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Home My WebLink About12-14-2011 Council AgendaCOUNCIL MEETING NOTICE and AGENDA WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011 9:00 A.M. OR SOON THEREAFTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS Historic County Building 4396 Rice Street, Suite 201 Li -hu`e, Kauai, Hawaii 96766 MEETING CALLED TO ORDER. ROLL CALL. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. CONSENT CALENDAR: C 2011 -326 Communication (11/10/2011) from the Chief, Building Division, Department of Public Works, transmitting for Council information, the Monthly Report on Building Permit Information for the Month of November 2011, which includes the following: 1) Building Permit Processing Report 2) Building Permit Estimated Value Summary 3) Building Permits Tracking Report 4) Building Permits Status COMMUNICATIONS: C 2011 -327 Communication (10/21/2011 and 11/04/2011) from the Council Chair, requesting the presence of Ray McCormick, District Engineer, State Department of Transportation (DOT), Kauai District, to update the County Council on the DOT's efforts to address safety concerns between mile marker 2.9 and 3.4 on Kuh16 Highway (also known as the "Wailua Corridor "), and to provide an update on the Wailua Bridge improvements and coastal erosion on Kaumuali`i Highway in Kekaha. C 2011 -328 Communication (10/21/2011) from the Council Chair, requesting the presence of the Administration to provide the Council with an update on the status of the Wailua Emergency Bypass Improvements. C 2011 -329 Communication (12/02/2010) from the Mayor, requesting Council consideration and confirmation of the following Mayoral appointments and reappointment to various Boards and Commissions for the County of Kauai: (Applications on file in the County Clerk's Office) • Calvin Murashige — Board of Ethics • Russell Kyono — Board of Review (Real Property) • Jan Kimura — Planning Commission • Donald Okami, Sr. — Police Commission Council Meeting Agenda -2- December 14, 2011 C 2011 -330 Communication (11/14/2011) from the Police Chief, requesting Council approval to expend approximately $1,634.82 of Asset Forfeiture Funds, to purchase fencing material for construction of a fence surrounding the area of the rappel tower located at Kauai Police Department headquarters. C 2011 -331 Communication (11/22/2011) from the Director of Housing, recommending Council approval of the First Extension to Waiver of Repurchase Right for Unit 101, Hookena at Puhi, located at 2080 Manawalea Street, Lihu`e, Hawaii 96766, and to authorize the Interim County Clerk to sign all legal documents related to this First Extension to Waiver of Repurchase Right. C 2011 -332 Communication (11/29/2011) from the Fire Chief, requesting Council approval to accept a $1,000.00 monetary donation from Darrellyn Lemke of State Farm Insurance to be utilized to defray the Fire Department's 20% cost to purchase the Combination Fire Safety /Sprinkler House Trailer. C 2011 -333 Communication (12/05/2011) from the Anti -Drug Coordinator, requesting Council approval to apply, receive and expend a grant in the amount of $5,000.00 from the Department of Defense, State of Hawaii, which will be used to work in partnership with the Hawaii State Department of Defense, Hawaii Partnership to Prevent Underage Drinking (HPPUD) and the Hawaii Counterdrug Program's Underage Drinking Prevention Social Marketing Multi -Media Campaign. C 2011 -334 Communication (12/07/2011) from the Council Chair, requesting Council approval to accept a donation of picture frame hanger hooks from Pictures Plus, valued at approximately $25.00, that will be used to hang historic Council pictures in the Council Chambers. CLAIMS: C 2011 -335 Communication (12/1/2011) from the Interim County Clerk, transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kauai by Waste Management of Hawaii for damage to their equipment, pursuant to Section 23.06, Charter of the County of Kauai. C 2011 -336 Communication (12/1/2011) from the Interim County Clerk, transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kauai by Waste Management of Hawaii for damage to their vehicle, pursuant to Section 23.06, Charter of the County of Kauai. C 2011 -337 Communication (12/2/2011) from the Interim County Clerk, transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kauai by Harold Mariani, Jr., for damage to his vehicle, pursuant to Section 23.06, Charter of the County of Kauai. Council Meeting Agenda -3- December 14, 2011 COMMITTEE REPORT: FINANCE / PARKS & RECREATION / PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS COMMITTEE REPORT: CR -FPP 2011 -16: on Bill No. 2417 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5A, KAUA`I COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAX (For the Tax Year 2013) [Approved as amended.] BILL FOR SECOND READING: Bill No. 2417, Draft 1 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5A, KAUA`I COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAX (For the Tax Year 2013) (See CR -FPP 2011 -16, Finance/Parks & Recreation/Public Works Programs Committee recommended approval of Bill No. 2417, as amended to Bill No. 2417, Draft 1.) 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.) ADJOURNMENT. 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. FACSIMILE NO. 241 -6349.