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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 11/15/2011 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 22nd Session DATE: November 15, 2011 (Tuesday) PLACE: Council Chambers West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Kona, Hawai‘i TIME: 1:30 p.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER - 1:34 p.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA REFERRALS Comm. 206.3: FOURTH QUARTER REPORT – CLAIMS/CASES (APRIL-JUNE, 2011) From Deputy Corporation Counsel Joseph K. Kamelamela, dated November 2, 2011, transmitting the fourth quarter report of claims filed with the County for fiscal year 2010-11, pursuant to Section 2-9 of the Hawai‘i County Code. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ikeda, Onishi, Pilago, Smart, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Ford. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Hoffmann. Comm. 206.4: FIRST QUARTER REPORT – CLAIMS/CASES (JULY-SEPTEMBER, 2011) From Deputy Corporation Counsel Joseph K. Kamelamela, dated November 2, 2011, transmitting the first quarter report of claims filed with the County for fiscal year 2011-12, pursuant to Section 2-9 of the Hawai‘i County Code. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ikeda, Onishi, Pilago, Smart, Yagong, Yoshimoto and Chair Ford. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Hoffmann. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer FC-22 Page 2 November 15, 2011 Comm. 459: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 11-60, AS AMENDED, (Bill 141) RELATING TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2011 TO JUNE 30, 2012 From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated November 1, 2011. This bill adds the Public Works, Tsunami Damage Projects - FEMA ($36,000), and Tsunami Damage Projects - County ($315,000) to the Capital Budget. These funds will be used for repair of the damages sustained along Ali‘i Drive and other facilities in the Kona area resulting from the tsunami caused by the March 11, 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tohuku, Japan. Recommends passage of Bill 141, as amended to Draft 2, on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Ikeda, Onishi, Pilago, Smart, Yoshimoto and Vice Chair Yagong. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Hoffmann. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Comm. 436: AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE A CHARTER AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, (Bill 128) FINANCIAL PROCEDURES, OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CHARTER (2010 EDITION), BY ADDING A NEW SECTION FOR A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND From Council Member Brenda Ford, dated October 19, 2011. The purpose of this fund is to accrue and use moneys for maintenance of lands and easements acquired by the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund, which will preserve the land and promote public safety. Postponed: November 1, 2011 (Note: There is a pending motion made by Ms. Ford and duly seconded by Mr. Blas to close file on Comm. 436 and recommend passage of Bill 128 on first reading.) Recommends passage of Bill 128, as amended to Draft 2, on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Pilago, Smart, Yoshimoto and Vice Chair Yagong. Noes: Committee Members Ikeda and Onishi. Absent: Committee Member Hoffmann. ADJOURNMENT - 2:21 p.m. The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for November 9, 2011 this meeting should call 961-8245 by . Relay users please call 711-961-8245 to contact our office. FC-22 Page 3 November 15, 2011 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. Council Members will be present at the following location(s):  County Councilroom, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, Hiloand ;  Kona Council Office, at the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A. Public Attendance Via Videoconference is available at the locations(s) above and at the Waimea Council Office at the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5; and the Pahoa Council Office, Pahoa Marketplace, 15-2660 Pahoa Village Road, Room 105, 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. fourteen (14) Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring before 12:00 noon on the business day copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted prior to the meeting (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawai‘i, Please 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. submit separate testimony for each item. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Governmental Relations; Public Works and Parks and Recreation; and Finance Committee meetings - Tuesdays, November 22 and 29, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Environmental Management; and Human Services, Social Services and Public Safety Committee meetings - Thursdays, November 24 and December 1, 2011 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All five Committee meetings - Saturday, November 26, 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.