Hawaii County Council will meet Feb. 9.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
Pursuant to Governor Ige’s most recent proclamation, in order to minimize physical contact and maximize social distancing, this meeting will not be open to the public for in-person attendance.
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INVOCATION Pastor Howard Nash of Thy Word Ministries
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PETITIONS, MEMORIALS, CERTIFICATES OF MERIT, AND EXPRESSIONS OF CONDOLENCE STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
APPROVAL OF MINUTES December 22, 2021
January 5, 2022
COMMUNICATIONS
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 304-22: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO KEALAKEHE PROJECT GRAD FOR THE 2022 GRADUATES OF KEALAKEHE HIGH SCHOOL AND WEST HAWAIʻI EXPLORATIONS ACADEMY
Transfers $4,000 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account (Council District 8); and credits to the Department of Liquor Control, Public Programs account.
Reference: Comm. 588
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba
Res. 306-22: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO LA‘I‘ŌPUA 2020 FOR EXPENSES RELATING TO ITS KONA MELE PROJECT
Transfers $2,000 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account (Council District 6); and credits to the Department of Liquor Control, Public Programs account.
Reference: Comm. 593
Intr. by: Ms. David
Res. 308-22: HE ʻŌLELO HOʻOHOLO E HŌʻIKE ANA ʻO PEPELUALI KA MAHINA ʻŌLELO HAWAIʻI MA KE KALANA O HAWAIʻI
ʻIke nō ka ʻAha Kalana i ka waiwai o ka Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi no ka hoʻōla o ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.
A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY AS MAHINA ʻŌLELO HAWAIʻI IN THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI
The County Council recognizes the importance of Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi in the revitalization of the Hawaiian language.
Reference: Comm. 599
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba
Res. 310-22: AUTHORIZES THE ACCEPTANCE OF A DONATION OF COVID VACCINATION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FROM UBER
The donation of services valued at $75,000 provides up to four vouchers to each participant to be used for travel to and from vaccination sites.
Reference: Comm. 603
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
Waived: FC
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES (FIRST READING)
Bill 106: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-23 (VOLCANO – MT. VIEW ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, 20,000 SQUARE FEET (RS-20) TO VILLAGE COMMERCIAL, 10,000 SQUARE FEET (CV-10) AT ʻŌLAʻA SUMMER LOTS, PUNA, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 1-9-004:051
(Applicant: Raja Daggula) (Area: 0.838 acre)
The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for this change of zone, which would allow the applicant to construct a three-unit short-term vacation rental complex consisting of three one-story single-family dwellings and a six-stall parking area. The property is located on the north side of Old Volcano Road, approximately 335 feet west of its intersection with Wright Road in Puna.
Reference: Comm. 572
Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz (B/R)
Approve: PC-44
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Comm. 572.2: From Council Member Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, dated February 2, 2022, transmitting proposed amendments to Bill 106.
Bill 114: AMENDS CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE 9, SECTION 15-72, OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY ADDING KAMEHAMEHA PARK TO THE FARMERS MARKET FACILITY SCHEDULE
Allows a farmers market to be established and operated at Kamehameha Park in Kohala.
Reference: Comm. 600
Intr. by: Mr. Richards
Waived: PRPSC
Bill 116: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 21-39, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
Adds the Public Works Waiānuenue Avenue Bridge Modernization project to the Capital Budget: County ($517,500) and Federal ($1,656,000). Funds for this project shall be provided from General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund – Fund Balance and/or Other Sources ($517,500) and Federal Grants Receivable ($1,656,000), and would be used for planning, design, and management costs.
Reference: Comm. 604
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
Waived: FC
Note: Requires 2/3 vote of the entire membership to amend, pursuant to Section 10-6(e), Hawai‘i County Charter
Bill 117: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 21-38, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2022
Increases revenues in the Fund Balance from Previous Year account ($2,922,000), and appropriates same to the following accounts: Human Resources Other Current Expenses ($49,000) and Equipment ($2,000); Police Dispatch Salaries and Wages ($116,000); Police Investigation Cause of Death ($200,000); Training and Volunteer Fire Other Current Expenses ($35,000) and Equipment ($73,000); Helicopter Services ($250,000); Parks and Recreation Administration Other Current Expenses ($35,000) and Equipment ($220,000); Parks Maintenance Equipment ($60,000); Environmental Management Other Current Expenses ($31,000) and Equipment ($41,000); Transfer to Solid Waste Fund ($410,000); and Workers Compensation – General ($1,400,000). Funds would be used to cover unanticipated costs.
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Bill 118: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 21-38, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2022
Appropriates revenues in the Transfer from General Fund account ($410,000), and appropriates same to the following accounts: Landfills Salaries and Wages ($200,000) and Landfills Other Current Expenses ($210,000).
Reference: Comm. 605
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
Waived: FC
Bill 119: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 21-39, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022
Adds the Police East Hawai‘i Animal Control Facilities and Renovations project for $2 million to the Capital Budget. Funds for this project shall be provided from General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund – Fund Balance and/or Other Sources.
Reference: Comm. 606
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
Waived: FC
Note: Requires 2/3 vote of the entire membership to amend, pursuant to Section 10-6(e), Hawai‘i County Charter
ORDER OF THE DAY (SECOND OR FINAL READING)
Bill 99: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 11-73, WHICH RECLASSIFIED LANDS FROM AGRICULTURAL – FORTY ACRES (A-40a) TO AGRICULTURAL – FIVE ACRES (A-5a) AT PUʻUKAPU, SOUTH KOHALA DISTRICT, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 6-4-017:042 (Applicant: Cynthia Foster) (Area: Approx. 17.88 acres)
The Leeward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for this amendment, which requests a five-year time extension to comply with Condition C (Time to Secure Final Subdivision Approval) with an amendment to Condition J (Inadvertent Cultural/Historic Finds). The property is located along the north side of Māmalahoa Highway approximately 750 feet west of its intersection with Kipahele Street in Waimea.
Reference: Comm. 548
Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz (B/R)
First Reading: January 19, 2022
Bill 100: REPEALS ORDINANCE NO. 97-106, WHICH AMENDED SECTION 25-8-33 (CITY OF HILO ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM LIMITED INDUSTRIAL – 20,000 SQUARE FEET (ML-20) TO INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL MIXED – 20,000 SQUARE FEET (MCX-20) AT WAIĀKEA, SOUTH HILO, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 2-2-032:023, 101, 102, 103 AND 104 (Planning Director initiated) (Area: Approx. 147,736 square feet)
The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation to repeal Ordinance No. 97-106, which would reclassify the property back to its original designation of Limited Industrial – 20,000 square feet. The property is located on the southeast corner of Kalanikoa and Kuawa Streets in Hilo.
Reference: Comm. 549
Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz (B/R)
First Reading: January 19, 2022
Bill 101: AMENDS THE STATE LAND USE BOUNDARIES MAPS FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM THE AGRICULTURAL TO THE URBAN DISTRICT AT WAIĀKEA, SOUTH HILO, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 2-4-001:168 (Applicant: Hawai‘i Island Community Development Corporation) (Area: Approx. 9.091 acres)
The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for this amendment, which would allow the applicant to develop 90 units of affordable housing and other related services in South Hilo. The property is located approximately 1,600 feet west of the Mohouli and Komohana Street intersection in Waiākea.
Reference: Comm. 550
Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz (B/R)
First Reading: January 19, 2022
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Comm. 550.2: From Council Member Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, dated January 25, 2022, transmitting a corrected map labeled as Exhibit A.
Bill 102: AMENDS CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10, DIVISION 5, SECTION 24-279, SCHEDULE 27, OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO PARKING ON PAVEMENT PROHIBITED AT ALL TIMES AND AMENDS CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10, DIVISION 5, SECTION 24-280, SCHEDULE 28, OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO NO PARKING AT ANY TIME
Amends Section 24-279, Schedule 27 (Parking on Pavement prohibited at all times), and amends Section 24-280 (No Parking at Any Time), by adding new provisions for portions of Kalapana-Kapoho Beach Road, Subsection (g), Puna.
Reference: Comm. 551
Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy (B/R)
First Reading: January 19, 2022
Bill 105: AMENDS CHAPTER 18, ARTICLE 4, SECTION 18-90 OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO FARES FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Establishes a temporary suspension of fares for all mass transit fixed routes and paratransit services until December 31, 2023. The fare suspension will not apply to County-contracted shared-ride services, curb-to-curb van services operated by the Department of Parks and Recreation, or non-fixed bus services provided in partnership with non-profit organizations.
Reference: Comm. 568
Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy (B/R)
First Reading: January 19, 2022
Bill 108: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 21-38, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2022
Appropriates revenues in Federal Grants – Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Shoreline and Riparian Setbacks Hawai‘i County account ($13,500), and appropriates same to Hazard Mitigation Grant Program-Shoreline and Riparian Setbacks Hawai‘i County account. Funds would be used for administrative and management costs.
Reference: Comm. 580
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
First Reading: January 19, 2022
Bill 109: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 21-38, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2022
Appropriates revenues in Federal Grants – Section 5339 Capital Grant Fiscal Year 21-22 account ($10,522,667), and appropriates same to Section 5339 Capital Grant Fiscal Year 21-22 account. Funds would be used to rehabilitate and purchase buses and related equipment and to construct bus-related facilities.
Reference: Comm. 581
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
First Reading: January 19, 2022
Bill 110: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 21-38, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2022
Increases revenues in the Fund Balance from Previous Year account ($770,000), and appropriates same to Highway Maintenance Administration Equipment account. Funds would be used for price increases on equipment purchases and to acquire equipment that was budgeted for in the previous fiscal year but not purchased due to lack of vendors.
Reference: Comm. 582
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
First Reading: January 19, 2022
REPORTS
PC-42 (Comm. 577): NOMINATION OF WAYNE K. DE LUZ TO THE WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
Requires Council Confirmation by: February 11, 2022 (Section 13-4(k), Hawaiʻi County Charter)
PC-43 (Comm. 578): NOMINATION OF DAVID A. WISEMAN TO THE BOARD OF APPEALS
Requires Council Confirmation by: February 11, 2022 (Section 13-4(k), Hawaiʻi County Charter)
GOREDC-21 (Comm. 576): NOMINATION OF ERICK ALLENDE TO THE BOARD OF ETHICS
Requires Council Confirmation by: February 11, 2022 (Section 13-4(k), Hawaiʻi County Charter)
PRPSC-31 (Comm. 579): NOMINATION OF JENNIFER YADAO TO THE LIQUOR COMMISSION
Requires Council Confirmation by: February 11, 2022 (Section 13-4(k), Hawaiʻi County Charter)
REFERRALS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION
A 2/3 vote pursuant to Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, Section 92-4, and Rule Nos. 2 and 10 of the Rules of Procedure of the County Council is necessary to hold an executive meeting.
OTHER BUSINESS
(Including but not limited to reconsideration of vetoed items, if any, or reconsideration of actions on agenda items.)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
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