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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2016/10/19 2014-2016 ACTIONS KAREN EOFF AARON S. Y. CHUNG Chair and Presiding Officer MAILE “MEDEIROS” DAVID GREGGOR ILAGAN DRU MAMO KANUHA VALERIE T. POINDEXTER 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 COMMITTEE ON FINANCE th 39 Session ORDER OF BUSINESS West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i October 19, 2016 11:00 a.m. (Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER – 1:40 p.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 24.44: REPORT OF CHANGE ORDERS AUTHORIZED: SEPTEMBER 1 - 15, 2016 From Finance Director Deanna Sako, dated September 27, 2016, transmitting the above report pursuant to Hawai‘i County Code Section 2-12.3. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Paleka, Onishi, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Eoff – 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Chung – 1. Excused: None. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. FC-39 October 19, 2016 Comm. 33.29: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: AUGUST 16 - 31, 2016 From Controller Kay Oshiro, dated September 21, 2016. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Paleka, Onishi, Wille, and Chair Eoff – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung and Poindexter – 2. Excused: None. Comm. 33.30: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: SEPTEMBER 1 - 15, 2016 From Controller Kay Oshiro, dated September 21, 2016. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Paleka, Onishi, Wille, and Chair Eoff – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung and Poindexter – 2. Excused: None. Comm. 1097: REQUESTS DISCUSSION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION REGARDING COUNTY-PAID OVERTIME AS PRESENTED IN THE HAWAI‘I TRIBUNE HERALD ARTICLE, DATED SEPTEMBER 18, 2016 From Council Member Aaron S. Y. Chung, dated September 20, 2016. POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER 1, 2016: Ayes: Committee Members David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Paleka, Onishi, Wille, and Chair Eoff – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung and Poindexter – 2. Excused: None. Page 2 FC-39 October 19, 2016 ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 667-16: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF A LATER FISCAL YEAR AND OF MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR A MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT FOR DIRECT INTERNET ACCESS AT THE WEST HAWAIʻI CIVIC CENTER Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a multi-year agreement to increase the internet bandwidth speed from 25 megabytes to between 50 and 100 megabytes. Reference: Comm. 1085 Intr. by: Ms. Eoff RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Paleka, Onishi, Wille, and Chair Eoff – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung and Poindexter – 2. Excused: None. BILLS FOR ORDINANCES 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: July 18, September 20, and October 4, 2016 (Note: There is a motion by Ms. Wille, seconded by Ms. Poindexter, to recommend passage of Bill 218 on first reading.) AMENDED TO DRAFT 2 AND POSTPONED TO THE CALL OF THE CHAIR: Ayes: Committee Members David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Paleka, Onishi, Wille, and Chair Eoff – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung and Poindexter – 2. Excused: None. Page 3 FC-39 October 19, 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: July 18, September 20, and October 4, 2016 (Note: There is a motion by Mr. Ilagan, seconded by Mr. Onishi, to recommend passage of Bill 219 on first reading.) POSTPONED TO THE CALL OF THE CHAIR: Ayes: Committee Members David, Ilagan, Kanuha, Paleka, Onishi, Wille, and Chair Eoff – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung and Poindexter – 2. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT – 5:06 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 accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by October 17, 2016. 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 Intergenerational Building, Kamehameha Park Complex, 54-382 Kamehameha Park Road, Kapaʻau;  Nā‘ālehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Māmalahoa Highway, Nā‘ālehu; and  Pāhoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street. Page 4 FC-39 October 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 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) copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted before 12:00 noon 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 counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url) to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the 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 submittal. Each 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: Planning; Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability; and Environmental Management Committee meetings - Tuesdays, October 25 and November 1, 2016, at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Human Services and Social Services, Public Safety and Mass Transit, Finance, Public Works and Parks and Recreation, and Governmental Relations and Economic Development Committee meetings - Thursdays, October 27 and November 3, 2016, at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, October 29, 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