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Home My WebLink AboutAGE HSSSC 2014/04/15 2012-2014 ACTIONSKAREN EOFF 'hair cmcl Presid mg (iVico. VALERIE T. POINDEXTER re ,- choir th Session COUNTY COUNCIL c.'orinty of Hawai Ilawai`i County Building 25 _4tiptini Street I filo, Hawai'i 96720 COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND SOCIAL SERVICES ORDER OF BUSINESS West Hawai'i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keoholcalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawaii April 15, 2014 9:30 a.m. BRENDA FORD GREGGOR ILAGAN DRU MAMO KANUHA ZENDO KERN DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI MARGARET \VILLE J YOSHINIOTO (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER — 10:18 a.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Serrilig the Interests of the People ol'Our Ilaiiai'i County is Equal Opportunity Provider and Emplot.er HSSSC-11 April 15, 2014 COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 628: FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 NONPROFIT GRANT REVIEW PROCESS AND FORMATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE Comm. 628.1: From Human Services and Social Services Committee (HSSSC) Chair Karen Eoff, dated January 16, 2014, describing the procedure for the review of applications for the County's annual awards to nonprofit agencies, as delineated in Hawai`i County Code Section 2-139(a)(1)(C). Also requests formation of an ad hoc committee pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes §92-2.5(b). The ad hoc committee will conduct the grant reviews via interviews and/or site visitations with applicants, then provide its information and findings to HSSSC. Postponed: February 18, 2014 (Note: There is a pending motion by Mr. Hagan and duly seconded by Mr. Kern to close file on Comm. 028.) Postponed Comm. 628 to April 30, 2014: Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Ilagan, Kanuha, Kern, Onishi, Poindexter, Wille, Yoshinioto, and Chair Eoff — 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. APPLICATIONS FROM NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR COUNTY FUNDING FOR FISCAL. YEAR 2014-15 From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated February 11, 2014, submitting applications from nonprofit organizations pursuant to Chapter 2, Article 25, Hawai`i County Code, for the Council's review and appropriation in the FY 2014-15 Operating Budget. , and Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Ilagan, Kanuha, Kern, Onishi, Poindexter, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Eoff — 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Page 2 HSSSC-11 April 15, 2014 Comm. 628.2: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GRANT APPROPRIATIONS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION S From Human Services and Social Services Committee (HSSSC) Chair Karen Eoff, dated April 4, 2014, transmitting the HSSSC Ad Hoc Committee's recommendations for grant funding to nonprofit organizations for inclusion in the County of Hawaii Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2014-2015. A total of 103 eligible applications were received, with requests totaling $5,619,769.89. The recommendations have been developed through a review of all applications and interviews with each applicant. Postponed Comm. 628.2 to April 30, 2014: Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Ragan, Kanuha, Kern, Onishi, Poindexter, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Eoff — 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS BILLS FOR ORDINANCES ADJOURNMENT —10:26 a.m. 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 April 11, 2014. Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes (hereinafter "1 -LRS") §92-3.5, the Hawai`i County Council will be conducting this Committee meeting via videoconference. If audio stream between Kona and Hilo is lost for more than a short period of time, the meeting will be terminated. Council Members will be present at the following locations: * Hilo Council Chambers, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401 (Pursuant to 1 -IRS §92-7 and Council Rule No. 2, Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi will be participating from the above location.) • Kona Council Chambers, West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Bldg. A Public attendance via videoconference will be available at both of the above locations. Page 3 HSSSC-11 April 15, 2014 Public attendance via videoconference is also available at the following location until 4:30 p.m. or later in the event public testimony has not been completed: • Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite 5. Public attendance via videoconference is also available at the following locations until public testimony has 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. 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, Hawai`i, 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestinnom' a 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 a 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: Agriculture, Water, and Energy Sustainability: Human Services and Social Services; Public Works and Parks and Recreation; and Public Safety and Mass Transit Committee meetings - Tuesdays, April 22 and 29 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Finance Committee meeting - Thursdays, April 24 and May 1 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, April 26 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 Hawai'i website at http://www.naleo.ty/tv-schedules/channel-55/. Page 4