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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 09/07/2011 2010-2012 ACTIONS Brenda Ford Fred Blas, Member Pete Hoffmann, ChairMember Donald Ikeda, Member Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, Member Dominic YagongK. Angel Pilago, Member Brittany Smart Vice ChairMember , J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON FINANCE th 17 Session AMENDED DATE: September 7, 2011 (Wednesday) PLACE: Council Chambers Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni St. Hilo, Hawai‘i TIME: 2:30 p.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER – 2:32 p.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA REFERRALS Comm. 32.2:FINAL REPORT – KUPUNA CARE SERVICES From Executive on Aging Alan Parker, dated June 21, 2011, transmitting the above report, pursuant to Ordinance 09-64. Close file. Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Onishi, Pilago, Smart, Yoshimoto and Vice Chair Yagong. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Ikeda. Comm. 96.14: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED – JULY 16 - JULY 31, 2011 From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated August 12, 2011, transmitting a Report of Change Orders Authorized for the period of July 16, 2011 to July 31, 2011, pursuant to Ordinance 11-2. Close file. Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Onishi, Pilago, Smart, Yoshimoto and Vice Chair Yagong. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Ikeda. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer FC-17 Page 2 September 7, 2011 Comm. 309:COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I INVENTORY AS OF JUNE 30, 2011 From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated August 19, 2011, submitting the above inventory pursuant to Act 186, Part XII, Section 103D-1208, Hawai‘i Revised Statues. Close file. Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Onishi, Pilago, Smart, Yoshimoto and Vice Chair Yagong. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Ikeda. Comm. 322: A RESOLUTION TO AMEND SALARY ORDINANCE NO. 11-54 BY AMENDING (Res. 125-11) SECTION 7.02(B) BY ADDING THE ACCOUNTANT IV CLASS OF WORK From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated August 24, 2011. The Office of Housing and Community Development wishes to reallocate the Housing and Community Development Specialist V (SR-24) position to an Accountant IV (SR-24) position. Recommends adoption of Res. 125-11. Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Onishi, Pilago, Smart, Yoshimoto and Vice Chair Yagong. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Ikeda. Comm. 323: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF A DONATION OF OCEAN (Res. 126-11) SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR USE BY THE HAWAI‘I FIRE DEPARTMENT’S OCEAN SAFETY DIVISION From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated August 24, 2011, requesting the acceptance of four rescue surfboards; two Automated External Defibrillators; and eight megaphones from the Daniel Sayre Memorial Foundation. This equipment is valued at $9,963.36 and will be used by the Hawai‘i Fire Department Water Safety Officers. Recommends adoption of Res. 126-11. Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Onishi, Pilago, Smart, Yoshimoto and Vice Chair Yagong. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Ikeda. Comm. 324: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO (Res. 127-11) AN AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PURSUANT TO HRS 46-7, FOR A JOINT HAWAI‘I AIRPORT TASKFORCE BETWEEN THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION AND THE HAWAI‘I POLICE DEPARTMENT; and Recommends adoption of Res. 127-11. Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Hoffmann, Onishi, Pilago, Smart, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Ford. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Ikeda. FC-17 Page 3 September 7, 2011 (Bill 86): AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 11-59, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2012 From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated August 24, 2011. Appropriates revenues of $51,607 in the Federal Grants - High Intensity Impact Grant account; and appropriates same to the Police Department’s Federal Grants - High Intensity Impact Grant account. These funds, derived from the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be used to detail up to three experienced officers to the Hawai‘i Airport Task Force (HATF) to disrupt illicit drug traffic in Hawai‘i, gather and report intelligence data, and conduct covert operations. The HATF is a joint venture between the Hawai‘i Police Department and the DEA. Recommends passage of Bill 86 on first reading. Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Hoffmann, Onishi, Pilago, Smart, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Ford. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Ikeda. (Note: Council Member Smart voted “kanalua” twice.) Comm. 325: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF EASEMENTS IN PRIVATE (Res. 128-11) PROPERTY BY EMINENT DOMAIN, TAX MAP KEY: (3) 4-5-002-061, SITUATED AT NAMOKU AND HAINA, DISTRICT OF HĀMĀKUA, COUNTY AND STATE OF HAWAI‘I, FOR ROAD AND UTILITY PURPOSES FOR THE HONOKA‘A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT From Deputy Corporation Counsel Ivan M. Torigoe, dated August 23, 2011. It is necessary for the County of Hawai‘i to invoke its condemnation powers to acquire road and utility easements on private property to provide electric and other utility services for the construction, upgrade, operation, and maintenance of the Honoka‘a wastewater treatment plant. Recommends adoption of Res. 128-11. Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Onishi, Pilago, Smart, Yoshimoto and Vice Chair Yagong. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Ikeda. FC-17 Page 4 September 7, 2011 Comm. 326: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO (Res. 129-11) COMPROMISE REAL PROPERTY TAXES OWED BY MANA CHRISTIAN OHANA ON A PARCEL IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP KEY: (3)6-7-002-065 FROM COUNCIL MEMBER PETE HOFFMANN, DATED AUGUST 18, 2011. AUTHORIZES THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO COMPROMISE THE SUM OF $5,620.61, BEING THE AMOUNT OF TAXES SCHEDULED TO BE PAID IN FEBRUARY 2012 LESS THE MINIMUM TAX OF $50.00 THAT WOULD BE DUE IF THE NONPROFIT TAX EXEMPTION WERE PROPERLY FILED. From Council Member Pete Hoffmann, dated August 18, 2011. Authorizes the Director of Finance to compromise the sum of $5,620.61, being the amount of taxes schedule to be paid in February 2012 less the minimum tax of $50.00 that would be due if the nonprofit tax exemption were properly filed. Recommends adoption of Res. 129-11. Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Onishi, Pilago, Smart, Yoshimoto and Vice Chair Yagong. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Ikeda. Comm. 327: AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE A CHARTER AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, (Bill 87) FINANCIAL PROCEDURES, SECTION 10-15, OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CHARTER (2010 EDITION), REGARDING THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION FUND From Council Member Brenda Ford, dated August 24, 2011. Removes the appropriation of one percent of the capital program to the fund, and increases the appropriation from the real property tax revenues from one to two percent. Also adds provisions for prohibition of development on land purchased for open space, for leveraging money by attracting matching funds, and attaching restrictive covenants to the recorded deed for parcels purchased with the funds. Recommends passage of Bill 87 on first reading. Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Pilago, Smart, Yoshimoto and Vice Chair Yagong. Noes: Committee Member Onishi. Absent: Committee Member Ikeda. ADJOURNMENT – 4:25 p.m. The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. 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Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Public Works and Parks and Recreation; Governmental Relations; Human Services, Social Services and Public Safety; and Environmental Management Committee meetings - Tuesdays, September 13 and 20, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Finance; Planning; and Economic Development and Mass Transit Committee meetings - Thursdays, September 15 and 22, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All seven Committee meetings - Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature, or to change by Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i. Please check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i website at http://www.naleo.tv/schedule.