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MEMORANDUM
December 16, 2020
TO: Derek S.K. Kawakami, Mayor
FROM: Arryl Kaneshiro, Council Chair ,g� ..
RE: DECEMBER 16, 2020 COUNCIL MEETING RECAP
This is to inform you of the action taken by the Council at its
December 16, 2020 Council Meeting:
CONSENT CALENDAR:
C 2021-02 Communication (10/28/2020) from Darcie Yukimura, Chair of the
Committee on the Status of Women, requesting that the Kaua`i County Council join
efforts that support gender equality principles in COVID-19 recovery initiatives.
(Received for the Record.)
C 2021-03 Communication (11/25/2020) from the Housing Director,
transmitting for Council consideration, a Resolution To Receive And Expend A
Special Allocation Of Grant Funds From The Department Of Housing And Urban
Development, United States of America, Authorized By The Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, And Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Of 2020 (Public Law 116-136).
(Received for the Record.)
C 2021-04 Communication (12/02/2020) from Council .Chair Kaneshiro,
transmitting for Council consideration, a Resolution appointing Mason K. Chock as
Kaua`i's representative and Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr., as alternate to the Executive
Committee of the Hawai`i State Association of Counties (HSAC). (Received for the
Record.)
C 2021-05 Communication (12/02/2020) from Councilmember Cowden,
transmitting for Council consideration, a Resolution Amending Resolution
No. 2021-02 Relating To The Rules Of The Council Of The County Of Kaua`i For
The Organization Of Committees And The Transaction Of Business. (Received for
the Record.)
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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December 16, 2020
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COMMUNICATIONS:
C 2021-06 Communication (11/24/2020) from the Executive on Aging,
requesting Council approval to receive and expend a total of$384,285.00 in State
General Funds for Fiscal Year 2021, and to indemnify the State Executive Office on
Aging; funds will be used for the provision of Kupuna Care Services, which includes
adult day care, case management, home-delivered meals, assisted transportation,
homemaker services, personal care, and kupuna care transportation costs.
(Approved.)
C 2021-07 Communication (11/30/2020) from the Chief of Police and Bryson
Ponce, Assistant Chief of Police, Investigative Services Bureau, requesting Council
approval to accept and expend Hawai`i High Intensity Drug Trafficking
Area (HIDTA) discretionary funding from the Office of National Drug Control
Policy, in the amount of $147,425.00, for payment of overtime, renting vehicles,
training, replacement of old equipment, and the purchase of new technology.
(Approved.)
C 2021-08 Communication (12/02/2020) from the Chief of Police and Bryson
Ponce, Assistant Chief of Police, Investigative Services Bureau, recommending
Council approval to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the
American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD) Domestic Accreditation
Task Force, to seek international accreditation of the Kaua`i Police Department Crime
Scene and Laboratory Unit, and to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend the ASCLD,
its elected officials, officers, employees, and agents from and for any and all losses,
claims, actions, judgments for damages, or injury to persons or property, and losses
and expenses caused or incurred by or arising out of the tortious conduct of the
ASCLD or its elected officials, officers, employees, or agents.
• Memorandum of Agreement Between the Kaua`i Police
Department (KPD) and the American Society of Crime Laboratory
Directors (ASCLD) Regarding the ASCLD Domestic Accreditation Task
Force (ADATF) and the KPD Crime Scene and Laboratory Unit (CSLU)
(Approved.)
C 2021-09 Communication (12/02/2020) from the Director of Economic
Development, requesting Council approval to indemnify Leidos, Inc. and the State
of Hawaii pursuant to Hawaii Energy's Application Terms and Conditions, as the
County moves to request a rebate for the installation of five (5) dual level II
networked electronic vehicle chargers, which were recently installed at the Lihu`e
Civic Center. The rebate is through Hawai`i Energy and would provide $4,500.00
per dual charging unit, for a total of$22,500.00. (Approved.)
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December 16, 2020
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C 2021-10 Communication (12/03/2020) from the Executive on Aging,
requesting Council approval to receive and expend a total of$137,636.00 in State
General Funds for State Fiscal Year 2021, and to indemnify the State Executive
Office on Aging; funds will be used for the provision of Kupuna Care and to support
Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) operations, which includes staff
development, outreach, awareness, education, and collaboration with the No Wrong
Door (NWD) Network. (Approved.)
C 2021-11 Communication (12/03/2020) from the Emergency Management
Administrator, requesting Council approval to receive and expend State funds, in
the amount of $150,000.00, for the Fiscal Year 2020, from the United States
Department of Homeland Security, via the State of Hawai`i Department of
Defense — Hawai`i Emergency Management Agency, to be used to support two (2)
existing Kaua`i Emergency Management Agency staff positions who are necessary
to support day-to-day prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery
activities. (Approved.)
C 2021-12 Communication (12/03/2020) from the Emergency Management
Administrator, requesting Council approval to receive and expend State funds, in
the amount of $457,626.46, from the State of Hawai`i, via Act 9, Session Laws of
Hawai`i 2020, for disaster relief and mitigation, as a result of the heavy rains and
flooding that occurred in April 2018. (Approved.)
C 2021-13 Communication (12/03/2020) from the Chief of Police and
Elliott Ke, Assistant Chief of Police, requesting Council approval to receive and
expend State funds, not to exceed $10,000.00, from the State of Hawai`i, Department
of Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division, as reimbursement for the enforcement of
Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) Section 709-908 prohibiting tobacco sales to minors
via Memorandum of Agreement 2019-PB-002 Modification 1 effective August 31, 2020
through August 30, 2021. (Approved.)
C 2021-14 Communication (12/09/2020) from the Acting County Engineer,
transmitting for Council consideration, A Bill For An Ordinance To Amend
Chapter 15, Article 1, Kauai. County Code 1987, As Amended, Relating To
Floodplain Management, to update Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) as required
by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to ensure regulations
meet the minimum requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP),
which will be effective February 26, 2021. (Received for the Record.)
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December 16, 2020
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LEGAL DOCUMENT:
C 2021-15 Communication (11/16/2020) from the Housing Director,
recommending Council approval of the following legal documents required by the
HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) and the National Housing Trust
Fund (HTF) Program, and authorize the County Clerk to sign on behalf of the County
Council:
• Amendment to Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions by the County
of Kauai (Declarant) and Kalepa Village Partners (Developer), a Hawaii
Limited Partnership, by its General Partner Kauai Housing
Development Corporation, LLC a Hawai`i Limited Liability Company, by
its Manager Kauai Housing Development Corporation, a Hawaii
nonprofit Corporation, for Kalepa Village Phase 2B, Tax Map Key (TMK)
No. (4) 3-8-002-023, Lihu`e, Kauai, Hawaii (HOME);
• Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions by the County of
Kauai (Declarant) and Kauai Economic Opportunity,
Incorporated (Recipient), a Hawaii nonprofit Corporation, for
Transitional and Emergency Shelter, TMK No. (4) 3-8-005:001 (HOME);
• Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions by the County of
Kauai (Declarant) and Koa`e Workforce Housing LP (Developer), a
Hawai`i Limited Partnership, for Koa`e Makana TMK
No. (4) 2-6-004:019 (HOME); and
• Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions by the County of
Kauai (Declarant) and Koa`e Workforce Housing LP (Developer), a
Hawaii Limited Partnership, for Koa`e Makana TMK
No. (4) 2-6-004:019 (HTF). (Approved.)
CLAIM:
C 2021-16 Communication (11/20/2020) from the County Clerk,
transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kaua`i by Joseph P. Kua, for
damage to his vehicle, pursuant to Section 23.06, Charter of the County of Kauai.
(Referred to the Office of the County Attorney for disposition and/or report
back to the Council.)
COMMITTEE REPORTS: APPROVED.
RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution No. 2021-04 — RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AND URGING
EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE PRINCIPLES
IN COVID-19 RELATED RECOVERY INITIATIVES (Approved.)
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December 16, 2020
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Resolution No. 2021-05 — RESOLUTION TO RECEIVE AND EXPEND A
SPECIAL ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS FROM DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
AUTHORIZED BY THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC
SECURITY ACT (CARES ACT) OF 2020 (PUBLIC LAW 116-136) (Approved.)
Resolution No. 2021-06 — RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION
NO. 2020-23, RELATING TO APPOINTING A REPRESENTATIVE AND
ALTERNATE TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HAWAII STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (Approved.)
Resolution No. 2021-07 — RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION
NO. 2021-02 RELATING TO THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY
OF KAUAI FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEES AND THE
TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS (Approved.)
BILL FOR FIRST READING:
Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2816) —A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND
CHAPTER 15, ARTICLE 1, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED,
RELATING TO FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT (Approved on 1st reading,
Public Hearing scheduled for January 13, 2021, and referred to the Public
Works & Veterans Services Committee.)
BILLS FOR SECOND READING:
Bill No. 2805, Draft 1 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 19, ARTICLE 1, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED,
RELATING TO PUBLIC PARKS AND RECREATION (Approved.)
Bill No. 2806 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. B-2020-866, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OPERATING BUDGET OF
THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII,. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
JULY 1, 2020 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021, BY REVISING THE AMOUNTS
ESTIMATED IN THE -GENERAL FUND (Parks & Recreation RAIN20 Event —
$660,000.00) (Approved.)
Bill No. 2807 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. B-2020-866, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OPERATING BUDGET OF
THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
JULY 1, 2020 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021, BY REVISING THE AMOUNTS
ESTIMATED IN THE GENERAL FUND (Transient Accommodations Tax Revenue
Reduction (Half Year)— $7,467,500.00) (Approved.)
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Bill No. 2808 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. B-2020-866, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OPERATING BUDGET OF
THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
JULY 1, 2020 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021, BY REVISING THE AMOUNTS
ESTIMATED IN THE GENERAL FUND (General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance
(Ho olako/Ka ana Parcel Improvements)— $1,400,000.00) (Approved.)
Bill No. 2809 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO: B-2020-867, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CAPITAL BUDGET OF
THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
JULY 1, 2020 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021, BY REVISING THE AMOUNTS
ESTIMATED IN THE BOND FUND AND GENERAL FUND-CIP (Ho olako/Ka ana
Parcel Improvements Defunding— $4,500,000.00) (Approved.)
Bill No. 2810 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. B-2020-866, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OPERATING BUDGET OF
THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
JULY 1, 2020 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021, BY REVISING THE AMOUNTS
ESTIMATED IN THE GENERAL FUND (HGEA Retroactive Raises —
Grant-Funded Positions) (Approved.)
Bill No. 2811, Draft 1 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. B-2020-866, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OPERATING
BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR JULY 1, 2020 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021, BY REVISING THE AMOUNTS
ESTIMATED IN THE GENERAL FUND (COVID-19 Funding For 2021 —
$2,000,000.00) (Approved.)
Bill No. 2812 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. B-2020-867, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CAPITAL BUDGET OF
THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
JULY 1, 2020 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021, BY REVISING THE AMOUNTS
ESTIMATED IN THE BOND FUND AND GENERAL FUND-CIP (HRMS, Payroll
& Personnel System — $1,335,000.00) (Approved.)
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.
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