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Fred C. Holschuh, M.D. ,p;'•;U'''''~'•!.y Stacy Higa, Member
Chair ~ Pete Hoffmann, Member
Donald Ikeda, Member
Virginia Isbell, Member
James Y. Arakaki o:'M~"
~ Bob Jacobson, Member
Vice Chair K. Angel Pilago, Member
Gary Safarik, Member
HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
& ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ll~h Session
DATE: May 1, 2006 (Monday)
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
REFERRALS
Comm. 676: APPLICATIONS FROM NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR COUNTY
GRANT FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006-2007
From Finance Director William Takaba, dated February 3, 2006, submitting the
qualifying applications from nonprofit organizations pursuant to Chapter 2,
Article 25, Hawaii County Code, for the Council's review and appropriation of funds
for inclusion in the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2006-200'7. Thirty-five (35)
organizations have submitted applications for 46 programs, totaling $1,429,160.
Attaches a list of organizations, the program titles, and amount requested.
Comm. 676.1: From Lois Keb, President, Honoka`a Business Association, dated March 13, 2006.
Comm. 676.2: From Joel Cohen and Phyllis Tarail, dated March 1Q 2006.
Comm. 676.3: From Beth Anthony Mehau, Program Coordinator, North Hawaii Drug-Free
Coalition, dated March 13, 2006.
Comm. 676.4: From Douglas G. Andrews, dated March 14, 2006.
Comm. 676.5: From Bill and Lori Beach, dated March 13, 2006.
Comm. 676.6: From Pat Linton, Executive Director, Five Mountains Hawaii, dated
March 15, 2006.
(Note: Comm. 676.7 continues on the next page. )
Hmvai) County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Emp/oyer
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Comm. 676.7 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006-2007 APPROPRIATIONS TO
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
From Human Services and Economic Development Committee (HSEDC) Chair
Fred C. Holschuh, M.D., dated April 17, 2006, transmitting the above
recommendations for inclusion in the County of Hawai`i's Operating Budget for
Fiscal Year 2006-2007. States the recommendations have been developed through an
intense review of qualifying applications submitted to the Department of Finance,
interviews and/or site visits, and strong consideration of recommendations submitted
by Councilmembers who attended the interviews and site visits. Recommends the
highest attention be given to "safety net" social services that aim to ease the burden
of poverty and drug addiction/abuse, curtail domestic violence, provide health
services, create affordable hand transitional housing, and alternatives to delinquent
behavior for youth.
ADJOURNMENT
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accommodations to attend this meeting should call 961-8245 by April 27, 2006. Persons using TDDs
may ca11 961-852 1.
Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda are posted and filed at the County Clerk's Office,
25 Aupuni St., Hilo; the Office of the Mayor, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 103, Kailua-Kona; the
Kona Councilmembers' Office, Kailua Trade Center, 75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109, Kailua-Kona;
and at the Waimea Council Members' Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway,
Suite 5, Waimea, Hawaii 96743. For further information, please call 961-8245.
Videoconferencing is available at the following locations:
• Kona Council Office at the Kailua Trade Center; and
• Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center.
If for technical reasons the video connection cannot be made and/or is disrupted, the scheduled meeting
will continue.
Submitting 1'estimonv: Those persons wishing to testify in person or by videoconference must register
with the County Clerk's staff. Those testifying in person and submitting written testimony at the
meeting in Hilo should bring sixteen (16) copies of the testimony for distribution at the meeting. Those
testifying by videoconference from the Kona or Waimea Council Office should bring one copy of the
testimony. Those persons unable to testify in person or by videoconference may submit testimony (1)
by mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at the above address, (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912,
or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony_(a)co.hawaii.hi.us. Copies will be made and distributed at the
meeting when transmitted in a timely manner. In any case, both oral and written testimony will be
made a part of the public record.
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Notice to Lobbyists: If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawaii County Clerk within five
days of becoming a lobbyist. {Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawaii County Code} A lobbyist means
"any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five hours in any month
or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative
action by communicating or urging others to communicate with public officials." {Article 15, Section
2-91.3(a)(6), Hawaii County Code} Registration forms and expenditure report documents are
available at the Office of the County Clerk-Council, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720.
VIEWING OF MEETINGS ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS TELEVISION - Channe152 (Hilo/Kona)
Public Safety and Parks and Recreation, Finance and Planning Committee meetings -Tuesdays, May 9
and 16, 2006, at 8:30 p.m.; Human Services and Economic Development and Environmental
Management Committee meetings -Thursdays, May I 1 and 18, 2006 at 8:30 p.m.; and all four
Committee meetings -Sunday, May 21, 2006, at 10:30 a.m.
Published: Hawaii Tribune Herald and West Hawaii Today -April 26, 2006