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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2013/08/20 2012-2014Valerie T. Poindexter Chair Greggor Ilagan Vice Chair HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL Karen Eoff, Member Brenda Ford, Member Dru Mamo Kanuha, Member Zendo Kern, Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Member Margaret Wille, Member J Yoshimoto, Member COMMITTEE ON FINANCE � n 17th Session `�_� _ DATE: August 20, 2013' PLACE: Council Chambers West Hawaii Civic Center -,m 74 -5044 Ane Keohokdlole Highway, Building A Kailua -Kona, Hawaii w '± TIME: 9:00 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON ITEMS ON THE AGENDA REFERRALS Comm. 69.1: QUARTERLY REALLOCATION REPORT - THIRD QUARTER (APRIL THROUGH JUNE 2013) OF THE 2012 -2013 FISCAL YEAR From Human Resources Director Ronald K. Takahashi, dated July 23, 2013. Comm. 361: AMENDS CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 10, SECTION 19 -75 OF THE HAWAII (Bill 103) COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR PERSONS WHO ARE BLIND, DEAF, AND /OR TOTALLY DISABLED From Council Member Brenda J. Ford, dated July 30, 2013. Stipulates that exempted property be restricted to applicant's occupied principal home. Comm. 371: ACCEPTS THE NEGOTIATED LEASE AGREEMENT FOR HAMAKUA LANDS (Res. 157 -13) IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP KEY (3)4 -3- 007 -001 WITH ABBA'S GARDEN LLC, PURSUANT TO SECTION 2 -114 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated July 31, 2013. Resolution 38 -11 authorized the lease of certain County of Hawaii owned lands, and required that the negotiated lease agreement for those lands be accepted by the County Council pursuant to Section 2- 114(d) of the Hawaii County Code. The parcel consists of 92 acres, and will be leased for a term of 10 years at $10,585.41 per year, with an option of two additional 10 year terms. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer FC -17 Page 2 August 20, 2013 Comm. 372: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 13 -66, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUBLIC (Bill 107) IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2013 TO JUNE 30, 2014 From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated July 31, 2012. Adds the Public Works, Waianuenue Avenue Improvements projects - Federal ($280,000), and - County ($70,000) for a total of $350,000 to the Capital Budget. Funds for this project shall be provided from Federal Grants Receivable ($280,000) and General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund - Fund Balance and /or other Sources ($70,000). Comm. 379: NOMINATION OF DOUGLASS S. ADAMS TO THE HAWAII COUNTY BOARD OF ETHICS From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated July 31, 2013, requesting the Council's review and confirmation. ADJOURNMENT The meeting place is accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961 -8245 by August 15, 2013. 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 testimony has not been completed: • Council Chambers, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Suite 1401; • Pahoa Council Office, Pahoa Marketplace, 15 -2660 Pahoa Village Road, Room 304; and • Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64 -1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5. Public Attendance via Videoconference is available at the following location until 3:00 p.m., or later in the event public 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) copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting (1) by mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni St., Hilo, Hawaii, 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961 -8912; or (3) by e -mail to counciltestimony @co.hawaii.hi.us. Please submit separate testimony for each item. FC -17 Page 3 August 20, 2013 Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url) to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting. The email shall indicate the appropriate Committee or Council meeting, the meeting date, agenda item (communication, bill, resolution, or report number), and number of testifiers on the video submittal. Each 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: Finance, Human Services and Social Services, Public Safety and Mass Transit, and Public Works and Parks and Recreation Committee meetings - Tuesdays, August 27 and September 3 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Environmental Management and Planning Committee meetings - Thursdays, August 29 and September 5 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, August 31 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 Hawaii. Please check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the Na Leo `O Hawaii website at http: / /www.naleo.ty /tv- schedules /channel -55/.