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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2016/02/16 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 rd 23 Session ORDER OF BUSINESS West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i February 16, 2016 10:00 a.m. (Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER - 10:04 a.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 24.28: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: JANUARY 1 - 15, 2016 From Finance Director Deanna Sako, dated January 28, 2016, transmitting the above reports pursuant to Hawai‘i County Code Section 2-12.3. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Paleka, Onishi, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kanuha - 1. Excused: None. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. FC-23 February 16, 2016 Comm. 623.1: MONTHLY BUDGET STATUS REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015, FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE From Finance Director Deanna Sako, dated January 22, 2016, transmitting the above report pursuant to Hawai‘i County Charter Section 6-6.3(h). Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Paleka, Onishi, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kanuha - 1. Excused: None. Comm. 623.2: MONTHLY BUDGET STATUS REPORTS FOR THE MONTHS ENDED OCTOBER 31 AND NOVEMBER 30, 2015, FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE From Finance Director Deanna Sako, dated January 28, 2016, transmitting the above reports pursuant to Hawai‘i County Charter Section 6-6.3(h). Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Paleka, Onishi, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kanuha - 1. Excused: None. Comm. 670: REQUESTS DISCUSSION ON THE TRANSIENT ACCOMODATIONS TAX From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated January 28, 2016. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Paleka, Onishi, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kanuha - 1. Excused: None. Page 2 FC-23 February 16, 2016 ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 392-16: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENT CONTRACT (AGREEMENT) WITH MOHOULI SENIOR, PHASE 3, LLLP (PROVIDER), OWNER OF THE MOHOULI HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT, PHASE 3 (PROJECT), SELECTED FOR THE SECTION 8 PROJECT-BASED VOUCHER PROGRAM (PBV PROGRAM) AS OFFERED THROUGH A PUBLIC NOTICE DATED AUGUST 16, 23, AND 30, 2015 The purpose of the PBV Program is to encourage property owners to make available rental housing units to low-income families that are not within the current housing fair market rents. The Office of Housing and Community Development would like to assist 30 units in the County under the funding available for this purpose. Reference: Comm. 661 Intr. by: Ms. Eoff Recommends adoption of Res. 392-16, as amended to Draft 2: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Paleka, Onishi, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kanuha - 1. Excused: None. BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 139: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 15-58, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2015 TO JUNE 30, 2016 Adds the Environmental Management Kealakehe Scrap Metal Yard Remediation - State Revolving Funds (SRF) project for $6 million to the Capital Budget. Funds for this project shall be provided from SRF ($6 million). Funds would be used to excavate lead impacted soil and transport it to the West Hawai‘i Sanitary Landfill for final disposal. This request allows the County to take advantage of the lower interest rates provided by the SRF Loan Program. Reference: Comm. 663 Intr. by: Ms. Eoff Recommends passage of Bill 139 on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Paleka, Onishi, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Kanuha - 1. Excused: None. Page 3 FC-23 February 16, 2016 ADJOURNMENT - 10:53 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 February 11, 2016 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 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 location:  Hilo Counc il Chambers, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401. (Pursuant to HRS §92-7 and Council Rule No. 2, Council Members Greggor Ilagan, Dennis “Fresh” Onishi, and Danny Paleka will be participating from the Hilo Council Chambers.) Public attendance via videoconference will be available at the Hilo location. Public attendance via courtesy site 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 courtesy site 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;  Nā‘ālehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Māmalahoa Highway, Nā‘ālehu; and  Pāhoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street. 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. Page 4 FC-23 February 16, 2016 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: Governmental Relations and Economic Development, Human Services and Social Services, Finance, and Environmental Management Committee meetings - Tuesdays, February 23 and March 1 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, February 27 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