Hawaii County Council will meet Aug. 2

Hawaii County Council will meet Aug. 2.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

Notice is hereby given that the Hawai‘i County Council will be conducting this meeting via interactive conference technology (ICT) pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes §92-3.5. Council Members will be participating via ICT at the:

• Kona Council Chambers, West Hawai‘i Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A

Members of the public may also attend from this location.

Public attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations:

• Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa‘au; and

• Pāhoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pāhoa Village Road.

If a Courtesy Site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue.

Oral Public Testimony via Zoom: To provide oral testimony via Zoom, email councilremotetestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 961-8255 to complete the registration process and obtain meeting login information. Please contact our office to register by 12:00 noon, Tuesday, August 1, 2023.

Submitting Written Testimony: To ensure timely delivery to Council Members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, by: (1) email to counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, 96720. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item.

Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer

INVOCATION Pastor Daniel Tomita of Kinoole Baptist Church

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PETITIONS, MEMORIALS, CERTIFICATES OF MERIT, AND EXPRESSIONS OF CONDOLENCE

STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS

Pursuant to HRS §92-3, oral testimony may be provided entirely at the beginning of the meeting, or immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the Council.

(NOTE: COUNCIL MAY TAKE A LUNCH BREAK CLOSE TO THE NOON HOUR) APPROVAL OF MINUTES June 1, 2023

ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS

Res. 201-23: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Allows for the receipt of $10 million which would be used to support the planning, design, and construction cost of the Kukuiola Assessment Center and Emergency Shelter in North Kona.

Reference: Comm. 358

Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)

Approve: FC-56

Res. 202-23: AUTHORIZES THE ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT AWARD OF $200,000 FROM HAWAI‘I COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT SERVICES

Funds would be used to support no-cost financial and homeownership counseling provided by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Reference: Comm. 359

Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)

Approve: FC-57

Res. 203-23: ADOPTS THE 2023 INTEGRATED CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AS THE COUNTY’S OFFICIAL STRATEGIC PLAN TO ACHIEVE ITS EMISSIONS MITIGATION AND CLIMATE ADAPTATION GOALS AND TARGETS

Seeks to mitigate the County’s greenhouse gas emissions and reinforce County assets, services, and infrastructure to adapt to the impacts and hazards of climate change.

Reference: Comm. 361

Intr. by: Ms. Galimba (B/R)

Approve: PCCRRA-1

Res. 204-23: STRONGLY URGES THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TO EXPAND POST OFFICE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUNA, HAWAIʻI

Reference: Comm. 365

Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder

Approve: GOEAC-70

Res. 213-23: AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

Allows the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to utilize the County of Hawai‘i’s Radio Repeater site at South Point to support its South Point Weather Radio Communication Network.

Reference: Comm. 383

Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)

Waived: FC

Res. 214-23: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF A LATER FISCAL YEAR AND OF MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR A MULTI-YEAR LEASE FOR ONE MULTI-FUNCTION COPY MACHINE FOR THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a five-year lease agreement with an approximate monthly cost of $174, to be used by the department’s Community Engagement Division in Hilo.

Reference: Comm. 384

Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)

Waived: FC

BILLS FOR ORDINANCES (FIRST READING)

Bill 53: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 23-50, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024

Appropriates revenues in the Federal Housing and Urban Development – Community Project Funding Kukuiola account ($10,000,000); and appropriates the same to the following Housing and Urban Development – Community Project Funding Kukuiola programs: Program account ($9,500,000) and Administration account ($500,000). Funds would be used to support the planning, design, and construction cost of the Kukuiola Assessment Center and Emergency Shelter in North Kona.

Reference: Comm. 358

Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)

Approve: FC-58

Bill 54: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 23-50, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024

Appropriates revenues in the Hawai‘i Community Foundation – Financial Empowerment Services (Private) account ($200,000); and appropriates the same to the Hawai‘i Community Foundation – Financial Empowerment Services – Program account. Funds would be used to support no-cost financial and homeownership counseling provided by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Reference: Comm. 359

Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)

Approve: FC-59

Bill 55: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 23-50, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2024

Increases revenues in Federal Grants – High Intensity Impact Grant account ($27,100); and appropriates the same to the High Intensity Impact Grant account. These additional funds would be used by the Hawai‘i Police Department for overtime, travel, training, services, and equipment needed for operations to investigate drug related cases.

Reference: Comm. 360

Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)

Approve: FC-60

Bill 56: AMENDS CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 47, OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATION OF DISASTER RELIEF FUNDS FOR DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND SUFFERING CAUSED BY THE 2018 KĪLAUEA ERUPTION

To establish standards for the appropriation of disaster relief funds that the County received, or may receive, for the purpose of providing relief, recovery, mitigation, and long-term resilience for disaster damages, losses, and suffering caused by the 2018 Kīlauea eruption.

Reference: Comm. 362

Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz

Approve: GOEAC-71

ORDER OF THE DAY (SECOND OR FINAL READING)

Bill 51: AMENDS CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10, DIVISION 1, OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO SPEED LIMITS

Amends Section 24-256, Schedule 3 by adding Kalanianaʻole Street, James Kealoha Park Access Road to Leleiwi Street to decrease the speed limit from 30 to 25 miles per hour, and removes the same from Section 24-256, Schedule 4.

Reference: Comm. 321

Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy

First Reading: July 26, 2023

Bill 57: AMENDS CHAPTER 19, ARTICLES 1 AND 7, OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO NONDEDICATED AGRICULTURAL USE ASSESSMENTS

Seeks to implement recommendations of the Real Property Tax Review Working Group and Agricultural Committee’s September 2019 Final Report and the 2021 Annual Report of the Real Property Tax Board of Review by establishing a sunset date for the definition of “Nondedicated agricultural use assessment” and for Section 19-57 of the Hawaiʻi County Code.

Reference: Comm. 369

Intr. by: Ms. Kimball and Ms. Galimba

First Reading: July 26, 2023

Bill 58: AMENDS CHAPTER 19, ARTICLES 1 AND 7, OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO COMMUNITY FOOD SUSTAINABILITY USE ASSESSMENTS

Seeks to implement recommendations of the Real Property Tax Review Working Group and Agricultural Committee’s September 2019 Final Report and the 2021 Annual Report of the Real Property Tax Board of Review by adding a new definition for “Community food sustainability use” and establishing a new section titled “Community food sustainability use assessment.”

Reference: Comm. 370

Intr. by: Ms. Kimball and Ms. Galimba

First Reading: July 26, 2023

REPORTS

GOEAC-57 (Comm. 342):

NOMINATION OF HEATHER KOROTIE TO THE KONA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE