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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2013/02/19 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 5Session DATE: February 19, 2013 (Tuesday) PLACE: Council Chambers West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i TIME: 11:15 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER - 11:16 a.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA REFERRALS Comm. 117: FAIR SHARE ANNUAL REPORT AS OF JUNE 30, 2012 From Planning Director Bobby Jean Leithead Todd, dated January 28, 2013, transmitting the above report, pursuant to Hawai‘i County Code Section 2-162.1(a). The report includes three tables itemizing 1) contributions ($9,017,746.11); 2) Appropriations ($5,845,646.93); and 3) Available funds ($3,172,093.18). Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Ilagan, Kanuha, Kern, Onishi, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Poindexter – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. FC-5 Page 2 February 19, 2013 Comm. 118: NOMINATION OF DAVID HEAUKULANI, IRMA SUMERA, AND ARLENE WAUGH TO THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY PENSION BOARD From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated January 25, 2013, transmitting the above nominations for the Council’s review and favorable recommendation, pursuant to Hawai‘i County Charter Section 6-6.4. Recommends confirmation of the appointment of David Heaukulani to the Pension Board: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Ilagan, Kanuha, Onishi, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Poindexter – 8. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: Committee Member Kern – 1. Recommends confirmation of the appointment of Irma Sumera to the Pension Board: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ilagan, Kanuha, Kern, Onishi, Yoshimoto, and Chair Poindexter – 7. Noes: Committee Members Ford and Wille. Absent: None. (Note: Ms. Ford voted “kānalua” then “no.”) Recommends confirmation of the appointment of Arlene Waugh to the Pension Board: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Ilagan, Kanuha, Kern, Onishi, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Poindexter – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Comm. 123: AUTHORIZES THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN (Res. 54-13) AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I, PURSUANT TO HRS 46-7, TO ACCEPT A REBATE FROM HAWAI‘I ENERGY; and Recommends adoption of Res. 54-13: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Ilagan, Kanuha, Kern, Onishi, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Poindexter – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. (Bill 35, also related to Comm. 123, continues on the next page.) FC-5 Page 3 February 19, 2013 (Bill 35) AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 12-86, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2013 From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated January 30, 2013. Appropriates revenues of $35,000 in the Hawai‘i Energy Rebate - State account; and appropriates same to the LED Light Rebate Program account; these funds will be used towards future energy savings efforts by the Department of Public Works Traffic Division. Recommends passage of Bill 35 on first reading; Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Ford, Ilagan, Kanuha, Kern, Onishi, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Poindexter – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. ADJOURNMENT - 12:03 p.m. The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations February 13, 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:  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://www.hawaiicounty.gov/lb-council-committee/. For further information, please call 961-8245. 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. FC-5 Page 4 February 19, 2013 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: Public Works and Parks and Recreation, and Finance Committee meetings - Tuesday, February 26 and March 5 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Governmental Relations and Economic Development, and Planning Committee meetings - Thursday, February 28 and March 7 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, March 2 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/.