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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2015/02/03 2014-2016 ACTIONS KAREN EOFF AARON S. Y. CHUNG MAILE “MEDEIROS” DAVID Chair and Presiding Officer GREGGOR ILAGAN DRU MAMO KANUHA VALERIE T. POINDEXTER DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI DANNY PALEKA Vice Chair MARGARET WILLE COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 COMMITTEE ON FINANCE nd 2 Session ORDER OF BUSINESS Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i February 3, 2015 9:00 a.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 24.3: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: DECEMBER 1 - 15, 2014 From Finance Director Nancy Crawford, dated December 22, 2014, transmitting the above report pursuant to Hawai‘i County Code Section 2-12.3. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Paleka, Poindexter, Onishi, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. FC-2 February 3, 2015 Comm. 24.4: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: DECEMBER 16 - 31, 2014 From Finance Director Deanna Sako, dated January 13, 2015, transmitting the above report pursuant to Hawai‘i County Code Section 2-12.3. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Paleka, Poindexter, Onishi, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Comm. 33.1: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: DECEMBER 16 - 31, 2014 From Controller Kay Oshiro, dated January 5, 2015. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Paleka, Poindexter, Onishi, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Comm. 33.2: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: NOVEMBER 16 - 30, 2014 From Controller Kay Oshiro, dated December 11, 2014. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Paleka, Poindexter, Onishi, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Comm. 56: 2014 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX BOARD OF REVIEW From Tax Board of Review Chairman Scott Church, dated December 17, 2014, transmitting the annual report pursuant to Section 19-97(e), Hawai‘i County Code. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Paleka, Poindexter, Onishi, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Page 2 FC-2 February 3, 2015 ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 55-15: AUTHORIZES THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE HAWAI‘I HEALTH SYSTEMS CORPORATION, HILO MEDICAL CENTER (HMC), PURSUANT TO HAWAI‘I REVISED STATUTES SECTION 46-7, TO PROVIDE DISPOSAL SERVICES OF NON- HOSPITAL INFECTIOUS WASTE FROM THE HAWAI‘I FIRE DEPARMENT’S EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES BUREAU Provides for the disposal of non-hospital infectious waste at a cost of $3.50 per pound, which may be increased upon written notice by HMC. Reference: Comm. 88 Intr. by: Ms. Eoff Recommends adoption of Res. 55-15: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Paleka, Poindexter, Onishi, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 20: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 14-82, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2014, TO JUNE 30, 2015 Adds the Environmental Management Hilo Ocean Outfall Assess/Repair project for $4.95 million to the Capital Budget. Funds for the project shall be provided from General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund - Fund Balance and/or Other Sources. Funds would be used towards design and construction costs related to protection of the exposed portion of the shoreline outfall pipe located in Hilo, to perform an assessment of the ocean outfall, and to repair leaking joints. Reference: Comm. 82 Intr. by: Ms. Eoff Recommends passage of Bill 20 on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Paleka, Poindexter, Onishi, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Page 3 FC-2 February 3, 2015 ADJOURNMENT - 9:35 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 January 30, 2015 accommodations 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 testimony has not been completed:  Kona Council Office, West Hawai‘i Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A; and  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. If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video and/or audio connection cannot be made or is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. Live stream of County Council Committee Meetings: Meetings are available for live viewing. Click on Council Meetings on the County’s homepage at http://www.hawaiicounty.gov. 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 copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted 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 Please submit separate testimony for each item. counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov. 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 Page 4 FC-2 February 3, 2015 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, Planning, and Public Safety and Mass Transit Committee meetings – Tuesdays, February 10 and 17 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, February 14 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-55/.) Page 5