HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0053.001 2004-2006 Bathes, Skip ;
From: Marjorie Erway [merway@hawaii.rr.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2005 9:50 PM
To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us
Subject: please print, copy & distribute for Council meeting 1/21, re: Res. 28-04
RE: Resolution 28-04
Aloha Council members!
Just a very brief note about the 5 yr. leases for 3 copiers for the Police Dept.
Please be sure that these "advanced copiers" can easily copy on both sides of a
sheet of paper. Not only is it more economical and environmentally-friendly, it is
also a State mandate:
"State HRS:
[§342G-44] Double-sided copying.
Double-sided copying shall be standard operating =
practice for all state and county agencies, '
offices, and facilities, as available and `
appropriate. To increase double-sided copying,
each agency in coordination with the department of accounting and general
services, each appropriate county entity, and the office, shall establish a
schedule for the replacement of single-sided copying machines with
double-sided copying machines for all high volume and other targeted
machines that may be identified through the conduct of waste evaluations. [L
1991, c 324, pt of §2]"
Mahalo,
Marjorie Erway
PO Box 2807
Kailua-Kona, HI 96745
324-4624
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Hawaz i County Council
County of Hawaz i
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 9ti720 BY FACSIIVIII,E: (8081961-8912
Dear Chair Safarik and Council Members:
j RE: BILL N0.25 AMENDING CHAPTER 1 I OF THE HAWAI' I COUNTY CODE 1983
(1995 EDITION), TO REVISE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLICY FOR THE
COUNTY OF HAWAII
My name Craig Watasq President of Mark Development, Inc. and a past President of the
Building Industry Association of Hawaii. Mark Development is a local affordable housing
developer and property manager. We have built over 1700 units exclusively below market
housing in Hawaii.
I As an affordable housing developer, I would like to comment on the proposed Bi1125. Bi1125
i will hurt the Coutriy of Hawaii, not help. It is a return to the failed housing policy of the 1980's.
Subsidizing affordable housing a9 Bill 25 proposes would only cause an inflation of market prices
with no relation to then value - i.e., a bubble economy and housing market. I urge you to vote
against Bill 25.
I
hrstoad, the County should focus on:
1. Making the land use and zoning process more efficient.
2. Pass laws that reduce the cost of insurance (tort reform) far workers comp, general
liability, property, health, professional GabiGty, etc. Largest indirect cost of housing.
- ~ 3. Pass laws that make it less costly far property managers of low income housing to
manage, especially on evictions and making legal aid pay all legal cost if they lose.
j 4. Build the infrastructure that you're supposed to with the current impact fees we pay.
5. Partner with State and Federal housing agencies, like DHHL, HCDCH, HUD and RD.
~ 6. Simplify your subsidy programs to complement State and Federal housing programs.
7. Take any unused Section 8 vouchers end turn them imo project based Section 8 to drive
affordable rental development.
8. State and Cou~y should privatize governnt~t ownod housing projects, selling them to
buyers using the unlimited 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credits and Tax exempt
Revenue Bonds. Take the proceeds and use that to finance the developmem of new
' affordable housing.
9. Focus, support workforce training in the construction trades.
These are just some ideas and concepts that County leadership should work on {f~you ~
want to address the true causes to the lack of affordable housing. Thank you fof_2he c-
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