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MEMORANDUM
October 11, 2013
TO: Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr., Mayor
FROM: Jay Furfaro, Council o,Cha'
RE: OCTOBER 9, 2013 COUNCIL MEETING RECAP
This is to inform you of the action taken by the Council at its
October 9, 2013 Council Meeting:
CONSENT CALENDAR:
C 2013-332 Communication (09/04/2013) from the County Engineer,
transmitting for Council consideration, amendments to the Fiscal Year 2013-2014
Capital Improvements Budget, by Revising the Amounts Estimated in the Bond
Fund and Sewer Trust Fund. (Islandwide SCADA System - $371,213.00 (Bond
Fund), $365,029.00 (Sewer Trust Fund)) (Received for the Record.)
C 2013-333 Communication (09/04/2013) from the County Engineer,
transmitting for Council consideration, amendments to the Fiscal Year 2013-2014
Capital Improvements Budget, by Revising the Amounts Estimated in the Bond
Fund. (Waimea R-1 Water Distribution System Improvements - $209,450.00)
(Received for the Record.)
COMMUNICATIONS:
C 2013-334 Communication (09/19/2013) from the Salary Commission,
transmitting for Council information, the Salary Commission's
Resolution No. 2013-01, Relating to the Salaries of Certain Officers and Employees
of the County of Kauai. (Deferred.)
C 2013-335 Communication (09/06/2013) from the County Engineer,
requesting Council approval of the following:
• Apply for, receive, and expend Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant
Program funds in the amount of$26,500, which is 75% of the
total project cost of$36,000, for the development of new wind
amendments for the adoption of the 2012 International
Building Code (IBC) for the statewide consistency with the
design requirements of the 2012 IBC;
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• Accept the remaining in-kind contributions in the amount of
$9,500 (25% match) from the County of Kaua`i, the
Structural Engineers Association of Hawai`i, the American
Institute of Architects, and participants of the State Building
Code Council. (Approved.)
C 2013-336 Communication (09/17/2013) from Councilmember Rapozo,
requesting Council nominations to the Hawai`i Employer-Union Health Benefits
Trust Fund (EUTF) Task Force, pursuant to Section 2 of Act 268, Session Laws of
Hawai`i 2013. (Approved the nomination of Councilmember Mike White, Maui
County Council.)
C 2013-337 Communication (09/18/2013) from the Fire Chief, requesting
Council approval to accept a donation of a 2008 Shopbuilt jet ski trailer valued at
$1,500 from the Kaua`i Lifeguard Association (KLA) to be used by the Kaua`i Fire
Department's (KFD) Ocean Safety Bureau. (Approved with thank you letter to
follow.)
C 2013-338 Communication (09/18/2013) from the Executive on
Transportation, requesting Council approval to receive, indemnify, and expend the
Federal Fiscal Year 2013 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5339
Annual Apportionment provided to the County of Kaua`i in the amount of $400,000
to improve transit operation safety and efficiency through the purchase of a
Computer-Aided Dispatch and Automatic Vehicle Locator system for the fleet,
additional base yard space procurement and improvements, and maintenance
equipment for the transit repair shop, bus stops, and base yard facility.
(Approved.)
EDR 2013-06 Communication (09/17/2013) from Mel Rapozo, Hawai`i State
Association of Counties (HSAC) President, transmitting for Council consideration
the following proposals to be included in the 2014 HSAC Legislative Package:
1. A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY
MEETINGS AND RECORDS (County of Maui)
2. A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INTOXICATING
LIQUOR— H.B. 203 (County of Maui)
3. A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION
(County of Maui)
4. A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LIABILITY
(County of Kaua`i)
5. A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TRANSIENT
ACCOMMODATIONS TAX (County of Hawai`i)
6. A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION
(County of Hawai`i)
7. A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH
(County of Hawai`i)
8. A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO
VIDEOCONFERENCING— H.B. 358, H.D. 1, S.D. 1
(County of Hawai`i)
9. A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MOPEDS
(City & County of Honolulu)
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10. A RESOLUTION/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING
THE U.S. 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 & County of Honolulu)
11. A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HAWAII
EMPLOYER-UNION HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST FUND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES (City & County of Honolulu)
12. A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES'
RETIREMENT SYSTEM (City & County of Honolulu)
13. A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COUNTY
SURCHARGE ON STATE TAX (City & County of Honolulu)
(The Economic Development (Sustainability / Agriculture /
Food / Energy) & Intergovernmental Relations Committee
recommended approval for items 1-5; motion to approve failed
for item 6; recommended approval for items 7-8; motion to
approve tied for item 9; recommended approval for item 10;
motion to approve failed for item 11; recommended approval
for items 12-14 on October 2, 2013.) (Approved as
recommended by the Committee except items 2, 5, and 9;
Approved item 2;Received item 5 for the record.)
EDR 2013-07 Communication (09/19/2013) from Council Chair Furfaro,
transmitting for Council consideration, a proposed Bill for an Act Making an
Appropriation for the Regulation of Restricted Use Pesticides, for inclusion in the
2014 Kauai County Legislative Package. (The Economic Development
(Sustainability / Agriculture / Food / Energy) & Intergovernmental Relations
Committee recommended approval on October 2, 2013.) (Approved.)
EDR 2013-08 Communication (09/25/2013) from the Mayor, transmitting
for Council consideration, a proposed Bill for an Act Relating to Capital
Improvement Projects for the Benefit of the Eighth Senatorial District, relating to
the construction of sheltered Bus Stops and improvements to the Veterans
Cemetery, for inclusion in the 2014 Kaua`i County Legislative Package. (The
Economic Development (Sustainability / Agriculture / Food / Energy) &
Intergovernmental Relations Committee recommended approval on October 2, 2013.)
(Approved.)
LEGAL DOCUMENT:
C 2013-339 Communication (09/06/2013) from the County Engineer,
recommending Council approval of the Set-Aside to the County of Kauai for Public
Park and Ancillary Purposes, Issuance of an Immediate Construction and
Management Right-of-Entry pursuant to letter dated June 17, 2013, by the State of
Hawai`i Department of Land and Natural Resources to the County of Kauai and to
provide indemnification to the State of Hawai`i, Department of Land and Natural
Resources for repair, reconstruction, and maintenance of the existing Moanakai
Road Seawall, [por. Kapa'a Town Lots, 2nd Series, Kapa`a, Kawaihau, Kaua`i,
TMK: (4) 4-5-002:023]. (Approved.)
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CLAIMS:
C 2013-340 Communication (09/18/2013) from the Deputy County Clerk,
transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kaua`i by Thursday Hui Inc., for
damages to their equipment, 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 2013-341 Communication (09/24/2013) from the Deputy County Clerk,
transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kaua`i by Enterprise Holdings, for
damages to their vehicle, pursuant to Section 23.06, Charter of the County of
Kaua`i. (Amended to delete reference to subrogee; Referred to the County
Attorney's Office for disposition and/or report back to the Council.)
C 2013-342 Communication (09/26/2013) from the Deputy County Clerk,
transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kaua`i by Haidee A. Sueyasu, for
unlawful detention and violation of rights, pursuant to Section 23.06, Charter of the
County of Kaua`i. (Referred to the County Attorney's Office for disposition
and/or report back to the Council.)
COMMITTEE REPORTS: APPROVED.
RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution No. 2013-55, Draft 1 — RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A
COUNCIL INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE
MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRANSIENT VACATION
RENTAL AND FLOOD/BUILDING PERMIT ORDINANCES WITHIN THE
COUNTY OF KAUAI (Deferred.)
Resolution No. 2013-67, Draft 1 — RESOLUTION AMENDING
RESOLUTION NO. 2013-02 RELATING TO THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL OF
THE COUNTY OF KAUAI FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEES AND
THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS (Approved.)
Resolution No. 2013-68 — RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING "AUTHORIZED
PARKING ONLY — TOW AWAY ZONE" (NO-PARKING ZONE) AT BOTH
PARKING LOTS ADJACENT TO THE COUNTY OF KAUAI POLICE
DEPARTMENT BUILDING AND EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER
BUILDING, LIHU`E DISTRICT, COUNTY OF KAUAI (Approved.)
BILLS FOR FIRST READING:
Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2503) —A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. B-2013-754, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CAPITAL
BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR JULY 1, 2013 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2014, BY REVISING THE AMOUNTS
ESTIMATED IN THE BOND FUND AND SEWER TRUST FUND (Islandwide
SCADA System - $371,213.00 (Bond Fund), $365,029.00 (Sewer Trust Fund))
(Approved on 1St reading, Public Hearing scheduled for 11/06/2013, and
referred to the Finance & Economic Development (Tourism / Visitor
Industry/Small Business Development/Sports & Recreation Development/
Other Economic Development Areas) Committee.)
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Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2504) —A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. B-2013-754, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CAPITAL
BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR JULY 1, 2013 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2014, BY REVISING THE AMOUNTS
ESTIMATED IN THE BOND FUND (Waimea R-1 Water Distribution System
Improvements - $209,450.00) (Approved on 1st reading, Public Hearing
scheduled for 11/06/2013, and referred to the Finance & Economic
Development (Tourism / Visitor Industry / Small Business Development /
Sports & Recreation Development / Other Economic Development Areas)
Committee.)
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.
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