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th
5 Session
ounty Council
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo
February 8, 2017
INVOCATION: Kahu Brian Welsh of Haili Congregational Church gave the
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CALL TO The regular meeting of the Council was called to order at
ORDER: 9:02 a.m., in the Council Chambers, Hilo, by Ms. Valerie T. Poindexter, Chair.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Ms. Valerie T. Poindexter, Chair
Ms. Karen Eoff, Vice Chair (came in later)
Mr. Aaron Chung, Member
Ms. Maile Medeiros David, Member (came in later)
Mr. Dru Mamo Kanuha, Member
Ms. Susan L. K. Lee Loy, Member
, Member
Ms. Jennifer Ruggles, Member
PLEDGE OF The Chair directed the Council to the next order of business, Pledge of
ALLEGIANCE: Allegiance.
(At this time, Mr. Kanuha led the Council in the Pledge of
Allegiance.)
PETITIONS, The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business,
MEMORIALS, Petitions, Memorials, Certificates of Merit, and Expressions of
CERTIFICATES Condolence.
OF MERIT, AND
EXPRESSION OF (There were none.)
CONDOLENCE:
Change Order As directed by the Chair and with no objection from the Council Members, the
of Business: following item was taken out of order:
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APPROVAL The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business,
OF MINUTES: Approval of Minutes.
Vote on Approval Mr. Kanuha moved to approve the Minutes of
of Minutes: February 17, 2016. Seconded by Mr. Richards and
(Approved) carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, Kanuha, Lee Loy,
Chair Poindexter 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Members David and Eoff 2.
Excused: None.
Return to Order The Chair directed the Council to return to the order of business.
of Business:
STATEMENTS The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business,
FROM THE Statements from the Public on Agenda Items.
PUBLIC ON
AGENDA ITEMS: The following individuals registered to speak in support of Bill 9 (Comm. 65),
and came forward when called by the Chair:
Gregory T. Smith.
Joyce Alberta Folena.
The following individual registered to speak in support of Resolutions 51-17,
52-17, and 55-17, and came forward when called by the Chair:
COMMUNI- The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business,
CATIONS: Communications.
(There were none.)
ORDER OF The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business,
RESOLUTIONS: Order of Resolutions.
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CHR. POINDEXTER: Mr. Clerk, please read in for the record
Resolution 51-17.
Res. 51-17: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED
WAY FOR THE PURCHASE OF MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES FOR ITS
COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVE
Transfers $2,000 from the Clerk-Council Services Contingency Relief account
(Council District 3); and credits to the Liquor Control, Public Programs account.
Reference: Comm. 71
Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy
Motion to Approve: Ms. Lee Loy moved to adopt Res. 51-17. Seconded by
Mr. Richards.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOY: Thank you so much. Again, as mentioned by Ms. Kaneakua the
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other discussion?
Vote on Res. 51-17: The motion to adopt Res. 51-17 was carried by the
(Adopted) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, Kanuha, Lee Loy,
Chair Poindexter 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Members David and Eoff 2.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, Mr. Clerk, read into the record Resolution 52-17.
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Res. 52-17: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
ISLAND UNITED WAY FOR EXPENSES RELATING TO ITS
COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVE
Transfers $1,500 from the Clerk-Council Services Contingency Relief account
(Council District 8); and credits to the Liquor Control, Public Programs account.
Reference: Comm. 74
Intr. by: Ms. Eoff
CHR. POINDEXTER
the meeting, just in case Council Member Eoff shows up.
Vote on Motion Mr. Kanuha moved to defer Res. 52-17 to the end of the
to Defer: Council meeting. Seconded by Mr. Richards and carried
(Approved) by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, Kanuha, Lee Loy,
Chair Poindexter 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Members David and Eoff 2.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Mr. Clerk, Resolution 53-17.
Res. 53-17: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO REIMBURSE THE DEPARTMENT
OF PARKS AND RECREATION FOR EXPENSES RELATING TO THE
2017 WAIMEA CHERRY BLOSSOM HERITAGE FESTIVAL
Transfers $800 from the Clerk-Council Services Contingency Relief account
(Council District 9); and credits to the Parks and Recreation, Culture and Education
Other Current Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 75
Intr. by: Mr. Richards
Motion to Approve: Mr. Richards moved to adopt Res. 53-17. Seconded by
Ms. Lee Loy.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Richards.
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MR. RICHARDS: Thank you. This has to do with helping fund the Cherry
Blossom Festival which did occur last weekend, and I know Councilwoman
Lee Loy was able to attend. For those of you who may have missed it, I hope you
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attend next year, it will be the 25 as far as
people attending, were 60,000, which is about one-third of our island population.
. I have not seen the final
, combining all
together. My hopes are next year, we are able to invite some of our Sister Cities
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to celebrate that with us, as it will be our 25 Anniversary.
A little bit of history, the first cherry blossom trees came in 1953. One of those
was propagated and now its offspring make up the bulk of the trees in the Waimea
area. So a lot of history there, great thing, and I hope you support.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other discussion?
Vote on Res. 53-17: The motion to adopt Res. 53-17 was carried by the
(Adopted) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, Kanuha, Lee Loy,
Chair Poindexter 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Members David and Eoff 2.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Mr. Clerk, Resolution 54-17.
Res. 54-17: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO FRIENDS
OF BIG ISLAND DRUG COURT, INC., TO PAY FOR SERVICES FOR
PARTICIPANTS OF THE BIG ISLAND DRUG COURT AND BIG ISLAND
VETERANS TREATMENT COURT
Transfers $1,000 from the Clerk-Council Services Contingency Relief account
(Council District 3); and credits to the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Other
Current Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 76
Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy
Motion to Approve: Ms. Lee Loy moved to adopt Res. 54-17. Seconded by
Mr. Richards.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Lee Loy.
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MS. LEE LOY: Thank you so much. Again, thisyou know, I have a husband
who works at the Police Department so this is just another opportunity for us,
Adult Probation Services in the Third Circuit Court, to really create a good safety
net to ensure that they make it through. So another opportunity to help the
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you very much. Any other discussion?
Vote on Res. 54-17: The motion to adopt Res. 54-17 was carried by the
(Adopted) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, Kanuha, Lee Loy,
Chair Poindexter 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Members David and Eoff 2.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER:
-17.
Change Order As directed by the Chair and with no objection from the Council Members, the
of Business: following items were taken out of order:
Res. 57-17: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT FOR THE 2017 OUTSTANDING OLDER
AMERICANS AWARD LUNCHEON
Transfers $2,000 from the Clerk-Council Services Contingency Relief
account (Council District 7); and credits to the Office of Aging, Other Current
Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 79
Intr. by: Mr. Kanuha
Motion to Approve: Mr. Kanuha moved to adopt Res. 57-17. Seconded by
Ms. Lee Loy.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Kanuha.
MR. KANUHA
this. This is going to the Office of Aging. I know every year they rely heavily on
grants and sometimes they might not get as much as they require to do a lot of
their programs. And if you have ever been to one of these Outstanding Older
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Americans Awards Luncheons, they recognize outstanding elder Americans
within our community that do a lot of community service. T
recognize them for throughout the community. And so I really wanted to give
Office of Aging to
continue, and I hope this helps out with this upcoming year. So I ask for your
support. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other discussion?
Vote on Res. 57-17: The motion to adopt Res. 57-17 was carried by the
(Adopted) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, Kanuha, Lee Loy,
Chair Poindexter 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Members David and Eoff 2.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Mr. Clerk, Resolution 58-17.
Res. 58-17:
MEMBER ARRYL KANESHIRO TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (NACO)
expire on June 30, 2017.
Reference: Comm. 80
Intr. by: Mr. Kanuha
Waived: GREDC
Motion to Approve: Mr. Kanuha moved to adopt Res. 58-17. Seconded by
Ms. Lee Loy.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Kanuha.
MR. KANUHA: Thank you, Madam Chair. This is already been approved at our
going out to the rest of the counties to approve. I think we might be the last
board,
but our State Association has two members for the National Association of
Counties,
Western Interstate Region memberships,
just making sure that we have representation at the
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national level and Arryl Kaneshiro has been nominated by our State Board and
your support. If you have any questions a
of our State Association of Counties.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. Any other discussion?
Vote on Res. 58-17: The motion to adopt Res. 58-17 was carried by the
(Adopted) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, Kanuha, Lee Loy,
Chair Poindexter 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Members David and Eoff 2.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Mr. Clerk, Resolution 59-17.
Res. 59-17: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF A LATER FISCAL YEAR
AND OF MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR A MULTI-YEAR LEASE
Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a five-year lease for Glock firearms and associated
equipment that will become the property of the department upon completion of the
terms of the lease.
Reference: Comm. 84
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Waived: FC
Motion to Approve: Mr. Kanuha moved to adopt Res. 58-17. Seconded by
Mr. Richards.
CHR. POINDEXTER: And we have, if anyone has any questions, Lieutenant
,any discussion or questions? Council Member Richards.
MR. RICHARDSfew questions about that.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Can I call up Lieutenant Shopay and Sergeant Yamada?
Thank you.
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(Note: At this time, Police Lieutenant Thomas Shopay and Police
Sergeant Greg Yamada came forward to address the members of the
Council.)
LT. SHOPAY: Good morning.
MR. RICHARDS: Good morning.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Go ahead, Mr. Richards.
MR. RICHARDS: Okay. Good morning and thank you for being here,
Lieutenant. Excellent presentation last week in Waimea, so thank you. He gave
us a presentation on active shooter, excellent presentation. Just a question on this
and part of it is just for my education. How many weapons are we talking about
and what are we looking at as far as cost?
LT. SHOPAY: at to outfit the whole department, which is
approximately 450 officers. So we have 450 authorized, about now is a sworn
number. Plain clothes officers, which would be detectives, vice investigators,
anyone that operates in plain clothes other than a uniform is about 80 island-wide.
So we would be looking at about 450 of the full-sized firearms and about 80 of
the compact, which is a little bit easier to carry on a plain clothes officer.
at
was right around $300,000, if we do not do a trade-
through with this approval to do a trade-in program with the vendor, which would
save about $103,000 for trading in our old firearms.
MR. RICHARDS
correct?
LT. SHOPAY:
associated equipment, the holsters, and the lights that would go with the firearms.
That is the complete purchase for all of the firearms.
MR. RICHARDS: And I assume that this was looked at as opposed to just
outright purchase. Is that correct?
LT. SHOPAY: Yes, and I may have Deanna, actually kind of explain a little bit
to go through with it if
probably a little more appropriate.
MR. RICHARDS
education, all nine millimeters, is that the?
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LT. SHOPAY: Correct. So weprior to selecting this make and model, we
tested the various ones and various calibers. Nine millimeter was the most
proficient for the officers due to its size. Larger calibers usually tend to be a little
bit harder to handle and this was the most effective for the officers.
Back to your other question, which I can maybe shed a little bit of insight on why
we were choosing to do the purchase this way, versus a little bit over several years
s the trade-in is kind of reliant on a quick turnaround process. Because
. It
continues to depreciate the longer we wait. So the longer we wait the less of a
buyback we would get from that vendor.
MR. RICHARDS: Okay, and these were all new weapons, not reconditioned?
LT. SHOPAY: No, these are brand new from the factory.
MR. RICHARDS: Okay. Thank you. I do have a question, Chair, but if other
Council Members want to ask the officers
CHR. POINDEXTER: Are there any other questions for the officers? Council
Member Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOY: I think Council Member Richards covered it, but I did have a
question about the holsters. Are all of that going to be able to fit on the existing
duty belts that?
LT. SHOPAY: Yes. So the holsters
. I
this plain clothes holster
which would fit on a regular belt.
MS. LEE LOYa buyback piece. Is there any
? Or I
know some of them have been frankensteined.
LT. SHOPAY: So what the buyback is, that as long as we have the firearms with
the magazines that
if we have ones that are in our inventory that are completely destroyed, those will
not be. So has to be functional ones, which is what we have that 450 basically for
officers right now that we are ready to turn in. The ones that are parted out or in
pieces,
MS. LEE LOY: And so what happens to those? Are those going to be sold at
auction?
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LT. SHOPAY: So for the department, we cannot sell
(Federal Firearms License). W
happens is,
Honolulu did when they transitioned theirs. They lost close to $570,000 of
buyback that they ended up spending to buy firearms.
MS. LEE LOY: Okay. And then the ammunition piece, I know because the
gunswhat happens to those things?
LT. SHOPAY: So ammunition, we ended up staying with the same caliber after
testing so what we have in our inventory is actually what we would just continue
eady have, we use what
we have for training, and then as we purchase new and as we rotate inventory, we
stay consistent.
MS. LEE LOY: Okay. Great. Thank you. I yield.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. Thank you. Council Member, Richards, did you
have a question for Finance?
MR. RICHARDS: Yeah, a question for Finance.
CHR. POINDEXTER
(Note: At this time, Deputy Finance Director Deanna Sako came forward
to address the members of the Council.)
CHR. POINDEXTER: And if you can just state your name.
MS. SAKO: Good morning, Deanna Sako, Deputy Director of Finance.
MR. RICHARDS: Good morning, Deanna.
MS. SAKO: Good morning.
MR. RICHARDS: Question, looking at, I guess lease-to-own as opposed to
just outright purchases.
MS. SAKO
the budget was
at the same time. But we do understand their need to trade them all in at one time
and we want to get that bulk purchasing power as well. So the bank will be
financing for us and they do have sufficient money in their budget to cover the
monthly payments.
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MR. RICHARDS: Okay. And interest rate?
MS. SAKO:
MR. RICHARDS: Excellent. Okay. Thank you.
MS. SAKO: Thanks.
LT. SHOPAY: Thank you.
MS. LEE LOY: I have a follow up question for Ms. Sako.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. Council Member Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOYas the way I
-year lease-to-own. What happens if the guns are
MS. SAKO: Like any other purchase, we would return in and work with the
vendor to get them adequately supplied. The leasing
that.
MS. LEE LOY: Perfect. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other questions or discussions?
Vote on Res. 59-17: The motion to adopt Res. 59-17 was carried by the
(Adopted) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, Kanuha, Lee Loy,
6.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Members David, Eoff, and
Ruggles 3.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 60-17, Mr. Clerk.
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Res. 60-17: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF A LATER FISCAL YEAR
AND OF MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR A MULTI-YEAR LEASE
FOR A WATERBLASTING ERADICATOR TRUCK
Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a five-year agreement for a WaterBlasting
Eradicator truck at an estimated monthly cost of $5,600. The truck would be used by
the Department of Public Works, Traffic Division, to eradicate existing road markings
and will become the property of the department upon completion of the terms of the
lease.
Reference: Comm. 85
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Waived: FC
Motion to Approve: -17. Seconded by
Ms. Lee Loy.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Is there any discussion?
MS. LEE LOY: I have just a question. What is a WaterBlasting eradicator truck?
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. That is actuallythey use that to remove the paint
and debris and stuff off of the road. So that will help them remove like if they
MS. LEE LOY
CHR. POINDEXTER: It might kill some ants, too, at the same time,
know. But
Richards.
MR. RICHARDS
CHR. POINDEXTER
MR. RICHARDS: Yes, please.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Ms. Sako.
(Note: At this time, Deputy Finance Director Deanna Sako came forward
to address the members of the Council.)
MS. SAKO: Deanna Sako, Deputy Director of Finance. The total cost of the
equipment is $321,000. I
away the permanent line markings and our current one gouge out the road and
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does different things. So this is supposed to be better and meets with the
standards set by the feds.
MR. RICHARDS: Okay, so that was the question because $5,600 times 60 is
wow.
MS. SAKO
have been staying really low. So if we can get it locked in now, then it helps us in
the long-term.
MR. RICHARDS
about the old truck? What happens to that?
MS. SAKO: Like our other inventory, I mean if we can repurpose it or use it for
something else, we do. But otherwise, it goes on our used-equipment auction.
The County Code requires that we auction and be fair to everyone and give
everyone an opportunity to purchase it.
MR. RICHARDS: No chance for trade-in on that one?
MS. SAKO
, I
MR. RICHARDS: And interest rate again? Very low?
MS. SAKO
MR. RICHARDS: Okay. Thank you. I yield.
MS. SAKO: It fluctuates.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other discussion? Council Member
Chung.
MR. CHUNGHow many people lease these pieces of
equipment?
MS. SAKO: Ours is more a lease-to-
like a short-term loan over 60 months to pay for it.
MR. CHUNG: I mean, is there a pool of vendors available?
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MS. SAKO: Well we lease through the banks so we bid it out like any other piece
of equipment and then once we get the actual cost of the item, we take that to the
bank and they help us finance it by doing a lease. So they
MR. CHUNG
wondering the availability.
MS. SAKO: The specialized equipment?
MR. CHUNG: Yes.
MS. SAKO: There are several vendors that do it. A lot
that kind of helps increase the cost because we have to ship it over.
MR. CHUNG?
MS. SAKO
MR. CHUNG: Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other discussion?
Vote on Res. 60-17: The motion to adopt Res. 60-17 was carried by the
(Adopted) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, Kanuha, Lee Loy,
Chair Poindexter 7.
Noes: None.
Absent: Council Members David and Eoff 2.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Before we get into the nextf
Recess: At 9:37 a.m., the Chair called for a recess.
Reconvene: The meeting reconvened at 9:45 a.m.
CHR. POINDEXTER: -17 please.
Return to Order The Chair directed the Council to return to the order of business.
of Business:
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Res. 55-17: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
ISLAND UNITED WAY FOR THE PURCHASE OF MATERIAL AND
SUPPLIES FOR ITS COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVE
Transfers $2,000 from the Clerk-Council Services Contingency Relief
account (Council District 6); and credits to the Liquor Control, Public Programs
account.
Reference: Comm. 77
Intr. by: Ms. David
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 55-17. Seconded by
Ms. Eoff.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member David,
MS. DAVID: Yes, this is a resolution for funding for Island United
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CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. Any other discussion?
Vote on Res. 55-17: The motion to adopt Res. 55-17 was carried by the
(Adopted) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kanuha,
Lee Loy,
Chair Poindexter 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Just for the record, Council Member David and Council
-17.
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Res. 56-17: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE
BIG ISLAND WAVE RIDERS AGAINST DRUGS TO ASSIST WITH
BEACH CLEANUP
Transfers $3,000 from the Clerk-Council Services Contingency Relief
account (Council District 6); and credits to the Liquor Control, Public Programs
account.
Reference: Comm. 78
Intr. by: Ms. David
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 56-17. Seconded by
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member David.
MS. DAVID: Yes. This is another contingency transfer for the West
Beach Cleanup, and it involves a lot of beaches in my District as well as in
support. Mahalo.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other discussion?
Vote on Res. 56-17: The motion to adopt Res. 56-17 was carried by the
(Adopted) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kanuha,
Poindexter 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Mr. Clerk, Resolution 63-17.
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Res. 63-17: ACCEPTS A GRANT OF PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT FROM CHARLES A.
ANDERSON, TRUSTEE OF THE CHARLES A. ANDERSON TRUST, AND
LISA L. ANDERSON, TRUSTEE OF THE LISA L. ANDERSON TRUST, FOR
PUBLIC ACCESS PURPOSES
Accepts a pedestrian public access easement on real property identified as Tax
Map Key: 5-3-
; and
Res. 64-17: ACCEPTS A GRANT OF PUBLIC ACCESS EASEMENT FROM THE
SURETY KOHALA CORPORATION, FOR VEHICULAR PUBLIC ACCESS
PURPOSES
Accepts a vehicular public access easement on real property identified as Tax
Map Keys: 5-3-007:015 and 5-3-007:016, situated at Halaula, Maulili, Pueke,
Reference: Comm. 90
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Waived: FC
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to adopt Res. 63-17. Seconded by
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member David.
MS. DAVID: Yes, thank you. This resolution, I understand that a request was
made by the department and Corporation Counsel that it be postponed. And I will
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therefore entertain a motion to postpone to our March 8 meeting.
Motion to Postpone: Ms. David moved to postpone Res. 63-17 to March 8,
2017. Seconded by Mr. Richards.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Any discussion? Council Member Chung.
MR. CHUNG
MS. DAVID: Thank you.
(Note: At this time, Corporation Counsel Joseph Kamelamela came
forward to address the members of the Council.)
MR. CHUNG
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MR. KAMELAMELA: Good morning, Chair, and members of the County
Council. I was alerted a couple of days ago by one of my deputies, Ronald Kim,
that there was a question as to whether the appropriate departments had actually
been consulted and had inspected the sites that are related to these two
resolutions.
Section 2-162.1(b), there is a requirement
prior to County Council acceptance that we allow the departments that are going
to be doing the oversight, to also do the inspections prior to any County actions.
did talk to Steven
MR. CHUNG: Okay. What was that section again?
MR. KAMELAMELA: 2-162.1 and then
MR. CHUNG: Okay. And which departments are those affected?
MR. KAMELAMELA
Water and DEM (Department of
Environmental Management) other things that we
should be looking at.
MR. CHUNG: Okay. Thank you.
MR. KAMELAMELA
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Council Member David.
MS. DAVID: Yes. So based on that, thank you for that explanation and I think
we have
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. Thank you. Council Member Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOY: Mr. Kamelamela, thank you. Is there a timing element for this?
Because it looked like we got waved up asking to slow down.
And as I read through the resolution, there is Board of Appeals action and a
running up against?
MR. KAMELAMELA
request by the landowner. And then plus we have seen that the settlement was
done in 2002, so I have no issues with bringing it up on March 8. I have talked to
the departments, I have asked them whether they can expedite, basically they told
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me can. And sowe believe that having these type of access is really important
for the public so we want to be promoting this type of access so that the recreation
needs of the public can be met.
d see if this is something
they can do,
MS. LEE LOY: Thank you. I yield.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. Thank you. Council Member David. sorry,
Council Member Richards.
MR. RICHARDS: Thank you, Chair. Good morning, Mr. Kamelamela.
MR. KAMELAMELA: Good morning.
MR. RICHARDSThis fits in with
the whole plan for North Kohala and all, and I appreciate the work to get this
expedited because I know this has been processed for 10 plus years. When I went
n of access. The same rules apply in that
situation?
MR. KAMELAMELA: Same rules because this is part of the conditions to get
the subdivision. S-162.1, it speaks
MR. RICHARDS: Okay. So again, I appreciate that, getting in the whole PONC
(Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission)
initiative and North Kohala and South Kohala is pushing hard and this just fits in
very nicely with the whole intent. So thank you, Chair.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Before I go back to Ms. David, is there any
other on the first round? Okay. Council Member David.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Oh, you?Council Member Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOY: Just one follow-up questio
, or Corporation Counsel
grant of public access easement.
MR. KAMELAMELA
with Mr. Kim. Got to make the language a little bit tighter.
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MS. LEE LOY: Okay.
MR. KAMELAMELA: Not all of it, just portions of it.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Just
postponement.
MR. KAMELAMELA: Right.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay.
MS. LEE LOY
later. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. Council Member Chung, on the postponement.
MR. CHUNG: Thank you. You know, Joe, or maybe I can ask the introducer
who did this by request, who prepared this resolution?
MS. DAVID: This was I believe, the department.
MR. CHUNG: The department?
MS. DAVID: The Planning Department.
MR. CHUNG: The Planning Department?
MS. DAVID: By request.
MR. CHUNG: So they were asking for it to be introduced by request?
MS. DAVID: Yes. I mean, it was my choice to do it by request.
MR. CHUNG: Okay.
MS. DAVID: It was my choice to do it by request and they also asked for a
waiver.
MR. CHUNG
So Joe, exactly what does
2-162.1 purport to say or require?
MR. KAMELAMELA:
required as part of land use approvals shall be transmitted by resolution to the
council using the procedure set forth in Section 2-
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MR. CHUNG: What are we looking at?
MR. KAMELAMELA
CHR. POINDEXTER: Can I just ask if?because this is on the postponement.
questions to theis it?
MR. CHUNG: Well one of the reasons for the postponement is that they found
out that they had to have Planning and Public Works and other departments
involved in this, so
CHR. POINDEXTER
figure out whether or not he will support the postponement.
MR. CHUNG
MR. KAMELAMELA
problems with violating the County Code. And just to answer your question, part
certain actions were taken and I know who was
involved. If you look at the exhibit, it was neither the attorney that was assigned
now to Planning nor Public Works who kind of looks at these kind things to make
sure that procedurally, things are done correctly.
MR. CHUNG: All I want to know is it was stated that
MR. KAMELAMELA: I know what you said, but because I was alerted several
days ago, I looked at the Code, the section that I referred to, and these are things
that have to be done.
MR. CHUNG:
MR. KAMELAMELA: You would have to look at that Code section and the one
after that to kind of look at what the process is, and so then you come downif
you look at Section 162.1(b), it tells you tha
going to do the oversight should be consulted and they should do the reasonable
MR. CHUNG: Okay. So
MR. KAMELAMELA: No, because whoever did it before I came on board
I mean I know what
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a
March 8.
MR. CHUNG: And this is pursuant a court action or something?
MR. KAMELAMELA: No, the settlement is a court action. This is
that in order to get the public access in a certain form, we have to go through this
process to get County Council approval to accept the grant of easements.
Mr. Chung, there is some connection.
MR. CHUNG.
postponement today, on a procedural basis. Thank you very much.
MR. KAMELAMELA: Okay.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you, Council Member Chung. Council Member
Richards.
MR. RICHARDS: Thank you. Now, Mr. Kamelamela, I went and read through
the paperwork here. I know that the Planning Department has signed off on the
process, correct?
MR. KAMELAMELAwell
that we have to look at. And then I want to make sure that we preserve and
and
transferred from our office.
MR. RICHARDS: Okay. And I appreciate that perspective and anytime we have
changes, some thingsstutter step. As I reviewed this, this is kind
of a win-win for everybody. T
MR. KAMELAMELA-win, but I want to make sure that
pr
MR. RICHARDS
going to have to say though, I do agree with Councilman Chung as far as that
goes, and I will be voting against a postponement. Thank you.
MR. KAMELAMELA: Okay.
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CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you, Council Member Richards. Council Member
Eoff.
MS. EOFF
better look at it because it transferred from one administration to the next and
accept the grant of easement. I totally support the public access and I understand
that the sooner the better. But you did say that you talked to the attorney for
Mr. Anderson?
MR. KAMELAMELA: Right.
MS. EOFF: And did they indicate any harm would come if we do postpone for a
month, or did you?
MR. KAMELAMELA: No.
MS. EOFF: So he was okay with us?
MR. KAMELAMELA: Because he had told me he understands the process. The
process is that they have the review by the departments, which was
MS. EOFF
problem with p
if it hang-up
able to clear up a couple of, I guess procedural questions, right? Then I will
supportive of the concept.
e public access along the shoreline, so I think
this is a win-ll go along with postponing for a month. Unless you think
you can do it in two weeks, we have one more meeting in February.
MR. KAMELAMELA
MS. EOFF: Alright. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Lee Loy.
MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, Chair. Again, just to back up, this is the remedy for
the settlement agreement from the Board of Appeals action that occurred, correct?
MR. KAMELAMELA: Correct.
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MS. LEE LOY: And the grant of easement, which is attached as Exhibit one was
developed as part of the settlement agreement.
MR. KAMELAMELA: Correct.
MS. LEE LOY: And as I review it, I see the landowners, Corporation Counsel,
and the Planning Director has agreed and accepted. So what am I missing? What
did it not go through?
MR. KAMELAMELA
MS. LEE LOY
also now want to tighten up the language in the access easement agreement?
MR. KAMELAMELA: Right. To be more in line with the settlement.
MS. LEE LOY: With the settlement? Okay. I really am having a lot of
kind of indicates that everything looks good,
back. A
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Council Member Chung.
MR. CHUNG
being set here. I think the interpretation is wrong, Joe, because subsection (b),
yes, it relates to a transfer of real p
the reason why they have that in there, I
would only surmise, is because you want to make sure that things are up to
.
my interpretation and I could be wrong, okay? Your interpretation will
trump anything that I or anyone else says here, but I just am worried about the
. I think we
have the authority to go and accept this easement pursuant to that settlement, but
ghts. I wanted to make that clear. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other discussion? Council Member
:
saying about you feel that this is not procedurally meet the requirements of Code,
but it has advanced to this point and has gotten approvals. So that seems to me
maybe a difference in legal interpretation between this administration and the
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re saying
think we should accept the work already done and move forward with this action.
Thank you.
MR. KAMELAMELA: In the previous grant of easements that I did of this type,
wethis is the anomaly. over 27 years. The process
that we have done is different. One of the major differences that you see here is
approval. But I understand things can be ratified, but at the same time, if we do
not follow the Code,
this kind of
procedure. S
: I appreciate that response, Mr. Kamelamela, but would accepting
this document as is, you say is an anomaly. Perhaps the procedures, as interpreted
over the last 27 years could be reconsidered, but the bottom line is, does this put
MR. KAMELAMELA: In order to answer the question then, I would have to go
into executive session.
: Okay.
MR. KAMELAMELA: And then if the County Council does not choose to go to
executive s
in a situation like this.
: Okay, I guess I can request an executive session, but that takes
CHR. POINDEXTER: Butokay so, can we do the motion within the motion of
Recess: At 10:10 a.m., the Chair called for a recess.
Reconvene: The meeting reconvened at 10:21 a.m.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Calling this meeting back to order. Okay. So Council
-4 and Rule Number 2, Section 4(D) of the
Rules of Procedure of the County Council to move into and convene in executive
session to speak to our Corporation Counsel.
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Motion to Enter into
Executive Session: order to hold attorney-client privilege discussion regarding
Res. 63-17, as authorized by Section 92-
Revised Statutes. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Is there any discussion? Council Member Kanuha.
MR. KANUHA: Thank you, Madam Chair. And just specifically, why are we
going into executive session?
CHR. POINDEXTER
MR. KANUHA: On the postponement and the subsequent facts related to this
postponement, jupublic.
CHR. POINDEXTER: I thinkgo ahead.
: We were in discussion on Resolution 63-17 and one of my
questions to our Corporation Counsel, he was unable to answer because he felt
that it required that we enter into executive session. And this is with regard to
postponing a measure which is Resolution 63-17.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Did that answer your question, Council Member Kanuha?
MR. KANUHA: Yeah, I mean just for clarification purposes.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. Thank you. Any other discussion?
Vote on Motion to The motion to enter into Executive Session was carried by
Enter into Executive the following roll call vote:
Session:
(Approved) Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
and Chair Poindexter 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTERexecutive s
brief recess.
Recess: At 10:23 a.m. the Chair called for a recess to allow the Clerk to clear the room.
Reconvene: The meeting reconvened at 11:37 a.m.
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CHR. POINDEXTERxecutive session. Calling this
: Thank you, Chair. We were in discussion about some issues that
Corporation Counsel felt best to advise us in executive session relating to
potential liability concerns regarding this action. So I think we can now get back
into a general discussion on whether or not the Council supports this
Resolution 63-17.
CHR. POINDEXTER:
th
motion to postpone this to the March 8 meeting.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Motion on the postponement, Council Member Richards.
MR. RICHARDS: Thank you, Chair, and thank you, Councilwoman
ed and have an understanding.
Moving forward on these properties, these are in my District, these are in
community to have access to the coastlines for as long as I can remember. My
concern on these as we have-17. We have a
group and owner that have been working for years to grant the access in
accordance with the community, who had input and has worked out an acceptable
agreement between the concerned parties.
I spoke to Toni Withington a few minutes ago to verify that she does support this,
who was the biggest proponents for access, and she whole-heartedly supports this
have been working on getting this done f
forward. I have spoken to the owner, Charlie
he has put some of his own money coming forward to get this thing done.
One of the concerns that are coming forward is that this has been on the market
for quite some time and there is a willing buyer now. Potentialtwo things could
More concerning to me on behalf of our community, is that if this sale goes
through, the buyer is under no obligation to perfect this agreement and that could
fall through the cracks. And different story if we were talking about something
great conversation, I think we have that responsibility to follow through on
requesting that things were done in accordance with the intent of the County to
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have concerns addressed that was done. N
move this forward. So going forward, I will be voting against postponing this.
Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other discussion before we vote?
Council Member Chung.
MR. CHUNG
my perspective. And I wanted to thank Joe, too, first of all, because he is actually
looking out for the best interest of the County in terms of procedure and following
the law. I can understand that, totally. But I disagree with him in one regard and
iw.
I could be mistaken, but I think the process that Joe has been talking about for
27 years, is the dedication deed process. And with the dedication deed, because I
did that for eight years myself
because within that 27 years, I had them for eight years, okay, Joe?
And within that process, yes, you get a package of documents, warranty deed or
quit-claim deed, whatever the case may be, as well as a bill of sale for the
roadway, and then you circulate it out. And the primarywell Planning would
get involved in placement of the roadway and things like that as well as Public
up to County dedicable
the decision.
dealing with an easement, no improvements. This law, this ordinance, and the
procedures that follow it only pertain to situations where you have infrastructure
s
ot
interpretation.
balking at this thing. S
people in North Kohala have been waiting for many, many years. I could take the
ahead. I really say, no harm, no foul on this one. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other discussion on the postponement?
Council Member Lee Loy.
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MS. LEE LOY: Thank you and thank you to the rest of my colleagues for that
robust discussion. I too, want to support the Council Member and his community,
and what I hear him saying is this has been a long time coming. Sng to
be speaking against the postponement and to move it forward because I also
sometimes there are hiccup
going to be an opportunity for that to happen. But what we have before us is
something that was kind of came up through a process and the language was all
vetted accurately through that process. And first and foremost, I want to support
that community, this is going to be a huge benefit to them.
something I said when we were confirming a number of our deputies and the
Directors. Good information helps us make good decisions. And a lot of the
discussion could have been addressed if we had a number of the backup
documents for this particular resolution. We have smart people here, they
understand their communities, they understand their needs, and that would have
saved us a whole lot of time if we understood the background a little better. So
going forward, when these things come before us, if there is a need to have more
to all of the departments
and all of the agencies. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other?
: I just want to say I appreciate everyone indulging the time to do
the executive session. I feel it answered the questions that we might have had
about liability,
action today on the passing of this resolution, versus delaying it another month. I
County in taking action today. I
will, therefore, not be supporting the postponement, and will be voting in favor of
what I understand, up to 20 years. So this is for the public good and public access
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. So any more on the postponement before we get
into this?well depending how this goes. Council Member David.
MS. DAVID: Mahalo, Chair. And I really want to thank Mr. Kamelamela for
actually bringing this topic to us or this subject matter, and for the discussions we
had in executive sessi
before us and all the processes that has happened that brought this matter here
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today. So I appreciate all your comments again and I respectfully say I will not
support the postponement. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Okay. Council Member Eoff.
MS. EOFF: Thank you. So I was supportive of a postponement, basically
be confident and secure that everything going forward is correct. But I also want
to support Council Member Richards and my fellow colleagues who believe that
there are some risks involved in not acting on this today, that postponing it could
also bring other problems to the table. So I wanted to thank Mr. Kamelamela. I
appreciate his attention to look over everything and I hope that in the future, that
everything that we do get before us, has a very keen eye to look at it through all of
But you said a few things to us that have made me realize that I think everything
will be okay, that there are some corrective actions that, as Ms. Lee Loy stated,
usually do take place during agreements like this that can be resolved in a
different way. So for the sake of the public access shoreline easement, I would
like to continue to move this forward so I wo
time.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Council Member Kanuha.
MR. KANUHA: Can whoever made the postponement just withdraw it so we can
just vote on this now?
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, I believe it was Council Member David.
Withdraw Motion Ms. David withdrew her motion to postpone.
to Postpone: Mr. Richards withdrew his second.
CHR. POINDEXTER: -17. Any discussion? I
know Council Member Ruggles had waited, do you still?
there any other discussion? Council Member Chung,
famous mic guy today.
MR. CHUNG: I just wanted to say one thing. I really enjoyed this exercise, but
associated with this action, and things that could greatly expose us to liability, or
if there were obvious hazards on the road or some information that they knew of,
then I think we would be prudent to at least hold off. But under the
circumstances, and
comfortable with moving this thing forward.
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CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Council Member Richards.
MR. RICHARDS: On a final note, Mr. Kamelamela, I do appreciate your
comments. Do not think that I
estion.
Vote on Motion to Call Mr. Richards moved to call for the question. Seconded by
for the Question:
(Approved)
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Ruggles, and Chair Poindexter 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
(Note: The motion to call for the question requires the affirmative vote of
2/3 of the membership of the Council.)
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. So on Resolution 63-17, should I do a roll call too,
just to be safe? Thank you.
Vote on Res. 63-17: The motion to adopt Res. 63-17 was carried by the
(Adopted) following roll call vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Ruggles, and Chair Poindexter 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Motion to Approve: -17. Seconded by
Ms. David.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member David, since this was on your
committee.
MS. DAVID: Thank you, Chair Poindexter. I believe this is a companion to
63-
unless more discussion is necessary by the members.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Is there any other discussion? Council Member Richards.
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MR. RICHARDS: I understand this is essentially approving, this is similar, just a
district. I do know that this has
been in process longer than the previous one we have discussed, and
support going forward with this as well.
CHR. POINDEXTER
: Just a point of clarification. It does appear that
Resolution 64-17 is particular to vehicular public access where the other one is
CHR. POINDEXTER: Yes, it is. It says Public Access Easement, as
followspage three.
: Okay. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you for that. Any other discussion? And I just
want to say I definitely support Council Member Richards, and I appreciate that
he made the calls to the owner and to the community as well. And I appreciate all
though you think you spoke a lot, but you brought a lot of clarity for us as well
and thank you Mr. Kamelamela for also having that open discussion with us. I
really appreciate it. Okay. Mr. Clerk.
Vote on Res. 64-17: The motion to adopt Res. 64-17 was carried by the
(Adopted) following roll call vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Ruggles, and Chair Poindexter 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Resolution 64-17 is approved. Bills for Ordinances, First
Reading, Bill 7.
BILLS FOR The Chair directed to Council to proceed to the next order of business,
ORDINANCES Order of the Day (First Reading).
(FIRST READING):
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Bill 7: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 16-73, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2016, TO JUNE 30, 2017
Dewatering & Barminutor Replacement project by $2.7 million, bringing the total
amount to $3 million. Funds for this project shall be provided from State
Revolving Fund ($2.7 million) and would be used for construction.
Approve: FC-3
Note: Requires 2/3 vote of the entire
membership to amend, pursuant to
Section 10-
; and
Bill 8: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 16-73, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2016, TO JUNE 30, 2017
Dewatering & Barminutor Replacement project for $300,000 to the Capital
Budget. Funds for the project shall be provided from General Obligation
Bonds, Capital Projects Fund Fund Balance and/or Other Sources
($300,000). Funds would be used for project design.
Reference: Comm. 64
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Approve: FC-4
Note: Requires 2/3 vote of the entire
membership to amend, pursuant to
Section 10-County Charter
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 7 on first reading and adopt
Finance Committee Report No. 3. Seconded by Ms. Ruggles.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member David.
MS. DAVID: Yes, I believe if our members have any questions, Ms. Sako,
(Note: At this time, Deputy Director of Finance Deanna Sako came
forward to address the members of the Council.)
CHR. POINDEXTER: I know that we had a
Member Lee Loy before I explain the dewatering. But go ahead. Was that what
you were going to ask? Okay.
MS. LEE LOYbarminutor?
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MS. SAKO: Yeah, I would not be the engineer person, however, these are two of
our older facilities and so it is to remove the excess water and everything out of
the project. But the equipment is outdated and obsolete, they no longer make it.
hy we need to
replace this with newer technology. And it is supposed to be easier to run, less
MS. LEE LOY
complete new
it?
MS. SAKO
MS. LEE LOY
efficient equipment, less energy cost to run and all those good things.
MS. SAKO
existing electrical systems and making sure all of that is working accordingly.
MS. LEE LOY: Okay. And then the SRF (State Revolving Fund) funds that
MS. SAKO
MS. LEE LOY: We borrow it out of our
MS. SAKO
MS. LEE LOY: Very low.
MS. SAKO: Yes, very low, but we do have to pay it back, but over a 20-year
period.
MS. LEE LOY
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other discussion?
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Vote on Bill 7: The motion to pass Bill 7 on first reading and adopt
(Approved) Finance Committee Report No. 3 was carried by the following
voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Ruggles, and Chair Poindexter 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Motion to Approve: Mr. Richards moved to pass Bill 8 on first reading and
adopt Finance Committee Report No. 4. Seconded by
Ms. David.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Any discussion on Bill 8? Council Member Richards.
MR. RICHARDSfreshman
question. The $300,000 combines with the $2.7 million, can you just explain the
procedure?
MS. SAKO
CHR. POINDEXTER: Identify yourself for the record, just for the minutes.
MS. SAKO: Sorry. Deanna Sako, Deputy Director of Finance. So the total
project is $3 million. We were able to get $2.7 million from the State and SRF
funding, however, the additional $300,000 is coming from bond money or other
SRF funding for that. So we do separate ordinances or appropriation numbers so
MR. RICHARDS: And is this an estimate of the total? Or is thiscontractually,
this is wha
MS. SAKO: They need the appropriation to do it so this is probably the estimate
at this point.
MR. RICHARDS: Alright. Thank you. I yield.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Thank you. Any other discussion?
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Vote on Bill 8: The motion to pass Bill 8 on first reading and adopt
(Approved) Finance Committee Report No. 4 was carried by the following
voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Ruggles, and Chair Poindexter 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Bill 9, Mr. Clerk.
Bill 9: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 12-129, WHICH AUTHORIZED THE MAYOR
TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR A
STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING FUND LOAN FOR
WASTEWATER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND AUTHORIZED
THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR THE
PURPOSE OF FINANCING QUALIFIED WASTEWATER PUBLIC
Amends Ordinance No. 12-129 to reflect the change in the monetary amount of
$11,322,000 indicated in the ordinance title and Section 1, and in Exhibit A,
Draft 2, which has been replaced with a new exhibit labeled as Exhibit A, Draft
($2,700,000), for a total of $11,322,000). Funds would be used to expand the
project scope to include barminutor replacement and other minor system
upgrades.
Reference: Comm. 65
Intr. by: Ms. David (B/R)
Approve: FC-5
Motion to Approve: Ms. David moved to pass Bill 9 on first reading and adopt
Finance Committee Report No. 5. Seconded by
Ms. Lee Loy.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member David.
MS. DAVID: Thank you. Deputy Director Sako is here to explain a correction
that she would like to make and inform us. Thank you.
MS. SAKO: On the attachment, we have brackets around the 8,622,000 that it
would probably be clear if we were to remove those and just add the dollar sign in
front of the eight. So I was hoping that it could maybe be a friendly amendment.
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Vote on Motion Ms. David moved to amend Bill 9 by revising Exhibit A, Draft 3, to
To Amend: inserting a dollar sign and remove brackets so that \[8,622,000\] is
(Approved) corrected to $8,622,000. Seconded by Mr. Richards and carried by the
following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Ruggles, and Chair Poindexter 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Bill 9 has been amended to remove the brackets off the
8,622,000. So Bill 9 as amended, any further discussion on that? Council
Member Richards.
MR. RICHARDS: Once again a question, Deputy. So my understanding, if I
understand this, allows the Mayor to negotiate on the previous two bills as far as
MS. SAKO
which we never have, they know that you have authorized a bond to be issued in
MR. RICHARDS: And we do thisthe State is supposed to issue a bond because
of an interest rate?
MS. SAKO: Yes, because these interest rates are between a quarter and half
percent normally. I
when we issue bonds.
MR. RICHARDS: Thank you for saving money.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. Any other discussion?
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Vote on Bill 9: The motion to pass Bill 9 on first reading and adopt
(Approved) Finance Committee Report No. 5 was carried by the following
voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Ruggles, and Chair Poindexter 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Second and final reading. Bill 2, Mr. Clerk.
ORDER OF The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business,
THE DAY Order of the Day (Second or Final Reading).
(SECOND OR
FINAL READING):
Bill 2: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-33 (CITY OF HILO ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8,
(2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT
CLASSIFICATION FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 10,000
SQUARE FEET (RS-10) TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL 10,000 SQUARE
FEET (CG-
TAX MAP KEY: 2-2-025:012
(Applicant: Tram Ngo) (Area: 16,911 square feet)
The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable
recommendation for this change of zone, which would allow the applicant to
convert an existing two-story residence into a beauty salon and personal
services building.
Reference: Comm. 17
Intr. by: Ms. Eoff
First Reading: January 25, 2017
Vote on Bill 2: Ms. Eoff moved to pass Bill 2 on second and final reading.
(Adopted) Seconded by Ms. David and carried by the following voice
vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Ruggles, and Chair Poindexter 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
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CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay. So Bill 4.
Bill 4: AMENDS THE STATE LAND USE BOUNDARIES MAP FOR THE
FROM THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO THE URBAN DISTRICT AT
-
8-006:003)
(Planning Director Initiated) (Area: 8,803 square feet)
Reference: Comm. 29
Intr. by: Ms. Eoff (B/R)
; and
Bill 5 AMENDS SECTION 25-8-
(Draft 2):
(2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT
CLASSIFICATION FROM RESORT-HOTEL 25,000 SQUARE FEET (V-25)
AND AGRICULTURAL FORTY ACRES (A-40a) TO SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL TEN ACRES (RS-10a) AND SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL FIVE ACRES (RS-5a) AT KUKUIHAELE, WAIKOEKOE,
-8-006:003,
4-8-006:013 AND 4-8-006:069
(Planning Director Initiated) (Area: 31.237 acres)
The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation
for this change of zone. The properties are the site of the formerly proposed
Trees of Kukuihaele development that will not be developed. The Planning
Director recommends reclassifying the property to a lower density zone,
removing the ability to subdivide these properties.
Reference: Comm. 29.2
Intr. by: Ms. Eoff
First Reading: January 25, 2017
Vote on Bill 4: Ms. Eoff moved to pass Bill 4 on second and final
(Adopted)
following voice vote.
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kanuha,
Chair Poindexter 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
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Vote on Bill 5: Ms. Eoff moved to pass Bill 5 on second and final
(Adopted) reading. Seconded by Ms. David and carried by the
following voice vote.
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kanuha,
Lee Loy,
Chair Poindexter 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, Clerk, we go back to now Resolution 52-17.
Return to The Chair directed the Council to return to Res. 52-17.
Res. 52-17:
Res. 52-17: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A
ISLAND UNITED WAY FOR EXPENSES RELATING TO ITS
COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVE
Transfers $1,500 from the Clerk-Council Services Contingency Relief account
(Council District 8); and credits to the Liquor Control, Public Programs account.
Reference: Comm. 74
Intr. by: Ms. Eoff
Motion to Approve: Ms. Eoff moved to adopt Res. 52-17. Seconded by
Ms. David.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Council Member Eoff.
MS. EOFF: Thank you. I just ask my Council Members for their support. These
monies would be used for efforts relating to substance abuse prevention. So I
think some of the other Council Members have a
Island United Way for the same purpose. Thank you.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Any other discussion?
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Vote on Res. 52-17: The motion to adopt Res. 52-17 was carried by the
(Adopted) following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kanuha,
Lee Loy, O'Hara, Richards, Ruggles, and Chair
Poindexter—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Clerk, we got everything, right? Okay.
ADJOURN There being no further business, at 12:11 p.m., Ms. O'Hara moved to adjourn the
MENT: meeting. Seconded by Ms. David and carried by the following voice vote:
Ayes: Council Members Chung, David, Eoff,
Kanuha, O'Hara, Lee Loy, Richards, Ruggles,
and Chair Poindexter—9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
CHR. POINDEXTER: Okay, meeting is adjourned.
JUN 0 7 2017
Council Approval:
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COUN`` CLERK
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