Hawaii County Council will meet Feb. 7.
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.
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INVOCATION Pastor John Endriss of Engage Church Hilo
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.
ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS
Res. 406-24: ACCEPTS THE DEDICATION OF ROADWAY PARCEL IDENTIFIED AS ALL OF THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND (BEING A PORTION OF LAND DESCRIBED IN AND COVERED BY ROYAL PATENT GRANT NUMBER 6586, LAND COMMISSION AWARD NUMBER 8689-B TO HELEANAOLE) SITUATED, LYING AND BEING AT KAPAʻAU DISTRICT, OF NORTH KOHALA, ISLAND AND COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI, STATE OF HAWAIʻI, AND DESIGNATED AS TAX MAP KEY: 5-4-004-015 (“ACCESS ROAD”) FROM KAPAʻAU WATER WORKS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, A HAWAIʻI NONPROFIT CORPORATION
The landowner seeks to dedicate the roadway and all improvements for public roadway purposes.
Reference: Comm. 680
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba (B/R)
Approve: LAAC-46
Res. 407-24: ACCEPTS THE DEDICATION OF A ROADWAY LOT, CONTAINING AN AREA OF 54,424 SQUARE FEET, IN THE KUPULAU MEADOWS SUBDIVISION, PHASE II, PORTION OF GRANT 9460 TO HENRIETTA D. HOLT, BEING IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP KEY: 2-4-076-052, SITUATED AT WAIĀKEA, DISTRICT OF SOUTH HILO, ISLAND AND COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI, STATE OF HAWAIʻI, FROM FOLIAGE PARTNERS, A HAWAIʻI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, KUPULAU ANTHURIUM PARTNERS, A HAWAIʻI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, AND ANDRAEA PARTNERS, A LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
The landowners seek to dedicate the roadway and all improvements for public roadway purposes.
Reference: Comm. 681
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba (B/R)
Res. 408-24: AUTHORIZES THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LANDS AND/OR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS FOR ALL OR A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP KEY: 2-5-001:011, SITUATED IN THE AHUPUAʻA OF PUNAHOA, DISTRICT OF SOUTH HILO, UTILIZING THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION FUND
The County seeks to acquire approximately 1,052 acres of land to protect cultural and natural resources and open certain areas of the property for education, gathering, and cultural practices. The parcel is listed as priority number two in the 2023 Annual Report of the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission.
Reference: Comm. 682
Intr. by: Ms. Kagiwada
Approve: LAAC-48
Res. 409-24: AUTHORIZES THE ACCEPTANCE OF A QUITCLAIM OF REAL PROPERTY, BEING A PORTION OF GOVERNMENT HOMESTEAD ROAD AND A 30-FOOT-WIDE RIGHT OF WAY, SITUATED AT HONOMŪ, SOUTH HILO, ISLAND OF HAWAIʻI, STATE OF HAWAIʻI, BY ITS BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
The County seeks to preserve and protect public access to the Hilo Forest Reserve.
Reference: Comm. 683
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba (B/R)
Approve: LAAC-49
Res. 410-24: AUTHORIZES THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LAND OR A CONSERVATION EASEMENT FOR ALL OR A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP KEY: 8-7-11:002, SITUATED IN THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH KONA, ALSO KNOWN AS ‘IO LANI KEA, UTILIZING THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION FUND
The County seeks to acquire approximately 46.27 acres of land to protect cultural and natural resources and preserve portions of the ala loa or Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail. The parcel is listed as priority number twelve in the 2018 Annual Report of the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission.
Reference: Comm. 684
Intr. by: Ms. Galimba
Approve: LAAC-50
Res. 415-24: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF A LATER FISCAL YEAR AND OF MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR MULTI-YEAR LEASES FOR ONE FORKLIFT, ONE 3-TON DUMP TRUCK, AND ONE SUPER DUTY TRUCK WITH UTILITY BODY AND CRANE FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Authorizes the Mayor to enter into five-year lease agreements with an approximate monthly cost of $1,600 for the forklift, $2,200 for the 3-ton dump truck, and $5,100 for the super duty truck, to be used by the Wastewater Division.
Reference: Comm. 689
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
Approve: FC-134
Res. 422-24: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO KA‘AHAHUI ‘O KA NĀHELEHELE FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO ITS HAWAI‘I ISLAND SEED BANK
Transfers $5,000 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account (Council District 5); and credits to the Department of Research and Development, Agriculture Other Current Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 705
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder
Res. 423-24: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO HUMANITY HALE TO ASSIST WITH EXPENSES RELATED TO ITS LIFE-ENHANCING PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH
Transfers $8,000 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account (Council District 8); and credits to the Department of Liquor Control, Public Programs account.
Reference: Comm. 706
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba
Res. 424-24: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT FOR VARIOUS ‘IKE PONO INTERSESSION PROGRAMS IN THE HĀMĀKUA-NORTH/SOUTH HILO DISTRICT
Transfers $4,000 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account (Council District 1); and credits to the Department of Parks and Recreation, Summer/Intersession Other Current Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 707
Intr. by: Ms. Kimball
Res. 425-24: TRANSFERS/APPROPRIATES AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITS SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE FRIENDS OF FIRST RESPONDERS FOR EXPENSES RELATING TO THE BLUE COURAGE TRAINING
Transfers $5,000 from the Clerk-Council Services – Contingency Relief account (Council District 1); and credits to the Police Department, Police Administration Division-Other Current Expenses account.
Reference: Comm. 708
Intr. by: Ms. Kimball
Res. 426-24: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF A LATER FISCAL YEAR AND OF MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR A MULTI-YEAR LEASE FOR THREE MULTI-FUNCTION COPY MACHINES FOR THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a five-year lease agreement with an approximate annual cost of $2,500, to be used by the department’s Existing Housing Division in Hilo.
Reference: Comm. 709
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
Waived: FC
Res. 431-24: AUTHORIZES THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS OF A LATER FISCAL YEAR AND OF MORE THAN ONE FISCAL YEAR FOR A MULTI-YEAR LEASE FOR TWO MULTI-FUNCTION COPY MACHINES FOR THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
Authorizes the Mayor to enter into a five-year lease agreement with an approximate monthly cost of $215 for both printers, to be used by the department’s Council Services Section and Administrative Services/Legislative Research Branch.
Reference: Comm. 716
Intr. by: Ms. Kimball
Waived: FC
BILLS FOR ORDINANCES (FIRST READING)
Bill 124: AMENDS CHAPTER 5B, ARTICLE 2, SECTION 5B-2-1(D), OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO WIND DESIGN CRITERIA FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
Establishes provisions specific to single-story, slab-on-grade residential buildings.
Reference: Comm. 678
Intr. by: Ms. Kimball
Approve: PCPLUD-7
ORDER OF THE DAY (SECOND OR FINAL READING)
Bill 108: (Draft 3)
AMENDS CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 49, SECTION 2-271; CHAPTER 37, ARTICLE 1, SECTIONS 37-1-2 AND 37-1-3; AND CHAPTER 37, ARTICLE 2, SECTION 37-2-21, OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY, CLIMATE, EQUITY, AND RESILIENCE
Adds definitions for “trauma” and “trauma informed” and the requirement that the policy and program development duties of the Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity, and Resilience be trauma informed.
Reference: Comm. 626.10
Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy
Postponed: January 10, 2024
First Reading: January 24, 2024
Bill 109: (Draft 3)
INITIATES AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE XIII, SECTION 13-8 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CHARTER (2022 EDITION), RELATING TO TERM OF OFFICE OF DEPARTMENT HEADS
Proposes to revise the County Charter to require the Mayor to appoint department heads within 30 days of taking office and within 60 days of any vacancy occurring during the Mayor’s term of office, and further that the department head, with the exception of the Managing Director, shall not take office until confirmed by the County Council.
Reference: Comm. 627.17
Intr. by: Mr. Inaba and Ms. Villegas
First Reading: January 10, 2024
Second Reading: January 24, 2024
2/3 Vote: Third of three required readings, Section 15-1(a), Hawai‘i County Charter
Bill 113: 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 Federal Grants – United States Department of Agriculture Broadband Technical Assistance Grant account ($69,680); and appropriates the same to the United States Department of Agriculture Broadband Technical
Assistance Grant account. Funds would be used to evaluate infrastructure needs and associated costs to inform next steps for infrastructure development.
Reference: Comm. 660
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
First Reading: January 24, 2024
Bill 114: 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 Federal Grants – Opioid Settlement Funds account ($478,400); and appropriates the same to the Opioid Settlement Funds account. Funds would be used to support the ongoing operations of the Hawai‘i Island Fentanyl Task Force.
Reference: Comm. 661
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
First Reading: January 24, 2024
Bill 115: 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 – Housing Choice Voucher Program account ($5 million); and appropriates the same to the Choice Voucher Rental Subsidies account, for a total appropriation of $28 million. Funds would be used for rental assistance for eligible participants in the Housing Assistance Payment program.
Reference: Comm. 662
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
First Reading: January 24, 2024
Bill 116: 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 – Mainstream Voucher Program account ($150,000); and appropriates the same to the Mainstream Voucher Program account for a total appropriation of $950,000. Funds would be used towards housing assistance payment costs for the Mainstream Voucher Program.
Reference: Comm. 663
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
First Reading: January 24, 2024
Bill 117: 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 – Housing Choice Emergency Voucher Program account ($400,000); and appropriates the same to the Housing Choice Emergency Housing Voucher Program account for a total appropriation of $1,400,000. Funds would be used towards housing assistance payment costs for the Emergency Housing Voucher Program.
Reference: Comm. 664
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
First Reading: January 24, 2024
Bill 118: 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 the Federal Grants – National Instant Criminal Background Check Act Record Improvement Program account ($169,728); and appropriates the same to the National Instant Criminal Background Check Act Record Improvement Program account, for a total appropriation of $715,488. These additional funds would be used to convert paper files to electronic formats and to fund overtime hours for staff to prepare documents for electronic conversion.
Reference: Comm. 665
Intr. by: Mr. Kānealiʻi-Kleinfelder (B/R)
First Reading: January 24, 2024
Bill 119: AMENDS CHAPTER 24, ARTICLE 10, DIVISION 1, OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO SPEED LIMITS
Adds speed limits ranging between 25 through 45 miles-per-hour for Honokaʻa Waipio Road.
Reference: Comm. 666
Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy (B/R)
First Reading: January 24, 2024
Bill 126: AMENDS CHAPTER 14 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE RELATING TO ESTABLISHING A REGISTRY OF REAL PROPERTY OWNER INFORMATION
Requires owners of real property, or a designated agent of an absentee property owner, to provide to the County the property owner or designated agent’s name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address to allow the County to distribute the contact information amongst County departments and agencies for the purpose of notifying the property owner or agent of potential or existing impacts to the property.
Reference: Comm. 690
Intr. by: Ms. Kierkiewicz
First Reading: January 24, 2024
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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