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Home My WebLink About 08/26/2015 Notice and Agenda, Committee COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2015 '15 AUG 20 r,8 :30 8:30 A.M. OR SOON THEREAFTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS HISTORIC COUNTY BUILDING 4396 RICE STREET, SUITE 201 LIHU`E, KAUAI, HAWAII 96766 A. PUBLIC WORKS / PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE 1. Minutes of the August 12, 2015 Public Works / Parks & Recreation Committee Meeting. 2. PWPR 2015-05 Communication (08/05/2015) from Council Chair Rapozo, requesting the presence of the County Engineer, to provide an update on Kapaia Swinging Bridge and the efforts of the Administration to work with the Kapaia Foundation. B. PLANNING COMMITTEE 1. Bill No. 2459 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 8, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, RELATING TO THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE (Special Standards For Issuance Of Farm Worker Housing Use Permits) (Public hearing held August 19, 2015) C. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE 1. C 2015-227 Communication (08/11/2015) from Councilmember Kuali`i, requesting agenda time to discuss and approve for inclusion in the 2016 County of Kauai and Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC) Legislative Packages, a proposed amendment to Section 387-2, Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS), that would increase Hawai`i's statewide minimum wage to $15.00, effective January 1, 2019. (Referred August 19, 2015) 2. C 2015-228 Communication (08/11/2015) from Councilmember Kuali`i, requesting agenda time to discuss and approve for inclusion in the 2016 County of Kauai and Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC) Legislative Packages, a proposed new Chapter to the Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) entitled "Paid Sick Leave," which would require many employers to provide a minimum amount of paid sick leave to employees to care for themselves or a family member who is ill, needs medical care, or is the victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. (Referred August 19, 2015) COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 2 AUGUST 26, 2015 3. Resolution No. 2015-57 RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR HAWAII'S WORKING FAMILIES: LIVING WAGE, PAID SICK LEAVE, PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE, AND RIGHT TO ORGANIZE (Referred August 19, 2015) D. BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE 1. Minutes of the August 12, 2015 Budget & Finance Committee Meeting. 2. C 2015-223 Communication (07/30/2015) from the Prosecuting Attorney, requesting Council approval to receive and expend Federal funds in the amount of $163,000, and approval to indemnify the State of Hawaii, Department of the Attorney General, for the Sex Assault Prosecution Unit, for the period of January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016, to create a Sex Assault Prosecution Unit, which will consist of a 0.90 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Special Prosecuting Attorney and 1.00 FTE Legal Clerk, as well as training, an increase in the contract with the YWCA Sexual Assault Treatment Program, supplies, and equipment. (Referred August 19, 2015) 3. C 2015-226 Communication (08/03/2015) from the Prosecuting Attorney, requesting Council approval to receive and expend Federal funds in the amount of $95,535, and approval to indemnify the State of Hawaii, Department of the Attorney General, for Ke `Ahi Pio`ole, also known as the Cold Case Unit, for the period of January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016, to continue the work involved in solving the island's cold cases. The funding will be utilized for consultants, overtime for Kaua`i Police Department Detectives and the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney's Special Investigators, training, travel for interviews, DNA submission, digital photographs and/or transcripts, and office supplies. (Referred August 19, 2015) 4. BF 2015-04 Communication (07/29/2015) from Council Chair Rapozo and Council Vice Chair Kagawa, requesting the presence of the Director of Finance and the Real Property Tax Manager, to discuss the assessment of real property, the way real property is assessed, the methodology used by the Real Property Tax Assessment Division to assess property, and all other related issues. 5. Bill No. 2591 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. B-2015-796, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2015 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2016, BY REVISING THE AMOUNTS ESTIMATED IN THE GENERAL FUND AND SEWER FUND (Kauai Lagoons Resort Wastewater Treatment Capacity Assessment Refund - $758,550) (Public hearing held August 19, 2015) COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 3 AUGUST 26, 2015 6. Bill No. 2592 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 2, ORDINANCE NO. 891 AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING CERTAIN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND REFUNDING CERTAIN BONDS OF THE COUNTY; FIXING OR AUTHORIZING THE FIXING OF THE FORM, DENOMINATIONS, AND CERTAIN OTHER DETAILS OF SUCH BONDS AND PROVIDING FOR THE SALE OF SUCH BONDS TO THE PUBLIC (Public hearing held August 19, 2015) E. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 1. Minutes of the August 12, 2015 Committee of the Whole Meeting. F. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) §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 HRS §92-4 and shall be limited to those items described in HRS §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, HAWAII 96766. TELEPHONE NO. (808) 241-4188. FACSIMILE NO. (808) 241-6349. *TO VIEW MEETINGS OR MEETING ARCHIVES, PLEASE VISIT: WWW.KAUAI.GOV/WEBCASTMEETINGS.