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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2013/01/22 2012-2014 ACTIONS Va lerie Poindexter Karen Eoff, Member Brenda Ford, ChairMember Dru Kanuha, Member Zendo Kern, Member Greggor IlaganDennis “Fresh” Onishi, Member Margaret Wille Vice ChairMember , J Yoshimoto, Member HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON FINANCE rd 3 Session DATE: January 22, 2013 (Tuesday) PLACE: Council Chambers West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i TIME: 9:00 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER - 9:01 a.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA REFERRALS Comm. 3.4: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: DECEMBER 1 - 15, 2012 From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated January 3, 2013, transmitting the above report, pursuant to Hawai‘i County Code Section 11-2. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Kanuha, Kern Onishi, Wille, Yoshimoto, Vice Chair Ilagan - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Chair Poindexter - 1. Comm. 69: QUARTERLY REALLOCATION REPORT - SECOND QUARTER (OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER 2012) OF THE 2012-2013 FISCAL YEAR From Human Resources Director Ronald K. Takahashi, dated January 2, 2013. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Kanuha, Kern Onishi, Wille, Yoshimoto, Vice Chair Ilagan - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Chair Poindexter - 1. FC-3 Page 2 January 22, 2013 Comm. 70: 2012 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX BOARD OF REVIEW From Tax Board of Review Chairman Albert Kualii, dated December 28, 2012, transmitting the annual report pursuant to Section 19-97(e), Hawai‘i County Code. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Kanuha, Kern Onishi, Wille, Yoshimoto, Vice Chair Ilagan - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Chair Poindexter - 1. Comm. 71: AMENDS CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 3, SECTION 19-32 OF THE HAWAI‘I (Bill 23) COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO REDUCTION OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX PENALTY AND MONTHLY INTEREST FOR DELINQUENT TAXES From Council Member Brenda Ford, dated January 3, 2013. Reduces the penalty for delinquent taxes from 10 to 5 percent for each year of such new delinquent taxes; and reduces the interest on delinquent taxes and penalties from one to one-half of one percent. Forwards Bill 23 to Council with a negative recommendation: Ayes: Committee Members Ford and Wille - 2. Noes: Committee Members Eoff, Kanuha, Kern, Onishi, Yoshimoto, and Vice Chair Ilagan - 6. Absent: Committee Member Poindexter - 1. Comm. 72: AMENDS CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 42, SECTION 2-214 OF THE HAWAI‘I (Bill 24) COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT FOR DEEDS TO LANDS OR EASEMENTS ACQUIRED WITH FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION FUND From Council Member Brenda Ford, dated January 3, 2013. Requires a specifically written covenant be incorporated into and recorded with the deed, to ensure the land or parcel remains under County ownership in perpetuity. Recommends passage of Bill 24 on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Kanuha, Kern Onishi, Wille, Yoshimoto, Vice Chair Ilagan - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Chair Poindexter - 1. FC-3 Page 3 January 22, 2013 Comm. 75: AUTHORIZES THE GRANT OF EASEMENT FOR DRAINAGE PURPOSES STNDSTND (Res. 38-13) AT PUAPUA‘A 1 AND 2 AND HŌLUALOA 1 AND 2, DISTRICT OF NORTH KONA, COUNTY AND STATE OF HAWAI‘I, TAX MAP KEY: (3)7-6-0012:034 TO THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I From Senior Deputy Corporation Counsel Joseph K. Kamelamela, dated December 28, 2012. The easement will be used to install a catch basin/drywell needed to minimize runoff to downstream properties. Recommends adoption of Res. 38-13: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Kanuha, Kern Onishi, Wille, Yoshimoto, Vice Chair Ilagan - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Chair Poindexter - 1. Comm. 79: AUTHORIZES THE ABANDONMENT AND DISPOSITION OF A (Res. 40-13) GOVERNMENT REMNANT SITUATED AT ‘ĀINAKEA, DISTRICT OF NORTH KOHALA, COUNTY AND STATE OF HAWAI‘I, BEING TAX MAP KEY: (3)5-3-011:106 TO KOHALA HOSPITAL From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated January 8, 2013. The remnant will be used as an access road to the hospital’s new emergency room. Postpone Res. 40-13 to February 5, 2013: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Kanuha, Kern Onishi, Wille, Yoshimoto, Vice Chair Ilagan - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Chair Poindexter - 1. ADJOURNMENT - 10:44 a.m. The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for January 16, 2013 this meeting should call 961-8245 by . Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. FC-3 Page 4 January 22, 2013 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:  Council Chambers, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Suite 1401;  Pāhoa Council Office, Pāhoa Marketplace, 15-2660 Pāhoa Village Road, Room 304; and  Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5. 3:00 p.m. Public Attendance via Videoconference is available at the following location until , or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed:  Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center, 92-8924 Leilani Circle. 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 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. 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