HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/16/2018 Public hearing minutes on BILLS 2707, 2708 PUBLIC HEARING
MAY 16, 2018
A public hearing of the Council of the County of Kauai was called to order by
Arryl Kaneshiro, Chair, Budget & Finance Committee, on Wednesday, May 16, 2018,
at 1:34 p.m., at the Council Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Suite 201, Historic County
Building, Lihu`e, and the presence of the following was noted:
Honorable Mason K. Chock
Honorable Ross Kagawa
Honorable Arryl Kaneshiro
Honorable Derek S.K. Kawakami
Honorable Mel Rapozo
Excused: Honorable Arthur Brun
Honorable JoAnn A. Yukimura
The Clerk read the notices of the public hearings on the following:
"Bill No. 2707 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. B-2017-821, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE
OPERATING BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII,
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2017 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2018, BY
REVISING THE AMOUNTS ESTIMATED IN THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN
SPACE, NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION FUND (Operating
Budget Transfer—Kekaha Coastal Property Acquisition - $599,000.00)," and
"Bill No. 2708 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. B-2017-822, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE
CAPITAL BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII,
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2017 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2018, BY
REVISING THE AMOUNTS ESTIMATED IN THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN
SPACE, NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION FUND — CIP (CIP
Budget Transfer—Kekaha Coastal Property Acquisition - $599,000.00),"
which were ordered to print by the Council of the County of Kaua`i on April 11, 2018,
and published in The Garden Island newspaper on April 18, 2018.
The following communications were received for the record:
1. Johnston, Rose Marie, dated May 15, 2018
2. McCarthy, Paul, dated May 15, 2018
The hearing proceeded as follows:
PUBLIC HEARING 2 MAY 16, 2018
BILL NO. 2707 AND BILL NO. 2708
JADE K. FOUNTAIN-TANIGAWA, County Clerk: Committee Chair
Kaneshiro, we have one (1) registered speaker and two (2)pieces of written testimony.
The registered speaker is Chris Faye.
CHRIS FAYE: Good afternoon, I am Chris Faye, a resident
of Kekaha. Many generations in Kekaha. I just wanted to state one of the benefits of
this piece of property for the community is that it is one of the few properties that
does not have the highway in front of it. When you are on the property, you are
directly on the beach. The other nice benefit is it increases the public land that is
available around the boat harbor, most of the land is privately owned. There is very
little state land, so it opens up the access a little more for the harbor. That is all I
have to say today.
Committee Chair Kaneshiro: Thank you. There is no one else in the
audience, so this public hearing is now adjourned.
There being no further testimony, the public hearing adjourned at 1:37 p.m.
Respectfull, submitted,
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JA IW, FOUNTAIN-TANIGAWA
Cou y Clerk
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