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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2015/10/20 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 th 18 Session ORDER OF BUSINESS West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i October 20, 2015 2:00 p.m. (Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers, and other mobile communication devices on silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER - 3:00 p.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 24.21: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: SEPTEMBER 1-15, 2015 From Finance Director Deanna Sako, dated September 25, 2015, transmitting the above report pursuant to Hawai‘i County Code Section 2-12.3. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Onishi, Paleka, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Kanuha and Poindexter - 2. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. FC-18 October 20, 2015 Comm. 125.3: FIRST QUARTER CLAIMS REPORT: JULY 1 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 From Claims Investigator/Adjustor Clifford D. Victorine III, dated October 1, 2015, transmitting the above report pursuant to Section 2-9 of the Hawai‘i County Code. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Onishi, Paleka, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Kanuha and Poindexter - 2. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 310-15: AUTHORIZES THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO AWARD FUNDS TO KAILAPA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION A grant of $71,000 would be provided to the Kailapa Community Association to help with funding for a community park and playground. Reference: Comm. 509 Intr. by: Ms. Eoff Recommends adoption of Res. 310-15: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Onishi, Paleka, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Kanuha and Poindexter - 2. BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 101: INITIATES AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XIV, SECTION 14-5 OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CHARTER (2014), RELATING TO THE BOARD OF ETHICS The amendments would: 1) increase membership from five to nine members; 2) decrease member’s term from five to four years; 3) add council district residency requirements; and 4) allow each council member to nominate two persons from his or her council district to serve on the board, from which one would be appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the Council. Reference: Comm. 494 Intr. by: Ms. Wille Bill 101 postponed to November 17, 2015: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Onishi, Paleka, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Kanuha and Poindexter - 2. Page 2 FC-18 October 20, 2015 ADJOURNMENT - 4:03 p.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 October 16, 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:  County Council Room, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401; 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:  Conference Room adjacent to Hisaoka Gymnasium, Kamehameha Park Complex, 54-382 Kamehameha Park Road, Kapa‘au;  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. 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 copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted 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 3 FC-18 October 20, 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: Environmental Management and Finance Committee meetings - Tuesdays, October 27 and November 3 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Planning, Human Services and Social Services, and Public Safety and Mass Transit Committee meetings - Thursdays, October 29 and November 5 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, October 31 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 4