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HomeMy WebLinkAbout 01/21/2021 Notice and Agenda, Special Council Meeting (ES-1040) SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 2021 8:30 A.M. OR SOON THEREAFTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS RECEIVFO HISTORIC COUNTY BUILDING 4396 RICE STREET, SUITE 201 LIHU`E, KAUAI, HAWAII 96766 71 JA 4 15 A 8 *1 iCEF A. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER. i k uNTY CLEikt COUNTY OF KAUK1 B. ROLL CALL. C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. D. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) §92-7(a), the Council may, when deemed necessary, hold an Executive Session on any agenda item without written public notice if the Executive Session was not anticipated in advance. Any such Executive Session shall be held pursuant to HRS §92-4 and shall be limited to those items described in HRS §92-5(a). (Confidential reports on file at the Office of the County Attorney and/or the Office of the County Clerk. Discussions held in Executive Session are closed to the public.) 1. ES-1040 Pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) Sections 92-4 and 92-5(a)(3), 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 utilization of the Public Access, Open Space, Natural Resources Preservation Fund for the acquisition of real property for land conservation purposes. 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. E. ADJOURNMENT. F. NOTE: IF YOU NEED AN AUXILIARY AID/SERVICE, OTHER ACCOMMODATION DUE TO A DISABILITY, OR AN INTERPRETER FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING PERSONS, PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, COUNCIL SERVICES DIVISION AT (808) 241-4188 OR COKCOUNCIL@KAUAI.GOV AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. REQUESTS MADE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE WILL ALLOW ADEQUATE TIME TO FULFILL YOUR REQUEST. UPON REQUEST, THIS NOTICE IS AVAILABLE IN ALTERNATE FORMATS SUCH AS LARGE PRINT, BRAILLE, OR ELECTRONIC COPY. *TO VIEW MEETINGS OR MEETING ARCHIVES, PLEASE VISIT: WWW.KAUAI.GOV/WEBCASTMEETINGS. 1/15/2021 Kauai County Council,Council/Committee Meeting 3; ! 0* , 'cC%U j r • COUNCIL CALENDAR(NOT PUBLIC) it Government/County Council/Council Calendar(Not Public) Event Detail 0 I 0 I KarLyn Sukehira Logout s<,({l> ntaent When&Where Kauai County Council,Council/Committee Meeting Date/Time Thursday,January 21,2021 Thursday,January 21,2021 Hawaiian Standard Time • +Office of the Mayor Meetings of the Kauai County Council are typically held each Wednesday(unless otherwise Venue noted)beginning at 8:30 a.m.(unless otherwise noted).To sign-up to receive agendas via E-mail Historic County Building and for any other information related to the Kaua'i County Council,please visit 4396 Rice St,Lihue,HI 96766,USA .w 41.1146a 4ouncil.Please call the Office of the County Clerk,Council Services Division at (808)241-4188 for the current schedule and for any additional information. Follow And Share g a 11 +; ,.'' ..: - ., ..-.-- _Export to my calendar L =a �t. .+ '` .r �� i '- 'Cb". ' :4:4 Y ii .ardsandCo , , :� yrPi 1 awl This notice is intended to satisfy the notice requirement of Hawaii Revised Statutes(HRS)Section 92-7. ■ Arborist Committee Click on the link below for a PDF file of the posted agenda: January 21,2021 Special Council Meeting_ • Board of Ethics Reviews , Add a comment... • Board of Review Posting as KarLyn Sukehira Logo Comment • Board of Water Supply Load more... S Copyright 2021-County of Kauai I Privacy Statement I Terms Of Use I Disclaimers I Language Translation https://www.kauai.gov/Council/Calendar/ctlNiewEvent/mid/3131/Occuranceld/5654 1/30 COUNTY COUNCIL E OFIVFO >— OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK Arryl Kaneshiro,Chair �T �,--G�\ � Mason K.Chock,Vice Chair 0 Jade K.Fountain-Tanigawa,County Clerk Bernard P.Carvalho,Jr. v 1 :.1' Scott K. Sato,Deputy County Clerk Felicia Cowden . Bill DeCosta .,tu, a a��r. Luke A.Evslin �,°9 "4.� Telephone: (808)241-4188 KipuKai Kuali`i .-FICE r of,- Facsimile: (808)241-6349 E-mail: cokcouncil@kauai.gov THE LERK cowry of Awl Services Division 4396 Rice Street,Suite 209 Lihu`e,Kauai,Hawaii 96766 On March 16, 2020, Governor David Y.Ige issued a Supplementary Emergency Proclamation related to COVID-19 which suspended Chapter 92 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), relating to Public Agency Meetings and Records(also known as the Sunshine Law). Governor Ige continued the suspension of Chapter 92 with his Sixth Supplementary Emergency Proclamation dated April 25, 2020. On May 5, 2020, Governor Ige issued his Seventh Supplementary Emergency Proclamation amending his earlier suspension of Chapter 92. The suspension of Chapter 92 was subsequently continued through additional Supplementary Emergency Proclamations, the most recent being his Seventeenth Supplementary Emergency Proclamation dated December 16, 2020. Chapter 92 of the HRS was suspended to the extent necessary in order to enable boards to conduct business in-person or through remote technology without any board members or members of the public physically present in the same location. Boards shall consider reasonable measures to allow public participation consistent with social distancing practices, such as providing notice of meetings, allowing the submission of written testimony on items which have been posted on an agenda, providing board packets available electronically, live streaming of meetings, and posting minutes of meetings online. Furthermore, if a board has the staffing, technological, and other resources to hold a secure video teleconference (video and audio), it must in good faith,attempt to provide the public with the opportunity to observe the meeting as it happens, and provide an opportunity to deliver oral testimony. No board deliberation or action shall be invalid, if such good faith efforts to implement remote technology for public observations and comments do not work. The meetings of the Kaua`i County Council will be conducted as follows until further notice: • Meetings will be noticed pursuant to HRS Chapter 92. • The meeting will be closed to the public to be consistent with social distancing practices. • Councilmembers and/or resource individuals may appear via remote technology. • The meeting will be live streamed and also available as an archived meeting after completion, at www.kauai.gov/webcastmeetings. Captions will be provided. Please note video production services or enhancements will not be available. • Written testimony may be submitted on any agenda item and is appreciated at least one (1) hour prior to the meeting. Written testimony may be submitted to counciltestimony@kauai.gov, sent via facsimile to 241-6349, or mailed to the Office of the County Clerk, Council Services Division at 4396 Rice Street, Suite 209, Lihu`e, Hawaii 96766. Any testimony received after this time will be incorporated into the record as appropriate. • Oral testimony will be taken at the beginning of the meeting on any agenda item via the Zoom remote technology platform and it shall be the responsibility of the testifier to ensure that the Zoom software is downloaded prior to the meeting. Anyone interested in providing oral testimony shall provide a request to the Office of the County Clerk, Council Services Division at least one (1) hour prior to the meeting to cokcouncil@kauai.gov or by calling (808) 241-4188. This request shall include your name, telephone number, E-mail address, and the specific agenda item(s) that you will be testifying on. After oral testimony has been taken, members of the public should continue watching the meeting via the live stream link found at www.kauai.gov/webcastmeetings. • Minutes of meetings will be completed pursuant to HRS Chapter 92 and posted to the Council's website upon completion and approval. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER