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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
November 13, 2019
A meeting of the Committee of the Whole of the Council of the County of Kaua`i,
State of Hawai`i, was called to order by Arryl Kaneshiro, Chair, at the Council
Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Suite 201, Lihu`e, Kaua`i, on Wednesday,
November 13, 2019, at 12:38 p.m., after which the following Members answered the
call of the roll:
Honorable Arthur Brun (not present)
Honorable Mason K. Chock
Honorable Felicia Cowden
Honorable Luke A. Evslin
Honorable Ross Kagawa
Honorable KipuKai Kuali`i
Honorable Arryl Kaneshiro
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
ES-1010 Pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) Sections 92-4 and
92-5(a)(4), and Kaua`i County Charter Section 3.07(E), the Office of the County
Attorney requests an Executive Session with the Council to discuss the Kekaha
Landfill operations and the obligations, remedies, and contractual obligations under
the Waste Management of Hawai`i, Inc.'s contract. This briefing and consultation
involves consideration of the powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and/or liabilities
of the Council and the County as they relate to this agenda item:
Councilmember Kagawa moved to convene in Executive Session for ES-1010,
seconded by Councilmember Kuali`i.
Council Chair Kaneshiro: Is there anyone in the audience wishing to
testify on this item?
There being no objections, the rules were suspended to take public testimony.
There being no one present to provide testimony, the meeting was called back
to order, and proceeded as follows:
Council Chair Kaneshiro: Seeing none. The plan is to go into Executive
Session and we will be done—camera will not need to be here after this. Roll call vote
to go into Executive Session.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE 2 NOVEMBER 13, 2019
The motion to convene in Executive Session for ES-1010 was then put, and
carried by the following vote:
FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION: Brun, Chock, Cowden, Evslin,
Kagawa, Kuali`i, Kaneshiro TOTAL — 7*,
AGAINST EXECUTIVE SESSION: None TOTAL— 0,
EXCUSED & NOT VOTING: None TOTAL— 0,
RECUSED & NOT VOTING: None TOTAL— 0.
(*Pursuant to Rule No. 5(b) of the Rules of the Council of the County of Kauai,
Councilmember Brun was noted as silent (not present), but shall be recorded as an
affirmative for the motion).
Council Chair Kaneshiro: With that, we will go into Executive Session.
Councilmembers, we do need to be back to take any votes. Thank you.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Jessica Young
Council Services Assistant I
APPROVED at the Committee Meeting held on December 11, 2019:
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ARR NESHIRO
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