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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2016/07/18 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 33 Session ORDER OF BUSINESS West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i July 18, 2016 1:45 p.m. (Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER - 2:22 p.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. FC-33 July 18, 2016 COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 24.38: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: JUNE 1 - 15, 2016 From Finance Director Deanna Sako, dated June 24, 2016, transmitting the above report pursuant to Hawai‘i County Code Section 2-12.3. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Onishi, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Comm. 623.8: MONTHLY BUDGET STATUS REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDED MAY 31, 2016, FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE From Finance Director Deanna Sako, dated June 22, 2016, transmitting the above report pursuant to Hawai‘i County Charter Section 6-6.3(h). FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Onishi, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 553-16: AUTHORIZES THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO NEGOTIATE A MULTI-YEAR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY, OLD WAIMEA TAX OFFICE, SITUATED AT WAIMEA, SOUTH KOHALA, COUNTY AND STATE OF HAWAI‘I, IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP KEY: 6-7-002:025, TO THE WAIMEA PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION The property, consisting of 31,652 square feet, would be used by the Waimea Preservation Association as a historical resource center. Reference: Comm. 925 Intr. by: Ms. Eoff RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Onishi, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 2 FC-33 July 18, 2016 BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 126: AMENDS CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 19-57 AND ADDS NEW SECTIONS TO CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 8, OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM REAL PROPERTY TAX BY WAY OF DEDICATION OF LAND FOR AGRICULTURAL USE Phases out the non-dedicated agricultural use assessment program and replaces that program with a short-term dedicated agricultural use assessment program and an agriculturally zoned vacant land program. Reference: Comm. 604 Intr. by: Ms. Wille Postponed: January 5, 2016 (Note: There is a motion by Ms. Wille, seconded by Ms. Poindexter, to recommend passage of Bill 126 on first reading.) WITHDRAWN BY INTRODUCER Bill 218: AMENDS CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 19-57 AND ADDS A NEW SECTION TO CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 8, OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM REAL PROPERTY TAX BY WAY OF DEDICATION OF LAND FOR AGRICULTURAL USE Revises the non-dedicated agricultural use assessment program and establishes a short-term dedicated agricultural use assessment program. Reference: Comm. 923 Intr. by: Ms. Wille POSTPONED TO THE CALL OF THE CHAIR: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Kanuha, Onishi, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 8. Noes: Committee Member Ilagan - 1. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 3 FC-33 July 18, 2016 Bill 219: AMENDS CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 19-57 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO NONDEDICATED AGRICULTURAL USE ASSESSMENT Adds an inspection and decision notification process, amends provisions relating to imposition of a deferred tax, and adds agricultural waste lands to the non˗dedicated agricultural use assessment program. Reference: Comm. 924 Intr. by: Mr. Ilagan POSTPONED TO THE CALL OF THE CHAIR: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Onishi, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Eoff - 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT - 4:40 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 July 14, 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 and Dennis “Fresh” Onishi 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. Page 4 FC-33 July 18, 2016 Public attendance via courtesy site is also available at the following locations until public testimony has been completed:  Nā‘ālehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Māmalahoa Highway, Nā‘ālehu;  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 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 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. 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, and Finance Committee meetings - Tuesdays, July 26 and August 2, 2016, at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, July 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