HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE FC 2025-03-18 2024-2026 ACTIONS
MATT KĀNEALIʻI-KLEINFELDER MICHELLE M. GALIMBA
Chair & Presiding Officer
HOLEKA GORO INABA
JENN KAGIWADA
JAMES E. HUSTACE
ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ
Vice Chair
HEATHER L. KIMBALL
DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI
REBECCA VILLEGAS
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
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6Session
West Hawai‘i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
March 18, 2025
10:30 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:
Hilo Council Chambers, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401
Members of the public may also attend from this location.
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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.
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FC-6 March 18, 2025
ORDER OF BUSINESS
CALL TO ORDER – 11:29 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. 24.5: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: JANUARY 1 – 15, 2025
From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated February 28, 2025, transmitting
the above report pursuant to Section 2-12.3 of the Hawaiʻi County Code.
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Hustace, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas,
and Chair Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Galimba and Kierkiewicz – 2.
Excused: None.
Comm. 24.6: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: JANUARY 16 – 31, 2025
From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated February 28, 2025, transmitting
the above report pursuant to Section 2-12.3 of the Hawaiʻi County Code.
FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Hustace, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas,
and Chair Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Galimba and Kierkiewicz – 2.
Excused: None.
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ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 96-25: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF A LATER FISCAL YEAR
AND OF MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR MULTI-YEAR LEASES
FOR NINE MID-SIZE 4X4 TRUCKS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS
AND RECREATION
Authorizes the Mayor to enter into five-year lease agreements with an
approximate total monthly cost of $10,000, to transport staff between base yards
and park facilities to perform maintenance and cleaning duties.
Reference: Comm. 169
Intr. by: Council Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
RECOMMENDED ADOPTION:
Ayes: Committee Members Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada,
Kimball, Onishi, and Chair Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 6.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Galimba, Kierkiewicz,
and Villegas – 3.
Excused: None.
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
Bill 35: 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 State Grants – State Substance Abuse Prevention
Coordination Grant account ($7,100); and appropriates the same to the State
Substance Abuse Prevention Coordination Grant account.
Reference: Comm. 170
Intr. by: Council Member Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING:
Ayes: Committee Members Hustace, Inaba,
Kagiwada, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas,
and Chair Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder – 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Committee Members Galimba and Kierkiewicz – 2.
Excused: None.
ADJOURNMENT – 11:47 a.m.
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