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DATE: September 1, 2015
TO: Dru Mamo Kanuha, Council Chair
And Members of the Hawai`i County Council
FROM: Dennis "Fresh” Onishi, Council Member
SUBJECT: Minutes of the June 24, 2015 Hawai`i State Association of Counties,
Executive Committee Meeting
Attached are the minutes of the Hawai`i State Association of Counties Executive
Committee meeting, held on June 24, 2015, in Kihei, Maui.
Please place this item on the agenda for the next available Governmental Relations
and Economic Development Committee meeting.
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MINUTES
HSAC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
June 24, 2015
Kaeo Ballroom
Makena Beach and Golf Resort
5400 Makena Alanui
Kihei, Maui, Hawaii 96753
I. CALL TO ORDER
The HSAC Executive Committee was called to order by President Mel Rapozo at
6:20 p.m. The following members comprising a quorum were present:
County of Kauai: HSAC President Mel Rapozo, County of Kauai
Council Chair
County of Hawaii: Vice President Dennis "Fresh” Onishi, County
of Hawaii Councilmember
City and County of Honolulu: Secretary lkaika Anderson, City and County of
Honolulu Council Vice-Chair
County of Maui: Treasurer Michael Victorino, County of Maui
Councilmember
Others Present:
Hawaii Council: Chair Dru Mamo Kanuha, Vice Chair Valerie Poindexter,
Councilmember Karen Eoff, Councilmember Maile Medeiros David.
Honolulu Council: Chair Ernie Martin.
Kauai Council: Councilmember KipuKai Kuali'i.
Maui Council: Chair Mike White, Councilmember Robert Carroll, Councilmember
Stacy Crivello, Councilmember Donald Couch.
Hawaii Council staff: No sign-ins.
Honolulu Council staff: Doug Chun, Brandon Mitsuda.
Kauai Council staff: Aida Okazaki.
4;0rr Maui Council staff: Kit Zulueta, Chancy Hopper, David Raatz, Stephanie ,,.:a,�4.
', Ohigashi, Troy Hashimoto. .
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Louis K. Furst, Island& Bluffs at Maui Lani Owners; Danny Agsalog, County of
Maui Finance Director; Linda Rosehill, Rosehill &Associates; David Ching,
County of Maui; Peter H.M. Lee, Hawaii LECET; Joy Kimura, Hawaii LECET;
Yuki Lei Sugimura, Connec, LLC; Mahina Martin, Maui Electric Company; Kaiya
Kaha; Jocelyn Victorino; Sandy Taniguchi; Shirley Blackburn; Ipo Mossman.
II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The Committee approved the agenda.
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The Committee approved the minutes of the May 7, 2015 and May 22, 2015
Executive Committee meetings.
IV. REPORTS
A. Treasurer's Report
1. Treasurer's Report for the month of April 2015, as submitted by the
HSAC Treasurer. (Deferred from May 7, 2015)
Treasurer Victorino noted that for the period ended April 30, 2015,
the total balance after accounting for revenues and expenses was
$148,981.09.
2. Treasurer's Report for the month of May 2015, as submitted by the
HSAC Treasurer.
Treasurer Victorino noted that for the period ended May 31, 2015,
the total balance after accounting for revenues and expenses was
$143,816.85.
There being no questions for Treasurer Victorino, these two Treasurer's
Reports were approved.
B. County Reports
1. Maui County Resort. Treasurer Victorino began by welcoming all
delegates, officials, staff and visitors to the 2015 HSAC
Conference. He then began his oral report by reporting the
following items: 1) On June 22, 2015, the County Council overrode
the mayor's veto of the 2016 budget since the Council will no longer
allow the moving of funds between accounts without first coming to
the Council for a budget amendment, 2)The County, on a visit to
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Lanai, held the first of nine planning meetings scheduled
throughout Maui County to discuss updates to County Plans, 3)
The Council attended the blessing of the new Waikamoi Flumes,
which replace the old redwood flumes with aluminum steel and will
provide over 10,000 residents in upcountry Maui with water, and 4)
The Council continues comprehensive discussions and work on the
new fiscal budget.
2. Hawaii County Report. Vice President Onishi reported that Hawaii
County passed a $400 million budget, including the authorization of
$99 million in bond funds that will target numerous improvements,
including the upgrading of island parks, a new fire station in Hilo,
and the construction of a new mass transit facility.
3. City and County of Honolulu Report. Secretary Anderson reported
the following items: 1) On June 3, 2015, the City Council passed
Bill 6 by overriding the Mayor's earlier veto of this bill that amends
the current sit/lie ordinance, 2) The Council also adopted
Resolution 15-132, which approved the appointment of HSAC
officers for FY2016, as well as Resolution 15-138, which appointed
Terrence Lee to the Board of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid
Transportation as a replacement for Keslie Hui, 3) On June 12,
2015, the City Council hosted the Kaoshiung City Council Goodwill
Delegation from our sister city in Taiwan, and also hosted students
from Osaka, Japan,who toured Honolulu Hale and were received
as guests in the Council Chamber, and 4) the Council is currently
working with the Nagaoka City Council of Japan on co-hosting the
Peace Exchange Commemorative Project to strengthen ties
between the U.S. and Japan. On October 14-15, 2015, the Youth
Peace Exchange Summit will be held and Nagaoka fireworks will
be launched at Pearl Harbor. The public is invited to attend.
4. Kauai County Report. President Rapozo reported that two items
garnered media attention recently: 1)The County Council passed
an ordinance regulating Bed and Breakfast accommodations by
requiring B&B owners to live in the residence and by also requiring
that the B&B unit must be part of the residence and not detached
from the main residence, and 2)The County Council will be forming
a special committee to look at the pros and cons of a County
Manager system, which would effectively do away with a mayor
and the executive branch system. Currently 49 percent of U.S.
counties have a county or city manager instead of a mayor. The
special committee will have six months to do its work and report
back to the full Council. President Rapozo noted that the other
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neighbor island counties will likely be very interested in Kauai's
findings.
A motion was made, seconded and approved to receive the county
reports.
C. NACo Report
Treasurer Victorino reported that the annual NACo conference would be
held from July 9-13, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. He further noted
that this would represent the final meeting over which President Riki
Hokama would preside and urged everyone wanting to attend to register
as soon as possible since hotels in the area are reportedly filling up
quickly.
Vice President Onishi commented that the current NACo hotel booking
system is flawed and needs to be fixed. Apparently, there is a gap in
communications that does not allow one section of the housing staff to
communicate with another section, which results in people placed on a
waiting list for a specific hotel being overlooked when a room actually
opens up.
D. WIR Report
President Rapozo thanked everyone who participated in the WIR
conference on Kauai in May, noting that the conference was a big
success.
A motion was made, seconded and approved to receive the NACo and
WIR reports.
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Communication (May 6, 2015)from Acting City Clerk Glen Takahashi, City
and County of Honolulu, transmitting for the Executive Committee's
information the following Resolutions, which were adopted by the Honolulu
City Council at its meeting on May 6, 2015:
1) Resolution 15-91 —Relating To Appointments And Nominations To
The Hawai'i State Association Of Counties Executive Committee
And Nominations To The National Association Of Counties Board
Of Directors And The Board Of Directors Of The Western Interstate
Region.
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2) Resolution 15-93—Approving The Proposed Budget For The
Hawai'i State Association Of Counties For The Fiscal Year 2016.
There being no discussion, a motion was made, seconded and approved
to receive the item.
B. Communication (May 20, 2015)from Council Chair Mel Rapozo, Kaua'i
County Council, transmitting for the Executive Committee's information the
Council's approval of the proposed slate of officers for the HSAC
Executive Committee for the 2015-2016 term.
There being no discussion, a motion was made, seconded and approved
to receive the item.
C. Communication (June 3, 2015)from Council Chair Mel Rapozo, Kauai
County Council, transmitting for the Executive Committee's information the
Council's approval of the board of director nominations for NACo and WIR
for the 2015-2016 term.
There being no discussion, a motion was made, seconded and approved
to receive the item.
D. Communication (June 5, 2015)from Deputy County Clerk Josiah K.
Nishita, County of Maui, transmitting for the Executive Committee's
information Resolution No. 15-59,Approving The Hawai'i State
Association Of Counties Officers, Nominees To The National Association
Of Counties Board Of Directors And Nominees To The Western Interstate
Region Board Of Directors For Fiscal Year 2016, which was adopted by
the Maui County Council at its meeting on June 5, 2015.
There being no discussion, a motion was made, seconded and approved
to receive the item.
E. Communication (June 15, 2015) from City Clerk Glen Takahashi, City and
County of Honolulu, transmitting for the Executive Committee's information
the following Resolutions, which were adopted by the Honolulu City
Council at its meeting on June 3, 2015:
1. Resolution No. 15-132—Approving The Officers Of The Hawai'i
State Association Of Counties For Fiscal Year 2015-2016.
2. Resolution No. 15-160—Concurring With The Hawaii State
Association Of Counties Nominations To The Board Of Directors Of
The National Association Of Counties And Approving The Hawai'i
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State Association Of Counties Nominations To The Western
Interstate Region For Fiscal Year 2016.
There being no discussion, a motion was made, seconded and approved
to receive the item.
F. Communication (June 15, 2015)from Councilmember Michael P.
Victorino, HSAC Treasurer, transmitting for the Executive Committee's
approval, a proposal amending Section 5 of the HSAC Bylaws to include
term limits of officers, to be effective July 1, 2015.
Treasurer Victorino made a motion to amend the HSAC Bylaws to add
term limits to the second paragraph of Section 5 to take effect on July 1,
2015 and to read as follows:
"The term of each officer shall begin on July 1 immediately following the
annual meeting at which elected and end on June 30 [of the subsequent
year] two years thereafter. No officer shall hold the same position for
more than four consecutive years."
(At 6:39 p.m., President Rapozo called for a recess to ensure that all
HSAC officers had a copy of the proposed amendment. At 6:40 p.m.,
President Rapozo called the meeting back to order.)
Treasurer Victorino made a new motion to amend the first motion so that
the new proposed amendment changes the word "officer" in line 3 to the
word "county." The new proposed amendment shall read as follows:
"The term of each officer shall begin on July 1 immediately following the
annual meeting at which elected and end on June 30 [of the subsequent
year] two years thereafter. No county shall hold the same position for
more than four consecutive years."
Treasurer Victorino clarified that the intent is for no county, rather than an
officer, to hold the same position for more than four consecutive years.
Since the HSAC officer position is assigned to the county and not to an
individual, this change would ensure that no county, regardless of the
individual holding the position, would be assigned the same position for
more than four consecutive years.
This motion, to amend the first motion, was seconded and approved.
On the motion to amend the Bylaws, a discussion ensued with Vice
President Onishi stating that his preference would be to institutionalize the
rotation of positions in the Bylaws. President Rapozo and Treasurer
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Victorino noted that by providing flexibility to the sitting officers to
determine the rotation,you would avoid a situation where a new
inexperienced HSAC delegate would be forced to, say, assume the HSAC
presidency because iVs institutionalized in the Bylaws. Vice President
Onishi noted that in the past, similar situations have occurred where
inexperienced officers were installed, and it all worked out and, in fact,
worked out well. The discussion continued for a short period of time,with
the result that the motion to amend the Bylaws, as amended to change the
word "officer"to "county,"was approved.
G. Communication (June 16, 2015)from Councilmember Dennis "Fresh"
Onishi, Hawai'i County Council, informing the Executive Committee that
Resolution No. 197-15,A Resolution Approving The Hawai'i State
Association Of Counties Executive Committee Slate For Fiscal Year 2015-
2016, failed approval before the Hawaii County Council.
Vice President Onishi explained that he wanted the Bylaws amended and
approved before approving the HSAC slate of officers for FY 2016.
Because this did not occur, items such as term limits and rotations were
not addressed prior to the proposed HSAC slate of officers. This is the
reason Vice President Onishi informed his fellow County Councilmembers
that he would not be supporting Resolution No. 197-15,which ultimately
resulted in its failure.
President Rapozo stated that the plan is to defer action on Resolution No.
197-15 at the General Membership meeting immediately following the
ongoing Executive Committee meeting and to request that the Hawaii
County Council reconsider Resolution No. 197-15 now that the Bylaws
have been amended to address term limits. Secretary Anderson also
urged the Hawaii County Council to reconsider Resolution No. 197-15.
Vice President Onishi noted that a problem may arise since his
understanding is that a Resolution that has failed the Hawaii County
Council cannot be brought back to the Council. He further noted that
reconsideration can only occur if a member voting with the majority
changes his or her mind and reconsiders their vote within five days.
President Rapozo noted that each county has its own rules and directed
Vice President Onishi to get a ruling from the Hawaii County Corporation
Counsel's Office and report back to him before the next scheduled
Executive Committee meeting.
There being no further discussion, a motion was made, seconded and
approved to receive the item.
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H. Discussion and consideration of nominations to the NACo Steering
Committees.
President Rapozo noted that Honolulu Councilmember Trevor Ozawa
applied to be a member of the Large Urban Caucus Committee (LUCC),
and further noted that Hawaii has never had a representative on the
LUCC. Treasurer Victorino stated that since membership on the LUCC is
automatic, it does not require the approval of the NACo President.
There being no further discussion, a motion was made, seconded and
approved to receive the item.
VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. Schedule the next meeting:
Wednesday, July 29, 2015, Honolulu Hale Committee Room, 10:00 a.m.
B. Other announcements.
President Rapozo asked for and declared that there were no
announcements.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:06 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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IKAIKA ANDERSON, Secretary
Hawaii State Association of Counties
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