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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN FC 2025/06/03 (2022-2024) DRAFT Committee on Finance 12th Session Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 June 3, 2025 CALL TO The regular meeting of the Committee on Finance was called to order at ORDER: 11:34 a.m., in the Council Chambers, Hilo, by Mr.Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Chair. ROLL CALL: Present: Mr. Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Chair Mr. James E. Hustace, Vice Chair Ms. Michelle M. Galimba, Member Mr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Member .............. Ms. Jenn Kagiwada, Member Ms. Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, Member Ms. Heather Kimball, Member Game in later) Mr. Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member Ms. Rebecca Villegas, Member (came in'later) STATEMENTS The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, FROM THE Statements from the Public on Agenda Items. PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: The following individuals registered to speak and came forward when called by the Chair: Marilyn Rose Res. 202-25 (Comm. 319), in support. (representing Ocean'View Community Association) Keoni Fox: Res. 199-25 (Comm. 316), in support. (representing Ala Kahakai Trail Association) COMMUNI- The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, CATIONS: Communications. Comm. 24.11: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: APRIL 1 — 15, 2025 From Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, dated May 6, 2025, transmitting the above report pursuant to Section 2-12.3 of the Hawaii County Code. FC-12 June 3,2025 Motion to Close File: Mr. Inaba moved to close file on Comm. 24.11. Seconded by Mr. Hustace. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Any discussion on Communication 24.11? Council Member Kierkiewicz. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you, Chair. Just curious if anybody from the Recovery Division is on Zoom? I had a question related to the buyout program and the funding going towards demolition. Okay. Seeing no one is on, Chair, I'll follow up offline. Thank you. I appreciate it. I yield. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Seeing no other lights, Ms. Nakagawa, I have a question about the communication as Well. Same question that Ms. Kierkiewicz was leaning towards, without knowing her question. Sorry. My only question was on the change order sheet there's two references that looks like the same item, but they have a different change order number, one and two, but they have the same job number. (Note: At this time, Finance Director Diane Nakagawa came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MS. NAKAGAWA: Good morring,again. Diane Nakagawa, Finance Department. Just looking at it for a second. CHR,KANELI`I-KLEINFELDER: It's the third and fourth item on the communication'. MS: NAKAGAWA: I do see that'and I'm just trying to figure out CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: I've never seen that before. MS. NAKAGAWA: Yeah. I'm happy to follow up. I'll look into if it came through at different times. But then it would've been a different change order. So let me follow up and see why they're on two separate lines. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. Thank you. MS. NAKAGAWA: Yeah. It looks like it should've been on one, but I can confirm. No? CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Council Member Kierkiewicz. Thank you, Ms. Nakagawa. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you. I see Recovery Officer Le here, if I could just ask him a couple of questions. Thank you, Recovery Officer. You know, I appreciate the opportunities to see these change orders because it's a great chance Page 2 FC-12 June 3,2025 to kind of get an update on where we are with different projects. As you know the voluntary buyout program is something that you and your team have built from scratch and it's been many, many years in the making to help folks get closure and now we're at the point where there's demolition happening. So a couple of these change orders, we see two, and perhaps they're separate contracts. But one is for signage installation and then another is for soil surveys, sampling of hazardous materials; where are we in the process; when will demolition be complete and about how many properties have structures that need to be demolished? (Note: At this time, Disaster Recovery Officer Douglas Le came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MR. LE: Good morning, Council_ Thanks,'Chair, for the time, Douglas Le, Disaster Recovery Officer for the Planning Department. To help,answer the questions I just want to take a really brief step back in terms of the volunteer housing buyout program. As folks may be aware,many of the properties, the vast majority that we've acquired are completely inundated by lava, but there are certain properties that were eligible because of partial inundation, complete isolation by the 2018 eruption and also cracks and other geological features that formed during the eruption'that have made these Properties less safe than they were before. So as people,apply for the program,the County is obligated to maintain these properties as open space in perpetuity. So from a list of about 30 somewhat properties that still have standing structure; full homes, some of which you can drive up to still and some having major debris causes by structures that were taken by lava or by wildfire. It is our obligation to clear these properties. So the department took a pretty strategic approach in terms of understanding given the future intentto be undeveloped, you know, really how much remediation, what kind of investments would best be suited to be able to bring these properties into the future state of being cleared or undeveloped. We hired,a firm to work with us through the permitting, the cost estimation, and also the design of this demolition work. In total, about 26 properties are getting treated through this program and, you know, one approach to the project could've been to do an A to Z assessment of everything going on in the property. Some are formerly ag; some had different materials even if they're residential on them. We took a very different approach to me more CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Sorry, Mr. Le. MR. LE: Yes. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: So this is a change order. Interested in the program but I think a program kind of review would be better as a maybe different communication, if you would. Page 3 FC-12 June 3,2025 MR. LE: Fair. Sorry about that. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: And we're also a little bit behind schedule today. MR. LE: Okay. Got it. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: So with that in mind, please go ahead. But just—thank you. MR. LE: Understood. So with that context, the nevi change order's before you. One deals with applying signage at some of the properties that are accessible really to make sure that the public knows that this is public property and to not trespass. And the second change order relates to properties as part of an overall assessment; one that needed more deeper soil testing because arsenic was found on site about acceptable levels and for a handful of subset of properties, engineering work needed to be done to.really make sure that when the demolition crews come in, the design and the method of the work is safe for the workers and for the position of hazardous material_ So both change orders came of their own time kind of within a month or two apart. And,as we worked with a contractor we routed both simultaneously, if that makes sense.. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Okay. That's very helpful. And I just want to confirm that this contract does support demolition of these 26 structures, none of the material is salvageable and that this funding also includes a disposal fee. MR. LE: This'funding is for the engineering and permitting side of it. We will address disposal costs with the actual demolition work once it is bid out. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Okay; It was a little fuzzy here in the contract. Thank you, MR. LE; Understood. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Chair, I yield. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Council Member Villegas. MS:'VILLEGAS: Yeah. Thank you for clarifying that. I guess my first question comes within these properties, there was no opportunity for deconstruction or was there opportunity and is that included in this change order? MR. LE: So this change order doesn't deal with the question of deconstruction or neither the change orders, I'm sorry. Our team is working kind of really closely with Engineering for them to understand if a home can be salvageable outright Page 4 FC-12 June 3,2025 and also if any materials can be deconstructed for future use. But we don't have a clear answer on that just yet. MS. VILLEGAS: Okay. I just want to put a plug in for that because I know that there have been multiple conversations and the opportunities to utilize whatever resources might still be salvageable from these structures for the benefit of the Puna community for it to remain there and be able to be reused, I think is a viable option and solution. So thank you. I yield. MR. LE: Understood. Thank you for that. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Mr.,Le, thank you. The change order communication has the same job number, the same change order numbersorry, it has the same job number same contract number but different change order or SA (Supplemental Agreement) numbers, I'm just wondering about the reasoning behind that. There's supposed to be one contract? ' MR. LE: So both change orders befordyou amend a single contract, which would have a single contract number and a single j ob number. The two were routed as change orders one and two just because we received the scopes for the change orders from our contractors separately. And as We worked on the project overall, timing just worked its way out that they were routed simultaneously which is why they appear on this report singularly for the period of coverage. CHR,KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. Thank you very much. MR. LE: Of course. CHR IANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. Thank you for your time today, Mr. Le. Seeing no further discussion, motion is on the floor to close file on Communication 24.11. All in favor? Vote on Comm. 24.11: The motion'to close file on Comm. 24.11 was carried by Filed the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Please let the record reflect that Council Member Kimball and Villegas have joined us. Resolution 188-25, please. Page 5 FC-12 June 3,2025 ORDER OF The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, RESOLUTIONS: Order of Resolutions. Res. 188-25: COMMITS TO FUNDING THE COST ITEMS AGREED UPON BY THE EMPLOYERS AND THE HAWAI`I GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION UNITS 02, 03, 04, 13 AND EMPLOYEES EXCLUDED FROM THOSE BARGAINING UNITS FOR THE CONTRACT PERIOD DULY 1, 2025 THROUGH DUNE 30, 2029 The estimated costs over the four years of the new contract resulting from across-the-board increases, step increases, and lump,sum payments would be $46,901,771. Reference: Comm. 30.0 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali'i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Motion to Approve: Mr. Inaba moved to recommend adoption of Res. 188-25. Seconded by'Mr,Hustace. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Any discussion on the resolution? Council Member Kimball. MS. KIMBALL: Yeah. I think t'd,be appropriate for Finance and HR(Human Resources) to just give us an overview of this and the next one and how it's incorporated into the budgets that's before us at this time. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you for being here today. Please introduce yourself. (Note: At this time, Human Resources Director Sommer Tokihiro and Finance Director Diane Nakagawa came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MS. TOKIHIRO: Ai. Good morning. Sommer Tokihiro, Director of Human Resources. MS. NAKAGAWA: Good morning again. Diane Nakagawa, Finance Department. M :'TOKIHIRO: Sorry. Can you ask your question again? MS. KIMBALL: Yeah. I'm hoping that you can just kind of couch us in the negotiations and how this has been incorporated into the budget for the next year as we're discussing that right now and anything relevant in terms of other units that we're still working on negotiations with. Page 6 FC-12 June 3,2025 MS. TOKIHIRO: Yes. So we have tentative agreements with UPW (United Public Workers) and HGEA (Hawai`i Government Employees Association) and both of these tentative agreements are for contracts of duration of four years. We are continuing; we're moving into arbitration for HGEA Unit 15; also SHOPO (State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers) and HFFA (Hawai`i Fire Fighters Association). So there is continuing contract discussion going on with those units, but for these units in HGEA and UPW, we were able to arrive at these tentative agreements for the four-year contract duration; MS. NAKAGAWA: In response to your question'about the budget, Finance has prior to this negotiation kind of coming to this pointy we did estimate an increase in each of the bargaining units and that is reflected in and accounted for in the proposed 2026 budget. MS. KIMBALL: Accounted for at the percentage increase that has been anticipated for what cover? MS. NAKAGAWA: Finance did an estimate of these costs. MS. KIMBALL: Okay., Great. That's all the questions I had. Chair. Thank you. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLETIFELDER: Thank you. Anyone else? Council Member Onishi. MR. ONISHt: Thanks, Chair. I just wanted to make a comment that usually HGEA follows police and fire when they do their contracts, and basically this is state wide, correct? MS. TOKIHIRO: Correct; These are statewide contracts. MR.'ONISHL Arid,as Iwmentioned before in the budget, I think we need or overall we need I guess this administration to push for our Unit 3 employees, that they need to get, to me, a little bit higher increases in their pay because of all the work that they do. So I just wanted to, you know, let you folks know again, that maybe in the next turnaround that you folks can look into something like that. And I know you need, it's a state wide; you need the governor with his four votes and one of the Mayor's to agree upon that. So something to look at and try work onto that. Thank you. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Okay. Thank you very much for your work to date. I think this is long awaited by much of our community and a lot of our workers in the County. Thank you. With that, motion is on the floor to forward Resolution 188-25 to Council with a favorable recommendation. All in favor? Page 7 FC-12 June 3,2025 Vote on Res. 188-25: The motion to recommend adoption of Res. 188-25 was (Approved) carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Res. 189-25: COMMITS TO FUNDING THE COST ITEMS AGREED UPON BY THE EMPLOYERS AND THE UNITED PUBLIC WORKERS UNIT 01 AND EMPLOYEES EXCLUDED FROM BARGAINING UNIT 01 FOR THE CONTRACT PERIOD JULY 1, 2025 THROUGH JUKE 30,2029 The estimated costs over the four years of the new contract resulting from across-the-board increases would be$24,463,678. Reference: Comm,301 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Motion to Approve: Mr. Inaba moved to recommend adoption',of Res. 189-25. Seconded by Mr. Hustace. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELEiER: Any discussion? Council Member Villegas. 1 S: VILLEGAS: Yes, I just had a quick question. Director Nakagawa, I believe this would be for you or maybe HR,,but I'll throw it out and let you guys tell me who's best. For the bargaining units still in arbitration, how do we estimate the cost for our budget for taxpayers? (,Note: At this time, Finance Director Diane Nakagawa came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MS. NAKAGAWA: So at the time when Finance was developing the budget we kind of looked at an across the board percentage knowing that there may be some fluctuations in the different bargaining units. MS: VILLEGAS: Okay. So you probably budgeted for the higher, potential higher? MS. NAKAGAWA: Again, we looked at what we thought would be a reasonable percentage based on kind of what we've seen in the past and some of the things that we're looking at. MS. VILLEGAS: Okay, okay. Page 8 FC-12 June 3,2025 MS. NAKAGAWA: But that's without the information that we have today. MS. VILLEGAS: Great. And from what I'm seeing here, it's between three and four percent is what the numbers are coming through at. Okay Great. Thank you. I yield. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Okay. Seeing not further discussion, motion is on the floor to forward Resolution,I 89-25 to Council with a favorable recommendation. All in favor? Vote on Res. 189-25: The motion to recommend adoption of Res. 189-25 was (Approved) carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace,`Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kdneal i'i-Kleinfelder—9. ' Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Resolution'198-25 please. Res. 198-25: ACCEPTS THE DONATION OF DEAL PROPERTY IDENTIFIED BY TAX MAP KEY: 6-4-006:050, SITUATED ATPU`UKAPU, DISTRICT OF SOUTH KOHA .;A, ISLAND, COUNTY, AND STATE OF HAWAI`I The Iandowrler seeks to donate the subject property to the County for drainage maintenance purposes. Reference: Comm. 315 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Vote on Res. 198-25: ' 'Mr. Inaba moved to recommend adoption of Res. 198-25. (Approved), , Seconded by Ms. Galimba and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Change Order As directed by the Chair and with no objection from the Committee Members, the of Business: following items were taken out of order: Page 9 FC-12 June 3,2025 Res. 200-25: ACCEPTS ALL DONATIONS THAT ARE NOT COVERED BY THE CAPITALIZATION PROCEDURES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND RECEIVED BY THE COUNTY DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2026 Provides County Council pre-authorization for the County to accept donations that are not covered by the Finance Department's capitalization procedures for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. Reference: Comm. 317 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Motion to Approve: Mr. Inaba moved to recommend adoption of Res. 200-25. Seconded by Ms, Villegas. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Any discussion on the resolution? Council Member Kierkiewicz, go ahead. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you, Chair. I just wanted to take an opportunity to share with our newer Council Member and Council Member Onishi as well; former Council Member, In the past, the Council would have to receive a resolution for every single item that was being donated to the County, and before the resolution passed the department, agency, would not be able to utilize that donation. So this streamlines the process. And I want to thank former Council Chair Aaron Chung for his wisdom and efficiency in designing this process. So this justre-ups and reaffirms our current process, which is one resolution tracking all the donations on a quarterly basis that way our County departments can utilize the he of equipment or service a lot sooner. Thank you, Chair. I yield. CHR. IANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Seeing no further discussion, motion is on the floor. All in favor? Vote on Res. 200-25: ' 'The motion to recommend adoption of Res. 200-25 was (Approved), , carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 10 FC-12 June 3,2025 Res. 201-25: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF LATER FISCAL YEARS FOR AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI`I AT MANOA AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO SUCH AGREEMENT Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a multi-year cost sharing agreement, with a term of five years, with the University of Hawaii at Manoa to share the cost of funding two additional Extension Agent positions in Hawaii County to cover Indigenous Crops/East Hawaii Master Gardeners and East Hawaii Livestock. Reference: Comm. 318 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Motion to Approve: Mr. Inaba moved to recommend adoption of Res. 201-25. Seconded by Mr„ Hustace. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Discussion on the resolution? Council Member Onishi. MR. ONISHL Thank you, Chair. Can;I have R&D`(Research and Development) come up, Finance come up, Corporation Counsel come up, please? Okay. So members, during the budget you guys heard nne talking about this and now what I understand is that there was never a resolution done prior to when this agreement was done, this contract back themI guess in 2024. And so now they realize that this was never done, so that's why it's coming in front of us now. So it's not something new, but it's something old.' Bufwithin the contract that I got to review, it's not clear within all the wordings thatwere done. And so in this resolution it talks about five years but in the contracts they talk about three and five. So I will give, I guess, R&D first. But, you know, Dennis,I don't want to put you on the spot because this administration is new. It was done with the previous administration, right? So I don't know if maybe Mr. (Glenn) Sako would be a better person to answer some of the questions. But then,after you can go, R&D, then I'll let Corporation Counsel and then Finance kind of talk about this contract. (Note: At this time, R&D Deputy Director Dennis Lin came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MR. LIN: Okay. Dennis Lin, Deputy Director for Research and Development. So we are currently working on amendments to the contract to clean up some of the language based off of the concerns that you had, Council Member. So Corporation Counsel is working on that. We are also working with CTAHR (College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience) to make sure that language is appropriate and authorized for both parties. But yeah, I don't have much historical context, but we do have Mr. Sako here that could give you some of that history. Page 11 FC-12 June 3,2025 MR. ONISHL Okay. Maybe Corporation Counsel, any comments? (Note: At this time, Corporation Counsel Renee Schoen came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MS. SCHOEN: Yeah. Renee Schoen, Corporation Counsel. So Mr. Lin is correct in that our office is working on the existing contract. It was executed I believe on July 1, 2024. There are some terms that need to be cleaned up, and so we're working on that. And it's my understanding that this resolution actually relates back to that contract. MR. ONISHL Correct. And then maybe you can explain to the Counsel on how this contract was created or by which department? MS. SCHOEN: I'm not sure. It looks like it might have been UH's (University of Hawaii) form probably. But I'm not sure. MR. ONISHL Okay. Mr. Sako. (Note: At this time, Agricultural Economic Development Specialist Glenn Sako came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MR. SAKO: Glenn Sako,Economic DevelopmentSpecialist working with Agriculture. So Council Member, the agreement came from CTAHR, the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience, and it was back then in 2023, I believe, had started. And there was this lag period where unfortunately they do take time in reviewing the agreements and we hadI am surprised that if we did not have a resolution to enter into an agreement because my understanding was that we needed a resolution to eater into an agreement with all government entities. So I'm surprised by that. But it is from their side that they sent the agreement. MR. ONISHL Okay. So you mentioned that it was initiated by CTAHR. But when I met with you folks, and I think at this Council budget hearing, it was mentioned,that because of that survey from the community that R&D did, it was needed more extension agents, right? MR, SAKO: Correct. MR. ONISHL So to me if the County had done that research and getting all the info and finding out that the community needs more extension agents, why didn't the County draft the contract instead of CTAHR? MR. SAKO: I was not involved in the discussions coming before that agreement to enter into the cost sharing. However, as I was reflecting upon what had happened the extension agent is an employee of the University of Hawaii. Page 12 FC-12 June 3,2025 MR. ONISHL Correct. MR. SAKO: And so that's probably why they issued the agreement from their side for us to MR. ONISHL But then who initiated this relationship or moving forward with this? MR. SAKO: It was through the previous director and the associate dean of extension. MR. ONISHL But through that survey that the County did? MR. SAKO: Using that as a basis. MR. ONISHL That needed these extensions? MR. SAKO: Correct. MR. ONISHL Okay. Thank you. Director Nakagawa, as of today has CTAHR provided invoices for the previous months? Which it states in the contract it's supposed to be every month on A certain date to be forwarded to the County, right, so the County can pay their salaries. (Note: At this time, Finance Director Diane Nakagawa came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MS: NAKAGAWA: Yes. Diane Nakagawa, Finance. The department who oversees and manages the contracts would be the ones approving the invoice. I mean, I cari:double check on'that but I believe that the last update I had from R&D was they were still in the process of hiring and so they have not yet expended their funds for the current year. MR. ONISHL Okay. But then at our meeting with CTAHR, R&D, you were there, they mentioned that they didn't submit any invoices to the County with like before we met. MS. NAKAGAWA: Because they were getting through the hiring process. MR. ONISHL Yes. Right. MS. NAKAGAWA: So that oversight again would be something in the terms of the agreement that's managed through R&D. MR. ONISHL And then if they don't submit their invoices in time for County, we won't be able to pay them, correct? Page 13 FC-12 June 3,2025 MS. NAKAGAWA: That is correct. MR. ONISHL So, you know, Members, I look at this and then, you know, I see how this is happening and I kind of like very like, I don't know, like upset of how this whole thing is happening, right? And then like I mentioned, the contract itself is flawed, right? Because in the contract it states about like three years and now it's in front of us for five years and they're doing a calendar year instead of fiscal year, okay, so it throws off all the numbers again. They have this inside the contract stating about how like before the next calendar year they're supposed to come back to the County to negotiate their contacts again. Is that correct, Deputy Director Lin? MR. LIN: Sorry, could you repeat the question? MR. ONISHL Okay. In the contract it states about like a month before the beginning of the new contract, CTAHR is supposed to come back and also negotiate I guess for the coming year,- MR. LIN: Correct. MR. ONISHL Yeah. And so it's already like iii December of last year, they didn't come to, I guess the County to negotiate for this coming new calendar year, which is going to be the 2025, right? So it kind of throws off everything for the County side. So to me, this is the contract,that needs to be redone, right? And so I have a hard;time excepting this resolution,but I know we might have to. Yes. MR. LIN: Yeah. Dennis Lin, Deputy Director for Research and Development. We would actually, the department will offer the option to withdraw the resolution:and-whenve get the contract cleared up and the language approved by Corporation:Counsel, we'd,bring it back. MR.'ONISHL Okay. I love that. Okay. Thank you. MR. LIN:' Yeah,thank you. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay, thank you. Mr. Lin, are you saying we're going to withdraw this resolution? MR,. LIN: Yeah, we're okay with withdrawing it and we'll come back at a later time when the language cleared up and we get all of our ducks in a row. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. Council Member, a motion please? Withdraw Res. 201-25: Mr. Inaba announced the withdrawal of Res. 201-25. Page 14 FC-12 June 3,2025 CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Mr. Clerk, everything good? Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you, Mr. Onishi. Res. 202-25: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF LATER FISCAL YEARS TO ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT FOR REAL PROPERTY TO BE USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a two-year lease agreement with the option to renew for one additional year with the Ocean View Community Association, Inc., with an estimated cost of$450 per month, for space:located at 92-8924 Leilani Circle. Reference: Comm. 319 Intr. by: Council Member Kdneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Motion to Approve: Mr. Inaba moved to recommend adoption of Res. 202-25. Seconded by'Mr. Hustace. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Discussion on the motion or the resolution; you want to say anything? Council Member Galimba. MS. GALIMBA: I just wanted to say thanks to Parks and Recreation and to Ocean View Community Center and especially Marilyn Rose for all that they do in this community. That's all. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Council Member Inaba. MR.'INABA: Thank you. I just want to take the opportunity, you know, within the Legislative Research Branch (LRB), there's an effort to make sure that the resolutions that come before us contain all the information that it should. It looks like the previous one might've still had some questions, but when we look at Resolution 202-25, the content of the resolution really gives the body and most especially the public a clear understanding of what is being requested and approved: So I just want to mahalo the Clerk, LRB, and the Department of Finance for working together to provide the public and this body with better and more clear documents. Mahalo. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Inaba. Okay, seeing no further discussion. Motion is on the floor to forward Resolution 202-25 to the Council with a favorable recommendation. All in favor? Page 15 FC-12 June 3,2025 Vote on Res. 202-25: The motion to recommend adoption of Res. 202-25 was (Approved) carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Res. 203-25: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF'LATER FISCAL YEARS TO ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT FOR ONE ASPHALT PAVER TO BE USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a five-year lease agreement with an approximate total monthly cost of$9,374.03, to be used for construction, resurfacing, and maintenance projects. Reference: Coinm. 320 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Motion to Approve: Mr. Inaba moved to recommend adoption:of Res. 203-25. Seconded by Ms. Villegas. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELEiER: We have our department personnel here with us, Ms. Kelsey Kalua- Lewis. Please introduce yourself. Maybe just a quick (Note: At this time, Public Works Business Manager Kelsey Kalua-Lewis came forward,to address the members of the Committee.) MS:KALUA-LEWIS: Hi. Good afternoon. I'm Kelsey Kalua-Lewis, Business Manager with Department of Public Works. This is just to enter into a multi-lease agreement; our Highways Division for an asphalt paver beginning Fiscal Year 2025; payments start probably more next fiscal year due to the timing. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Discussion? Council Member Onishi. MR,. ONISHL Thanks, Chair. Just a question. So with this being I guess a lease for the County, so how will that affect with our private companies that do some of the paving work. I mean, what would be the percentage of public paving and private paving? MS. KALUA-LEWIS: For the Highway Maintenance Division? MR. ONISHL Yeah. Page 16 FC-12 June 3,2025 MS. KALUA-LEWIS: Is this in regard to the private roads ordinance? Usually we don't maintain private. MR. ONISHL But this is leasing a paver? MS. KALUA-LEWIS: Yes. Yeah, to just do the maintenance work for the County roads for the Highway Maintenance Division. MR. ONISHL Right. Correct. Yeah. But then I know there's something about like the tonnage like if there's so much asphalt tonnage being used then it has to be I guess contracted out. MS. KALUA-LEWIS: Yes, yes, yes. . MR. ONISHL Yeah? Right. MS. KALUA-LEWIS: So most materials we,do purchase I believe it's via, I'll have to double check, but I believe there could be a`price term agreement(PTA). I'll have to double check to confirm. MR. ONISHL Okay. So this is not going to affect those agreements? MS. KALUA-LEWIS: No. So the asphalt and the materials for paving, that's in our operating budget in a separate account: So every year we do budget for materials. MR. ONISHL Okay. But for contracting the paving to private companies, they have,also an agreement with the'County, correct? MS. KALUA-LEWIS: We would have to enter into an agreement if we wanted to contract outwork. MR. ONISHL Okay. Finance, would you know anything about that? (Note: At this time, Finance Director Diane Nakagawa came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MS. NAKAGAWA: I apologize, Councilman, I'm not sure I understand what the question is. MR. ONISHL Okay. To my understanding is that I guess there might be an agreement between private contractors, or I guess maybe with the Union of Operating Engineers, right, and County about using private companies depending on the scope of the job. Page 17 FC-12 June 3,2025 MS. KALUA-LEWIS: So I think for the Highways Division, right, we'll use our internal workforce. When we do more of, I guess, at the point where we would need to contract out for any reason it would have to be routed through an agreement. I don't think there's any existing agreements with private contractors in place for Highway Maintenance. For Engineering, of course we do contract services out all the time. MS. NAKAGAWA: So I'm just wondering, Council Member, if you're making the distinction between work that's performed by our staff"and then work that's contracted out. Is that what you're trying to ask? MR. ONISHL Right. Yeah. And depending,on the stop of the jobs, yeah? MS. NAKAGAWA: Correct. The scope of the job. There is'a determination when we go through this contract process that routes through HR that determines whether or not these are work customarily performed by our team,by County workers. So there is a distinction between what our staff does and what we're able to contract out and that does go through a review when these types of agreements with outside entities are routed., - MR. ONISHL Okay. Okay. Thank you. Malia, you have something since you came up? (Note: At this time, Finance Deputy-Director Malia Kekai came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MS: KEKAL Hi. Malia Kekai, Deputy Finance. I was just going to add pretty much what they both said, which is Engineering obviously does new roads and then also major rehab, so their huge projects and that's when most of the time we have them contract it out. They are huge CIP (Capital Improvement Projects), whereas when,we're looking at just maintenance, highway maintenance, that falls under Highway maintenance, those are the smaller jobs, the ones that we can do ourselves. So that's usually the main distinction. MR. ONISHI: And I don't want to go too much but like what is minor repairs or major? Because I see sometimes, they contract Glover to go out and kind of scrape the asphalt, right? And then they repave County highways, whereas before I used to see back then when we were there they used to just cover over layers and layers on the road, so roads just get higher and higher and higher, right? And then flooding used to happen to the neighbors because of the water running off, right? But now I see a little bit different process. MS. KEKAL I mean, really that's the expertise of Neil (Azevedo) and his guys and also Keone (Thompson), as they look at it and they determine basically at a certain point whether it's within our Highways scope or within Engineers' scope, and usually it really is. Like Waikoloa Road for instance, we did a full repave of Page 18 FC-12 June 3,2025 that. That was an Engineering project not a Highways project. So it just really depends on how much they're going to do. MR. ONISHL Yeah. Because I just look at it being shared because, I mean, private companies have, you know, our constituents working for them and if they don't have jobs then they're out, right? And then—so I'm just looking at like a balance. Yeah. Thanks. I yield, Chair. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Council Member Kierkiewicz. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you, Chair. I wanted'to springboard off of some of the questions that Council Member Onishi was sharing., Finance Director, you mentioned there being some kind of policy within each 141�where internally we would make the determination around when Highways Maintenance crews are allowed to do construction type work. MS. NAKAGAWA: So it's not specifically justto Highways Maintenance. It's all our contracts and the work that's to be performed. So the standard contract routing form would have those check boxes that does get reviewed by HR and then eventually to Finance on exactly what work is being performed. So I don't have it in front of me, but I think it was workcustomarily performed by civil service or to that effect and it,would be stated in one of these areas, or if it wasn't. So as the department and working with our Corporation Counsel prepares that, that information gets put into contract routing and routed through DHR to review for the appropriateness of the work and the type of contract that it is. 1 5: KIERKIEWICZ: If a maintenance crew is doing work that is more closely aligned,with construction, internally are we making wage determinations differentials? Because maintenance is supposed to do maintenance but if they're doing construction, is there a swage differential that we are taking a look at? MS. KALUA-LEWIS: .So to my knowledge Highway Maintenance should just be doing maintenance Versus more of the construction going to the Engineering Department. So right now they do not receive any differentials of wages; the Highway Maintenance crews. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: I guess I'm just trying to understand because there have been situations where maintenance crews have been doing construction related work internally. Wanting to understand when that's allowable and when it's appropriate, and on top of that where is the testing and inspection happening regarding the compaction and quality standards; is there a third parry that's being engaged to do that? I don't know if we have the answers to those questions today. But I do want to put it out there and then by Council reading getting a sense of, for these paving projects, what's being handled internally and what's being handled, as Council Member Onishi pointed out, by the private sector and what is the policy for determining who does what. Page 19 FC-12 June 3,2025 MS. NAKAGAWA: Thank you, Council Member, for the question. Don't mean to speak on behalf of Public Works, but I think we'd be happy to come back with a little more clarity to your questions. MS. KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you. Appreciate it. I yield. MS. KALUA-LEWIS: Yeah. I agree. We'll opine, of course, when the director is available, we'll kind of discuss and we'll be ready for Council. Thank you. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. How many pavers is this total? This is one, but how many pavers total for Department of Public Works? MS. KALUA-LEWIS: So we currently have two pavers: CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Two or three? I thought yqu had three. MS. KALUA-LEWIS: I believe this would be our third one. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: This is your third or is this your fourth? MS. KALUA-LEWIS: I think this would be the third. I'll double check. CHR KANEALI`I-KLENFELDER: Double check that for me. Either way I'm supportive because we push for more road mile being paved every year and Neil was doing a,tremendous job at doing that with the fuel tax revenues coming in; different projects that they've taken on. We have a 1,000 miles of roadway in our County inventory. If we're doing 30 miles of roadway a year, it's going to take 33 years to get back to where we started. And every time we buy a paving machine, and,we allow our crews to do more work and get more done, we're paving more road miles per year, we're making a step in the right direction. And if we have one break, we have a backup. I think before we'd have to transport one from Kona to Hilo to do the work and then back to Kona. It was nonsense for how many road miles we have to do. So completely support this. And I'd be careful not to bring in outside interest into discussion about how we lease a paving machine for the department versus how we drive policy for the department because those to me are two separate issues that we can address in this room, but I think should be addressed in the appropriate areas. If we're discussing a lease agreement for a piece of machinery, beautiful. But if we're addressing policy, that's a whole different issue. So I completely support the resolution. Thank you for the background. And then please let me know at the next meeting if this makes four or three because I thought we were on three because we had one in west, one east with a backup. I think this makes four. But either way, I support it. MS. KALUA-LEWIS: Okay, thanks. I'll check with Neil or T'Jaye (Forsythe). Page 20 FC-12 June 3,2025 CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Okay. With that, motion is on the floor to forward Resolution 203-25 to the Council with a favorable recommendation. All in favor? Vote on Res. 203-25: The motion to recommend adoption of Res. 203-25 was (Approved) carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball„On'ish , Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Res. 204-25: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF LATER FISCAL YEARS TO ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT FOR FOUR GRAPPLE TRUCKS TO BE USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a five-year lease`agreement with an approximate total monthly cost of$20,823.62,.to be used to perform routine maintenance functions, Reference: Comm. 321 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Vote on Res. 204-25: Mr. Inaba moved to recommend adoption of Res. 204-25. (Approved) Seconded by Ms. Galirnba and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes. Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. 'Noes: None.> Absent: None. Excused: None. Res. 205-25: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF LATER FISCAL YEARS TO ENTER,INTO A MULTI-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT FOR ONE EXCAVATOR TO BE USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a five-year lease agreement with an approximate total monthly cost of$5,187.43, to be used for construction, resurfacing, and maintenance projects. Reference: Comm. 322 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Page 21 FC-12 June 3,2025 Vote on Res. 205-25: Mr. Inaba moved to recommend adoption of Res. 205-25. (Approved) Seconded by Ms. Villegas and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Res. 206-25: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF LATER FISCAL YEARS TO ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT FOR ONE ASPHALT DISTRIBUTOR TRUCK TO BE USED BY,THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a five-year lease agreement with an' approximate total monthly cost of$4,644.22,to be used for construction, resurfacing, and maintenance projects. ............... Reference: Comm. 323 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Motion to Approve: Mr. Inaba moved to recommen'd'adoption of Res. 206-25. Seconded by Ms.`Galimba. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Any discussion? Council Member Onishi. MR. ONISHL Thanks, Chair. Just wanted to make a comment. It looks like we're going to'have;a great crew. I mean, right? It's a whole new set crew that we're goingxo be having. (Note: At this time, Public Works Business Manager Kelsey Kalua-Lewis came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MS. KALUA-LEWIS: No. Same crews;just more equipment to support kind of what Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder was saying to kind of keep up. And I believe the current, over the past years it has always been to continue to pave roads and then to kind of increase that number of road miles paved annually. So this is just I want to say it's having the right amount of resources where they need to be on the island to do continuous work. MR. ONISHL Right. Good, good. And I like the idea about the leasing part and so it's not like lease to own or is there like some kind of contract like that? MS. KALUA-LEWIS: Yeah, lease to own. Page 22 FC-12 June 3,2025 MR. ONISHL But we don't have to own? MS. KALUA-LEWIS: I don't think we would have to own, but the intent of these are to own. MR. ONISHL Yeah. Because then we could like later on five years from now turn it back in and get something new again, right? Could we do something like that? MS. KALUA-LEWIS: That I am unsure of. Usually when we purchase this type of equipment we do lease to own. MR. ONISHL Okay. Because we're looking at something like that with the golf course, having their, you know, major lawmnowers whereafter a certain year because of the age maybe and the parts, to get the parts, because every time things are changing. So I mean, yeah,but great idea. Thanks. MS. KALUA-LEWIS: Thank you. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. MS. KALUA-LEWIS: I do have clarification on the question you had for the paver. CHR,KANELI`I-KLEINFELDER: Yes, Yes. 1 5: KALUA-LEWIS: I don't know if I can speak to it now? CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Go ahead. MS:KALUA-LEWIS: It is three. This will be four. CHR. IKANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: This will be our fourth, yeah. Thank you. Thank you for that. MS. KALUA-LEWIS: Thanks. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Sorry. What is your title again? I forget, sorry. MS. KALUA-LEWIS: Business Manager. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Business Manager Kalua-Lewis, these are all being forwarded by T'Jaye, is that correct; and the department? MS. KALUA-LEWIS: Yes. Page 23 FC-12 June 3,2025 CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Good. Just tell them well done. MS. KALUA-LEWIS: Thank you. Will do. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. Seeing no further discussion, motion is on the floor to forward Resolution 206-25 with a favorable recommendation. All in favor? Vote on Res. 206-25: The motion to recommend adoption of Res, 206-25 was (Approved) carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz,,Kimball, Onish , Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder=9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Res. 207-25: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF LATER FISCAL YEARS TO ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT FOR ONE TEN-TON PNEUMATIC ROLLED TO BE USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a five-year lease agreement with an approximate total monthly cost of$3,198:08',to be used for construction, resurfacing, and maintenance projects. Reference: Comm. 324 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Motion to Approve: Mr. Inaba moved to recommend adoption of Res. 207-25. Seconded by Ms. Galimba. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Council Members, discussion on the resolution'. Okay,hearing and seeing none (Note: At this time, Public Works Business Manager Kelsey Kalua-Lewis came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MS:KALUA-LEWIS: If I may comment, sorry. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Yeah. Yes please. Business Manager Kalua-Lewis, go ahead. MS. KALUA-LEWIS: It's contagious. Anyway, I just wanted to mention, you know, I know this is a lot of resolutions that we're putting forward. It was in our Page 24 FC-12 June 3,2025 Fiscal Year 2025 budget. We did have it budgeted; it just took some time to get through the process. So thank you. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you for saying that. That was actually one of the questions I was going to ask. I was thinking about that as we walk through all of these as a total. Thank you. Okay. Any discussion? Okay, hearing and seeing none. Motion is on the floor to forward Resolution 207-25 to Council with a favorable recommendation. All in favor?,, Vote on Res. 207-25: The motion to recommend adoption of Res. 207-25 was (Approved) carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace,,Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onish , Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder 9., Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Res. 208-25: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUND 'OF LATER FISCAL YEARS TO ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THREE FIRE APPARATUSES TO BE USED,BY.THE HAWAI`I FIRE DEPARTMENT Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a Five-year lease agreement with an approximate total monthly cost of$92,693.10, to replace units at Haihai, Kealakekua, and Makalei Fire Stations. Reference: Comm. 325 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Motion to Approve: Mr. Inaba moved to recommend adoption of Res. 208-25. Seconded by Ms. Galimba. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Council Members, discussion? We do have the Fire Department here joining us today. Okay. I do have one question. The fourth whereas clause, we have our monthly total, our annual total, but I'm wondering if the annual total is the total-total, or if there's because there's no time, unless I missed it. A term of five years. So we have five years at $1.1 million annually. Just double checking. (Note: At this time, Assistant Fire Chief Darwin Okinaka came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MR. OKINAKA: Morning. Assistant Fire Chief Darwin Okinaka. As far as the total for each apparatus currently the going rate for a type triple combination pumper, which is what these are, our typical fire engines, is about$1.5 million. So if you multiply that by three, that would be the total cost of all three. Page 25 FC-12 June 3,2025 CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. And then this would be a multiyear lease? MR. OKINAKA: Multiyear, five years, I believe,yeah? Diane might be able to answer. Yeah. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. And then'the apparatus that you currently have, how old are they, each one respectively? MR. OKINAKA: It's 18 years, 19 years, and the Haihai Station apparatus is actually 13 years old. Fifteen years is our typical turn-round replacement time. But due to the use and frequent costs of repairs, we bumped,up the Haihai Fire Station engine over the next apparatus,'which was the haznat vehicle for Makalei, which doesn't go out to much calls and is actually operating quite well. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. Okay. Thank you very much. MR. OKINAKA: You're welcome. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. Good. Okay. Any further discussion? Good. Hearing and seeing none. Motion is on the floor to forward Resolution 208-25 to Council with a favorable recommendation. All in favor? Vote on Res. 208-25: The motion to recommend adoption of Res. 208-25 was (Approved) carried,by the following~voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. `Absent: None.> Excused: None. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: And circling back to Resolution 199-25, please. Return to Order The Chair directed the Committee to return to the order of business. of Business: Page 26 FC-12 June 3,2025 Res. 199-25: AWARDS NINE STEWARDSHIP GRANTS FROM THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUKE 30, 2026 Authorizes the Director of Finance to provide Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Fund Stewardship grants totaling $838,203.08 to organizations, pursuant to Section 10-16(h) of the Hawaii County Charter. Reference: Comm. 316 Intr. by: Council Member Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder (B/R) Motion to Approve: Mr. Inaba moved to recommend,adoption of Res. 199-25. Seconded by Ms.'Galimba. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: We have our departments Joining us today. Mr. Inaba, go ahead. MR. INABA: Yeah, thank you. Just to start off I wanted to thank the Finance Department for providing all of the grant information we need to see how these awards are going to be spent: Any presentation or commentary at this time? (Note: At this time, Finance Deputy„Director Malia Kekai came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MS. KEKAI: Nope. Malia Kekai, Deputy of Finance. Just here for question if necessary. MR. INABA Thank you_ I think it's pretty straightforward. I'll be in support. I yield. CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. Anything further? Well done. Thank you, Department of Finance, for being here today. It's wonderful. Appreciate you. Okay. Motion is on the floor to forward Resolution 199-25 to Council with a favorable recommendation. All in favor? Vote on Res. 199-25 The motion to recommend adoption of Res. 199-25 was (Approved) carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 27 FC-12 June 3,2025 CHR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Last one please. BILLS FOR The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, ORDINANCES: Bills for Ordinances. 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 of up to $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; April 15 2025 (Note: There is a motion by Council Member Kdneali`i-Kleinfelder, seconded by Council Member Galimba, to recommend passage of Bill 38 on first reading.) MR. INABA: At the request of the introducer,motion to postpone Bill 38 to the June 17t' Committee meeting. Vote on Motion Mr. Inaba moved to postpone B'i1L38 to June 17, 2025. to Postpone: Seconded by Ms. Galimba and carried by the following (Approved) voice kite: Ayes: Committee Members Galimba, Hustace, Inaba, Kagiwada, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Onishi, Villegas, and Chair Kdneali`i-Kleinfelder—9. Noes: None. `Absent: None.> Excused: None. CHR KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: That brings us to the end of our agenda. Page 28 FC-12 June 3,2025 ADJOURN- There being no further business on our agenda today, Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder MENT: adjourned the meeting at 12:40 p.m. Thank you very much. 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