HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/12/2021 Public hearing minutes on RES 2021-14, BILL 2818, BILL 2819 PUBLIC HEARING
MAY 12, 2021
A public hearingof the Council of the Countyof Kaua`i was called to order
by
Arryl Kaneshiro, Chair, Committee of the Whole, on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, at
5:00 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 Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr.
Honorable Mason K. Chock
Honorable Felicia Cowden
Honorable Bill DeCosta
Honorable Luke A. Evslin (via remote technology)
Honorable KipuKai Kuali`i (via remote technology)
Honorable Arryl Kaneshiro
Council Chair Kaneshiro: Please note that we will run today's meeting
pursuant to the Governor's Supplementary Emergency Proclamations with the most
recent relating to the Sunshine Law being his Nineteenth Supplementary Emergency
Proclamation dated April 9, 2021.
Good evening, I would like to thank everyone for joining us for our Fiscal Year
2021-2022 Budget Public Hearings. Today, we will hold our public hearings for the
Real Property Tax Resolution, Operating Budget, and CIP Budget for Fiscal Year
2021-2022.
Jade, could you please read the various notices for each public hearing all
together at the beginning. Please also read the notice for the Real Property Tax
Resolution that you are required to read pursuant to the Kaua`i County Code 1987,
as amended. Jade, could you also let us know how many pieces of written testimony
we received for each item when you read the notices.
The Clerk read the notice of the public hearing on the following:
"Resolution No. 2021-14
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE REAL PROPERTY TAX RATES
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022 FOR THE
COUNTY OF KAUAI,"
"Bill No. 2818
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE OPERATING
BUDGET AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022 (Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Operating
Budget)," and
PUBLIC HEARING 2 MAY 12, 2021
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-14,
BILL NO. 2818, AND BILL NO. 2819
"Bill No. 2819
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022 (Fiscal Year 2021-2022 CIP
Budget),"
which were ordered to print by the Council of the County of Kaua`i on
March 24, 2021, and published in The Garden Island newspaper on April 1, 2021.
The following communications were received for the record:
1. Jordans, Ruta, dated May 12, 2021
2. Jordans, Ruta on behalf of Zero Waste Kaua`i, dated May 12, 2021 (Bill
No. 2819)
3. Sifuentes, Jenn, dated May 12, 2021 (Bill No. 2819)
JADE K. FOUNTAIN-TANIGAWA, County Clerk: We received three
(3) pieces of written testimony for Bill No. 2819 relating to the Capital Budget. We
have no registered speakers. Pursuant to Section 5A-6.3 of the Kaua`i County Code
1987, as amended, the Kauai County Council hereby announces its intention to fix
the Real Property Tax Rates for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 on June 2, 2021 at 8:30 a.m.
or soon thereafter in the Council Chambers located at 4396 Rice Street, Suite 201,
Lihu`e, Kaua`i, Hawai`i.
(No registered speakers requested to testify regarding these agenda items.)
Council Chair Kaneshiro: We will be back on Friday, May 14, 2021, at
8:30 a.m. for a Special Council Meeting to address the Mayor's Supplemental Budget
Communication, then will continue the day with our Budget Decision-Making at
9:00 a.m. until we are done.
There being no one present to testify on this matter, the public hearing
adjourned at 5:03 p.m.
Respectfully/.ubmitted,
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JADE K. FOUNTAIN-TANIGAWA
County Clerk
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