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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2015/03/17 2014-2016KAREN P.OH ('hmr 1110 Presiding 0/11,11 VAI.I:RIE T. POINDFXI'IiR I u, (liav 5" Session COUNTY COUNCIL county of {/au'ni'I llmrai'i Coanly Bw0mg 2.i dupunl Stmel !lila, Hmor I'i W20 AARON S. Y. CHUNG MAIL -1 L 'MEDEIROS" DAVID GRFGGORILAGAN DRU MAMO KANUIIA Df NNIS' FRESH' ONISHI DANNY PAI FKA MARGARET WII.LP. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE s4— �c �Z ORDER OF BUSINESS West Hawaii Civic Center ym 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Flawai'i N w March 17, 2015 2:30 p.m. ('Vote: 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. 24.6: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS ALI HORIZFD: JANUARY 16 - 31. 2015 From Finance Director Deanna Sake, dated February 13, 2015, transmitting the above report pursuant to Flawai'i County Code Section 2-12.3. Comm. 24.7: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED FEBRUARY I - 15 2015 From Finance Director Deanna Sake, dated February 25, 2015, transmitting the above report pursuant to Hawaii County Code Section 2-12.3. SeMng the Inrere 1, I,he People a/ Our Id,0 llamai'i Couml .. nu &pud Oppum.... n ProriAer and En�ylover FC -5 March 17, 2015 Comm. 33.4: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: FEBRUARY 1 - 15, 2015 From Controller Kay Oshiro, dated February 17, 2015. Comm. 153: NOMINATION OF RENE SIRACUSA TO THE PUBLIC ACCESS OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMISSION From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated February 18, 2015, submitting for the Council's review and confirmation the above nomination. Comm. 163: 2014 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMISSION From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated February 25, 2015, transmitting the above report pursuant to Hawaii County Code Section 2-217. The Mayor provides a detailed summary of the purchasing history and status of the lands purchased with the fund, an accounting report, a statement on management and stewardship of the lands, and requests that the Council accept the updated prioritized list as provided by the Commission. Comm. 181: REQUESTS DISCUSSION ON THE ACQUISITION OF COUNTY VEHICLE CH3220 From Council Member Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, dated February 27, 2015. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 104-15: AUTHORIZES THE ABANDONMENT AND SALE OF THAT CERTAIN PARCEL, TAX MAP KEY: 2-1-009:037 SITUATED AT WAIAKEA, DISTRICT OF SOUTH HILO, COUNTY AND STATE OF HAWAII, TO HOKU KAI BIOFUELS, LLC The County of Hawaii owns the above remnant parcel, which encompasses approximately 733 square feet near the Hilo Wharf and contains a portion of the fuel pipeline, vault, and valve system, running from the State's Department of Harbors to the State's Department of Transportation. The parcel is a risk to the County should fuel from the pipeline, vault, or valve system leak. Authorizes the Finance Director to dispose of this parcel to Hoku Kai Biofuels, LLC without recourse to public auction. Reference: Comm. 168 Intr. by: Ms. Eoff BILLS FOR ORDINANCES ADJOURNMENT Page 2 FC -5 March 17, 2015 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 March 13, 2015. 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: • County Council Room, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401; and • 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. 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 htip://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) 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 counciltestiinonyLq)hawaiicouno�.ov. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url) to videotestimonyghawaiicounty_.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 -5 March 17, 2015 Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55: Governmental Relations and Economic Development, Environmental Management, Planning, Public Works and Parks and Recreation, Public Safety and Mass Transit, and Finance Committee meetings - Tuesdays, March 24 and 31 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, March 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.tv/tv-schedules/channel-55/.) Page 4