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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2017/03/21 (2016-2018) ACTIONS MAILE MEDEIROS DAVID AARON S. Y. CHUNG Chair and Presiding Officer DRU MAMO KANUHA SUSAN L. K. LEE LOY EILEEN O’HARA KAREN EOFF VALERIE T. POINDEXTER Vice Chair HERBERT M. “TIM” RICHARDS, III JENNIFER RUGGLES COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 COMMITTEE ON FINANCE th 6 Session ORDER OF BUSINESS West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i March 21, 2017 3:00 p.m. (Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER – 5:56 p.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 7.4: FINAL MONTHLY BUDGET STATUS REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2016, FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE From Finance Director Collins Tomei, dated February 21, 2017, transmitting the above report pursuant to Hawai‘i County Charter Section 6-6.3(h). FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Poindexter, Richards, Ruggles, and Chair David – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. FC-6 March 21, 2017 Comm. 7.5: FINAL MONTHLY BUDGET STATUS REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2016, FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE From Finance Director Collins Tomei, dated February 22, 2017, transmitting the above report pursuant to Hawai‘i County Charter Section 6-6.3(h). FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Poindexter, Richards, Ruggles, and Chair David – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Comm. 7.6: FINAL MONTHLY BUDGET STATUS REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016, FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE From Finance Director Collins Tomei, dated February 27, 2017, transmitting the above report pursuant to Hawai‘i County Charter Section 6-6.3(h). FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Poindexter, Richards, Ruggles, and Chair David – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Comm. 15.4: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: FEBRUARY 1 - 15, 2017 From Controller Kay Oshiro, dated February 21, 2017. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Poindexter, Richards, Ruggles, and Chair David – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Comm. 15.5: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: FEBRUARY 16 - 28, 2017 From Controller Kay Oshiro, dated March 3, 2017. FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Poindexter, Richards, Ruggles, and Chair David – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. Page 2 FC-6 March 21, 2017 Comm. 146: 2016 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX BOARD OF REVIEW From Real Property Tax Board of Review Chairman Donald David, dated December 21, 2016, transmitting the above report pursuant to Hawai‘i County Code Section 19-97(e). FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Poindexter, Richards, Ruggles, and Chair David – 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 101-17: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF A LATER FISCAL YEAR AND OF A MULTI-FISCAL YEAR AGREEMENT FOR FURNISHING GREENWASTE DIVERSION OPERATIONS IN WEST HAWAIʻI AND EAST HAWAIʻI FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT The new contract would be for three years with the option of two one-year extensions, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2017. Reference: Comm. 140 Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R) Postponed: March 7, 2017 (Note: There is a motion by Ms. O’Hara, seconded by Ms. Poindexter, to recommend adoption of Resolution 101-17.) FORWARDED TO COUNCIL WITH A NEGATIVE RECOMMENDATION: Ayes: None. Noes: Committee Members Chung, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy, O’Hara, Poindexter, Richards, Ruggles, and Chair David – 9. Absent: None. Excused: None. (Note: Ms. Poindexter voted “kānalua” then “no.”) BILLS FOR ORDINANCES ADJOURNMENT – 6:17 p.m. Page 3 FC-6 March 21, 2017 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 March 17, 2017. 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 Council Chambers, Hawai‘i County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401. (Pursuant to HRS §92-7 and Council Rule No. 2, Council Member Susan L. K. Lee Loy 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:  Pāhoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pāhoa Village Road. 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; and  Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa‘au. 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 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. Page 4 FC-6 March 21, 2017 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; Public Safety and Mass Transit; Public Works and Parks and Recreation; and Agriculture, Water and Energy Sustainability Committee meetings - Tuesdays, March 28 and April 4, 2017, at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Environmental Management and Finance Committee meetings - Thursdays, March 30 and April 6, 2017, at 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. All Committee meetings - Saturday, April 1, 2017, 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