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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2013/02/05 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 th 4 Session DATE: February 5, 2013 (Tuesday) PLACE: Council Chambers Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i TIME: 10:30 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER - 10:45 a.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA REFERRALS Comm. 85: NOMINATION OF TIMOTHY R. DELOZIER TO THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMISSION From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated January 7, 2013, requesting the Council’s review and favorable recommendation of the above nomination. Recommends confirmation of Timothy R. DeLozier to the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ilagan, Kanuha, Kern. Onishi, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Poindexter – 8. Noes: Committee Member Ford – 1. Absent: None. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer FC-4 Page 2 February 5, 2013 Comm. 86: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 12-87, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUBLIC (Bill 30) IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2012 TO JUNE 30, 2013 From Council Member Brenda J. Ford, dated January 11, 2013. Adds the Parks and Recreation, Kona Emergency Shelter & Multi-purpose Event Center project for $3 million to the Capital Budget. Funds for this project shall be provided from General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund-Fund Balance and/or Other Sources ($3 million). This project will provide for a multi-purpose center capable of holding large events as well as provide an emergency shelter for the residents of Kona. Recommends passage of Bill 30, as amended to Draft 2, on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Ilagan, Kanuha, Kern, Onishi, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Poindexter – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Comm. 88: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 12-87, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUBLIC (Bill 31) IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2012 TO JUNE 30, 2013 From Council Member Brenda J. Ford, dated January 15, 2013. Adds the Parks and Recreation, Kahuku Park Improvements – Phase 1, Water Improvements project for $60,000 to the Capital Budget. Funds for this project shall be provided from General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund-Fund Balance and/or Other Sources ($60,000). This project addresses public health and safety concerns by providing an ample source of potable water for drinking, irrigation, and for an auxiliary source during emergencies. Recommends passage of Bill 31, as amended to Draft 2, on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Ilagan, Kanuha, Kern, Onishi, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Poindexter – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. FC-4 Page 3 February 5, 2013 Comm. 95: AUTHORIZES THE ACCEPTANCE OF A MONETARY DONATION OF $250 (Res. 44-13) TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO ASSIST WITH PARKS MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated January 22, 2013. These funds, donated by W.H. Shipman, will be used by the Parks and Recreation to purchase food and beverages for the Vulcan Baseball Clinic participants. Recommends adoption of Res. 44-13: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Ilagan, Kanuha, Kern, Onishi, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Poindexter – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Comm. 96: MEMORANDUM INFORMING THE COUNCIL THAT THE OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR WILL BE REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE TO DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 5 AND CERTIFY ACCUITY LLP’S REQUEST OF AN ADDITIONAL $22,000 RELATING TO THE SINGLE AUDIT INCREASE FOR TWO ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS From Acting Legislative Auditor Lane Shibata, dated January 22, 2013, submitting Accuity LLP’s request for an increase of $22,000 to Contract No. 002904 (conduct audits of the accounts and financial transactions of the County of Hawai‘i), as there has been a significant change in scope in the number of federally funded programs that are required to be audited. Funds will be from the Legislative Auditor’s External Audit Miscellaneous Contract Services account. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Ilagan, Kanuha, Kern, Onishi, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Poindexter – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. FC-4 Page 4 February 5, 2013 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 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. Postponed: January 22, 2013 (Note: There is a pending motion by Ms. Wille and duly seconded by Ms. Eoff to recommend adoption of Res. 40-13.) Withdrawn by introducer. ADJOURNMENT - 11:55 a.m. The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations January 30, 2013 for this meeting should call 961-8245 by . 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;  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://www.hawaiicounty.gov/lb-council-committee/. For further information, please call 961-8245. FC-4 Page 5 February 5, 2013 Submitting Written Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fourteen (14)before 12:00 noon on the business copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted day 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. Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url) before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov . The email shall indicate the appropriate Committee or Council meeting, the meeting date, agenda item Each (communication, bill, resolution, or report number), and number of testifiers on the video submittal. video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item . Video submittals may contain up to three individual testifiers and shall each be up to three minutes in length. Video testimony will not be played during the meeting; however, it will be distributed to Council Members prior to the meeting. The Office of the County Clerk reserves the right to refuse testimony containing inappropriate content or that is not in compliance with Council Rule 13 (Public Statements and Testimony). Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55: Planning; Finance; and Human Service and Social Services Committees - Tuesdays, February 12 and 19, 2013 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability Committee meeting - Thursdays, February 14 and 21, 2013 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 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/tv-schedules/channel-52/.