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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN GREDC 2019/01/22 2018-2020Committee on Governmental Relations and Economic Development 2nd Session West Hawaii Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawaii January 22, 2019 CALL TO The regular meeting of the Committee on Governmental Relations and Economic ORDER: Development was called to order at 10:19 a.m., in the Council Chambers, Kailua-Kona, by Ms. Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, Chair. ROLL CALL: Present: Ms. Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, Chair Ms. Susan L. K. Lee Loy, Vice Chair Mr. Aaron S. Y. Chung, Member (came in later) Ms. Maile Medeiros David, Member Ms. Karen Eoff, Member Mr. Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Member Ms. Valerie Poindexter, Member Mr. Herbert M. "Tim" Richards, III, Member Ms. Rebecca Villegas, Member STATEMENTS The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, FROM THE Statements from the Public on Agenda Items. PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: (There were none.) COMMUNI- The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, CATIONS: Communications. Comm. 49: HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' NOVEMBER 30, 2018, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES From Council Member Valerie T. Poindexter, dated December 27, 2018. Motion to Close File: Ms. Poindexter moved to close file on Comm. 49. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy. CHR KIERKIEWICZ: I'd just like to acknowledge that Chair Chung has joined the GRED Committee. Thank you. Ms. Poindexter. GREDC-1 January 8, 2019 MS. POINDEXTER: Yeah. Submitted here is the minutes for the November 30, Executive Committee Meetings, so I don't know if you have any questions. CHR KIERKIEWICZ: Do you want to just give us a quick overview, some highlights from the meeting minutes? MS. POINDEXTER: Okay. CHR KIERKIEWICZ: Thank you. MS. POINDEXTER: Okay, so on the—there's of course a treasurer's report, there's an audit that got done and still in draft form and just got approved. Then we went into County Reports and that's all on the minutes, if you have any questions on that. We did talk about the HSAC (Hawai`i State Association of Counties) legislative package, and that briefing will be this Thursday 24th at 11:30 on Oahu. There's minutes that were missing, but because of the transition period they just played catchup and that should be reported on the next committee meeting. So if anybody has—and the minutes are pretty self-explanatory so if you have any questions. CHR KIERKIEWICZ: Any questions? Ms. Lee Loy. MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, Chair. I just had question regarding on the minutes there's an item B. County Reports, and I recognize that Maui County actually passed a piece of legislation that would allow for expedited permitting for their workforce housing. And if I'm reading this correctly the proposed bill requires departments to review permits for 100 percent residential workforce housing projects within 15 working days. I was just wondering, Ms. Poindexter, during that presentation of that item I was just wondering if, you know, Maui County had shared how they got through that process, and how they're looking to help expedite the building permit process. MS. POINDEXTER: Yeah. They're willing to share their bill and stuff, so let's feel free, you know, to contact Maui County if any of you want to start something like that. And that's what we normally do is we share shamelessly. So feel free to contact them, and they can, you know, help you get all the information you need. Thanks. MS. LEE LOY: Thank you, I yield. CHR KIERKIEWICZ: Any other questions for Ms. Poindexter? I just have a question. It's not necessarily about these minutes in particular, but I'm wondering if at the next GRED meeting you could present on the minutes of our December meeting I believe that we had. If the minutes would be ready in time. Page 2 GREDC-1 January 8, 2019 MS. POINDEXTER: Yeah, the minutes are ready, but it wasn't ready to CHR KIERKIEWICZ: Right, but I'm saying for the next GRED Committee. MS. POINDEXTER: Right, yes. CHR KIERKIEWICZ: Awesome. MS. POINDEXTER: You'll have all the other minutes as well, the backlog minutes from October. CHR KIERKIEWICZ: Perfect. Any other questions or comments? Seeing no further discussion, all in favor to close file on Communication 49, please say Ic aye. Vote on Comm. 49: The motion to close file on Comm. 49 was carried by the Filed following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Chair Kierkiewicz — 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ORDER OF The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, RESOLUTIONS: Order of Resolutions. (There were none.) BILLS FOR The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of ORDINANCES: business, Bills for Ordinances. (There were none.) Page 3 GREDC-1 January 8, 2019 ADJOURN- There being no further business, at 10:24 a.m., Mr. Richards moved to adjourn MENT: the meeting. Seconded by Ms. Lee Loy and carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Lee Loy, Poindexter, Richards, Villegas, and Chair Kierkiewicz — 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. CHR. KIERKIEWTCZ: GRED is adj ourned. Approved: 2 � 7,01°I Ms. Ashley Kierkiewicz, Chair Governmental Relations and Economic Development Committee AK/rk Page 4