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Home My WebLink AboutMIN HSSSC 2017/10/17 2016-2018 Committee on Human Services and Social Services th 6 Session West Hawaiʻi Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway. Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi October 17, 2017 CALL TO The regular meeting of the Committee on Human Services and Social Services ORDER: was called to order at 12:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers, Kailua-Kona, by Ms. Maile Medeiros David, Chair. ROLL CALL: Present: Ms. Maile Medeiros David, Chair Ms. Susan L. K. Lee Loy, Vice Chair Mr. Aaron S. Y. Chung, Member Ms. Karen Eoff, Member Mr. Dru Mamo Kanuha, Member Ms. Eileen O’Hara, Member Ms. Valerie T. Poindexter, Member Ms. Jennifer Ruggles, Member Absent & Excused: Mr. Herbert M. “Tim” Richards, III, Member STATEMENTS The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of FROM THE business, Statements from the Public on Agenda Items. PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: The following individuals registered to speak in support of Comm. 536 and came forward when called by the Chair: Vivian Toellner, representing Hui Pono Holoholona Frannie Pueo, representing Hui Pono Holoholona CHR. DAVID: Thank you very much. And seeing no more testifiers, I’m closing public testimony at this time. And before Mr. Clerk, before you read in Comm. 536, I’d like to turn the Chair over to Vice Chair Lee Loy. Thank you. Relinquish Chair: At this time, Chair David relinquished the chair to Vice Chair Lee Loy. ACTING CHR. LEE LOY: Thank you, Chair. Let the record reflect I have assumed the Chair. Clerk, go ahead and read in Comm. 536. HSSSC-6 October 17, 2017 COMMUNI- The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, CATIONS: Communications. Comm. 536: YEAR-END REPORTS FROM NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AWARDED COUNTY GRANTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2017, AND SUMMARY ANALYSIS From Human Services and Social Services Committee Chair Maile David, dated September 26, 2017. Attaches the narrative and year-end expenditure reports received pursuant to Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-142 (c) of the Hawaiʻi County Code. Includes a summary analysis of the reporting process and reports received, delineates the account of all expenditures and lists reasons for unexpended funds, categorizes the public benefits derived as a result of the awards, and lists expenditures by type. (Note: Comm. 536.1, dated October 16, 2017 from Council Member Maile David, was circulated.) Motion to Close File: Ms. David moved to close file on Comm. 536. Seconded by Ms. Poindexter. ACTING CHR. LEE LOY: Any discussion, Council Members? MS. DAVID: Thank you. Thank you, Chair. First of all, before I give a very brief summary, I’d like to, for the record, note Comm. 536.1. And the purpose of this communication was on our year-end disbursement in the category code, there are two graphs that needed to be corrected and one of those entries on each of those graphs for some reason the formula was off. So, these two graphs that’s attached to 536.1 basically rounds it up to a 100 percent on both of them. So, it’s pretty self-explanatory and I don’t believe we can—we need to make any amendments, but just to put this on the record. And given that, now I’m going to proceed. First of all briefly, I want really to thank Mayor Kim for budgeting $1.5 million, as opposed to the $1 million that we’re authorized to fund for this program. I also want to thank Vice Chair Lee Loy, Council Member Richards, and Council Member Eoff for serving on the ad hoc Committee. It wasn’t an easy task if you recall, but I think the committee did a great job in finding—trying to award $1.5 million out of over $5 million in grant requests. So, thank you Council Members for that, and then also, I want to thank the Clerk’s Council Services and especially our staff people for helping us through this pretty intense interviews; and so, to Dot, Peter, Davelyn, and Wendy, thank you very much. And to Dawn, she’s the one that has to make sure that all the numbers balanced out. She kept track of the deadlines, she had to call these people to make sure they file their report. So, thanks a lot Dawn, you did an excellent job. Also, Page 2 HSSSC-6 October 17, 2017 Ted Schrey and Lisa Tada at Finance Department, thank you very much, for always keeping us on the straight and narrow. And also, Corporation Counsel for their quick advice every time we needed them. So briefly, in 2016-2017, there were 146 applications and out of that a 142 were awarded funds. So two of the 142 were not required to do a report because of a cancellation and a nonacceptance of their award. So that left us with a 140 awardees, and all 140 submitted their reports on time. Congratulations to the nonprofit organizations who submitted everything they needed to submit on time and balanced. So, other than that, I think if anyone else has anything to add. I just was really thankful that we had such a successful experience in going through this whole process. So at this time I want to yield and thank the nonprofits for all the services that they provide with what little money we can give them from this program. So, I will yield. Thank you very much. ACTING CHR. LEE LOY: Thank you, Council Member David. Any other comments, questions, concerns? MS. RUGGLES: Chair? ACTING CHR. LEE LOY: Go ahead, Ms. Ruggles. MS. RUGGLES: Thank you. I just wanted to say, thank you to you guys for all your hard work on this. This is a massive amount of work. You guys really volunteered for it. And it’s providing a really important service to our County. So, thank you. ACTING CHR. LEE LOY: Thank you, Ms. Ruggles. Any other Council Members? Ms. Eoff. MS. EOFF: Yes, I would just like to thank Dawn, and Ms. David for making sure that all these nonprofits did turn their year-end reports, because there’s severe penalties if they don’t do it and I know it means reaching out and reminding people but I think it’s really important that they get their reports in. And so I guess from what I see here, everybody that was supposed to, did turn theirs in by the deadline. So that’s really great. ACTING CHR. LEE LOY: Thank you, Ms. Eoff. Any other members? Ms. O’Hara. MS. O’HARA: Yeah, I would just like to reflect on the testimony that we received on this, from Hui Pono Holoholona, because it’s timely and it’s really relevant to an outcome that we’re trying to achieve, which is to vastly reduce the kill rate for Page 3 HSSSC-6 October 17, 2017 pets on this island. Cats, and dogs, and even feral animals, as well. They did an excellent project with an outside agency, and I hope that members of the Council were listening because I don’t think that animal balance—the animal balance program that they’re considering in February and March can be eligible for this type of funding because of the timing. So, it’s going to need some support from all of us in other ways. So, I just remind you all that, you know, if you have any contingency funds left that you might want to consider. So, thank you. ACTING CHR. LEE LOY: Thank you, Ms. O’Hara. Anyone else? Thank you, with that I will close with thank you to the other members who served on the nonprofit committee. It really was hard work, but I’m really very pleased to learn that, you know, all of our nonprofits stayed on time in reporting that. I think that, is a huge indicator to the nonprofit itself and how committed and appreciative they are of this fund. And in closing I’m just really happy that this has been bound and put together for us the way it has, been definitely become a resource for my office. If there are no other comments, I’d like a motion to accept and close file on communication—yeah, vote on the motion to close file on Comm. 536. Vote on Comm. 536: The motion to close file on Comm. 536 was carried by the (Filed) following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members David, Eoff, Kanuha, O’Hara, Poindexter, Ruggles, and Acting Chair Lee Loy – 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung and Richards – 2. Excused: None. ORDER OF The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, RESOLUTIONS: Order of Resolutions. (There were none.) BILLS FOR The Chair directed the Council to proceed to the next order of business, ORDINANCES: Bills for Ordinances. (There were none.) Page 4 HSSSC-6 October 17, 2017 ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, at 12:45 p.m., Ms. Poindexter moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Ms. David and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members David, Eoff, Kanuha, O'Hara, Poindexter, Ruggles, and Acting Chair Lee Loy—7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Members Chung and Richards—2. Excused: None. ACTING CHR. LEE LOY: Meeting adjourned. Approved: , A1111111 044°111 ILt4111 Ms. Maile Medeiros David, Chair (Date) Human Services and Social Services Committee MD/vc Page 5