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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 04/18/2012 2010-2012 BUDGET ACTIONS Brenda Ford Fred Blas, Member Chair Pete Hoffmann, Member Donald Ikeda, Member Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, Member Dominic Yagong K. Angel Pilago, Member Vice-Chair Brittany Smart, Member J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE rd 33Session DATE: April 18, 2012 (Wednesday) PLACE: Council Chambers Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i TIME: 9:00 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile devices on silent mode. CALL TO ORDER – 9:03 a.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEM(S) ON THE AGENDA REFERRAL(S) Comm. 604: ESTABLISHES AN OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I FOR THE (Bill 197) FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2012 TO JUNE 30, 2013 From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated March 1, 2012, transmitting the proposed Operating Budget for the County of Hawai‘i for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013. This balanced budget includes estimated revenues and appropriations of $365,293,348 and is $37,911,650, or 9.4 percent less than the budget in effect in December 2008. POSTPONED TO THE MAY 1, 2012 MEETING: Ayes: Committee Members Hoffmann, Pilago, Smart, Yoshimoto, and Acting Chair Yagong – 5. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Ikeda, and Onishi – 4. Excused: None. ; and Comm. 604.1: From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated March 1, 2012, transmitting a booklet containing the reports entitled, Six Month Progress Report on Program Objectives for FY 2011-12 and Final Status Report on Program Objectives for FY 2010-11. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer FC-33 Page 2 April 18, 2012 Comm. 605: RELATES TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE (Bill 198) FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2012 TO JUNE 30, 2013 From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated March 1, 2012, transmitting the proposed Capital Improvements Project Budget for FY 2012-2013, and the Capital Improvements Program for the next six years from FY 2012-13 to 2017-18, consisting of 63 projects requiring a total appropriation of $171,917,000. Approximately $98,536,000 are intended to be funded in whole or part by bonds, $36,951,000 to be funded by State CIP and Revolving Fund Loans, $36,380,000 to be funded from Federal Grants Receivable, and $50,000 to be funded by fair share contributions. POSTPONED TO THE MAY 1, 2012 MEETING: Ayes: Committee Members Hoffmann, Pilago, Smart, Yoshimoto, and Acting Chair Yagong – 5. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Ikeda, and Onishi – 4. Excused: None. FC-33 Page 3 April 18, 2012 DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET AND PROGRAM REVIEWS (1) Mayor – Overview of the Operating and Capital Budgets and Programs (2) Department of Finance (3) Miscellaneous (Debt Service, Benefits, etc.) (4) Planning Department RECESS RECONVENE 1:30 p.m. (5) Office of Aging (6) Fire Department (Operating and Capital, if applicable) (7) Department of Public Works (Operating and Capital, if applicable) RECESS 4:15 p.m. MemberJ Yoshimoto, MemberBrittany Smart, Chair-Vice MemberK. Angel Pilago, Dominic Yagong MemberDennis “Fresh” Onishi, MemberDonald Ikeda, MemberPete Hoffmann, Chair MemberFred Blas, Brenda Ford Brenda Ford Fred Blas, Member Chair Pete Hoffmann, Member Donald Ikeda, Member Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, Member Dominic Yagong K. Angel Pilago, Member Vice-Chair Brittany Smart, Member J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE rd 33 Session RECONVENE DATE: April 19, 2012 (Thursday) PLACE: Council Chambers Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i TIME: 9:00 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on silent mode. CALL TO ORDER – 9:03 a.m. DEPARTMENTAL AND PROGRAM REVIEWS (1) Department of Information Technology (2) Department of Human Resources (3) Department of Research and Development (4) Prosecuting Attorney’s Office RECESS RECONVENE 1:30 p.m. (5) Department of Liquor Control (6) Office of the Corporation Counsel (7) Police Department/Animal Control (Operating and Capital, if applicable) RECESS – 3:58 p.m. Brenda Ford Fred Blas, Member Chair Pete Hoffmann, Member Donald Ikeda, Member Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, Member Dominic Yagong K. Angel Pilago, Member Vice-Chair Brittany Smart, Member J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE rd 33 Session RECONVENE DATE: April 20, 2012 (Friday) PLACE: Council Chambers Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i TIME: 9:00 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on silent mode. CALL TO ORDER – 9:02 a.m. DEPARTMENTAL AND PROGRAM REVIEWS (1) Civil Defense Agency (Operating and Capital, if applicable) (2) Mass Transit Agency (3) Department of Parks and Recreation (Operating and Capital, if applicable) RECESS RECONVENE 1:30 p.m. (4) Office of Housing and Community Development (5) Office of the County Clerk/Office of the Legislative Auditor (6) Department of Environmental Management (Operating and Capital, if applicable) ADJOURNMENT – 4:10 p.m. FC-33 Page 3 April 18, 2012 The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for these meetings should call 961-8245 by April 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, on April 18, 2012, the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this Special Committee meeting via videoconference. Council Members will be present at the following location(s):  Council Room, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401  Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5 If audio stream is lost between Hilo and Waimea 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:  Pāhoa Council Office, Pāhoa Marketplace, 15-2660 Pāhoa Village Road, Room 304  Kona Council Office, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A April 19 and 20, 2012 Public Attendance via Videoconference on , is available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m., or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed:  Kona Council Office, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A;  Pāhoa Council Office, Pāhoa Marketplace, 15-2660 Pāhoa Village Road, Room 304;  Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5. If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video connection cannot be made and/or is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. Copies of this agenda and item(s) listed on the agenda are available on the County Council-Clerk web page at http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/lb-council-committee/. For further information, please call 961-8245. Submitting Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fourteen (14) copies for before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting distribution. Public 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 Please submit separate testimony for each (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. item. 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