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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
July 27, 2016
A meeting of the Committee of the Whole of the Council of the County of
Kauai, State of Hawaii, was called to order by Mel Rapozo, Council Chair, at the
Council Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Suite 201, Lihu`e, Kauai, on Wednesday,
July 27, 2016, at 12:14 p.m., after which the following Members answered the call of
the roll:
Honorable Mason K. Chock
Honorable Gary L. Hooser
Honorable Ross Kagawa
Honorable Arryl Kaneshiro
Honorable JoAnn A. Yukimura
Honorable Mel Rapozo
Excused: Honorable KipuKai Kuali`i
Minutes of the June 29, 2016 Committee of the Whole Meeting.
Upon motion duly made by Councilmember Kaneshiro, seconded by
Councilmember Yukimura, and carried by a vote of 6:0:1
(Councilmember Kualii was excused), the June 29, 2016 Committee of the
Whole Meeting was approved.
Minutes of the July 13, 2016 Committee of the Whole Meeting.
Upon motion duly made by Councilmember Kaneshiro, seconded by
Councilmember Yukimura, and carried by a vote of 6:0:1
(Councilmember Kuali i was excused), the July 13, 2016 Committee of the
Whole Meeting was approved.
ES-858 Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Sections 92-4, 92-5(a)(2),
92-5(a)(4), and Kauai County Charter Section 3.07(E), the Office of the
County Attorney, on behalf of the Kauai County Council, requests an
Executive Session to brief the Committee of the Whole on matters
regarding the Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) from the State of
Hawaii Department of Health, Clean Water Branch for National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit related
violations and penalties at four (4) refuse transfer stations, and related
matters. The briefing and consultation involves consideration of the
powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and/or liabilities of the Council
and the County, as well as, the consideration of matters affecting
privacy related to the evaluation, dismissal, or discipline of any officer
or employee related to this agenda item.
Councilmember Kaneshiro moved to convene in Executive Session for
ES-858, seconded by Councilmember Chock, and carried by the following
vote:
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 2 JULY 27, 2016
FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION: Chock, Hooser, Kagawa, Kaneshiro,
Yukimura, Rapozo TOTAL— 6,
AGAINST EXECUTIVE SESSION: None TOTAL— 0,
EXCUSED & NOT VOTING: Kuali`i TOTAL— 1,
RECUSED & NOT VOTING: None TOTAL— 0.
Council Chair Rapozo: We will now reconvene in Executive Session.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,sp
Codie K. Yamauchi
Council Services Assistant I
APPROVED at the Committee Meeting held on August 10, 2016:
MEL RAPOZO
Chair, COW Committee