HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/23/2019 Public hearing minutes on BILL 2740 PUBLIC HEARING
OCTOBER 23, 2019
A public hearing of the Council of the County of Kauai was called to order by
Mason K. Chock, Chair, Planning Committee, on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at
1:30 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 Felicia Cowden
Honorable Luke A. Evslin (present at 1:31 p.m.)
Honorable KipuKai Kuali`i
Honorable Arryl Kaneshiro
Excused: Honorable Arthur Brun
Honorable Ross Kagawa
The Clerk read the notice of the public hearing on the following:
"Bill No. 2740 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 8, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO
ADDITIONAL RENTAL UNITS,"
(Councilmember Evslin was noted as present.)
which was ordered to print by the Council of the County of Kauai on
September 25, 2019, and published in The Garden Island newspaper on
October 2, 2019.
The following communications were received for the record:
1. M. Tanaka Store Inc., dated September 28, 2019
2. Perriello, Mark, dated October 22, 2019
3. Satta Family, undated and received on October 8, 2019
The hearing proceeded as follows:
SCOTT K. SATO, Deputy County Clerk: We have received two (2)written
testimonies in favor of Bill No. 2740 through Bill No. 2745, and one (1) written
testimony in support of Bill No. 2740. We have no registered speakers.
PUBLIC HEARING 2 OCTOBER 23, 2019
BILL NO. 2740
Committee Chair Chock: Thank you. This is in regards to the
Affordable Rental Unit (ARU) package. Is there anyone in the audience wishing to
testify on this item?
JOANN A. YUKIMURA: ' Is this on Bill No. 2740?
Committee Chair Chock: That is correct.
Ms. Yukimura: Committee Chair and Councilmembers, my
name is JoAnn Yukimura. I would like to go on record in favor of this. I was a part
of the Council that passed the ARU bill, and was concerned that it did not guarantee
affordability. This is an incentive, and I believe it is a good one. Thank you.
Committee Chair Chock: Is there anyone else in the audience wishing
to testify on this item? Seeing none.
There being no one present to testify on this matter, the public hearing
adjourned at 1:33 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
SCOTT K. SATO
Deputy County Clerk
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