HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGE HSSSC 2018/04/24 (2016-2018) ACTIONS
MAILE MEDEIROS DAVID AARON S. Y. CHUNG
Chair and Presiding Officer KAREN EOFF
DRU MAMO KANUHA
EILEEN O’HARA
SUSAN L K. LEE LOY VALERIE T. POINDEXTER
Vice Chair HERBERT “TIM” RICHARDS, III
JENNIFER RUGGLES
COUNTY COUNCIL
Hawaiʻi County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720
COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
AND SOCIAL SERVICES
th
11 Session
ORDER OF BUSINESS
West Hawai‘i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i
April 24, 2018
9:30 a.m.
(Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.)
CALL TO ORDER – 9:33 a.m.
ROLL CALL
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island
Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
HSSSC-11 April 24, 2018
COMMUNICATIONS
Comm. 745: FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 NONPROFIT GRANT REVIEW PROCESS AND
FORMATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE
From Human Services and Social Services Committee (HSSSC) Chair Maile
Medeiros David, dated February 6, 2018, describing the nonprofit grant review
process and requesting formation of an ad hoc committee. The ad hoc committee
would conduct application reviews with the applicants for the County’s annual
nonprofit grant awards and then report its findings to the HSSSC.
Postponed: February 20, 2018
and April 10, 2018
(Note: There is a motion by Mr. Richards, seconded by Ms. Poindexter, to close file
on Comm. 745.)
COMMS. 745, 745.1, and 745.3 ARE FILED:
Ayes: Committee Members Chung, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy,
O’Hara, Poindexter, Richards, Ruggles, and Chair David – 9.
Noes: None.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
; and
Comm. 745.1: From Finance Director Deanna Sako, dated February 9, 2018, transmitting
applications from eligible nonprofit organizations for the Council’s review and
appropriation of funds for the Fiscal Year 2018-19 nonprofit grant program.
; and
Comm. 745.3: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GRANT APPROPRIATIONS TO NONPROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS
From Human Services and Social Services Committee (HSSSC) Chair Maile David,
dated April 3, 2018, transmitting the HSSSC Ad Hoc Committee’s recommendations
for grant funding to nonprofit organizations for inclusion in the County of Hawaiʻi
Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2018-2019. A total of 180 eligible applications
were received, with requests totaling $5,638,434. The recommendations have been
developed through a review of all applications with each applicant.
(Vote on Comm. 745.3 is on the next page.)
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FILED AND ACCEPTED RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE AD HOC
COMMITTEE FOR INCLUSION IN BILL 110, THE OPERATING BUDGET
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019:
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
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES
ADJOURNMENT – 10:20 a.m.
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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 locations until 4:30 p.m. or later in
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Pāhoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pāhoa Village Road; and
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Nā‘ālehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Māmalahoa Highway; and
Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa‘au.
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