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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2013/12/17 2012-2014 VALERIE T.POINDEXTER JMty^os Mme' KAREN EOFF Chair and Presiding Officer LId1 BRENDA FORD DRU MAMO KANUHA ZENDO KERN GREGGOR ILAGAN .•lri of N'J'�� DENNIS"FRESH"ONISHI Vice Chair MARGARET WILLE J YOSHIMOTO COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 r.a C"3 COMMITTEE ON FINANCE -' 24t" Session ORDER OF BUSINESS ? r•J Hawaii County Building �n 25 Aupuni Street o Hilo, Hawaii December 17, 2013 2:00 p.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 3.27: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: NOVEMBER 1 - 15 2013 From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated November 22, 2013, transmitting the above report pursuant to Hawaii County Code Section 2-12.3. Comm. 7.20: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: NOVEMBER 1 - 15 2013 From Controller Kay Oshiro, dated November 27, 2013. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer FC-24 December 17, 2013 ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 140-13: ACCEPTS A GRANT OF EASEMENTS FROM KOHALA KAI, LLC, FOR PUBLIC ACCESS PURPOSES The easements will provide vehicular public access, public access parking, and a mauka-makai and lateral walkable trail to the shoreline. Reference: Comm. 343 Intr. by: Ms. Poindexter Postponed: July 23, 2013 December 3, 2013 (Note: There is a pending motion by Mr. Onishi and duly seconded by Mr. Kanuha to recommend adoption of Res. 140-13.) Res. 240-13: COMMITS TO FUNDING THE COST ITEMS AWARDED BY ARBITRATION TO HAWAII FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION BARGAINING UNIT 11 AND EMPLOYEES EXCLUDED FROM BARGAINING UNIT 11 FOR THE CONTRACT PERIOD JULY 1, 2011 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2017 Cost items presented are across-the-board increases, step movements, continuation of the Rank for Rank program and temporary change of station pay. The total increase in costs to the County through fiscal year 2017-18 would be $33,479,938. Reference: Comm. 545 Intr. by: Ms. Poindexter BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 160: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 13-66, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2013 TO JUNE 30, 2014 Adds the Parks and Recreation Kahuku Park Main Water Line Improvements project for $150,000 to the Capital Budget. Funds for this project shall be provided from General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund-Fund Balance and/or Other Sources. Funds would be used to plan and construct a main water line from Ocean View Well Number One to Kahuku Park. Reference: Comm. 550 Intr. by: Ms. Ford ADJOURNMENT Page 2 FC-24 December 17, 2013 Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed to introduce legislation`By Request" on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify support of or opposition to the proposal. The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by December 12, 2013. Relay users please call 711(961-8245)to contact our office. Public attendance via videoconference is also 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 Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A; and • Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5. Public attendance via videoconference is also available at the following locations until 3:00 p.m. or later in the event public witness testimony has not been completed: • County Facility (former Bank of Hawaii Building), 54-3888 Akoni Pule Highway, Kohala; • Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center,92-8924 Leilani Circle; and • Pahoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street, Pahoa. 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 Street, 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. Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url) to videotestimony�ic 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). Page 3 FC-24 December 17, 2013 Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55: Public Safety and Mass Transit, Governmental Relations and Economic Development, Public Works and Parks and Recreation, and Environmental Management Committee meetings - Tuesdays, December 24 and 31 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Planning; Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability; and Finance Committee meetings - Thursdays, December 26 and January 2 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, December 28 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/. Page 4