The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 03/08/2007 2006-2008 MfY O~ NI Dominic Yagong '"••t.,, Brenda Ford, Member Chair Stacy K. Higa, Member Pe[e Hoffmann, Member Donald Ikeda, Member Bob Jacobson ^'o%'~''~~ Emily I. Naeole, Member vice Chair K. Angel Pilago, Member J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON FINANCE ; 6th Session c DATE: March 8, 2007 (Thursday) PLACE: Councilroom Ben Franklin Building 333 Kilauea Avenue, 2nd Floor Hilo, Hawaii 96720 TIME: 9:30 a.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. 10.7: FINAL REPORT -ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT From Hawaii Fire Department, dated February 1, 2007, transmitting the above report pursuant to Ordinance No. OS-86. Comm. 10.8: FINAL REPORT - PAHOA WEED & SEED GRANT From Police Chief Lawrence K. Mahuna, dated February 13, 2007, transmitting the above report pursuant to Ordinance No. OS-86. Comm. 20.3: TRANSFER OF FUNDS -FEBRUARY 1 - 15. 2007 From Controller Deanna Sako, dated February 22, 2007, transmitting a Report of Transfers Authorized showing transfers from February 1, 2007 through February 15, 2007. Copies of the approved transfer forms are attached for reference. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer FC-6 Page 2 March 8, 2007 Comm. 190: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 06-79, AS AMENDED, (Bi1158) THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2007 (by appropriating an additional $10,000 to the Traffic Division Equipment account for the purchase of two (2) Smart Signs to hely control speeding on Paniolo Drive in Waikoloa Village) From Finance Director William Takaba, dated February 12, 2007, transmitting the above bill In addition to funds donated by the Waikoloa Village Association, discretionary funds from Council District 9 will also be used towards the purchase of these two Smart Signs. Smart Signs alert drivers in real time of their actual speed, thereby encouraging drivers to pay attention to the speed limit. Comm. 195: A RESOLUTION COMMITTING TO FUNDING THE COST ITEMS AWARDED (Res. 82-07) TO THE HAWAII FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION BY ARBITRATION, AFFECTING FIRE FIGHTERS IN BARGAINING UNIT 11 FOR THE CONTRACT PERIOD JULY 1, 2007 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2011 From Mayor Harry Kim, dated February 15, 2007, transmitting the above resolution, which authorizes the appropriation in future fiscal years of funds to cover the cost items awarded by the arbitration panel to resolve the impasse between the employers and the Hawaii Fire Fighters Association for Bargaining Unit 11. The award covers the contract period from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2011. The attached exhibit shows the cost of the adjustments over the term of the contract. Comm. 201: WORKSHOP ON COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT (CFD) FINANCING From Council Chair Pete Hoffmann, dated February 20, 2007, requesting the above workshop. Outlines the content of the workshop, which will be conducted by Dave Freudenberger of Goodwin Consulting Group. Special Assistant to the Mayor Roy Takemoto will provide an update on the progress of the Waikoloa Regional Roadway CFD. Comm. 204: 2006 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE MAYOR FROM THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMISSION From Mayor Harry Kim, dated February 21, 2007, transmitting the above report. The Commission has once again reviewed various parcels of land and developed a prioritized listing of the lands and/or property entitlements for acquisition. Recommends that during 2007, the County continue to focus exclusively on the acquisition of the four parcels of land that together comprise the Kawa`a/Kawa`a Bay property; and the Waipi`o Lookout parcel. The reason for this recommendation is that the Administration, at the Council's direction, has begun negotiations to acquire these highest priority lands, and if fully carried out, estimates these acquisitions will require all of the funds available now and expected to be available through December 2007, when the next listing will be received from the Commission. FC-6 Page 3 March 8, 2007 Comm. 205: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 06-79, AS AMENDED, (Bi1164) THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2007 (by appropriating an additional $2,500 into the Department of Environmental Management's Used Oil Collection/Disposal Recycling Program account and to bring the total grant award to $67,500) From Finance Director William Takaba, dated February 21, 2007, transmitting the above bill. The funds will be for a used motor oil program and for conducting education and outreach on that program. In the current fiscal year's budget, $65,000 was appropriated in anticipation of this grant. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: Comm. 183: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KAILUA (Bi1155) VILLAGE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 (to provide for and finance supplemental services and improvements in Kailua Village, pursuant to Hawaii County Code, Chapter 35, Article 2, Section 35-11) From Councilmember K. Angel Pilago, dated Januazy 24, 2007, transmitting the above resolution. Postponed: February 21, 2007 ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations to attend this meeting should call 961-8245 by March 5, 2007. Persons using TDDs may ca11 961-852 1. Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda are available at the County Clerk's Office, 333 Kilauea Ave., 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. 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. FC-6 Page 4 March 8, 2007 Submitting Testimony: 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 seventeen (17) copies of the testimony for distribution at the meeting. Those testifying by videoconference from the Kona or Waimea Council Offices, 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 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720, (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912, or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit a separate testimony for each item. For testimonies received via a-mail or fax, 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. Notice to Lobbyists: If you aze 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, 333 Kilauea Ave., Hilo, Hawaii 96720. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television -Channel 52: Finance Committee meeting - Tuesday, March 13 & 20, 2007, at 8:30 p.m.; Planning and Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations Committee meetings- Thursdays, March 15 & 22, 2007, at 8:30 p.m.; and all three Committee meetings -Sunday, March 25, 2007, at 10:30 a.m.