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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 03/20/2012 2010-2012 ACTIONSBrenda Ford Chair Dominic Yagong Vice -Chair DATE: March 20, 2012 (Tuesday) PLACE: Council Chambers West Hawai`i Civic Center 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kona, Hawai`i TIME: 10:30 a.m. Comm. 6.23: CLOSE FILE: HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON FINANCE 30 Session (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile devices on silent mode. CALL TO ORDER — 11:14 a.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEM(S) ON THE AGENDA REFERRAL(S) Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ikeda, Onishi, Smart, Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Ford — 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Hoffmann and Pilago — 2. Excused: None. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hanrai '1 County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Fred Blas, Member Pete Hoffmann, Member Donald Ikeda, Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member K. Angel Pilago, Member Brittany Smart, Member J Yoshimoto, Member TRANSFER OF FUNDS: FEBRUARY 16 — 29, 2012 From Finance Controller Kay Oshiro, dated February 29, 2012, transmitting a Report of Transfers Authorized showing transfers made for the period February16 to February 29, 2012. FC -30 Page 2 March 20, 2012 Comm. 96.27: Comm. 609: Comm. 616: (Bill 206) REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: FEBRUARY 1 — 15, 2012 From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated February 27, 2012, transmitting a Report of Change Orders Authorized for the period of February 1 to February 15, 2012. CLOSE FILE: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ikeda, Onishi, Smart, Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Ford — 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Hoffmann and Pilago — 2. Excused: None. 2011 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE MAYOR FROM THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMISSION From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated February 23, 2012, transmitting his comments and recommendations regarding the Commission's 2011 Annual Report and an updated Prioritized List. This year the Commission considered only properties submitted by the public in the 2011 Suggestion Forms when determining the 2011 Prioritized List. CLOSE FILE: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ikeda, Onishi, Smart, Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Ford — 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Hoffmann and Pilago — 2. Excused: None. AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 11 -59, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2012 Increases revenues in Federal Grants — Distracted Driving Project ($13,000); and appropriates same to Distracted Driving Project. Funds would be used for the Police Department's Distracted Driving Project to conduct an additional 140 hours of Distracted Driving enforcement. RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF BILL 206 ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ikeda, Onishi, Smart, Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Ford — 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Hoffmann and Pilago — 2. Excused: None. FC -30 Page 3 March 20, 2012 Comm. 617: (Res. 230 -12) ADJOURNMENT — 11:45 a.m. SUPPORTS THE ACQUISITION OF SURPLUS FEDERAL LANDS AT UPOLU POINT, NORTH KOHALA, HAWAI`I Authorizes the Mayor to apply to the Secretary of the Interior for and to secure the transfer to the County, the subject Federal lands located in the North Kohala District, commonly known as the Loran Station at Upolu Point (referenced in Exhibits A, B, and C, which are attached to this resolution). These lands will provide continuous public vehicular access from Akoni Pule Highway to the public vehicular access easements recently acquired over Kamehameha Schools /Bishop Estates land and the Mo`okini Heiau and Kamehameha I Birthsite. RECOMMENDS ADOPTION OF RES. 230 -12: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ikeda, Onishi, Smart, Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Ford — 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Hoffmann and Pilago — 2. Excused: None. The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by March 16, 2012. Relay users please call 711(961 -8245) to contact our office. 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): • Council Room, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401 • Kona Council Chambers, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A If audio stream is lost between Hilo and Kona for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated. Public Attendance via Videoconference is also available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m. or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed: • Pahoa Council Office, Pahoa Marketplace, 15 -2660 Pahoa Village Road, Room 304 • Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64 -1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5 Copies of this agenda and item(s) listed on the agenda are available on the County Council -Clerk web page at http: / /www.hawaiicountv.gov /lb- council- committee /. For further information, please call 961-8245. Submitting Testimonv: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fourteen (14) copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting (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 counciltestimonv c;co.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit separate testimony for each item. FC -30 Page 4 March 20, 2012 Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Economic Development and Mass Transit; Environmental Management; and Finance Committee meetings - Thursdays, March 29" and April 5th at 7 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Governmental Relations; and Public Works and Parks and Recreation Committee meetings — Friday, March 30 and Tuesday, April 3r at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, March 31S at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature, and are subject 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.ty /schedule.