The URL can be used to link to this page

Home My WebLink About 06/02/2021 06/02/2021 Council Meeting Follow-Up letter COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK Arryl Kaneshiro,Chair T �c).P Mason K.Chock,Vice Chair 46+ p< Gvo Jade K.Fountain-Tanigawa,County Clerk ; r: ` Bernard P.Carvalho,Jr. U� ,,.� Scott K. Sato,Deputy County Clerk Felicia Cowden .;yi' Bill DeCosta ��4• Luke A.Evslin `9A � Telephone: (808)241-4188 KipuKai Kuali`i OF Facsimile: (808)241-6349 E-mail: cokcouncil@kauai.gov Council Services Division 4396 Rice Street,Suite 209 Lihu`e,Kauai,Hawaii 96766 MEMORANDUM June 2, 2021 TO: Derek S.K. Kawakami, Mayor FROM: Arryl Kaneshiro, Council Chair ,SEC RE: JUNE 2, 2021 COUNCIL MEETING RECAP This is to inform you of the action taken by the Council at its June 2, 2021 Council Meeting: CONSENT CALENDAR: C 2021-114 Communication (05/07/2021) from the Mayor, submitting his Supplemental Budget Communication for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 and Proposed Amendments to the Budget Bills, pursuant to Section 19.02A of the Kauai County Charter (Received for the Record.) C 2021-122 Communication (05/03/2021) from the Mayor, transmitting for Council consideration and confirmation, Mayoral appointee Tess Kimie Shimabukuro to the Liquor Control Commission — Term ending 12/31/2023. (Received for the Record.) C 2021-123 Communication (05/14/2021) from the Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC) President, transmitting for Council consideration, HSAC nomination of Councilmember KipuKai.Kuali`i, County of Kauai, and Councilmember Tommy Waters, City and County of Honolulu,to serve on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Counties (NACo), and nomination of Councilmember Kelly T. King, County of Maui, and Councilmember Herbert "Tim" Richards, III, County of Hawaii, to serve on the Board of Directors for the Western Interstate Region (WIR), pursuant to Section 5A and Section 5C of the Bylaws of the Hawaii State Association of Counties, Inc. (Received for the Record.) C 2021-124 Communication (05/17/2021) from the Director of Finance, transmitting for Council information, the Period 10 Financial Reports — Statement of Revenues, Statement of Expenditures and Encumbrances,' Revenue Report, and Detailed Budget Report as of April 30, 2021, 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.) AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor June 2, 2021 Page 2 C 2021-125 Communication (05/20/2021) from the Hawaii State Association of Counties (HSAC) President, transmitting for Council consideration, HSAC's Fiscal Year 2022 Proposed Operating Budget, pursuant to Section 21 of the Bylaws of the Hawaii State Association of Counties, Inc. (Received for the Record.) COMMUNICATIONS: C 2021-126 Communication (05/07/2021) from the Deputy Planning Director, requesting Council approval to receive and expend FederallState funds for the Hawaii Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Program in an amount up to $351,692.00, and to indemnify the State of Hawaii in accordance with the State.of Hawaii General Conditions (AG-008 103D) for administering the program. This pass-through grant funding will be utilized to continue the implementation of the CZM Program on Kauai commencing July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 and be expended on salaries/wages, travel, equipment, and supplies for the CZM Program, specifically for the implementation and enforcement of the Special Management Area Rules and Regulations of the County of Kaua`i and Shoreline Setback provisions of Chapter 8 of the Kauai County Code 1987, as amended. (Approved.) C 2021-127 Communication (05/11/2021) from the Emergency Management Administrator, requesting Council approval to receive and expend State funds, in the amount of$50,000.00, for the Fiscal Year 2020, from the United States Department of Homeland Security, via the State of Hawaii Department of Defense — Hawaii. Emergency Management Agency, to be used to support ongoing media campaigns to provide information on COVID-19 topics such as testing, vaccines, mental health services, et cetera. (Approved.) C 2021-128 Communication (05/17/2021) from the Acting County Engineer, requesting Council approval to use $35,000.00 from the Department of Public Works, Wastewater Division's Repair and Maintenance (R&M) account for the unbudgeted equipment purchase of a replacement pump for the Fire Station Sewage Pump Station (SPS) in Hanapepe, to replace aging equipment that is essential to restore the designed redundancy for the SPS. (Approved.) C 2021-129 Communication (05/17/2021) from the Acting County Engineer, requesting Council approval to use $120,000.00 from the Department of Public Works, Wastewater Division's Repair and Maintenance (R&M) account for the unbudgeted equipment purchase of a trailer-mounted bypass pump, to support the emergency needs for the Kapaia Sewage Pump Station (SPS), Marriott SPS, and the Fire Station SPS in Hanapepe. (Approved.) C 2021-130 Communication (05/18/2021) from the Executive on Aging, requesting Council approval to receive and expend a total of $644,815.00 in State General Funds for Fiscal Year 2021, and to indemnify the State Executive Office on Aging to be used for the provision of Kupuna Care, which includes case management, adult day care, assisted transportation, attendant care, homemaker, kupuna care transportation, personal care, and home-delivered meals. (Approved.) Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor June 2, 2021 Page 3 C 2021-131 Communication (05/18/2021) from the Prosecuting Attorney, requesting Council approval to receive and expend Federal Funds in the amount of $73,880.00, and to indemnify the State of Hawai`i, Department of the Attorney General, to be used for salaries/wages and supplies for the Domestic Violence Prosecution Unit. This tentative recurring grant and funds will be utilized for the period commencing June 16, 2021 to May 31, 2022. (Approved.) C 2021-132 Communication (05/19/2021) from the Executive on Transportation, requesting Council approval of the unbudgeted equipment purchase of twelve (12) new handheld radios and charging stations, which will replace remaining obsolete models, at a total cost of $53,693.13, in preparation for 2021 Hurricane Season. (Approved.) C 2021-133 Communication (05/19/2021) from the Chief of Police and Mark Begley, Assistant Chief of Police, Patrol Services Bureau, requesting Council approval to receive and expend recurring State funds with the initial contracted amount of $50,326.42, which funds three (3) Emergency Services Dispatcher positions for the first quarter, with a total anticipated amount for the Fiscal Year of $201,305.68, and approval to indemnify the State of Hawai`i, Department of Health, Emergency Medical Services & Injury Prevention System Branch, for the contracted period of July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. (Approved.) C 2021-134 Communication (05/20/2021) from the Acting County Engineer, transmitting for Council consideration, A Bill For An Ordinance Amending Chapter 16, Kaua`i County Code 1987, As Amended, Relating To Traffic Code, to broaden the types of traffic calming measures available to be to employed across the spectrum of road types islandwide. (Received for the Record.) C 2021-135 Communication (05/20/2021) from the Director of Finance, requesting Council approval of the "Payment" clause contained in Section 5 of the Datawatch Software License Agreement for the purchase of two (2) software licenses with an estimated cost of $4,000.00, which allows for data extraction from the County's main financial system to be exported into more recognizable and workable formats such as Excel, Comma-Separated Values (CSV) files, Access Database, et cetera, as the current data extraction software is expired and no longer supported by current platforms. (Approved.) CLAIMS: C 2021-136 Communication (05/07/2021) from the County Clerk, transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kauai by Helena Rachner, 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.) Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor June 2, 2021 Page 4 C 2021-137 Communication (05/10/2021) from the County Clerk, transmitting a claim fled against the County of Kaua`i by Kaua`i Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Inc., for damage to their 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.) C 2021-138 Communication (05/20/2021) from the County Clerk, transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kauai by Hawaiian Telcom, Inc., for property damage, 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 (Approved.) Resolution No. 2021-22 — RESOLUTION CONFIRMING MAYORAL APPOINTMENT TO THE LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSION (Tess Kimie Shimabukuro) (Approved.) Resolution No. 2021-23 — RESOLUTION APPROVING THE HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES NOMINEES TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND WESTERN INTERSTATE REGION BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 (Approved.) Resolution No. 2021-24 — RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (Approved.) BILL FOR FIRST READING: Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2824) —A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO TRAFFIC CODE (Approved on 1st Reading, Public Hearing scheduled for July 7, 2021, and referred to the Public Works & Veterans Services Committee.) Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor June 2, 2021 Page 5 BILLS FOR SECOND READING: Bill No. 2818, Draft 1 — 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.) Bill No. 2819, Draft 1 — 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.) Bill No. 2823 — 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 HAWAI`I, 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 (Second Half of the Year)— $7,467,500.00) (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)