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Home My WebLink AboutREP PEDLC 050 03/11/1971 1969-1972 PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE • REPORT NO 50 • Councilmen County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii The following are the recommendations of the Planning, Economic Development and Legislative Committee which were considered at its meeting of March 11, 1971: /Sec Comm. 1242: PROPOSED LEGISLATION Councilman Yamada submits the following items on proposed legislation submitted to the State Legislature by Mayor Frank Fasi for consideration and disposition: • Item 10. Adding 4 per cent to bids received from Mainland firms for State or County contracts. The added sum would be in lieu of payment of Hawaii excise taxes and would equalize competition with local firms: Support. Item 6. Adjusting the State' s assessment garnl =1==e:7 collection Oppose. Item 1. Giving each county 15 per cent of the State income taxes -collected in that county.: • Item 2. Transferring to the State bonded indebtedness incurred by the counties for school construction. The State took over the schools in 1965, but left the ' debt with the counties: Item 4. Reimbursing the City for emergency health services, which were transferred • from the State to the City last year: • ADOPTED: March 24, 1971 ReportNo. 50 • m. File No. P E4. ...,. M. B. No. (o7(0 . .. • Date: MAR 2 4 1971 • . 411 410PEDLC-50 - 2 - March 11, 1971 • Comm. 1242: Item 5. Returning to each county 10 per cent of . (Con't.) the State excise taxes the county paid for the purchase of services, supplies and equipment : . Item 7. Eliminating provisions in the law requiring the State to retain from property taxes sums necessary to pay interest and principal .on State bonds issued in behalf of the counties: • Item 9. Increasing the motor-vehicle registration • fee by 50 cents to provide a fund for the disposal of abandoned vehicles: Item 12. Providing new methods for disposing of standard-size lots left as remnant parcels in land condemnations: Item 18. Hotel-room tax: • No position. Comm. 1271: LEGISLATIVE B TT,T,S - AGRICULTURAL MATTERS Representative Stanley H. Roehrig transmits for comments or suggestions the following bills and . resolutions relating to agricultural matters: H.R. 92 - Requesting a study to recommend incentives for encouraging farmers to enter agricul- tural cooperatives. H.B. 17 - Relating to state agricultural leaseholds. H.B. 21 - Relating to the farm loan program. H.B. 62 - Relating to the creation of an aqua- culture loan program. Support. H.B. 30 - Relating to agricultural marketing orders and agreements. • H.B. 635 -Relating to the exemption from real property taxation of poultry and livestock improvements. No position. H.B. 197 - Relating to the Land Use Law. • H.B. 286 Relating to interest rates on farm loans. H.B. 525 - _Relating to the establishment of an aqua- culture loan program. H.B. 547 - Relating to the establishment of an aqua- culture loan program. H.B. 633 - Relating to agricultural inspection fees. Defer for further study. (PEDLC Chairman notified the House Agriculture Committee Chairman of the actions taken.) • • 111 • PEDLC-50 — 3 — March 11, 1971 Comm. 128+: KOHALA SUGAR COMPANY Mrs. Helene Hale proposes that because of the news of the closing of Kohala Sugar the County declare Kohala a major disaster area and emergency powers be used to help the people of Kohala acquire the land and assets of Kohala Sugar and a true farmers' cooperative be formed to produce and manufacture sugar and any other profitable crops on that land, the County float industrial development bonds, and a task force be created to investigate her suggestions and other possible solutions : Receive and file in light of the House Concurrent Resolution requesting the Governor to appoint an action task force to save Kohala Sugar Company, and a copy of this House Concurrent Resolution be sent to Mrs. Hale. Comm. 1288: NEWS ARTICLE - F INANC 1AL AUDIT REPORT . Legislative Auditor transmits copy of letter to Mr. Leo A. Weilmann, General Manager of the Hawaii Tribune Herald, regarding inaccurate and misleading news reporting relating to the recent financial audit report: 1288.1: Legislative Auditor recommends that Communication 1288 be received and filed as the matter has been satisfactorily resolved: Receive and file. k--- Comm. 1300: LOBBY ITEMS Legislative Auditor transmits the following for ' consideration and disposition: 1) Folder on lobby items approved by the Hawaii County Council and the County Administration: Receive and file. 2) A listing and brief resume of proposed legisla- tion (House Bills) now assigned to the 'State Joint Select Committee: H.B. 50 - Relating to the powers, privileges, - and authority of the chiefs of police 4 0 ® • PEDLC-50 - 4 - March 11, 1971 Comm m 1300: H.B. 151 - Relating to short-term investment (Con't.) of county monies H.B. 476 - Making an appropriation for the hiring of traffic-crossing guards H.B. 605 - Relating to tax exemption for Hansen' s disease sufferers H.B. 609 - Relating to real property tax rates H.B. 610 - Relating to real property tax Support. H.B. 146 - Relating to the allocation to the _ counties of the cost of assessment and collection of real property taxes H.B. 231 - Relating to registration and • taxation of special mobile equip- " ment and implement of husbandry H.B. 247. - Repealing Act 138 SLH 1963 and ' re-enacting the provisions of Chapters 11 and 149 RLL 1955, as amended • H.B. 271 - Relating to real property valuation and exemptions H.B. 283 - Relating to elections H.B. 303 - Relating to the disposal of appliances H.B. 447 - Relating to primary elections H.B. 516 - Relating to pricing laws affecting intoxicating liquor H.B. 629 - Relating to the conduct of short driver education courses and written and oral tests at the time of driver license renewal H.B. 756 - Relating to intoxicating liquors H.B. 795 - Relating to outside employment of police officers Oppose. (Opposed: Mr. Hisaoka and Mr. De Luz on House Bill No . 516) 11 ` PEDLC-50 - 5 - March 11, 1971 Comm. 1300: HCR 35 - Requesting the establishment of youth (Con't.) centers at all county community and recreational centers HCR 36 - Requesting the establishment of senior citizens center at county community and recreational centers County will try to go along with requests depending upon • our financial ability and priority list (County projects) . H.B. 155 - Relating to excise taxes H.B. 156 - Amending Section 235-119 of the HRS, relating to taxes, state realizations , providing for the return to each taxation district 15% of the individual income taxes collected from that taxation district H.B. 161 - Relating to public improvements on the county of Kauai and the financing thereof from general revenues, special funds and • general obligation bonds H.B. 228 - Limiting the terms of office of mayors H.B. 270 - Making an appropriation to the County of Kauai for the planning and construc- tion of a county jail and juvenile detention facilities H.B. 406 - Making an appropriation for the • demonstration emergency food program for the elderly on the island of Kauai H.B. 592 - Relating to police salaries and educational incentives H.B. 626 - Relating to a state motor vehicle registration fee H.R. 129 - Requesting the establishment of spouse day No position. H.B. 606 - Relating to real property taxes and the elimination of the home exemption • schedule H.B. 608 - Relating to dedication of land for ranching or agricultural use No position until Legislative Auditor comes up with further information. 110 PEDLC-50 - 6 - March 11, 1971 Comm. 1300: H.B. 368 - Relating to the transfer of the (Con't.) administration and implementation of motor vehicle safety regulation of private, common and contract carriers under Chapter 271, HRS, from the public 'utilities commission to the several political subdivisions of the state Refer to the administration for comments and recommendation and report back to committee. H.B. 475 - Relating to leave or absence for educational or professional improve- ment of police officers Refer to Police Chief for comments and recommendation and report back to committee. • Bill 782: REZONING REQUEST - TAKUMI SHIRAKAWA, WAIOHINIU, KAU Proposes to change the district classification from Single Family Residential 15,000 square feet to Resort Hotel 1,500 square feet : Approve and recommend passage of Bill 782 on second and final reading. RECOMMENDATIONS $a•No . 1: The Council go on record supporting any bill • appropriating funds and giving high priority to the section of road from Hapuna to Anaehoomalu on the Kawaihae-Kailua Coastal Road. (Hisaoka/De Luz) ,, 4.No . 2: The Council has no objections to the repair of the Amiel Building awning on County property as long as the necessary requirements are met. �► 111 PEDLC-50 - 7 - March 11, 1971 Respectfully submitted, PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE 14-4,&J'i OBERT M. Y, le CHAIRMAN FRANK DE LUZ III, VICE CHR. (ABSENT AND EXCUSED) RICHARD G. EDWARDS, MEMBER (ABSENT AND EXCUSED) SHERWOOD R. H. G ENWELL, MEMBER 4" , IKU 0 H ISAOKA, MEMBER , 11P FOSE INE R. AD , MEMBER PLANNING. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Report No. AMENDMENT Comm. 1242: PROPOSED LEGISLATION Councilman Yamada submits the following items on proposed legislation submitted to the State Legislature by Mayor Frank Fasi for consideration and disposition: • . . Item 1$. Hotel-room tax: Oppose Comm. 1300: LOBBY ITEMS Legislative Auditor transmits the following for consideration and disposition: . . . H.B. 609 - Relating to real property tax rates H.B. 610 - Relating to real property tax Refer back to Committee. o . • • • � . March 25, 1971 . , . Rec. 1/PEDLC-50 • • • Honorable Robert M. Yamada . Councilman County of Hawaii. ' Hilo, Hawaii • 96720 . ' The following recommendation was adopted by the Council at its • ' meeting held on March 24, 1971: • "The Council go on record supporting any . bill appropriating funds and giving high • priority to the section of road from . Hapuna to Anaehoomalu on the Kawaihae- , Kailua Coastal Road." • • Tadashi Suzuki- . .. • • . , , COUNTY CLERK , cc: • Legislative Auditor . Mayor Shunichi Kimura " 411 March 25, 1971 Rec. 2/PEDLC-50 Mr. Edward Harada Chief Engineer Public Works Department County of Hawaii.' Hilo, Hawaii 96720 The following recommendation was adopted by the Council at its meeting held on March 24, 1971: "The Council has no objections to the repair of th.e .Amiel Building awning on County property as long as the necessary requirements are met." Tadashi Suzuki COUNTY CLERK