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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 09/01/2009 2008-2010 ACTIONS Dominic Yagong Guy Enriques, Member Brenda Ford, ChairMember Kelly Greenwell, Member Pete Hoffmann, Member Donald IkedaEmily I. Naeole , Member Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, Vice Chair Member J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON FINANCE th 16 Session DATE: September 1, 2009 (Tuesday) PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa 78-128 Ehukai Street Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i TIME: 9:00 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. 24.15: TRANSFER OF FUNDS - AUGUST 1 - 15, 2009 From Deputy Finance Director Finance Deanna Sako, dated August 17, 2009, transmitting a Report of Transfers Authorized showing transfers made from August 1 through August 15, 2009. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Yoshimoto and Chair Yagong. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Naeole and Onishi. Comm. 456: UPDATE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE’S REAL PROPERTY TAX ADMINISTRATOR ON THE REAL PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION AS OF AUGUST 22 From Councilmember Pete Hoffmann, dated July 23, 2009, requesting 30 minutes for Real Property Tax Administrator Stanley Sitko to present the above update. Postponed to September 15: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Onishi, Yoshimoto and Chair Yagong. Noes: Committee Member Ikeda. Absent: Committee Members Naeole. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer FC-16 Page 2 September 1, 2009 Comm. 487: AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, (Bill 131) SECTION 3-18, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, COUNTY COUNCIL, OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CHARTER 2000 (2008 EDITION), TO ESTABLISH BUDGETARY INDEPENDENCE FOR THE OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR, REVISE THE PROVISION RELATING TO RETENTION OF LEGAL COUNSEL, AND MAKE ONE NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTION TO EXISTING CHARTER LANGUAGE {sets aside two-tenths of one percent (.002) of the combined operating, capital, and special funds budgets for each fiscal year to be appropriated to the Office of the Legislative Auditor for its annual expenses; reformats section 3-18(f) to set out the paragraph pertaining to the Legislative Auditor’s right to retain independent counsel; and makes other non-substantive housekeeping changes to section 3-18(f)} From Councilmember Brenda J. Ford, dated August 12, 2009, transmitting the above bill. Postponed to the call of the Chair: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Naeole, Yoshimoto and Chair Yagong. Noes: Committee Members Ikeda and Onishi. Absent: None. Comm. 488: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 19, HAWAI‘I COUNTY (Bill 132) CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED) RELATING TO COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN COUNTY LAND TRANSACTIONS (requires Council approval for land transactions of ten acres or larger; and that the Director of Finance will submit a resolution including the terms of sale or lease, the intended use of the property and the name or names of the perspective buyer or lessee for the Council’s approval) From Councilmember Dominic Yagong, dated August 14, 2009, transmitting the above bill. Postponed Bill 132, as amended to Draft 2, to September 15, 2009: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Naeole, Onishi, Yoshimoto and Chair Yagong. Noes: None. Absent: None. Comm. 490: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF A LATER FISCAL (Res. 227-09) YEAR AND OF MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR A MULTI-YEAR LEASE FOR A COPIER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE (the existing lease for the copy machine used by the Accounts Division will soon expire) From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated August 14, 2009, transmitting the above resolution. Recommends adoption of Res. 227-09: Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Naeole, Onishi, Yoshimoto and Chair Yagong. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Enriques. FC-16 Page 3 September 1, 2009 Comm. 491: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 09-65, AS AMENDED, (Bill 134) RELATING TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2009 TO JUNE 30, 2010 {adds the Public Works, Mid-Level Road (Ane Keohokalole Highway) - Federal project for $10 million to the Capital Budget} From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated August 12, 2009, transmitting the above bill. Recommends passage of Bill 134 on first reading : Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Ford, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Naeole, Onishi, Yoshimoto and Chair Yagong. Noes: None. Absent: None. Comm. 492: COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I INVENTORY AS OF JUNE 30, 2009 From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated August 14, 2009, transmitting the County of Hawai‘i Inventory as of June 30, 2009, pursuant to Act 186, Part XII, Section 103D-1208, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Enriques, Greenwell, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Naeole, Onishi, Yoshimoto and Chair Yagong. Noes: Committee Member Ford. Absent: None. (Ms. Naeole voted “kanalua” twice.) ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for August 27, 2009. this meeting should call 961-8245 by 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. For further information, please call 961-8245. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (hereinafter “HRS”) §92-3.5, the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this Committee meeting via videoconference. Councilmembers will be present at the following locations: ? Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa, 78-128 Ehukai Street, Kona; and nd ? County Councilroom, Ben Franklin Tower, 2 Floor, 333 Kilauea Avenue, Hilo. Public Attendance Via Videoconferencing is available at the locations above and at the Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5 until 4:30 p.m., or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed. If audio stream between Kona and Hilo is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated. FC-16 Page 4 September 1, 2009 Submitting Testimony: Those wishing to testify in person must register with the County Clerk’s staff. fourteen (14) Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring copies for distribution. Testimony may also be submitted (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Copies will be distributed at the meeting only if they are before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting received . All oral and written testimony will be made a part of the public record. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Finance Committee meeting - Tuesdays, September 8 and 15, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations, Public Safety and Parks & Recreation, Environmental Management, and Planning Committee meetings - Thursdays, September 10 and 17, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.; and all five Committee meetings - Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature.