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Home My WebLink About02/24/2016 Notice and Agenda, Council (Includes Interviews) COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016 8:30 A.M. OR SOON THEREAFTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS HISTORIC COUNTY BUILDING 4396 RICE STREET, SUITE 201 RECEIVED LIHU`E, KAUAI, HAWAII 96766 A. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER. "16 FEB 18 P1 59 B. ROLL CALL. OFFICE THE COUNTY Y CLERK COUNTY OF KAIJA C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. D. MINUTES of the following meetings of the Council: 1. December 17, 2015 Special Council Meeting 2. January 14, 2016 Special Council Meeting 3. January 27, 2016 Public Hearing re: Bill No. 2601, Bill No. 2610, and Bill No. 2611 E. INTERVIEWS: 1. POLICE COMMISSION: • Catherine A. Adams —Term ending 12/31/2018 2. LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION: • William F. Gibson — Term ending 12/31/2018 F. CONSENT CALENDAR: 1. C 2016-40 Communication (01/22/2016) from the Mayor, transmitting for Council consideration and confirmation, the following Mayoral appointments to the various Boards and Commissions for the County of Kaua`i: a. Board of Ethics • Michael C. Curtis —Term ending 12/31/2018 b. Charter Review Commission • Michael G. Perel —Term ending 12/31/2018 COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA 2 FEBRUARY 24, 2016 c. Civil Service Commission • Fely L. Faulkner — Term ending 12/31/2018 d. Cost Control Commission • Tyler R. Rodighiero —Term ending 12/31/2018 e. Planning Commission • Heather K. Ahuna (Environmentalist) — Partial Term ending 12/31/2016 (See Resolution No. 2016-22, Resolution No. 2016-23, Resolution No. 2016-24, Resolution No. 2016-25, and Resolution No. 2016-26) 2. C 2016-41 Communication (02/04/2016) from the Director of Finance, transmitting for Council information, the Period 6 Financial Reports — Detailed Budget Report, Statement of Revenues (Estimated and Actual), Statement of Expenditures and Encumbrances, and Revenue Report as of December 31, 2015, pursuant to Section 21 of Ordinance No. B-2015-796, relating to the Operating Budget of the County of Kaua`i for the Fiscal Year 2015-2016. (Copies of the Period 6 Financial Reports as of December 31, 2015 on file in the County Clerk's Office.) G. COMMUNICATIONS: 1. C 2016-42 Communication (09/11/2015) from the Mayor, transmitting for Council consideration, a proposed supplemental money bill to fund a new Deputy County Attorney position to provide legal support for the Kaua`i Police Department. (Deputy County Attorney, Kauai Police Department Legal Support — $30,933) (See Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2618)) 2. C 2016-43 Communication (02/10/2016) from the Prosecuting Attorney, requesting Council approval to apply for, receive, and expend Federal funds in the amount of $210,716, and approval to indemnify the State of Hawaii, Department of the Attorney General, for the Kauai Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) Expansion Project 14-VA-3 for the period of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA 3 FEBRUARY 24, 2016 3. C 2016-44 Communication (02/12/2016) from the Salary Commission, transmitting for Council information, the Salary Commission's Resolution No. 2016-01, Relating to the Salaries of Certain Officers and Employees of the County of Kaua`i for the Fiscal Year 2016-2017, which was adopted by the Salary Commission at its February 5, 2016 meeting. • Salary Commission Resolution No. 2016-1 H. COMMITTEE REPORTS: 1. HOUSING & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: a. CR-HT 2016-01: on HT 2016-01 Communication (01/05/2016) from the Planning Director, requesting agenda time to provide a progress report for the ongoing North Shore, South Shore, and Eastside Transit Feasibility Study, which examines the viability of expanded local and regional transit service to better serve residents and visitors. [Received for the Record.] 2. BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE: a. CR-BF 2016-05: on Bill No. 2615 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5A, ARTICLE 11A, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 5A-11A.3, RELATING TO AN ASSESSMENT CAP [Approved.] b. CR-BF 2016-06: on Bill No. 2606 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5A, ARTICLE 9, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 5A-9.3, RELATING TO A HOMESTEAD TAX CAP FOR HOME EXEMPTION AND LONG TERM AFFORDABLE RENTAL PROPERTIES [Received for the Record.] COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA 4 FEBRUARY 24, 2016 3. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE: a. CR-COW 2016-03: on Bill No. 2614 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE 6, RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF LOBBYISTS [Approved as Amended.] I. RESOLUTIONS: 1. Resolution No. 2016-22 — RESOLUTION CONFIRMING MAYORAL APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF ETHICS (Michael C. Curtis) 2. Resolution No. 2016-23 — RESOLUTION CONFIRMING MAYORAL APPOINTMENT TO THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION (Michael G. Perel) 3. Resolution No. 2016-24 — RESOLUTION CONFIRMING MAYORAL APPOINTMENT TO THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (Fely L. Faulkner) 4. Resolution No. 2016-25 — RESOLUTION CONFIRMING MAYORAL APPOINTMENT TO THE COST CONTROL COMMISSION (Tyler R. Rodighiero) 5. Resolution No. 2016-26. — RESOLUTION CONFIRMING MAYORAL APPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION (Heather K. Ahuna — Environmentalist) J. BILL FOR FIRST READING: 1. Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2618) — 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 (Deputy County Attorney, Kauai Police Department Legal Support— $30,933) K. BILLS FOR SECOND READING: 1. Bill No. 2606 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5A, ARTICLE 9, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 5A-9.3, RELATING TO A HOMESTEAD TAX CAP FOR HOME EXEMPTION AND LONG TERM AFFORDABLE RENTAL PROPERTIES (See also CR-BF 2016-06; the Budget & Finance Committee recommended Bill No. 2606 be received for the record.) COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA 5 FEBRUARY 24, 2016 2. Bill No. 2614, Draft 1 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 3, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING A NEW ARTICLE 6, RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF LOBBYISTS (See also CR-COW 2016-03; the Committee of the Whole recommended approval as amended to Bill No. 2614, Draft 1 on February 17, 2016.) 3. Bill No. 2615 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5A, ARTICLE 11A, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 5A-11A.3, RELATING TO AN ASSESSMENT CAP (See also CR-BF 2016-05; the Budget & Finance Committee recommended approval on second and final reading.) L. 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.) M. ADJOURNMENT. N. 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, LIHUE, 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.