HomeMy WebLinkAbout01_20_2022 Public Works & Veterans Services Committee minutesMINUTES
PUBLIC WORKS & VETERANS SERVICES COMMITTEE
January 20, 2022
A meeting of the Public Works & Veterans Services Committee of the Council
of the County of Kaua`i, State of Hawai`i, was called to order by Bill DeCosta, Chair,
at the Council Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Suite 201, Lihu`e, Kaua`i, on Thursday,
January 20, 2022 at 8:31 a.m., after which the following Members answered the call
of the roll:
Honorable Mason K. Chock
Honorable Felicia Cowden
Honorable Luke A. Evslin (via remote technology)
Honorable Bill DeCosta
Honorable KipuKai Kuali`i, Ex-Officio Member
Honorable Arryl Kaneshiro, Ex-Officio Member
Excused: Honorable Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr.
The Committee proceeded on its agenda item, as shown in the following
Committee Report, which is incorporated herein by reference:
CR-PWVS 2022-01: on PWVS 2022-01 Communication (12/21/2021) from Council
Chair Kaneshiro, requesting the presence
of the Acting County Engineer, to provide a
briefing regarding the siting of a new
landfill. (Received for the Record.)
PWVS 2022-02 Communication (12/22/20021) from Councilmember Cowden,
requesting the presence of the Acting County Engineer and the
Director of Finance, to provide a briefing regarding electronic plan
review and the electronic building permit system to include:
Successes (such as improvements in effectively and efficiently
processing permits) and challenges with the project overall;
Successes and challenges with the system, selected software,
and implementation;
Observations or feedback received regarding the customer
experience (frustration, satisfaction, or neither); and
Advice and lessons learned that can assist other County
departments implement more electronic processes. (This
item was Deferred.)
Councilmember Chock moved to receive PWVS 2022-02 for the record,
seconded by Councilmember Cowden.
PWVS COMMITTEE MEETING 2 JANUARY 20, 2022
Committee Chair DeCosta: For the record, we have no written testimony
and no one registered to speak on this item. This item was requested by
Councilmember Cowden for an update on our electronic plan review system.
However, we did receive a written request from the Department of Public Works and
they would like to respectfully ask for a deferral, as they have a staffing issue due to
COVID-19. I would like to honor that request and hope that the Members support it
as well. Given that, Members is there any discussion before I entertain a motion to
defer?
Councilmember Cowden moved to defer PWVS 2022-02, seconded by
Councilmember Chock, and carried by a vote of 4:0:1 (Councilmember
Carvalho was excused).
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:21 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
9140.-Av /
Jessica Young
Council Services Assistant I
APPROVED at the Committee Meeting held on February 9, 2022:
BILL DECOSTA
Chair, PWVS Committee