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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 08/12/2008 2006-2008Dominic Yagong Chair Bob Jacobson Vace Chair HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL Brenda Eord, Member Stacy K Higa,l~lember Pete Hoffmann, Member Donald Ikeda, Member Emily I. Naeole, Member K. Angel Pilago, Memher J Yoshimoto, Member COMMITTEE ON FINANCE ~ 40th Session _ L g `~' ~W, c.~ ~ 1 . DATE: August 12, 2008 (Tuesday) ~ - ~ -~ - ~- PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa ~ ~ 78-128 Ehukai Street _ ' ca . Kailua-Kona, Hawaii ~ ~~, .- .v-, 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 12EFERRALS Comm. 20.32: TRANSFER OF FUNDS - .DULY 1 - 15 2008 From Controller Deanna Sako, dated July 22, 2008, transmitting a Report of Transfers Authorized showing transfers made from July 1 through July 15, 2008 Comm. 301.5: QUARTERLY REALLOCATION REPORT- FOURTH QUAR"I'ER, APRIL 2008 THROUGH Jt1NE 2008 OF THE 2008 FISCAL YEAR From Deputy Director of Human Resources Ronald K. Takahashi, dated July 17, 2008, transmitting the above report. Comm. 1356: TABULAR SUMMARY OF BONDED INDEBTEDNESS OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII AS OF JUNE 30 2008 From Finance Director William Takaba, dated July 23, ?_008, transmitting the above document with supporting schedules, pursuant to Chapter 47C, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Comm. 1357: APPOINTMENT OF DIANE GENTRY TO THE COUNTY OF HAWAII BOARD OF ETHICS From Mayor Harry Kim, dated July 17, 2008, requesting conCrmation of the above appointment. Serwng the Inle~ eels of the People of Ozrr Island Hawat `r County ~~ an Gquul Opportunity Pi°owcfer and Employe~- FC-40 Page 2 August 12, 2008 Comm. 1358: RESOLUTION CREATING A CAREGIVER INFORMATION & ASSISTANCE (Res. 711-08) SPECIALIST POSITION AND A DATA PROCESSING CLERK POSITION FOR THE HAWAII COUNTY OFFICE OF AGING (to enable the Office of Aging to better utilize Federal funds toward services for the elderly and their care i'~ vers) From Finance Director William Takaba, dated July 24, 2008, transmitting the above resolution. Comm. 1359: A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION (Res. 712-08) OUT AND FROM THE DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT(S) AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT (transfers $31,834.34 of unspent funds from the Elderly Activities Division's Nutrition Program's Healthy Aging Partnership account, and credits same to the Hawaii County Office of Aging's Healthy Aging Partnership account due to early termination of the Healthy Aging Project) From Finance Director William Takaba, dated July 24, 2008, transmitting the above resolution. Comm. 1360: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO (Res. 713-08) AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PURSUANT TO HRS 46-7, FOR THE FY 2008 ASSISTANCE TO FIREFIGHTERS GRANT FOR THE HAWAII FIRE DEPARTMENT: and (Bi11336) AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 08-78, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2009 (appropriates $424,963 to the 2008 Assistance to Firefighters Grant 2008 account to be used for the establishment of a Firefighter Health & Wellness pro'.) From Finance Director William Takaba, dated July 24, 2008, transmitting the above resolution and bill. Comm. 1361: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER (Res. 714-08) INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, PURSUANT TO HRS 46-7, FOR THE SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND PLANNING PROCESS GRANT (for the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney); and (Bi11337) AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 08-78, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2009 (appropriates $8,000 to the Sexual Violence Prevention and Planning account to be used to convene a Big Island group of sexual violence prevention stakeholders to provide input to the statewide Sexual Violence Prevention and Planning Committee) From Finance Director William Takaba, dated July 24, 2008, transmitting the above resolution and bill. FC-40 Page 3 August 12, 2008 Comm. 1362: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 08-78, AS AMENDED, THE (Bill 338) OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2009 (appropriates additional funds of $116,400 into the Community Oriented Policing Services Grant account to be used to purchase equipment and to train officers of the Hawaii County Police Department to better assist the department in its current "war" against the ice epidemic) From Finance Director William Takaba, dated July 24, 2008, transmitting the above bill. Comm. 1363: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 08-78, AS AMENDED, THE (Bill 339) OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2009 {appropriates additional funds of $6,000 into the Hawaii County Police Department's Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) Standby Pay Grant account to be used to compensate the SAFE nurses who are on standby status and waiting to conduct an examination on victims of sexual assault at any time of the day or week From Finance Director William Takaba, dated July 24, 2008, transmitting the above bill. Comm. 1364: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 08-78, AS AMENDED, THE (Bill 340) OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2009 (appropriates additional funds of $19,600 into the Hawaii County Police Department's Law Enforcement Investigations Standby Pay Grant account to be used to compensate the Juvenile Aid Section Detectives who are on standby status, ensuring~rompt responses to victims and the crime scene) From Finance Director William Takaba, dated July 24, 2008, transmitting the above bill. Comm. 1365: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RECEIPT AND EXPENDITURE OF (Res. 715-08) STATE FUNDING APPROPRIATED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE PURSUANT TO ACT 213, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2007, FOR CONINIUNITY ANTI-DRUG EFFORTS ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII; and (Bill 341) AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 08-78, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2009 (appropriates $200,000 into the Department of Research & Development's Healing Our Island account to be utilized for providing grants to community organizations and grassroots groups to undertake projects that promote drug~revention awareness and education) From Finance Director William Takaba, dated July 23, 2008, transmitting the above resolution and bill. FC-40 Page 4 August 12, 2008 Comm. 1366: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER (Res. 716-08) INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, PURSUANT TO HRS 46-7, FOR THE BALANCED TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR POSITION GRANT; and (Bi11342) AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 08-78, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2009 (appropriates $72,138 into the Balanced Transportation Coordinator account for a Balanced Transportation Coordinator position in the Planning Department which will be responsible for initiating, coordinating and developing acounty-wide program/plan to ensure bicycle, pedestrian and non-motorized modes of transportation are incorporated into the County's infrastructure along with transit) From Finance Director William Takaba, dated July 24, 2008, transmitting the above bill. ADJOURNMENT The meeting is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should ca11961-8245 by August 7, 2008. TTY users may use Relay Service 711-961-8245 to contact our office. Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda are available on the County Council-Clerk web page at http://co.hawaii.hi.us/council/agendas_and_actions.htm, the County Clerk's Office, 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo; the Office of the Mayor, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 103, Kailua-Kona; the Kona Council Office, Kailua Trade Center, 75-5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109, Kailua-Kona; and the Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5, Waimea. For further information, please call 961-8245. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (hereinafter "HRS") § 92-3.5, the Hawaii County Council will be conducting this Committee meeting via videoconference. Councilmembers will be present at the following locations: County Councilroom -Ben Franklin Tower, 2"d Floor, 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720 Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa, 78-128 Ehukai Street, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740. Videoconferencin~ is available at the following locations unti14:30 p.m., or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed: • Hilo Councilroom at the Ben Franklin Building, Second Floor; and Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center. Videoconferencing from the Pahoa Neighborhood Facility will not be available. If audio stream between Kona and Hilo is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated. FC-40 Page 5 August 12, 2008 Submitting Testimony: Those wishing to testify in person must register with the County Clerk's staff. Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fifteen (15) copies for distribution. Testimony may also be submitted (1) by mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawaii, 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimon ~ a,co.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit separate testimony for each item. For testimony received via e-mail or fax, copies will be distributed at the meeting when transmitted in a timely manner. All oral and written testimony will be made a part of the public record. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television -Channel 52: All Committee meetings - Tuesdays, August 19 and 26, 2008, at 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, August 23, 2008, at 10:30 a.m.