH THE MONTH ENDED JANUARY 31, 2024 From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated August 30, 2024, transmitting the above report pursuant to Section 6-6.3(h) of the Hawaiʻi County Charter. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 634-24: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH HAWAIIAN TELCOM, INC. FOR CENTREX BIZ PLUS SERVICE FOR THE HAWAIʻI POLICE DEPARTMENT AND HAWAIʻI FIRE DEPARTMENT Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a three-year agreement at an estimated cost of $22,875 for the Police Department and $11,730 for the Fire Department, for the new joint communications center located at 540 Kupuna Place. Reference: Comm. 1053 Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) (Vote on Res. 634-24 is on the next page.) Page 2 FC-45 October 1, 2024 RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Res. 635-24: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH DIAGNOSTIC LABS SERVICES INC. FOR BLOOD COLLECTION LABORATORY SERVICES Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a three-year agreement with an estimated cost of $500 per year, to provide blood collection laboratory services for the Hawaiʻi Fire Department to be in compliance with its Bloodborne Pathogens/Infectious Disease Exposure Guidelines. Reference: Comm. 1054 Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Res. 636-24: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, PURSUANT TO HAWAIʻI REVISED STATUTES SECTION 46-7, FOR A GRANT TO THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI MASS TRANSIT AGENCY Allows for the receipt of $1,145,239 in federally-derived funds to purchase Americans with Disabilities Act vans to accommodate the increase in ridership within the Paratransit Program. Reference: Comm. 1055 Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) (Vote on Res. 636-24 is on the next page.) Page 3 FC-45 October 1, 2024 RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 210: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 24-32, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025 Appropriates revenues in the Federal Grants – Section 5339 Formula Rural and Small Urban account ($1,145,239); and appropriates the same to the Section 5339 Formula Rural and Small Urban Buses account. Funds would be used to purchase Americans with Disabilities Act vans to accommodate the increase in ridership within the Paratransit Program. Reference: Comm. 1055 Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kimball – 1. Excused: None. Page 4 FC-45 October 1, 2024 Bill 211: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 24-32, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025 Increases revenues in the Federal Grants – American Rescue Plan Act Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund account ($32,922.96); and appropriates the same to the American Rescue Plan Act Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund account, for a total appropriation of $832,922.96. Funds would be used for any governmental purpose other than a lobbying activity. Reference: Comm. 1056 Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Bill 214: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 24-33, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2024 TO JUNE 30, 2025 Increases the Environmental Management Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant Rehabilitation and Replacement project by $116 million, bringing the total appropriation to $226 million. Funds for this project shall be provided from the General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund – Fund Balance and/or other Sources and would be used to renovate the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant. Reference: Comm. 1082 Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Inaba – 1. Excused: None. Page 5 FC-45 October 1, 2024 Bill 215: AUTHORIZES THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING ALL OR A PORTION OF THE COSTS OF VARIOUS IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS; FIXES THE FORM, DENOMINATIONS, AND CERTAIN OTHER DETAILS OF SUCH BONDS AND PROVIDES FOR THEIR SALE TO THE PUBLIC; AND AUTHORIZES THE TAKING OF OTHER ACTIONS RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE BONDS Authorizes the issuance of up to $150 million in General Obligation Bonds to fund certain Capital Improvement Projects including: Construction of the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant; Parks and Recreation Americans with Disabilities Act projects; planning and design for a County morgue; Animal Control shelter repairs; Central Fire Station repairs; and maintenance of other County facilities. Reference: Comm. 1083 Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R) RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Kāneali‘i-Kleinfelder – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Inaba – 1. Excused: Committee Member Kimball – 1. ADJOURNMENT – 12:09 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. If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability, call (808) 961-8255 as soon as possible, preferably by September 27, 2024. If a response is received after this date, every effort will be made to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but there is no guarantee the request can be filled. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy. Page 6 FC-45 October 1, 2024 Agendas and agenda items are available on the County website at www.hawaiicounty.gov. Click on Council Records to navigate to current agendas. For any questions, please contact Council Services at (808) 961-8255. Page 7