HomeMy WebLinkAbout 07/01/2015 Notice and Agenda, Council COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2015
8:30 A.M. OR SOON THEREAFTER
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A. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER. Gr ICE 0
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B. ROLL CALL.
C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
D. MINUTES of the following meetings of the Council:
1. May 19, 2015 Council Meeting
2. May 19, 2015 Public Hearing re: Bill No. 2587
3. June 3, 2015 Special Council Meeting
4. June 10, 2015 Public Hearing re: Bill No. 2588
E. CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. C 2015-183 Communication (06/10/2015) from the County Engineer,
transmitting for Council consideration, a Resolution establishing
a maximum speed limit of twenty miles per hour (20 MPH)
along Akekeke Road and a portion of Ulili Road, Kekaha,
Waimea District, County of Kaua`i, State of Hawai`i.
(See Resolution No. 2015-49)
2. C 2015-184 Communication (06/23/2015) from Council Chair Rapozo,
transmitting for Council consideration, a Resolution establishing
a county manager-council sub-committee of the Committee of
the Whole to obtain information regarding the county
manager-council form of municipal government.
(See Resolution No. 2015-50)
F. COMMUNICATIONS:
1. C 2015-181 Communication (06/05/2015) from Council Chair Rapozo,
requesting Council consideration, for the public release of the
following County Attorney opinion relating to Bill No. 2589
(Recovery of Rescue Expenses):
• County Attorney Opinion dated May 27, 2015
(Tracking No. 15-0441)
(Deferred June 17, 2015)
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA 2 JULY 1, 2015
2. C 2015-185 Communication (06/08/2015) from the Fire Chief, requesting
Council approval to accept a donation of two (2) Training
Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) and two (2) Middle
School Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training Kits
from the Hawai`i Heart Foundation, for a total value of $2,060,
to be used in the island-wide training of middle school students.
3. C 2015-186 Communication (06/09/2015) from Council Chair Rapozo,
requesting the presence of the Managing Director to discuss the
Audit of Cash Management Practices that was prepared by the
Office of the County Auditor, and to respond to the various
findings and recommendations cited in the aforementioned
Audit.
G. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
1. PUBLIC WORKS / PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE:
a. CR-PWPR 2015-10: on PWPR 2015-02 Communication (06/08/2015) from
Committee Chair Kagawa, requesting
the presence of the County Engineer
and the Environmental Services
Management Engineer, to provide a
briefing on the new hours of operation
at all County refuse transfer stations
and the rationale for the modification
of operating hours. [Received for the
Record.]
2. PLANNING COMMITTEE:
a. CR-PL 2015-13: on Bill No. 2576, Draft 1 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS,
PROCEDURES, ZONING,
DEVELOPMENT PLANS, AND
FUTURE GROWTH AREAS FOR
THE SOUTH KAUAI PLANNING
DISTRICT, AND ESTABLISHING
EXCEPTIONS, MODIFICATIONS,
AND ADDITIONS TO CHAPTER 8
AND CHAPTER 9, KAUAI
COUNTY CODE 1987, AS
AMENDED
[Approved Bill No. 2576, Draft 1
with amendments made to the
South Kaua`i Community Plan
Booklet (currently dated 2014)
as referenced in Bill No. 2576,
Draft 1.1
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA 3 JULY 1, 2015
b. CR-PL 2015-14: on PL 2015-01 Communication (05/07/2015) from
Council Chair Rapozo, requesting the
presence of the Planning Director and
the County Attorney, to explain the
process that occurs before and after
the Public Access, Open Space,
Natural Resources Preservation Fund
Commission selects properties for
acquisition, including a detailed
summary of the Commission's current
priorities; and the Eminent Domain
process, and how it relates to the
Commission's process and the
acquisition of properties. [Received
for the Record.]
3. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE:
a. CR-COW 2015-07: on Resolution No. 2015-44, Draft 2 RESOLUTION
URGING HAWAII'S
CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION TO
ADDRESS
EXCESSIVE
CAMPAIGN
SPENDING BY
PROPOSING AND
PASSING
AMENDMENTS
CLARIFYING THAT
CORPORATIONS ARE
NOT PEOPLE WITH
CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHTS, IN
PARTICULAR
ELECTORAL RIGHTS,
AND THAT
UNLIMITED
CAMPAIGN
SPENDING IS NOT
FREE SPEECH
[Approved as
Amended.]
H. RESOLUTIONS:
1. Resolution No. 2015-44, Draft 3 — RESOLUTION URGING HAWAII'S
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO ADDRESS EXCESSIVE CAMPAIGN
SPENDING BY PROPOSING AND PASSING AMENDMENTS CLARIFYING
THAT CORPORATIONS ARE NOT PEOPLE WITH CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS,
IN PARTICULAR ELECTORAL RIGHTS, AND THAT UNLIMITED CAMPAIGN
SPENDING IS NOT FREE SPEECH
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2. Resolution No. 2015-49 — RESOLUTION REPEALING
ITEMS NO. THREE (3) AND NO. FORTY (40) IN SECTION XVI OF
RESOLUTION NO. 54-91, RELATING TO THE TWENTY-FIVE MILES PER
HOUR (25 MPH) SPEED LIMIT ALONG AKEKEKE ROAD AND ALONG A
PORTION OF ULILI ROAD, AND ESTABLISHING A MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT
OF TWENTY MILES PER HOUR (20 MPH) ALONG AKEKEKE ROAD AND A
PORTION OF ULILI ROAD, WAIMEA DISTRICT, COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF
HAWAII
3. Resolution No. 2015-50 — RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A COUNTY
MANAGER-COUNCIL SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
TO OBTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING THE COUNTY MANAGER-COUNCIL
FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
I. BILL FOR SECOND READING:
1. Bill No. 2576, Draft 1 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS, PROCEDURES, ZONING, DEVELOPMENT
PLANS, AND FUTURE GROWTH AREAS FOR THE SOUTH KAUAI PLANNING
DISTRICT, AND ESTABLISHING EXCEPTIONS, MODIFICATIONS, AND
ADDITIONS TO CHAPTER 8 AND CHAPTER 9, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987,
AS AMENDED (See CR-PL 2015-13; the Planning Committee Approved
Bill No. 2576, Draft 1 with amendments made to the South Kauai Community Plan
Booklet (currently dated 2014) as referenced in Bill No. 2576, Draft 1.)
J. 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.)
1. ES-806 Pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) Sections 92-4 and
92-5(a)(2) and (4), and Kauai County Charter Section 3.07(E), the
Kaua`i County Council requests an Executive Session with the County
Attorney pertaining to the hiring of an Interim County Auditor and/or
County Auditor and to consult with the County's legal counsel. This
Executive Session pertains to the hiring of an Interim County Auditor
and/or County Auditor where consideration of matters affecting
privacy will be involved as they relate to this agenda item.
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2. ES-807 Pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) Sections 92-4, 92-5(a) (2)
and (4), and Kauai County Charter Section 3.07(E), the Office of the
County Attorney, on behalf of the Council, requests an Executive
Session with the County Council to provide a briefing, discussion, and
consultation on issues pertaining to Bill No. 2589, relating to recovery
of rescue expenses, and related matters. This briefing and
consultation involves the consideration of the powers, duties,
privileges, immunities, and/or liabilities of the Council and the County
as they relate to this agenda item.
K. ADJOURNMENT.
L. PUBLIC HEARING NOTE: If the Council is not finished with this meeting by
approximately 1:30 p.m., it will recess for a public hearing on the following. After the public
hearing, the Council will reconvene to complete any unfinished business.
[*For complete information, including a summary of the item,please refer to the official Notice of
Public Hearing. The official Notice of Public Hearing has been published,posted on the bulletin
board, and filed in the County Clerk's Office as required by law. Notwithstanding this Council
Agenda, the Council may hold a public hearing on any item which has been posted in advance in
compliance with the Sunshine Law]
For a copy of the notice,please go to:
http://www.kauai.¢ov/Government/CountvCouncil/PublicHearin¢NoticesandMinutes/tobid/599/Detault.aspx
1. Bill No. 2589—A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 13,
SECTIONS 13.1 AND 13.2, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING
TO THE RECOVERY OF RESCUE EXPENSES
M. 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.
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