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Home My WebLink About 10/08/2015 10/07/2015 Council Meeting Follow-up Letter COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK Mel Rapozo,Chair �:of 'Cy Ross Kagawa,Vice Chair p %\ Jade K.Fountain-Tanigawa,County Clerk Mason K. Chock ' " „ Scott K. Sato,Deputy County Clerk Gary L.Hooser I d tren >j Arryl Kaneshiro 6:a �r KipuKai Kuali`i 11:4.-__7,TeTelephone(808)241 4188 JoAnn A.Yukimura OF Fax Fax (808)241-6349 Email cokcouncil@kauai.gov Council Services Division 4396 Rice Street,Suite 209 Lihu`e,Kauai,Hawaii 96766 MEMORANDUM October 8, 2015 TO: Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr., Mayor FROM: Mel Rapozo, Council Chair • RE: OCTOBER 7, 2015 COUNCIL MEETING RECAP This is to inform you of the action taken by the Council at its October 7, 2015 Council Meeting: CONSENT CALENDAR: C 2015-245 Communication (09/01/2015) from the Director of Finance, transmitting for Council information, the Condition of the County Treasury Statement quarterly report as of August 7, 2015. (Received for the Record.) COMMUNICATIONS: C 2015-246 Communication (08/25/2015) from the Chief of Police, requesting Council approval to purchase two (2) new K9 vehicles, at an estimated amount of $75,000.00, through the Hawai`i High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Initiative, for law enforcement purposes and the Kaua`i Police Department's canine program. (Approved.) C 2015-247 Communication (09/21/2015) from the Executive on Aging, requesting Council approval to receive, expend, and idemnify the State Executive Office on Aging for Federal Funds for the Fiscal Year 2016, in the amount of $543,186.00, which will be used for the provision of Title-III services of the Older Americans Act and includes the following: • Title III B (information and referral; outreach; legal assistance): $215,890; • Title III Cl (congregate meals): $178,191; • Title III C2 (home delivered meals): $88,900; • Title III D (evidence based programs like EnhanceFitness or Better Choices, Better Health): $7,358; and • Title III E (caregiver support services): $52,847. (Approved.) C AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER -3 Council Meeting Follow-up Memo to the Mayor October 8, 2015 Page 2 C 2015-248 Communication (09/23/2015) from the Executive on Aging, requesting Council approval of the Agency on Elderly Affairs' 4-Year Area Plan on Aging (from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2019), which serves as the blueprint and framework for the next four (4) years in the planning and development of aging services and programs for the County of Kauai. (Approved.) C 2015-249 Communication (09/25/2015) from the Fire Chief, transmitting for Council consideration, proposed amendments to Ordinance No. B-2015-796, as amended, relating to the Operating Budget of the County of Kaua`i, for the Fiscal Year 2015-2016, by revising the amounts estimated in the General Fund to appropriate funds to meet Kauai Fire Department's 10% match for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s Assistance to Firefighters Grant to purchase an Aerial Apparatus vehicle. (Kaua`i Fire Department, Aerial Apparatus Vehicle 10% County Match — $71,909.00) (Received for the Record.) C 2015-250 Communication (09/24/2015) from Council Vice Chair Kagawa, transmitting for Council consideration, proposed amendments to Chapter 5A, Section 5A-11A.1, Kaua`i County Code 1987, as amended, relating to the beneficial tax rate for property used for long-term affordable rental, to provide a one-time tax credit to owners who received the beneficial tax rate pursuant to Section 5A-11A.1 for tax years 2015 and 2016. (Received for the Record.) CLAIMS: C 2015-251 Communication (09/14/2015) from the County Clerk, transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kauai by Carol Adolfson, for damage to her vehicle, pursuant to Section 23.06, Charter of the County of Kauai. (Referred to the County Attorney's Office for disposition and/or report back to the Council.) C 2015-252 Communication (09/21/2015) from the County Clerk, transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kauai by Pinky R. Malama, for damage to her vehicle, pursuant to Section 23.06, Charter of the County of Kauai. (Referred to the County Attorney's Office for disposition and/or report back to the Council.) C 2015-253 Communication (09/25/2015) from the County Clerk, transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kaua`i by Nester Cachola, for damage to his vehicle, pursuant to Section 23.06, Charter of the County of Kauai. (Referred to the County Attorney's Office for disposition and/or report back to the Council.) COMMITTEE REPORTS: APPROVED. RESOLUTION: 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 (Approved as Amended to Resolution No. 2015-57, Draft 1.) Council Meeting Follow-up Memo to the Mayor October 8, 2015 Page 3 BILLS FOR FIRST READING: Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2599) —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 (Kauai Fire Department, Aerial Apparatus Vehicle 10% County Match — $71,909.00) (Approved on 1st reading, Public Hearing scheduled for November 4, 2015, and referred to the Budget & Finance Committee.) Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2600) —A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5A, SECTION 5A-11A.1, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE BENEFICIAL TAX RATE FOR PROPERTY USED FOR LONG-TERM AFFORDABLE RENTAL (Approved on 1st reading, Public Hearing scheduled for November 4, 2015, and referred to the Budget & Finance Committee.) BILL FOR SECOND READING: Bill No. 2596 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND 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 SOLID WASTE FUND AND GENERAL FUND (Kaua i Police Department, Abandoned/Derelict Vehicle Coordinator — $140,122.00) (Approved as Amended to Bill No. 2596, Draft 1.) 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)