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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2016/04/19 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 28 Session ORDER OF BUSINESS West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i April 19, 2016 2:00 p.m. (Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER - 2:30 p.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. FC-28 April 19, 2016 Comm. 24.32: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: MARCH 1 - 15, 2016 From Finance Director Deanna Sako, dated March 28, 2016, transmitting the above report pursuant to Hawai‘i County Code Section 2-12.3. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Onishi, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Comm. 849: REQUESTS A PRESENTATION BY DAVID L. CUNNINGHAM, FOUNDER OF GLOBAL VIRTUAL STUDIOS (GVS) ACCELERATOR AND HONUA STUDIOS, TO PROVIDE A RETURN ON INVESTMENT REPORT ON THE GVS ACCELERATOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP From Council Member Karen Eoff, dated April 1, 2016. Close file: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Onishi, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Comm. 852: REQUESTS DISCUSSION RELATING TO COMPLAINT FOR BREACH OF COUNTY’S CODE OF ETHICS BY MAYOR KENOI From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated March 29, 2016. Filed due to lack of second. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Page 2 FC-28 April 19, 2016 Res. 510-16: AUTHORIZES THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO AWARD FUNDS TO PEOPLES ADVOCACY FOR TRAILS HAWAI‘I (PATH) The grant in the amount of $47,164.63 would be used by PATH to administer the County’s Safe Routes to School program. Reference: Comm. 838 Intr. by: Ms. Eoff Recommends adoption of Res. 510-16: Ayes: Committee Members David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Onishi, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Chung - 1. Excused: None. BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 154: INITIATES AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 3-2 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CHARTER (2014), RELATING TO COUNTY COUNCIL TERMS Amends the term for Council Members from two to four years, and the term limit from two to three consecutive terms. Would take effect on December 5, 2016, and apply to all Council Members elected in the 2016 elections, regardless of how many terms an incumbent Council Member has served. Reference: Comm. 705 Intr. by: Ms. Wille Postponed: March 1, 2016 (Note: There is a motion by Ms. Wille, seconded by Ms. Poindexter, to recommend passage of Bill 154 on first reading.) Recommends passage of Bill 154, as amended to Draft 2, on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Kanuha, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 6. Noes: Committee Members Ilagan, Onishi, and Paleka - 3. Absent: None. Excused: None. ; and (Note: Comm. 705.6, also related to Bill 154, continues on the next page.) Page 3 FC-28 April 19, 2016 Comm. 705.6: From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated March 30, 2016, transmitting proposed amendments to Bill 154. Bill 187: ADOPTS A PAY PLAN FOR PERSONS EMPLOYED BY THE COUNTY OTHER THAN THOSE WHOSE PAY IS OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, DESIGNATING PAYROLL PERIODS, PAY DAYS, PRESCRIBING REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO OFFICIAL FIDELITY BONDS, AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 15-59 AND ALL AMENDMENTS THERETO, SAID ORDINANCE TO BE KNOWN AS THE SALARY ORDINANCE OF 2016 Reference: Comm. 810 Intr. by: Ms. Eoff Recommends passage of Bill 187 on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Onishi, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT - 7:00 p.m. Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducers, signifies that the Council Members has agreed to introduce legislation “By Request” on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify support of or opposition to the proposals. The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special April 15, 2016 accommodations for this meetings should call 961-8245 by . Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. Public attendance via courtesy site 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 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. Page 4 FC-28 April 19, 2016 If, due to unanticipated circumstances, the courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted, the scheduled meetings 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 agendas and items listed on the agendas are available on the County Council-Clerk web page at http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/lb-council-committee/. For further information, please call 961-8245. fourteen Submitting Written Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring (14)before 12:00 noon on the business copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted 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 counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov. Please submit separate testimony for each item . Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url) before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the meeting to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov . The email shall indicate the appropriate Committee or Council meeting, the meeting date, agenda item Each (communication, bill, resolution, or report number), and number of testifiers on the video submittal. 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). Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55: Human Services and Social Services; Public Works and Parks and Recreation; Governmental Relations and Economic Development; Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability; Planning; and Finance Committee meetings - Thursdays, April 28 and May 5, 2016, at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, April 30, 2016, at 8 a.m. and 5 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