HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/08/2020 04/08/2020 Council Meeting Follow-up Letter COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
Arryl Kaneshiro,Chair
Ross Kagawa,Vice Chair Jade K.Fountain-Tanigawa,County Clerk
Arthur Brun Scott K. Sato,Deputy County Clerk
Nvet*Mason K.Chock
Felicia Cowden ;SA
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KipuKai Kuali`i of Facsimile: (808)241-6349
E-mail: cokcouncil@kauai.gov
Council Services Division
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Lihu`e,Kauai,Hawaii 96766
MEMORANDUM
April 8, 2020
TO: Derek S.K. Kawakami, Mayor
FROM: Arryl Kaneshiro, Council Chair AK.
RE: APRIL 8, 2020 COUNCIL MEETING RECAP
This is to inform you of the action taken by the Council at its April 8, 2020
Council Meeting:
CONSENT CALENDAR:
C 2020-104 Communication (03/18/2020) from the Council Chair Kaneshiro,
transmitting for Council consideration, a Resolution appointing Ross Kagawa as
Kaua`i's representative and Mason K. Chock as the alternate to the Executive
Committee of the Hawai`i State Association of Counties (HSAC). (Received for the
Record.)
C 2020-105 Communication (03/18/2020) from Council Chair Kaneshiro,
transmitting for Council consideration, the nomination of Councilmember KipuKai
Kuali`i as a Director on the National Association of Counties (NACo) Board of
Directors. (Received for the Record.)
COMMUNICATIONS:
C 2020-106 Communication (03/08/2020) from Bryson Ponce, Assistant Chief
of Police, Investigative Services Bureau, recommending Council approval to enter into
a contract for Project No. 18-DJ-03; receive and expend Federal funds for the
Statewide Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force (SMDTF), in the amount of
$43,436.00, which will be used to continue law enforcement efforts to reduce drug
threats and drug related crimes through agency collaboration; and indemnify the
State of Hawai`i Department of the Attorney General for the term commencing
January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020.
• SMDTF Contract for Project No. 18-DJ-03 (Approved.)
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C 2020-107 Communication (03/27/2020) from the Director of Finance and
Budget Administrator, transmitting for Council consideration, A Bill For An
Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. B-2019-856, As Amended, Relating To The
Operating Budget Of The County Of Kaua`i, State Of Hawai`i, For The Fiscal Year
July 1, 2019 Through June 30, 2020, By Revising The Amounts Estimated In The
G.E. Tax Fund, to account for an estimated revenue shortfall of($2,000,000.00), due to
the anticipated decrease in general excise tax surcharge collections as a result of the
ongoing events and broad impacts of COVID-19. (Received for the Record.)
C 2020-108 Communication (03/27/2020) from Troy K. Tanigawa, Acting
County Engineer, requesting Council approval to apply for, receive, and expend
United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) Better Utilizing Investments
to Leverage Development (BUILD) Grant funding up to an estimated total project cost
of$23,000,000.00, for the Po`ipu Road Mobility and Safety Project, and indemnify the
United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration and
Hawai`i Department of Transportation, if awarded. (Approved.)
CLAIM:
C 2020-109 Communication (03/19/2020) from the County Clerk,
transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kaua`i by DTRIC Insurance
Company, Limited, on behalf of Alison Okada, for damage to her vehicle, pursuant
to Section 23.06, Charter of the County of Kaua`i. (Referred to the Office of the
County Attorney for disposition and/or report back to the Council.)
RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution No. 2020-23 — RESOLUTION APPOINTING ROSS KAGAWA AS
REPRESENTATIVE AND MASON K. CHOCK AS THE ALTERNATE TO THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES (Approved.)
Resolution No. 2020-24 — RESOLUTION NOMINATING
COUNCILMEMBER KIPUKAI KUALII AS A DIRECTOR ON THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES BOARD (Approved.)
BILL FOR FIRST READING:
Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2791) —A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. B-2019-856, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OPERATING
BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR JULY 1, 2019 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2020, BY REVISING THE AMOUNTS
ESTIMATED IN THE G.E. TAX FUND (G.E. Tax Surcharge Reduction (COVID-19)
- ($2,000,000.00)) (Approved on 1st Reading, Public Hearing scheduled for
May 6, 2020, and referred to the Committee of the Whole.)
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Thank you for following up as appropriate, including confidential routing to
any appropriate parties, and please do not hesitate to contact me or Council
Services Staff if you need further information. Please note that this memorandum
presents a summary of the action taken, and reference should be made to the
official minutes for a complete record.
cc: KCT Department Heads (Via E-mail)
KCT CCs (Via E-mail)
Council Services Staff(Via E-mail)