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Home My WebLink About 03/24/2021 03/24/2021 Council Meeting Follow-up letter COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK Arryl Kaneshiro,Chair Mason K.Chock,Vice Chair 34 :'°$ Jade K.Fountain-Tanigawa,County Clerk k�,3. '°` •y, Bernard P. Carvalho,Jr. 1 A ., ',""' Scott K. Sato,Deputy County Clerk z Felicia Cowden gJ Bill DeCosta Luke A.Evslin *`?� wR�," � Telephone: (808)241-4188 KipuKai Kuali` Facsimile: (808)241-6349 E-mail: cokcouncil@kauai.gov Council Services Division 4396 Rice Street,Suite 209 LIhu`e,Kauai,Hawai`i 96766 MEMORANDUM March 24, 2021 TO: Derek S.K. Kawakami, Mayor FROM: Arryl Kaneshiro, Council Chair AC_ RE: MARCH 24, 2021 COUNCIL MEETING RECAP This is to inform you of the action taken by the Council at its March 24, 2021 Council Meeting: CONSENT CALENDAR: C 2021-61 Communication (03/09/2021) from Council Chair Kaneshiro, transmitting for Council consideration and confirmation, the reappointment of Erica Jolie Anuhea Taniguchi to the Public Access, Open Space, Natural Resources Preservation Fund Commission (Anahola — Helena) — Term ending 12/31/2023. (Received for the Record.) C 2021-62 Communication (03/09/2021) from the Director of Finance, transmitting for Council information, the Period 6 Financial Reports — Statement of Revenues, Statement of Expenditures and Encumbrances, Revenue Report, and Detailed Budget Report as of December 31, 2020, pursuant to Section 21 of Ordinance No. B-2020-866, relating to the Operating Budget of the County of Kauai for Fiscal Year 2020-2021. (Received for the Record.) C 2021-63 Communication (03/09/2021) from the Director of Finance, transmitting for Council information, the County of Kauai 2021 Real Property Assessment List pursuant to Section 5A-2.2, Kauai County Code 1987, as amended. (Received for the Record.) C 2021-64 Communication (03/11/2021) from the Director of Human Resources, transmitting for Council information, the March 15, 2021 Vacancy Report, pursuant to Section 24 of Ordinance No. B-2020-866, relating to the Operating Budget of the County of Kauai for Fiscal Year 2020-2021. (Received for the Record.) AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor March 24, 2021 Page 2 C 2021-65 Communication (03/12/2021) from the Director of Finance, transmitting for Council information, supplemental real property tax revenue information pertaining to the estimated reduction in real property tax revenues resulting from the Home Preservation Tax Limitation and Very Low Income Tax Credit relief measures factored with the existing real property tax rates, and based on the Real Property Assessment Certification for Fiscal Year 2022. (Received for the Record.) COMMUNICATIONS: C 2021-66 Communication (02/25/2021) from the Director of Finance, transmitting for Council consideration: • A Bill For An Ordinance': Amending Chapter 22, Article 24, Kauai. County Code 1987, As Amended, Relating To Cat Licensing Program; and • A Bill For An Ordinance Amending Chapter 22, Article 10, Kaua`i County Code 1987, As Amended, Relating To Dog Licenses And Regulations. (Received for the Record.) C 2021-67 Communication (03/01/2021) from ' the Executive on Transportation, requesting Council approval to receive and expend a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5311 Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriation Act of 2021 (CRRSAA) grant, in the amount of $8,000,270.00, which will be used to support the continued operation of essential public bus transit services for the County of Kauai. (Approved.) C 2021-68 Communication (03/03/2021) from the Chief of Police and Bryson Ponce, Assistant Chief of Police, Investigative Services Bureau. reauestine Council annroval to receive and expend Federal funds for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) exams, supportive funding, and DNA analysis, in the amount of $98,507.00, which will be used to continue law enforcement efforts to assist in sexual assault investigations through agency collaboration, and approval to contract with and indemnify the State of Hawai`i Department of the Attorney(General for the term commencing July 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022. (Approved.) C 2021-69 Communication (03/09/2021) from the Acting County Engineer, requesting Council approval to apply for, receive, and expend State funds in the amount of$313,937.18, from the State of Hawaii Department of Health (DOH), and to indemnify the State DOH for the Fiscal Year 2022 grant cycle, for the HI-5 Deposit Beverage Container program to be used to fund two (2) HI-5 Recycling Specialist positions. (Approved.) C 2021-70 Communication (03/09/2020) from the Executive on Aging, requesting Council approval to receive and expend Federal funds, in the amount of $398,681.00, and approval to indemnify the State Executive Office on Aging, to be used to carry out the provisions of the Area Plan on Aging for the period October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2022. (Approved.) Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor March 24,'2021 Page 3 C 2021-71 Communication (03/10/2021) from the Chief of Police and Bryson Ponce; Assistant Chief of Police, Investigative Services Bureau, recommending Council approval to receive and expend Federal funds for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Hawai`i High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Program, in the amount of$141,600.00. These recurring Federal funds will supplement the Kaua`i Police Department's budget with overtime, specialized training, canine maintenance, services and equipment for use by personnel directly engaged in narcotic-related investigations for the term commencing January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022. (Approved.) C 2021-72 Communication (03/11/2021) from the Prosecuting Attorney, requesting Council approval to apply for, receive, and expend Federal funds in the amount of$290,460.00, and approval to indemnify the State of Hawai`i, Department of the Attorney General, for the Kaua`i Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Expansion Project 19-V2-03 for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. (Approved.) C 2021-73 Communication (03/11/2021) from the Prosecuting Attorney, requesting Council approval to apply for, receive, and expend Federal Highway Safety funds from the State of Hawai`i Department of Transportation (HDOT), in the amount of $114,094.63, and to indemnify HDOT, for the continued 0.50 funding of a Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor, travel, and training. This recurring grant and funds will be utilized for the term commencing October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. (Approved.) C 2021-74 Communication (03/11/2021) from the Prosecuting Attorney, requesting Council approval to receive and expend Federal funds, in the amount of $175,000.00, from the Fiscal Year 2019 Edward J. Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG), and to indemnify the State of Hawai`i, Department of the Attorney General, to support the Felony/Career Criminal Prosecution Program with one (1) Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, a 0.60 funded FTE Special Investigator, and to cover a portion of fringe benefit costs. The anticipated contract date is for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. (Approved, including approval to apply.) C 2021-75 Communication (03/11/2021) from the Prosecuting Attorney, requesting Council approval to receive and expend Federal funds, in the amount of $70,222.00, from the Fiscal Year 2019 Edward J._ Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG), and to indemnify the State of Hawai`i, Department of the Attorney General, to support the Vehicular Crimes Unit with a 0.50 funded Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Deputy Prosecuting Attorney and to cover a portion of fringe benefit costs. The anticipated contact date is for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. (Approved, including approval to apply.) C 2021-76 Communication (03/12/2021) from the Mayor, transmitting his Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget Message, along with the proposed Operating Budget, Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Budget, and Schedule of Charges and Fees. (Received for the Record.) Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor March 24, 2021 Page 4 CLAIMS: C 2021-77 Communication (02/25/2021) from the County Clerk, transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kaua`i by Hanson Hsu, 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.) C 2021-78 Communication (03/03/2021) from the County Clerk, transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kaua`i by Kaua`i Island Utility Cooperative, for damage to their property, 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.) COMMITTEE REPORTS: APPROVED. RESOLUTIONS: Resolution No. 2021-14 - RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE REAL PROPERTY TAX RATES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022 FOR THE COUNTY OF KAUAI (Public Hearing scheduled for May 12, 2021 at 5:00 p.m., and referred to the Committee of the Whole.) Resolution No. 2021-15 - RESOLUTION CONFIRMING COUNCIL REAPPOINTMENT TO THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION FUND COMMISSION (Erica Jolie Anuhea Taniguchi) (Anahola-Mena) (Approved.) BILLS FOR FIRST READING: Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2818) - A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE OPERATING BUDGET AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022 (Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Operating Budget) (Approved on 1st Reading, Public Hearing scheduled for May 12, 2021 at - 5:00 p.m., and referred to the Committee of the Whole.) Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2819) - A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2021 TO JUNE 30, 2022 (Fiscal Year 2021-2022 CIP Budget) (Approved on 1st Reading, Public Hearing scheduled for May 12, 2021 at 5:00 p.m., and referred to the Committee of the Whole.) Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2820) -A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22, ARTICLE 24, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CAT LICENSING PROGRAM (Cat Microchipping Program) (Approved on 1st Reading, Public Hearing scheduled for April 21, 2021, and referred to the Finance &Economic Development Committee.) Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor March 24, 2021 Page 5 Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2821) —A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 22, ARTICLE 24, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO DOG LICENSES AND REGULATION (Dog Microchipping and Regulations) (Approved on 1st Reading, Public Hearing scheduled for April 21, 2021, and referred to the Finance & Economic Development Committee.), BILLS FOR SECOND READING: Bill No. 2804 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 8, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO USES IN THE AGRICULTURE ZONING DISTRICT (Approved.) Bill No. 2817 — 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 AND GOLF FUND (Golf Fund Projected Revenue Deficit—$250,000.00) (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. cc: KCT Department Heads (Via E-mail) KCT CCs (Via E-mail) Council Services Staff(Via E-mail)