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Home My WebLink About11-23-2011 Committee AgendaCOMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2011 9:00 A.M. OR SOON THEREAFTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS HISTORIC COUNTY BUILDING 4396 RICE STREET, SUITE 201 LIHU`E, KAUAI, HAWAi`I 96766 PLANNING COMMITTEE PL 2011 -03 Communication (10/13/2011) from Committee Chair Nakamura, requesting agenda time for Garrett Johnson, IT Analyst, to present and discuss the use of The County of Kauai Geographic Information System (GIS) within the Planning Department. Bill No. 2420 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 8, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, RELATING TO THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE (Clarifying farm worker housing permitting requirements) (Public Hearing held 11/16/2011) Bill No. 2421 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8, ARTICLE 24 OF THE KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, FOR THE IMPOSITION OF CIVIL FINE AUTHORITY FOR THE COUNTY OF KAUAI PLANNING DEPARTMENT (Public Hearing held 11/16/2011) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & RENEWABLE ENERGY STRATEGIES COMMITTEE Minutes of the October 26, 2011 Economic Development & Renewable Energy Strategies Committee. Bill No. 2415 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5A, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL ALTERNATIVE ENERGY FACILITIES (Deferred 11/9/2011) Committee Meeting November 23, 2011 PUBLIC SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES COMMITTEE Bill No. 2419 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 15A OF THE KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE KAUAI COUNTY FIRE CODE (Deferred 11/9/2011) INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE IGR 2011 -03 Communication (11/15/2011) from the Managing Director, transmitting for Council information, a listing of HCOM (Hawai`i County of Mayors) Carryover Bills as follows: 1) Appointment of County Liquor Administrators (HB587, HD2 and S131102) Authorizes each County's liquor commission to appoint and remove their respective liquor administrator, unless otherwise prescribed by their respective county charter. 2) Appointment of County Personnel Directors (HB588 and SB1103) Authorizes the Counties to appoint their respective personnel director pursuant to their respective charter. 3) ERS Segregation of Teachers (HB589 and SB1104) Segregates teachers from all other employees for determination of employer normal cost, accrued liability contributions, and annual contributions by the State and Counties. 4) County Representation on ERS Board of Trustees (HB174, HD1 and SB 1029) Increases the number on the ERS board of trustees from 8 to 10; Establishes County representation on the ERS board of directors. 5) Representation on EUTF Board of Trustees (HB175, HD2 and SB 1030) Requires one of the members of the EUTF Board of Trustees to be appointed by agreement of the Mayors of the four Counties and approved by HSAC; Permits the Governor to fill the vacancy should it not be filled within sixty days. (Referred 11/16/2011 for inclusion in the 2012 Kauai County Legislative Package.) Committee Meeting November 23, 2011 IGR 2011 -04 Communication (11/17/2011) from Council Vice Chair Yukimura, requesting agenda time regarding a Proposed Bill For An Act Relating To Gallonage Tax on Liquor (amends Chapter 244D, Section 244D -4) for consideration and inclusion in the 2012 Kauai County Legislative Package. C 2011 -308 Communication (11/10/2011) from HSAC President Mel Rapozo, transmitting for Council approval for inclusion in the 2012 Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC) Legislative Package, proposals approved by its Executive Committee as follows: (3) Proposed Bill for an Act Relating to Food Labeling (Requires the labeling of genetically engineered food products; County of Maui Proposal); (5) Proposed Bill for an Act Relating to Gallonage Tax on Liquor (Amends Chapter 244D, Section 244D -4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to increasing the gallonage tax on liquor; County of Hawaii Proposal); (9) Proposed Bill for an Act Relating to Collective Bargaining (Creates a new bargaining unit for Water Safety Officers employed by the State or Counties - City and County of Honolulu Proposal); (12) Proposed Resolution urging the United States Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, and the United States Attorney General to ease Visa restrictions for the People's Republic of China (City and County of Honolulu proposal). (Referred 11/16/2011) C 2011 -309 Communication (11/10/2011) from HSAC President Mel Rapozo, transmitting for Council approval, Resolutions from the Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC), approved by its Executive Committee, to be considered by the State House and Senate during the 2012 Legislative Session as follows: (2) Resolution requesting that the Hawaii State Department of Health amend Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 11, Chapter 62, §11- 62 -06, General Requirements, to establish up to a ten -year exemption period to connect to a public or private sewer system after installation of an individual wastewater system (County of Hawaii proposal). (Referred 11/16/2011) Committee Meeting 4 November 23, 2011 FINANCE / PARKS & RECREATION / PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS COMMITTEE Minutes of the October 12, 2011 Finance / Parks & Recreation / Public Works Programs Committee. Minutes of the October 26, 2011 Finance / Parks & Recreation / Public Works Programs Committee. FPP 2011 -07 Communication (9/30/2011) from Committee Chair Bynum, requesting the presence of Larry Dill, County Engineer, to provide: (1) An update on the County's FY 2011 -2012 CIP projects; (2) Discuss the effectiveness of the Project Initiation Document (PID's) system; and (3) Provide an overview of how CIP projects are currently being "tracked and managed." (Deferred 11/9/2011) Bill No. 2417 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5A, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAX (For the Tax Year 2013) (Deferred 11/9/2011) COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE EXECUTIVE SESSION: Pursuant to Haw. Rev. Stat. ( "H.R.S. ") §92 -7(a), the Council may, when deemed necessary, hold an executive session on any agenda item without written public notice if the executive session was not anticipated in advance. Any such executive session shall be held pursuant to H.R.S. §92 -4 and shall be limited to those items described in H.R.S. §92 -5(a). (Confidential reports on file in the County Attorney's Office and /or the County Clerk's Office. Discussions held in Executive Session are closed to the public.) NOTE: SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS AND SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER AND INTERPRETERS FOR NON - ENGLISH SPEAKING PERSONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FIVE (5) DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING DATE, TO THE COUNTY CLERK, 4396 RICE STREET, SUITE 209, LIHU`E, KAUAI. TELEPHONE NO. 241 -4188.