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COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
Arryl Kaneshiro,Chair .�a
Mason K.Chock,Vice Chair 'O ; G�� Jade K.Fountain-Tanigawa,County Clerk
Bernard P.Carvalho,Jr. ''t; Scott K. Sato,Deputy County Clerk
Felicia Cowden
Bill DeCosta
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E-mail: cokcouncil@kauai.gov
Council Services Division
4396 Rice Street,Suite 209
LYhu`e,Kauai,Hawai`i 96766
MEMORANDUM
June 17, 2021
TO: Derek S.K. Kawakami, Mayor
FROM: Arryl Kaneshiro, Council Chair AG
RE: JUNE 16, 2021 COUNCIL MEETING RECAP
This is to inform you of the action taken by the Council at its June 16, 2021
Council Meeting:
COMMUNICATIONS:
C 2021-139 Communication (05/13/2021) from the Life's Choices Kaua`i
Coordinator, requesting Council approval to apply for, receive, and expend grant
funds in an amount from $25,000.00 up to $75,000.00, from the Motion for Justice
initiative by the Vera Institute of Justice. This grant funding will support plans to
re-shape prosecution in the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney by re-centering the
focus on racial equity, establish criteria to accomplish a measurable reduction in
racial disparities, increase understanding of the history of racial injustice within
the criminal justice system among deputies, advocates, and administrative staff,
implement a people-centered program that respects and promotes a focus on
non-white values/history, and focuses on restorative justice and ho`oponopono
(a Hawaiian cultural practice focused on healing and accountability). (Approved.)
C 2021-140 Communication (05/21/2021) from the Director of Economic
Development, requesting Council approval to apply for, receive, and expend State
funds, in the amount of $150,000.00, from the Hawai`i Tourism Authority, to be used
for expenditures focused on taking action related to the priorities of the Kaua`i
Destination Management Action Plan, and to indemnify the Hawai`i Tourism
Authority-State of Hawai`i. (Approved.)
C 2021-141 Communication (05/27/2021) from the Acting County Engineer,
requesting Council approval to apply for, receive, and expend State recycling grant
funds in the amount of $45,000.00, to be used by the Department of Public Works,
Solid Waste Division, to support Electronic Waste (eWaste) Recycling for Fiscal
Year 2022. (Approved.)
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor
June 17, 2021
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C 2021-142 Communication (05/27/2021) from the Executive on Aging,
requesting Council approval to receive and expend Federal funds, in the amount of
$642,681.00, and to indemnify the State Executive Office on Aging, for the provision
of Title III services of the Older Americans Act, which includes supportive services,
congregate meals, home-delivered meals, preventive health programs, and the
National Family Caregiver Support Program, for the Federal Fiscal Year 2021 that
began October 1, 2020 and runs through September 30, 2024. (Approved.)
C 2021-143 Communication (05/27/2021) from the Chief of Police and Mark
Begley, Assistant Chief of Police, Patrol Services Bureau, requesting Council
approval to purchase non-budgeted equipment with Fiscal Year 2021 unexpended
funds in the amount of $403,356.00, which will fund sixty-two (62) replacement
mobile radios with preinstalled encryption software and installation of encryption
software upgrades on forty-three (43) current mobile radios. (Approved.)
C 2021-144 Communication (06/08/2021) from the Managing Director,
requesting Council approval of the following:
• Apply for, receive, and expend the first allocation of assistance for
State, Local, and Tribal Governments — Coronavirus State and
Local Fiscal Recovery Funds from the United States Department of
Treasury, in the amount of $7,021,034.00, appropriated by the U.S.
Congress as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021,
to be used to support urgent COVID-19 response efforts, replace
lost revenue, support immediate economic stabilization for
households and businesses, and address systemic public health and
economic challenges; and
• Apply for, receive, and expend, at the request of the State of
Hawaii, ARPA Non-Entitlement Unit Funds from the United
States Department of Treasury, in the amount of approximately
$3,783,402.00, to be used for non-entitlement units for local
governments smaller than 50,000 in population. (Approved.)
CLAIMS:
C 2021-145 Communication (05/28/2021) from the County Clerk, transmitting
a claim filed against the County of Kauai by Dylan DePue, for damage to his property,
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 2021-146 Communication (06/01/2021) from the County Clerk,
transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kauai by Donald S. Greer, for
personal physical and punitive damages, 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.)
Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor
June 17, 2021
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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)