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Home My WebLink AboutAGE HSSSC 2014/04/30 2012-2014 ACTIONS KAREN EOFF BRENDA FORD GREGGOR ILAGAN Chair and Presiding Officer DRU MAMO KANUHA ZENDO KERN VALERIE T. POINDEXTER DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI MARGARET WILLE Vice Chair J YOSHIMOTO COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES AND SOCIAL SERVICES th 12 Session ORDER OF BUSINESS West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i April 30, 2014 9:00 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) 9:00 a.m. CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer HSSSC-12 April 30, 2014 COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 628: FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 NONPROFIT GRANT REVIEW PROCESS AND FORMATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE 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 and April 15, 2014 (Note: There is a pending motion by Mr. Ilagan and duly seconded by Mr. Kern to close file on Comm. 628.) Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Ilagan, Kanuha, Kern, Onishi, Poindexter, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Eoff – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. ; and Comm. 628.2: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GRANT APPROPRIATIONS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS 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 Hawai‘i 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: April 15, 2014 (Note: There is a pending motion by Ms. Ford and duly seconded by Mr. Kanuha to accept the recommendations of the Ad Hoc Committee.) Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Ford, Ilagan, Kanuha, Kern, Onishi, Poindexter, Wille, Yoshimoto, and Chair Eoff – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Page 2 HSSSC-12 April 30, 2014 ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS BILLS FOR ORDINANCES ADJOURNMENT – 9:45 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 April 28, 2014 accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by . Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (hereinafter “HRS”) §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 Coun cil Chambers, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401; and  Kona Counci l Chambers, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Bldg. A. (Pursuant to HRS §92-7 and Council Rule No. 2, Council Member Greggor Ilagan will be participating from the Hilo Council Chambers.) Public attendance via videoconference will be available at the Hilo location. 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 Māmalahoa 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 Hawai‘i Building), 54-3888 Akoni Pule Highway, Kohala;  Hawaiian Ocean View Estates Community Center, 92-8924 Leilani Circle; and  Pāhoa 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)before 12:00 noon on the copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted 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 Please submit separate testimony for each item. counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us. Page 3 HSSSC-12 April 30, 2014 Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the (url) to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov 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 Each video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item submittal. . 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: Human Services and Social Services; Public Works and Parks and Recreation; Planning; and Finance Committee meetings – Tuesdays, May 13 and 20 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Thursdays, May 8 and 15 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, May 10 at 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 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-55/. Page 4