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Home My WebLink About04-04-2012 Committee Agenda (IL)SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012 8:30 A.M. OR SOON THEREAFTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS HISTORIC COUNTY BUILDING 4396 RICE STREET, SUITE 201 Lihu`e, Kauai, Hawaii 96766 A. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER. B. ROLL CALL. C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. D. COMMUNICATIONS: 1. C 2012 -101 Communication (03/29/2012) from the Prosecuting Attorney, requesting authorization to expend funds up to $10,000.00 to retain special counsel to represent the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney before the Civil Service Commission, relating to the classification of position no. 2801 and related matters. E. 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.) 1. ES -534 Pursuant to HRS sections 92 -4, 92- 5(a)(4), and section 3.07(e) of the Kaua'i County Charter, the Office of the County Attorney, at the request of Council, requests an executive session with the Council to provide the Council with a briefing on the retention of special counsel to represent the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney before the Civil Service Commission, relating to the classification of an employee and related matters. The briefing and consultation involves consideration of the powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and/or liabilities of the Council and the County as they relate to this agenda item. (Deferred 0312812012 to Special Council Meeting on April 4, 2012.) F. ADJOURNMENT. G. 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. COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2012 9:00 A.M. OR SOON THEREAFTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 4396 RICE STREET, SUITE 201 LTHU`E, KAUAI, HAWAII 96766 ME Wwaaa SmOK6111 l ill 8 0 W 10 1. Minutes of the February 8, 2012 Planning Committee. 2. Minutes of the February 22, 2012 Planning Committee. 3. Minutes of the March 7, 2012 Planning Committee. B. HOUSING / TRANSPORTATION / ENERGY CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY COMMITTEE 1. Minutes of the February 8, 2012 Housing /Transportation /Energy Conservation & Efficiency Committee. C. PUBLIC SAFETY & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES COMMITTEE 1. C 2012 -96 Communication (03/13/2012) from the Anti -Drug Coordinator, requesting Council approval to apply for, receive, and expend funds from the State of Hawaii Department of Human Services, Office of Youth Services Title V Incentive Grant in the amount of $128,198.00, which will be used for a mentoring /advocacy program to prevent youth at risk of becoming delinquent and from entering the juvenile justice system. (Referred 0312812012) 2. PSE 2012 -01 Communication (03/28/2012) from Committee Chair Rapozo, requesting the presence of Larry Dill, County Engineer, to provide an update on the County's response to the recent storm and flooding on Kauai. D. FINANCE / PARKS & RECREATION / PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMS COMMITTEE 1. Minutes of the March 7, 2012 Finance /Parks & Recreation /Public Works Program Committee. 2. C 2012 -45 Communication (1/06/2012) from the Chief of Police, requesting Council approval to expend $300,000.00 of Asset Forfeiture Funds for planning, designing and procurement assistance for a permanent Kawaihau Police Station, rather than the previously requested purchase of a modular building to be used as a temporary police station in the Kawaihau District. (Referred 0211512012 to April 4, 2012 Committee Meeting) 3. FPP 2012 -03 Communication (03/12/2012) from Committee Chair Bynum, requesting the Administration's presence to provide the Committee with information on the County's Capital Improvements Projects (CIP), including the following: • The amount of funding that was encumbered and the amount actually spent for each project in the CIP budget going back five (5) years. • The total overall CIP amount expended in each year for the last ten years from 1) planning, permitting, etc.; 2) construction; and 3) total. • How many projects the Administration feels that it can feasibly award and start each year to begin expending funds. • The Administration's needs in order to get more projects started, i.e., more staffing, hiring of consultants to serve as project managers, etc. (Deferred 0312112012) E. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 1. C 2012 -74 Communication (03/01/2012) from the Chairperson, Salary Commission, transmitting the Salary Commission's Resolution No. 2012-1, Resolution Amending Resolution No. 2011 -1 Relating To The Salaries Of Certain Officers And Employees Of The County of Kauai. (Deferred 312112012) 2. C 2012 -87 Communication (03/08/2012) from the Director of Personnel Services, transmitting for Council information, the quarterly reports (September 30, 2011 — December 31, 2011) relative to vacancies, new hires, transfers, reallocations, and promotions, pursuant to Section 19 of Ordinance No. B- 2011 -732. (Report on file in the County Clerk's Office; Referred 0312812012) 3. C 2012 -90 Communication (03/01/2012) from the Council Chair, requesting the presence of the County Engineer and the Chief of Buildings to provide an update on the repairs and maintenance of the Kilauea Gym as it relates to the leaking roof, floor damage, and corrective action that has been done to address the roof and floor. (Referred 0312812012) 4. C 2012 -91 Communication (03/01/2012) from the Prosecuting Attorney, requesting Council approval to apply and receive Technical Assistance from the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Vera Institute of Justice's national Cost - Benefit Knowledge Bank for Criminal Justice, which will allow the OPA to find innovative programs and develop procedures to ensure that the community is served in the most cost efficient manner and in the best way possible. (Referred 0312812012) F. 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.) G. 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.