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Home My WebLink About 06/04/2009 06/03/2009 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 June 4, 2009 TO: BERNARD P. CARVALHO, JR., MAYOR FROM: BILL "KAIPO" ASING, COUNCIL CHAIR SUBJECT: JUNE 3, 2009 COUNCIL MEETING This is to inform you of the action taken by the Council at its June 3, 2009 Council meeting and any follow-up that was requested: C 2009-193 Communication (04/24/2009) from the Director of Personnel, transmitting for Council information, the third quarter reports (January-March 2009) relative to vacancies, established positions, new hires, reallocations, and promotions: Received for the record. C 2009-194 Communication (04/28/2009) from Virginia Kapali, Chairperson, Kauai Salary Commission, transmitting for Council information, Resolution No. 2009-01, relating to the salaries of certain officers and employees of the County of Kauai which was adopted by the Salary Commission at its April 28, 2009 meeting, and recommending amendments to the Kauai County Code related to salaries of certain officers, the County Council, and Council Services employees: Received for the record. C 2009-195 Communication (05/01/2009) from the Planning Director, transmitting the Planning Commission's recommendation relating to Proposed Draft Bill No. 2291 to approve increasing the amount of the fine from $500 to $2,000 for persons convicted of violating, permitting, or causing the violation of any of the provisions contained in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO): Received for the record. C 2009-196 Communication (05/04/2009) from the Planning Director, transmitting the Planning Commission's recommendation relating to Proposed Draft Bill No. 2290 to approve allowing Small Wind Energy Conversion Systems (S.W.E.C.S) as permitted use in certain County zoning districts subject to requirements and standards as set forth in the proposed draft bill: Received for the record. C 2009-197 Communication (05/04/2009) from the Planning Director, transmitting the Planning Commission's recommendation relating to Proposed Draft Bill No. 2293 to approve allowing farm worker housing in the Agriculture Zoning District through the Use Permit process: Received for the record. Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr., Mayor June 4, 2009 Page 2 of 4 C 2009-198 Communication (05/08/2009) from the Director of Personnel Services, transmitting for Council information, the following classification request which the Department of Personnel Services will be reviewing and taking appropriate action: • Public Works Department, Position No. 1539 (Redescription - Review of Plumber II) Received for the record. C 2009-199 Communication (05/13/2009) from the Director of Personnel Services, transmitting for Council information, the following classification request which the Department of Personnel Services will be reviewing and taking appropriate action: • Prosecuting Attorney, Position No. 2801 (Redescription - Review of Special Investigator) Received for the record. C 2009-200 Communication (05/14/2009) from Angelica Tran, representing Waimea High School's 9th Grade Class, requesting agenda time to make a presentation regarding traffic safety from Intersection's Beach (also known as "Intas") to First Ditch (in the vicinity of Kekaha Gardens) and recommending a change to the speed limit on Kaumualii Highway from 50 m.p.h. to 35 m.p.h.: Received for the record. C 2009-201 Communication (05/04/2009) from the Executive on Transportation, requesting Council approval to receive and expend $400,000 of a Section 117-Surface Transportation Projects Federal earmark for a comprehensive Multi-Modal Land Transportation System Plan for the County of Kauai: Approved. C 2009-202 Communication (05/08/2009) from the Housing Director, requesting Council approval to decline the repurchase of Unit No. 602, Hookena at Puhi, located at 2080 Manawalea Street, Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii, 96766, and provide the owner with a one-year waiver of the resale restriction: Deferred. C 2009-203 Communication (05/15/2009) from the Prosecuting Attorney, requesting Council approval to apply for, receive, and expend the following Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (JAG), pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) in the amount of $191,079 for salaries and training for the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, as well as to replace AED Equipment, support the K-PAL football and cheerleading programs, and provide training and overtime for the Kauai Police Department. These funds will be expended for this program from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010: Approved. C 2009-204 Communication (05/20/2009) from Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC) Vice President Derek S.K. Kawakami, requesting Council approval of the proposed slate of HSAC Executive Committee Officers for the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 term as follows: • Derek S.K. Kawakami - President • Nestor Garcia -Vice-President • Dennis "Fresh" Onishi - Secretary • Joseph Pontanilla -Treasurer Approved. Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr., Mayor June 4, 2009 Page 3 of 4 C 2009-205 Request (05/22/2009) from the Office of the County Attorney for authorization to expend additional funds up to $20,000 for special counsel to represent the Planning Commission of the County of Kauai in Planning Commission of the County of Kauai vs. Patricia W & Michael G Sheehan Sr , Permit Numbers: Special Management Area Use; Permit SMA (U) 87-8; Use Permit U-87-32; Special Permit SP-87-9; Class IV Zoning Permit Z-IV-87-40 (Order to Show Cause Hearings) and related matters: Approved. LEGAL DOCUMENT: C 2009-206 Communication (05/21/2009) from the Housing Director, recommending for Council approval a Third Amended Agreement for Kauai Lagoons Affordable Housing to allow for an extension of time up to August 17, 2009 for the developer to obtain Certificates of Occupancy for 82 of the required affordable housing units: • Third Amended Agreement (Kauai Lagoons Affordable Housing) Approved. COMMITTEE REPORTS: APPROVED. BILLS FOR FIRST READING: Proposed Draft Bill No. 2290 - A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A NEW ARTICLE 28, CHAPTER 8, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, RELATING TO SMALL WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS: Received for the record. Proposed Draft Bill No. 2291 - A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8-24.1, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE: Approved on first reading, public hearing scheduled for July 8, 2009, and thereafter referred to the Planning Committee. Proposed Draft Bill No. 2293 - A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 8, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, RELATING TO THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE (Farm Worker Housing): Received for the record. Proposed Draft Bill No. 2317 - A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A NEW ARTICLE 28, CHAPTER 8, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, RELATING TO SMALL WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS: Approved on first reading, public hearing scheduled for July 8, 2009, and thereafter referred to the Planning Committee. Proposed Draft Bill No. 2318 - A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 8, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, RELATING TO THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE (Farm Worker Housing): Approved on first reading, public hearing scheduled for July 8, 2009, and thereafter referred to the Planning Committee. Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr., Mayor June 4, 2009 Page 4 of 4 BILLS FOR SECOND READING: Bill No. 2312, Draft 1 - A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17A, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO BUS FARES FOR THE COUNTY BUS SYSTEM: Approved. Bill No. 2313 - 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 (Prosecuting Attorney): Approved. 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) Eve Domingcil (Fire Department) Leonard Rapozo, Jr., Director of Parks & Rec. (Dept. of Parks & Rec.) Alvin Honda, Budget Administrator (Finance Dept.) Rhonda Lizama, Private Secretary (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