HomeMy WebLinkAbout 03/25/2009 03/25/2009 Council meeting follow-up letterCOUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
BILL "KAIPO" ASING, CHAIR Council Services Division
JAY FURFARO, VICE CHAIR Elections Division
TIM BYNUM
DICKIE CHANG PETER A. NAKAMURA, County Clerk
DARYL W. KANESHIRO ERNESTO G. PASION, Deputy County Clerk
LANI T. KAWAHARA Telephone: (808) 241-6371
DEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI Facsimile: (808) 241-6349
4396 RICE STREET, ROOM 206
LIHUE, KAUAI, HAWAII 96766-1371
E-mail: cokcouncil@kauai.gov
MEMORANDUM
March 25, 2009
TO: BERNARD P. CARVALHO, JR., MAYOR
FROM: BILL "KAIPO" ASING, COUNCIL CHAIR
SUBJECT: MARCH 25, 2009 COUNCIL MEETING
This is to inform you of the action taken by the Council at its March 25, 2009
Council meeting and any follow-up that was requested:
C 2009-115 Communication (02/27/2009) from the Housing Director,
transmitting for Council action a Resolution to authorize the filing of the 2009
Action Plan for the County's 5-Year Consolidated Plan to the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and to appropriate funding for the 2009
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program: Received for the record.
C 2009-116 Communication (03/02/2009) from the Mayor, transmitting a
request to appropriate $500,000 from the surplus and appropriations estimated in
the General Fund to a Kauai Visitors Bureau Economic Stimulus Grant which will
help facilitate the first phase of a program that would bring additional visitors to
Kauai between June and December 2009: Received for the record.
C 2009-117 Communication (03/03/2009) from the Director of Finance,
transmitting for Council information the Period 7 Financial Reports - Statement of
Revenues as of January 31, 2009: Received for the record.
C 2009-118 Communication (03/03/2009) from the Director of Finance,
transmitting a request to appropriate $300,000 from the available surplus and
appropriations estimated in the General Fund to the Office of the County Attorney's
Consultant Services-Special Counsel account for a shortfall of anticipated expenses
associated with litigation and outstanding special counsel fees and costs: Received
for the record.
C 2009-119 Communication (03/13/2009) from the Mayor, transmitting for
Council consideration an amendment to the Cost Control Commission's
recommendations to amend Chapter 19, Article 3, subsection 19-3.2 of the Kauai
Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr., Mayor
March 25, 2009
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County Code 1987, relating to increasing the playing and driving range ball token
fees at the Wailua Golf Course effective July 1, 2009: Received for the record.
C 2009-120 Communication (03/13/2009) from the Director of Finance,
transmitting for Council consideration amendments to the solid waste tipping fee
for commercial waste accepted at the Kekaha Landfill from $80 per ton to $90 per
ton, effective July 1, 2009: Received for the record.
C 2009-121 Communication (03/13/2009) from the Mayor, transmitting his
Fiscal Year (FY) 2009-2010 Budget Message, along with his proposed Operating
Budget, Capital Improvements Budget, and Real Property Tax Rates: Received for
the record.
C 2009-122 Communication (03/19/2009) from the Mayor, transmitting for
Council approval a Resolution entitled, "County of Kauai, Hawaii, Fiscal Year 2010
Federal Agenda," as the official Federal Agenda for the County of Kauai for the
federal Fiscal Year 2010 appropriations process during calendar year 2009:
Received for the record.
C 2009-123 Communication (03/06/2009) from the Fire Chief, requesting
Council approval to accept the donation of a jet-ski, trailer, cover and other jet-ski
incidentals valued at $13,110 from David and Gina Moore to be stationed at the
Hanalei Fire Station: Approved with thank you letter.
C 2009-124 Communication (03/12/2009) from the Executive on
Transportation, requesting Council approval to apply for, receive, indemnify and
expend a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5311 and 5311(b)(2) Rural
Transit Assistance Program (RTAP) grant for operational, administrative and
training expenses for the County Transportation Agency in the amounts of $526,853
and $10,230, respectively: Approved.
C 2009-125 Communication (03/12/2009) from the Executive on
Transportation, requesting Council approval to apply for, receive, indemnify and
expend an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, 49 U.S.C. Section
5340 Growing States and High Density States Formula program grant for transit
capital assistance to the County Transportation Agency in the amount of $977,812:
Approved.
C 2009-126 Communication (03/19/2009) from the Chief of Police, requesting
Council approval to apply for, accept, indemnify, and expend grant funds
appropriated by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services under the COPS Hiring Recovery Program to hire four (4)
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March 25, 2009
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additional Officers for approved entry-level salaries and benefits for three (3) years
in which the grant will cover approximately $980,352.00 and the County's
obligation will be approximately $195,265.00: Approved.
C 2009-127 Communication (03/19/2009) from the Director of Parks &
Recreation, requesting Council approval to apply for, receive, and expend funds of
$700,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP) Grant for land
acquisition of Lot 49 (TMK: (4)-5-5-001:011) adjacent to Black Pot Park: Approved.
LEGAL DOCUMENT:
C 2009-128 Communication (02/24/2009) from the Chief of Wastewater,
requesting Council approval of two (2) agreements that collectively provide for the
development of the "R-1 Upgrade Project" for the Lihue Wastewater Treatment
Plant (WWTP) which involves a partnership with Kauai Lagoons, LLC:
1) Amendment to Agreement Regarding STP Effluent (Contract No.
6582) by and between Kauai Lagoons LLC and the County of Kauai.
2) Lihue Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Upgrade Agreement by
and between Kauai Lagoons LLC and the County of Kauai:
Approved.
CLAIMS:
C 2009-129 Communication (03/05/2009) from the County Clerk,
transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kauai by Darlene Walker for
damages to her vehicle, pursuant to Section 23.06, Charter of the County of Kauai:
Referred to the County Attorney's Office for disposition and/or report back
to the Council.
C 2009-130 Communication (03/06/2009) from the County Clerk,
transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kauai by James T. Jasper II
relating to the Decision and Order filed in Jasper v. Liquor Control Commission of
the County of Kauai, Civ. No. 08-1-0187, Circuit Court of the Fifth Circuit, State of
Hawaii, pursuant to Section 23.06, Charter of the County of Kauai: Referred to
the County Attorney's Office for disposition and/or report back to the
Council.
C 2009-131 Communication (03/06/2009) from the County Clerk,
transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kauai by James T. Jasper II dba
Primo Pub relating to the Decision and Order filed in Jasper v. Liquor Control
Commission of the County of Kauai, Civ. No. 09-1-0004, Circuit Court of the Fifth
Circuit, State of Hawaii, pursuant to Section 23.06, Charter of the County of
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March 25, 2009
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Kauai: Referred to the County Attorney's Office for disposition and/or
report back to the Council.
C 2009-132 Communication (03/16/2009) from the County Clerk,
transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kauai by CRS (Claims Resource
Services) for The Hartford as subrogee for Richard Shigematsu for damages to his
vehicle, pursuant to Section 23.06, Charter of the County of Kauai: Referred to
the County Attorney's Office for disposition and/or report back to the
Council.
COMMITTEE REPORT: APPROVED.
RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution No. 2009-31 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF
THE KAUAI COUNTY 2009 ACTION PLAN (COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT) WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, FOR A GRANT UNDER
TITLE I OF THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974
AND 1987 (PUBLIC LAWS 93-383 AND 100-242), AS AMENDED: Deferred.
Resolution No. 2009-32 - RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE REAL
PROPERTY TAX RATES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2009 TO JUNE 30,
2010 FOR THE COUNTY OF KAUAI: Schedule public hearing for May 6, 2009
at 5:00 p. m. at the Council Chambers, Historic County Building, Lihue,
Kauai, and thereafter referred to the Budget & Finance Committee.
Resolution No. 2009-33 - RESOLUTION TO ADOPT A FEDERAL AGENDA
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2010: Approved.
BILLS FOR FIRST READING:
Proposed Draft Bill No. 2306 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. B-2008-672 AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OPERATING BUDGET OF
THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY
1, 2008 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2009, BY REVISING THE SURPLUS AND
APPROPRIATIONS ESTIMATED IN THE GENERAL FUND ($500,000-Kauai
Visitors Bureau Economic Stimulus Grant): Approved on first reading,
schedule public hearing for April 22, 2009 at 1:30 p. m. at the Council
Chambers, Historic County Building, Lihue, Kauai, and thereafter
referred to the Budget & Finance Committee.
Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr., Mayor
March 25, 2009
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Proposed Draft Bill No. 2307 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. B-2008-672 AS AMENDED RELATING TO THE OPERATING BUDGET OF
THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY
1, 2008 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2009, BY REVISING THE SURPLUS AND
APPROPRIATION ESTIMATED IN THE GENERAL FUND ($300,000-Consultant
Services-Special Counsel): Approved on first reading, schedule public hearing
for April 22, 2009 at 1:30 p. m. at the Council Chambers, Historic County
Building, Lihue, Kauai, and thereafter referred to the Budget & Finance
Committee.
Proposed Draft Bill No. 2308 - A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 3, SUBSECTION 19-3.2 (b) AND SUBSECTION 19-3.2 (i)
OF THE KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO
INCREASING THE PLAYING AND DRIVING RANGE BALL TOKEN FEES AT
THE WAILUA GOLF COURSE: Approved on first reading, schedule public
hearing for April 22, 2009 at 1:30 p. m. at the Council Chambers, Historic
County Building, Lihue, Kauai, and thereafter referred to the Budget &
Finance Committee.
Proposed Draft Bill No. 2309 - A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
SUBSECTION (a) OF SECTION 21-9.2 OF THE KAUAI COUNTY CODE, 1987
RELATING TO INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT: Approved on
first reading, schedule public hearing for April 22, 2009 at 1:30 p. m. at the
Council Chambers, Historic County Building, Lihue, Kauai, and thereafter
referred to the Budget & Finance Committee.
Proposed Draft Bill No. 2310 - A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO THE OPERATING BUDGET AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR JULY 1, 2009 TO JUNE 30, 2010: Approved on first reading, schedule
public hearing for May 6, 2009 at 5:00 p. m. at the Council Chambers,
Historic County Building, Lihue, Kauai, and thereafter referred to the
Budget & Finance Committee.
Proposed Draft Bill No. 2311 - A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE RELATING
TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR JULY 1, 2009 TO JUNE 30, 2010: Approved on first reading, schedule
public hearing for May 6, 2009 at 5:00 p. m. at the Council Chambers,
Historic County Building, Lihue, Kauai, and thereafter referred to the
Budget & Finance Committee.
Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr., Mayor
March 25, 2009
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BILLS FOR SECOND READING:
Bill No. 2299 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.
B-2008-672 AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE
COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
JULY 1, 2008 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2009, BY REVISING THE SURPLUS
ESTIMATED IN THE GENERAL FUND (Appropriation of $40,203 from the
General Fund to Building Lease, Fire): Deferred.
Thank you for following up as appropriate, including confidential routing to any
appropriate parties, and please do not hesitate to contact me or Council Services
staff if you need further information. Please note that this memo presents a
summary of the action taken, and reference should be made to the official minutes
for a complete record.
RW/lki
copy: Council
via e-mail: County Attorney (via Joy Goto)
County Engineer (via Mari Chan)
Leonard Rapozo, Jr., Director of Parks & Recreation
Alvin Honda, Budget Administrator (Finance Dept.)
Clint Saiki, Fiscal Management Officer (Public Works Dept.)
Lynn Kuboyama, Fiscal Officer (Dept. of Parks & Recreation)
Cathy Simao, Private Secretary (Dept. of Parks & Recreation)
Staff