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Home My WebLink About08/28/2014 08/27/2014 Council Meeting Follow-up Letter • COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERIC Jay Furfaro,Chair /�i-� Mason K. Chock, Sr.,Vice Chair 'p 9,G,�\ Ricky Watanabe,County Clerk Tim Bynum G �t �!^ Jade K. Fountain-Tanigawa,Deputy County Clerk Gary L. Hooser n. . ' y, Ross Kagawa H _ i,'7i Mel Rapozo 9 c ttfr' Telephone(808)241-4188 JoAnn A.Yukimura -OF_Y Fax (808)241-6349 Email cokcouncil @kauai.gov Council Services Division 4396 Rice Street, Suite 209 LIhu`e,Kauai,Hawaii 96766 MEMORANDUM August 28, 2014 TO: Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr., Mayor FROM: Jay Furfaro, Council Chair .i�'i/ RE: AUGUST 27, 2014 COUNCIL M ' .11 CAP This is to inform you of the action taken by the Council at its August 27, 2014 Council Meeting: CONSENT CALENDAR: C 2014-228 Communication (07/29/2014) from the Chief of Police, transmitting for Council consideration, a proposed draft Bill to appropriate Criminal Asset Forfeiture Funds in the amount of $70,000 for the Kauai Police Department, to purchase exercise equipment for the Waimea and Kawaihau Substations which will be used to assist police officers to meet the required physical performance standards for their positions. (Received for the Record.) • C 2014-229 Communication (08/14/2014) from the Director of Finance and the Accounting Systems Administrator, transmitting for Council information, the Inventory Report for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2014. (Copy on file in the Clerk's Office.) (Received for the Record.) COMMUNICATIONS: C 2014-230 Communication (07/03/2014) from the Chief of Police, requesting agenda time to provide the Council with a presentation relating to the Community Oriented Police Services (COPS) Hiring Program Grant. This presentation shall include the program's history, goals and objectives, reporting criteria, measurable outcomes, and current status. (Received for the Record.) C 2014-231 Communication (07/07/2014) from the Chief of Police, requesting Council approval to accept and utilize a Morpho Face Investigate (MFI) Facial Recognition System from the State of Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center (HCJDC), valued at approximately $12,000. The MFI system will be utilized to analyze and compare existing mug shot photos stored within the State of Hawaii Offender Based Tracking System or Demographic Data Entry System, and is utilized by each County Police Department and other State of Hawaii law enforcement agencies. (Approved.) AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Council Meeting Follow-up Memo to the Mayor August 28, 2014 Page 2 C 2014-232 Communication (07/10/2014) from the Director of Planning, transmitting for Council consideration, the Planning Commission's recommendation to amend Chapter 8, Article 2, Kauai County Code 1987, as amended, relating to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, to incorporate non-zoned lands in the County of Kauai Agricultural Zoning District. (Copies of the Zoning Amendment (Map), Planning Department Director's Report, Agency Comments, and the Minutes of the May 25, 2014 and May 27, 2014 Planning Commission Meetings on file in the County Clerk's Office.) (Referred to the Planning Commission.) C 2014-233 Communication (07/31/2014) from the Housing Director, requesting Council approval to decline the County's option to repurchase Unit No. 608, Ho`okena at Puhi, located at 2080 Manawalea Street, Lihu`e, Hawaii, and to grant the owner a one-year waiver of the buyback and allow the market sale of the unit. (Approved.) C 2014-234 Communication (07/31/2014) from the Housing Director, requesting Council approval to decline the County's option to repurchase Unit No. 701, Ho`okena at Puhi, located at 2080 Manawalea Street, Lihu`e, Hawaii, and to grant the owner a one-year waiver of the buyback and allow the market sale of the unit. (Approved.) EDR 2014-03 Communication (08/06/2014) from Mayor Carvalho, transmitting for Council consideration, the following bills to be included in the 2015 County of Kauai and Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC) Legislative Packages: • A Bill For An Act Relating To Evidence; (Approved.) • A Bill For An Act Relating To Taxation; and (Received for the Record.) • A Bill For An Act Relating To Zoning. (Approved.) EDR 2014-04 Communication (08/08/2014) from Councilmember Yukimura, requesting approval of a Proposed Resolution Urging The Legislature Of The State Of Hawaii To Amend Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 46 To Give The Counties The Authority To Enact A General Excise Tax Surcharge To Fund Public Transportation, for inclusion in the 2015 Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC) Legislative Package. (Received for the Record.) COMMITTEE REPORTS: APPROVED. BILLS FOR FIRST READING: Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2551) — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 21, SECTIONS 21-1.3 AND 21-9.1, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT TO ESTABLISH VARIABLE RATES FOR THE COLLECTION OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REFUSE (PAY AS YOU THROW) (Approved on 1st reading, Public Hearing scheduled for 09/24/2014, and referred to the Environmental Services/Public Safety/Community Assistance Committee.) • Council Meeting Follow-up Memo to the Mayor August 28, 2014 Page 3 Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2552) —A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. B-2014-781, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2014 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2015 BY REVISING THE AMOUNTS ESTIMATED IN THE CRIMINAL ASSETS FORFEITURE FUND (Kaua`i Police Department, Exercise Equipment — $70,000) (Approved on 1st reading, Public Hearing scheduled for 09/24/2014, and referred to the Finance & Economic Development (Tourism / Visitor Industry / Small Business Development / Sports & Recreation Development / Other Economic Development Areas) Committee.) BILLS FOR SECOND READING: Bill No. 2548 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5A, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXES (Time Share Tax Classification Proposal) (Amended to Bill No. 2548, Draft 1; Referred to the September 3, 2014 Finance & Economic Development (Tourism / Visitor Industry / Small Business Development / Sports & Recreation Development / Other Economic Development Areas) Committee Meeting.) Bill No. 2549 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5A, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXES (Residential Investor Tax Classification Proposal) (Approved as Amended to Bill No. 2549, Draft 1.) Bill No. 2550 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5A, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAXES (Vacant Land Re-Classification) (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. cc: KCT Department Heads (Via E-mail) KCT CCs (Via E-mail) Council Services Staff(Via E-mail)