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Home My WebLink AboutAGE HSSPSC 09/05/2012 2010-2012 ACTIONS K. Angel PilagoFred Blas, Member Brenda Ford, ChairMember Pete Hoffmann, Member Donald Ikeda, Member J Yoshimoto Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member Brittany Smart, Vice-ChairMember Dominic Yagong, Member HAWAI‘ICOUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, SOCIAL SERVICES & PUBLIC SAFETY th 26 Session DATE: September 5, 2012 (Wednesday) PLACE: Council Chambers Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i TIME: 10:45 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER – 10:47 a.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEM(S) ON THE AGENDA REFERRAL(S) Comm. 817: PRESENTATION BY HAWAI‘I HEALTH CONNECTOR REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE From Council Member Brittany Smart, dated August 16, 2012, stating that a presentation will be made concerning the establishment of the Health Insurance Exchange and how it will affect the community. The presenters are: Coral Andrews, FACHE, Executive Director; Rose Hughes, Director of Communications; Kanoelehua Renaud, Consumer Relations Manager; and Me‘ja Kaniho, Community Outreach Manager. CLOSE FILE: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Smart, Yoshimoto, and Chair Pilago – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Onishi and Yagong – 2. Excused: None. Serving the Interests of the People of our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer HSSPSC-26 Page 2 September 5, 2012 Comm. 820: PRESENTATION BY MR. LARRY CZERWONKA CONCERNING AN UPDATE REGARDING THE KEA‘AU YOUTH BUSINESS CENTER From Council Member J Yoshimoto, dated August 7, 2012, stating that a presentation will be made regarding the Kea‘au Youth Business Center, which is a youth-driven entrepreneurial program that prepares students for college and the workplace through hands-on education, which allows the students to give back to the community through their projects. CLOSE FILE: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Ikeda, Smart, Yagong, Yoshimoto, and Chair Pilago – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Onishi – 1. Excused: None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Comm. 801: AMENDS CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 25 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 (Bill 287) EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS Establishes standards for the appropriation of funds to nonprofit organizations providing programs and services which the County has determined to be in the public’s interest, and proposes the following amendments: Amends article 25, section 2-136(7) by deleting the definition of “Purchase of service” and any reference throughout this article; amends section 2-137(3) relating to Eligible organizations; amends section 2-138 relating to Conditions for grants; amends section 2-139 relating to Procedure for awarding grants; deletes section 2-140 relating to Procedure for awarding purchase of service agreements; amends section 2-142 relating to Record, reporting, and fiscal accountability requirements; amends section 2-142.1 relating to Rules; and deletes section 2-142.2 relating to Interim procedures for awarding grants and service agreements. Intr. by: Ms. Smart Postponed: August 14, 2012 (Note: There is a pending motion by Ms. Smart and duly seconded by Ms. Ford to approve Bill 287.) RECOMMENDS PASSAGE OF BILL 287, AS AMENDED TO DRAFT 2, ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Blas, Ford, Hoffmann, Smart, Yagong, and Chair Pilago - 6. Noes: Committee Member Ikeda – 1. Absent: Committee Members Onishi and Yoshimoto – 2. Excused: None. ; and HSSPSC-26 Page 3 September 5, 2012 Comm. 801.1: From Council Member Brittany Smart, dated August 14, 2012, transmitting proposed amendments to Bill 287. The amendments relate to Section 2-142 (Records, reporting, and fiscal accountability requirements), item (d). Postponed: August 14, 2012 (Note: There is a pending motion by Ms. Smart and duly seconded by Ms. Ford to amend Bill 287 with the contents of Communication 801.1.) WITHDRAWN ADJOURNMENT – 1:15 p.m. The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by August 31, 2012. Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. Public Attendance via Videoconference 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  Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5  Pāhoa Council Office, Pāhoa Marketplace, 15-2660 Pāhoa Village Road, Room 304 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. Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 52: Planning; Public Works and Parks and Recreation; Governmental Relations; and Human Services, Social Services, and thth Public Safety Committee meetings - Tuesdays, September 11 and 18 at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Environmental th Management; Finance; and Agriculture, Water, and Energy Sustainability Committees - Thursdays, September 13 and thth 20 at 7 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, September 15 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.tv/schedule.