HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/29/2017 Special Council minutes SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
NOVEMBER 29, 2017
The Special Council Meeting of the Council of the County of Kaua`i was called
to order by Council Chair Mel Rapozo at the Council Chambers, 4396 Rice Street,
Suite 201, Lihu`e, Kaua`i, on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 8:31 a.m., after which
the following Members answered the call of the roll:
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
APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
Councilmember Kagawa moved for approval of the agenda as circulated,
seconded by Councilmember Chock, and carried by a vote of 6:0:1
(Councilmembers Brun and Yukimura were excused).
Council Chair Rapozo: Can we have the one and only item, please?
RESOLUTION:
Resolution No. 2017-53 — RESOLUTION CONFIRMING MAYORAL
APPOINTMENT TO THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION
(Marissa L. Sandblom): Councilmember Kagawa moved for adoption of
Resolution No. 2017-53, seconded by Councilmember Kaneshiro.
Council Chair Rapozo: Any discussion or public testimony?
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 Rapozo: Councilmember Kagawa.
Councilmember Kagawa: I just want to thank Marissa for staying in
there. To me, there were some false cracks that were thrown by members of the
public. I am not too fond of"false-cracking." Anyway, I commend Marissa for hanging
in there, as I know she will do a great job. I know that she can put her responsibilities
above her employer because of the type of individual that she is. I guess it takes a
local to know that. Thank you, Chair.
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Council Chair Rapozo: Anyone else? Councilmember Kaneshiro.
Councilmember Kaneshiro: I just want to mention that I recused myself
from the last discussion, but I did go to the Board of Ethics and I was cleared to vote
on this without having a conflict, so I will be voting on it. Again, Marissa is doing
this as an individual. I give her credit because she does well in the community, works
hard, has a great a family, and she just had a newborn baby, so I do not know why
she wants to stay busy on the Charter Review Commission, but I think she is a good
candidate. We were at the Charter Review Commission Meeting on Monday and it
is a pretty good group there. I will be voting in favor.
Council Chair Rapozo: Councilmember Kawakami.
Councilmember Kawakami: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is an honor and
privilege to vote for some of these confirmations, like Marissa's. She has been actively
involved in the community. She is very intelligent and she has a lot of experience.
For me, it was a validation to go in front of the Board of Ethics and get a ruling of no
conflict. It was more so for myself to be able to not cloud my affirmation for Marissa.
I did not want her confirmation to be clouded with any kind of mistruths about there
being any conflict. I want to thank the Board of Ethics for putting it on the agenda
and for taking a look if there was a potential conflict. Thank you.
Council Chair Rapozo: Thank you. Anyone else? Seeing none, roll
call.
The motion for adoption of Resolution No. 2017-53 was then put, and carried
by the following vote:
FOR ADOPTION: Chock, Kagawa, Kaneshiro, Kawakami,
Rapozo TOTAL — 5,
AGAINST ADOPTION: None TOTAL— 0,
EXCUSED & NOT VOTING: Brun, Yukimura TOTAL — 2,
RECUSED & NOT VOTING: None TOTAL — 0.
Council Chair Rapozo: With no further business for this Special
Council Meeting, this meeting is adjourned. Thank you.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, the Special Council Meeting adjourned at
8:35 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
JAD . FOUNTAIN-TANIGAWA
County Clerk
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