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Home My WebLink AboutAGE COUNCIL 06/01/2016 2014-2016 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL ACTIONS DRU MAMO KANUHA AARON S. Y. CHUNG MAILE “MEDEIROS” DAVID Chair and Presiding Officer KAREN EOFF VALERIE T. POINDEXTER GREGGOR ILAGAN DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI Vice Chair DANNY PALEKA MARGARET WILLE COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 42 nd Session ORDER OF BUSINESS SPECIAL MEETING OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i June 1, 2016 9:00 a.m. (Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.) INVOCATION Captain Celestine Ruwethin of Hilo Salvation Army Temple Corps CALL TO ORDER 9:00 a.m. ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Hawai‘i County Council-42 June 1, 2016 STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS (NOTE: COUNCIL MAY TAKE A LUNCH BREAK CLOSE TO THE NOON HOUR.) ORDER OF THE DAY (SECOND OR FINAL READING) Bill 155 ESTABLISHES AN OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF (Draft 2): HAWAI‘I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2016, TO JUNE 30, 2017 Proposed Operating Budget for fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, includes estimated revenues and appropriations of $462,978,628. Reference: Comm. 706.4 Intr. by: Ms. Eoff First Reading: May 18, 2016 ND AMENDED TO DRAFT 3 AND PASSED 2 AND FINAL READING: AYES: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff, Ilagan, Onishi, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Kanuha – 9. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. EXCUSED: None. ; and Comm. 706.6 From Council Member Greggor Ilagan, dated May 23, 2016, transmitting (Memo. No. 1): proposed amendments to decrease the Engineering Division Other Current Expenses account by $120,000 (albezia/unsafe flora) and increase the Engineering Division Salaries and Wages account by adding a new line item for arborist services ($80,000) and the Engineering Division Equipment account by adding a new line item for arborist equipment ($40,000). Bill 156 RELATES TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF (Draft 3): FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2016, TO JUNE 30, 2017 Proposed Capital Budget for fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, includes 87 projects requiring a total appropriation of $207.919 million. Reference: Comm. 707.15 Intr. by: Ms. Eoff First Reading: May 18, 2016 (Vote on Bill 156, Draft 3, is on the next page.) Page 2 Hawai‘i County Council-42 June 1, 2016 AMENDED TO DRAFT 4 AND PASSED 2 ND AND FINAL READING: AYES: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff, Ilagan, Onishi, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Kanuha – 9. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. EXCUSED: None. ; and Comm. 707.16 From Council Member Greggor Ilagan, dated May 20, 2016, transmitting (Memo. No. 1): proposed amendments to add the Hawaiian Paradise Park District Park project in the amount of $5.5 million. ; and Comm. 707.17 From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated May 23, 2016, transmitting (Memo. No. 2): proposed amendments to add the Waimea District Park project in the amount of $5 million. ; and Comm. 707.18 From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated May 24, 2016, transmitting (Memo. No. 3): proposed amendments to re-appropriate the Parks and Recreation Department’s Ke Ala Kahawai O’ Waimea project in the amount of $7 million. ; and Comm. 707.19 From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated May 24, 2016, transmitting (Memo. No. 4): proposed amendments to re-appropriate the Parks and Recreation Department’s Mahukona Beach Park Renovation project in the amount of $2.5 million. REFERRALS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION A 2/3 vote pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, Section 92-4, and Rule Nos. 2 and 10 of the Rules of Procedure of the County Council is necessary to hold an executive meeting. OTHER BUSINESS (Including but not limited to consideration of vetoed items, if any, or reconsideration of actions on agenda items.) ANNOUNCEMENTS ADJOURNMENT: 12:46 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. Page 3 Hawai‘i County Council-42 June 1, 2016 The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special May 27, 2016 accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8255 by . Relay users please call 711(961-8255) 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:  Kona Council Office and , West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A;  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:  Nāʻālehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Māmalahoa Highway, Nāʻālehu;  Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa‘au; and  Pāhoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street. If, due to unanticipated circumstances, the courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. Live stream of County Council Meetings: Council 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-meeting. For further information, please call 961-8255. 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 e-mail a complete web address before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the (url) to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov meeting . The e-mail 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: Wednesdays, June 8 and 15, 2016, at 6 p.m.; Fridays, June 10 and 17, 2016, at 12 p.m.; and Sundays, June 12 and 19, 2016, at 9 a.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