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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2025-04-15 2024-2026 ACTIONSMATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER Chair & Presiding Officer JAMES E. HUSTACE Vice Chair 81h Session COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hawai `i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 COMMITTEE ON FINANCE West Hawaii Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawaii April 15, 2025 1:00 P.M. MICHELLE M. GALIMBA HOLEKA GORO INABA JENN KAGIWADA ASHLEY L. KIERKIEWICZ HEATHER L. KIMBALL DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI REBECCA VILLEGAS 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: • Hilo Council Chambers, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401 Members of the public may also attend from this location. Public attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations: • Ocean View Community Association, 92-8924 Leilani Circle; • Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa`au; • Pahoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pahoa Village Road; and • Waimea Council Office, Parker Square, 65-1279 Kawaihae Road, Suite 109. 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, April 14, 2025. 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, April 14, 2025, 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-8 ORDER OF BUSINESS CALL TO ORDER — 1:00 p.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS April 15, 2025 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. 23.10: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: MARCH 1 — 15, 2025 From Acting Controller Wilson Crider, dated March 24, 2025. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, and Chair Kaneali `i-Kleinfelder — 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Villegas — 1. Excused: None. Comm. 24.7: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: FEBRUARY 1 — 15, 2025 From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated March 25, 2025, transmitting the above report pursuant to Section 2-12.3 of the Hawaii County Code. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, and Chair Kaneali `i-Kleinfelder — 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Villegas — 1. Excused: None. Page 2 FC-8 April 15, 2025 Comm. 24.8: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: FEBRUARY 16 — 28, 2025 From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated March 26, 2025, transmitting the above report pursuant to Section 2-12.3 of the Hawaii County Code. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, and Chair Kaneali `i-Kleinfelder — 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Villegas — 1. Excused: None. Comm. 24.9: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: MARCH 1 — 15, 2025 From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated March 27, 2025, transmitting the above report pursuant to Section 2-12.3 of the Hawaii County Code. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali `i-Kleinfelder — 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Comm. 73.3: MONTHLY BUDGET STATUS REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated March 17, 2025, transmitting the above report pursuant to Section 6-6.3(h) of the Hawaii County Charter. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali `i-Kleinfelder — 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 3 FC-8 April 15, 2025 Comm. 73.4: MONTHLY BUDGET STATUS REPORT FOR THE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2024, AND NOVEMBER 30, 2024 From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated March 18, 2025, transmitting the above reports pursuant to Section 6-6.3(h) of the Hawaii County Charter. FILED: Ayes: Noes: Absent: Excused: ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali `i-Kleinfelder — 9. None. None. None. Res. 122-25: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF A LATER FISCAL YEAR AND OF MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR A MULTI -YEAR AGREEMENT FOR FIXED ROUTE TRANSIT OPERATIONS FOR THE MASS TRANSIT AGENCY Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a three-year agreement with two renewal option years for a selected contractor to provide vehicles, drivers, management, personnel, dispatching, maintenance, and other ancillary services to operate an island wide public transportation system. Reference: Comm.209 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali `i-Kleinfelder — 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 4 FC-8 BILLS FOR ORDINANCES April 15, 2025 Bill 38: AMENDS CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 13, OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAX CREDITS Establishes a Private Road Tax Credit in the amount of at least $500 to be applied towards a homeowner's real property tax bill when the homeowner expends at least $100 annually to maintain, repair, or improve a private roadway that is not restricted by a gate and is managed by a road maintenance organization. Reference: Comm.203 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder POSTPONED TO DUNE 3, 2025: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Acting Chair Hustace — 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Bill 39: AMENDS CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 19-2, AND ARTICLE 7, SECTION 19-53, OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING REAL PROPERTY TAX CLASSIFICATION Repeals the definition of "affordable rental housing," amends the definition of "affordable rental rate," and amends subsection (h) Eligibility for affordable rental housing class. Reference: Comm.206 Intr. by: Council Member Inaba AMENDED TO DRAFT 2 (see Communication 206.1). AND RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali `i-Kleinfelder — 8. Noes: Committee Member Kagiwada — 1. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 5 FC-8 April 15, 2025 Bill 41: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 24-32, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DUNE 30, 2025 Decreases the appropriation in the Transfer to Housing Fund account ($451,221); and appropriates the same to the HOME Program Income Repayment account. Reference: Comm. 210 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, and Chair Kaneali `i-Kleinfelder — 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Villegas — 1. Excused: None. Bill 42: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 24-32, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DUNE 30. 2025 Increases revenues in the Interest — Other Federal account ($660,000); and appropriates the same to the Emergency Rent Assistance 2 COVID-19 account ($600,000), Hawaii Island Landlord/Tenant Mediation account ($10,000), and 2021 Hawaii Island Homeowner Assistance Program -Administration account ($50,000). Reference: Comm.211 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali `i-Kleinfelder — 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT — 3:08 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. 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