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Home My WebLink AboutAGE FC 2018/08/21 (2016-2018) ACTIONSMAILE MEDEIROS DAVID Chair and Presiding Officer KAREN EOFF Vice Chair 41" Session COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai `i Hawai `i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai `i, 96720 COMMITTEE ON FINANCE ORDER OF BUSINESS AARON S. Y. CHUNG DRU MAMO KANUHA SUSAN L. K. LEE LOY EILEEN O'HARA VALERIE T. POINDEXTER HERBERT M. "TIM" RICHARDS, III JENNIFER RUGGLES West Hawaii Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawaii August 21, 2018 10:30 a.m. (Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER —10:32 a.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 15.37: REPORT OF FUND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED: JUNE 16 — 30, 2018 AND JULY 1 — 15, 2018 From Controller Kay Oshiro, dated July 17, 2018. (Note: Votes on Comm. 15.37 are on the next page.) Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. FC -41 FILED: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy, O'Hara, Poindexter, Richards, and Chair David — 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Ruggles —1. Excused: None. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS August 21, 2018 Res. 654-18: AWARDS A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO HO`OMALU Approves a grant of $58,600 to Ho`omalu Ka`u, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to protect, preserve, and restore the Kahua Olohu, Kaunamano, Ka`u property (Tax Map Key: 9-5-012:005), pursuant to Section 10-16 of the Hawaii County Charter. Reference: Comm. 1018 Intr. by: Ms. David RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy, O'Hara, Poindexter, and Chair David — 6. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Chung, Richards, and Ruggles — 3. Excused: None. Res. 655-18: AWARDS A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO KOHANAIKI `OHANA Approves a grant of $25,480 to Kohanaiki `Ohana, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to protect, preserve, and restore `O`oma Beach in North Kona (Tax Map Key: 7-3-009:004), pursuant to Section 10-16 of the Hawaii County Charter. Reference: Comm. 1019 Intr. by: Ms. Eoff RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy, O'Hara, Poindexter, and Chair David — 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Richards, and Ruggles — 2. Excused: None. Page 2 FC -41 August 21, 2018 Res. 656-18: AWARDS A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO POHAHA I KA LANI Approves a grant of $74,250 to Pohaha I Ka Lani, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to protect, preserve, and restore the Waipi`o Valley Lookout in Hamakua (Tax Map Key: 4-8-004:006), pursuant to Section 10-16 of the Hawaii County Charter. Reference: Comm. 1020 Intr. by: Ms. Poindexter RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, Eoff, Kanuha, Lee Loy, O'Hara, Poindexter, and Chair David — 7. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Richards, and Ruggles — 2. Excused: None. BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 160: AMENDS CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 15, OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE CODE OF ETHICS Amends Section 2-83 by adding a definition for "truthful" and requiring that officers and employees of the County be truthful when performing their duties and dealing with the public. Reference: Comm. 959 Intr. by: Ms. O'Hara Postponed: June 18 and August 7, 2018 (Note: There is a motion by Ms. O'Hara, seconded by Mr. Kanuha, to recommend passage of Bill 160 on first reading.) ; and Comm. 959.1: From Council Member Eileen O'Hara, dated July 12, 2018, transmitting proposed amendments to Bill 160. AMENDED TO DRAFT 2 AND RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING Ayes: Committee Members Eoff, Kanuha, O'Hara, Poindexter, and Chair David — 5. Noes: Committee Member Chung —1. Absent: Committee Member Lee Loy, Richards, and Ruggles — 3. Excused: None. Page 3 FC -41 ADJOURNMENT —11:51 a.m. August 21, 2018 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 August 16, 2018. Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (hereinafter "HRS") §92-3.5, the Hawaii 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, Hawaii County Building, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401. (Pursuant to HRS §92-7 and Council Rule No. 2, Council Members Susan L. K. Lee Loy and Eileen O'Hara will be participating from the Hilo Council Chambers.) Public attendance via videoconference will be available at the Hilo location. Page 4 FC -41 August 21, 2018 Public attendance via courtesy site is also available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m. or later in the event public testimony has not been completed: Pahoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pahoa Village Road; and Waimea Council Office, Parker Square, 65-1279 Kawaihae Road, Suite 109. Public attendance via courtesy site is also available at the following locations until public testimony has been completed: • Na`alehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Mamalahoa Highway; 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, Hawaii 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to counciltestimonyghawaiicouno�.gov. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address (url) to videotestimonyghawaiicounty_.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 is Available on Public, Education, and Government Television. Please call Na Leo TV at (808) 935-8874 for Channel 55 schedule of Council and Committee meetings. Page 5