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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 1050.001 2018-2020From the office of - Council Member District 3 — Hilo and Puna Office: (808) 961-8396 Fax: (808) 961-8912 Email. • site.leeloy@hawaiicounty.gov SUSAN L.K. LEE LOY"" 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii 96720 M TO: Aaron S.Y. Chung, Chair c= and Members of the Hawaii C .. ty Council„ FROM: Susan L.K. Lee Loy, Counci yM, ny:, ar L.. DATE: September 10, 2020 SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Resolution No. 716-20; A Resolution urging the Mayor's Office to authorize Google and/or Apple to release Sustain Hawai`i's "Safe Travels contact tracing application" for voluntary use by County constituents to augment existing safety protocols currently in place in the State of Hawaii in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please find attached proposed amendments to Resolution No. 716-20. These amendments update the resolution based on the most recent information available, and expand the scope ofthe resolution to grant a statement of comprehensive support for similar mobile applications, provided that personal data protections are in place. The proposed amendments are illustrated below in Ramseyer format as applied to the current contents of Resolution No. 716-20. Material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken; material to be added is underscored. 1. Resolution No. 716-20 is amended by amending the title to read as follows: A RESOLUTION URGING THE [ ] MAYOR TO [ GOOGLE AND/OR APPLE ] SUPPORT THE RELEASE OF [SUSTAIN HANAIA1611S SAFE TRAVELS CONTACTCT TD A CTILTG A D CA Tern] MOBILE APPLICATIONS FOR VOLUNTARY USE BY COUNTY CONSTITUENTS TO AUGMENT EXISTING SAFETY PROTOCOLS CURRENTLY IN PLACE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII [-]IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC." 2. Resolution No. 716-20 is amended by amending the first through the ninth WHEREAS clauses, and by deleting the tenth such clause to read as follows: WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, Governor David Ige issued the first in a series of proclamations declaring a state of emergency to support ongoing State and County responses to COVID-19; and Comm. No. 1()501 ( Ref. To: Rof. Date EPI 0 2020 WHEREAS, [alongside vemef 1ge's pr-oelmni-iw+n,] on February 28, 2020, jgwwaiq Com] Mayor Harry Kim [has also] issued the first COVID-19 emergency proclamation for Hawaii County, followed by a series of emergency rules, supplementary proclamations, and policies pertaining to the current pandemic; and WHEREAS, [u^eeviairg to civil Beat aftiele, dffte A -u 2, 2020, by v,,,,hy jung, the State of14awai'i has reeofded more than 1 3 00 new . te the beginning of August. Guffently, the seven day avefage of new eases is at 166.71, eompafed with 1.71 two meftths age; and] on September 8, 2020, the Disease Outbreak Control Division ofthe Department of Health reported the 10,000th case of COVID-19 in Hawaii; and WHEREAS, [ ` eff—eetiye fepr-eduefier, rates or- reet,•onrate (RT-)] Hawaii fluctuates between having one of the lowest COVID-19 reproductive transmission rates (Rt) in the country[;] to one ofthe highest; and WHEREAS, Hawaii County's hospital [bed] beds, Intensive [ear -e unit (ICU),] Care Unit, and ventilator resources are limited, thereby putting our residents at serious risk [if the for mere nod hesp;taliza ;„I-..;1.] as a result of a recent increase in cases on Hawaii Island; and WHEREAS, contact tracing, along with isolation, physical distancing, and testing, have been shown to minimize and contain the spread ofthe COVID-19 virus; and WHEREAS, [ettffenfly the Depaf4ne t of 14ealth mnul ee taet tr-aei g a ihe do is still tinuefdevelopmentand as yet, is tietfeady- ;] the State of Hawaii launched its Safe Travels app on September 1, 2020, without contact tracing enabled; and WHEREAS, [Sustain Hawai'Ps pie;] multiple contact tracing mobile applications are in development in the private sector for public release; and WHEREAS, [ ' Offic-e-to go publie via Apple and Geeg e] the County Council has been notified by Kevin Vaccarello of Sustain Hawaii that Android and iOS mobile application platforms require an endorsement from an official source, such as the Mayor, prior to public release; and BILWAMOWWAOL 11 1 11111, 11 MT.". PRIMMM 11 am 3. Resolution No. 716-20 is amended by amending the enacting clauses to read as follows: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that [it the Mayor is urged to support the release of mobile applications that may include contact tracing features for voluntary public use [ .] on the Android or iOS platforms. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that [Sustain Hawa Safe Travels eontaet tragi.'. rt applieation be approved.] the Council's support for the widespread voluntary use ofmobile applications as an adjunct to existing State and County testing and tracing protocols for containing the spread of COVID-19 is contingent on the use of strong protections against the unauthorized use, release, or sale of personal data. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the Honorable David Ige, Governor; the Honorable Harry Kim, Mayor; Roy Takemoto, Managing Director; Deanna Sako, Finance Director; the Honorable Josh Green, MD, Lieutenant Governor; [Bfuee Andefsen,ifeEtef DoH; Kevin aeearll„, Exee utive Dir-eetor Sustain uawa ''i, haisen I .] and Libby Char, MD, interim director of the Department of Health." A draft copy of the draft 2 of this resolution that would result if this proposed amendment is adopted is attached. SL/ps A RESOLUTION URGING THE MAYOR TO SUPPORT THE RELEASE OF MOBILE APPLICATIONS FOR VOLUNTARY USE BY COUNTY CONSTITUENTS TO AUGMENT EXISTING SAFETY PROTOCOLS CURRENTLY IN PLACE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, Governor David Ige issued the first in a series of - proclamations declaring a state of emergency to support ongoing State and County responses to COVID-19; and WHEREAS, on February 28, 2020, Mayor Harry Kim issued the first COVID-19 emergency proclamation for Hawaii County, followed by a series of emergency rules, supplementary proclamations, and policies pertaining to the current pandemic; and WHEREAS, on September 8, 2020, the Disease Outbreak Control Division of the Department ofHealth reported the 10,000th case of COVID-19 in Hawaii; and WHEREAS, Hawaii fluctuates between having one of the lowest COVID-19 reproductive transmission rates (Rt) in the country to one of the highest; and WHEREAS, Hawaii County's hospital beds, Intensive Care Unit, and ventilator resources are limited, thereby putting our residents at serious risk as a result of a recent increase in cases on Hawaii Island; and WHEREAS, contact tracing, along with isolation, physical distancing, and testing, have been shown to minimize and contain the spread ofthe COVID-19 virus; and WHEREAS, the State of Hawaii launched its Safe Travels app on September 1, 2020, without contact tracing enabled; and WHEREAS, multiple contact tracing mobile applications are in development in the private sector for public release; and WHEREAS, the County Council has been notified by Kevin Vaccarello of Sustain Hawaii that Android and iOS mobile application platforms require an endorsement from an official source, such as the Mayor, prior to public release; and WHEREAS, increasing access to contact tracing and testing in response to Hawai`i's recent COVID-19 spike is imperative to the health, safety, and economic well-being of our community; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the Mayor is urged to support the release of mobile applications that may include contact tracing features for voluntary public use on the Android or iOS platforms. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council's support for the widespread voluntary use of mobile applications as an adjunct to existing State and County testing and tracing 4 protocols for containing the spread of COVID-19 is contingent on the use of strong protections against the unauthorized use, release, or sale of personal data. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the Honorable David Ige, Governor; the Honorable Harry Kim, Mayor; Roy Takemoto, Managing Director; Deanna Sako, Finance Director; the Honorable Josh Green, MD, Lieutenant Governor; and Libby Char, MD, interim director of the Department of Health.