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Home My WebLink About 03/10/2023 03/08/2023 Council Meeting Follow-Up letterAN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK Mel Rapozo, Chair KipuKai Kuali‘i, Vice Chair Jade K. Fountain-Tanigawa, County Clerk Addison Bulosan Lyndon M. Yoshioka, Deputy County Clerk Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr. Felicia Cowden Telephone: (808) 241-4188 Bill DeCosta Facsimile: (808) 241-6349 Ross Kagawa Email: cokcouncil@kauai.gov Council Services Division 4396 Rice Street, Suite 209 Līhu‘e, Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i 96766 MEMORANDUM March 10, 2023 TO: Derek S.K. Kawakami, Mayor FROM: Mel Rapozo, Council Chair RE: MARCH 8, 2023 COUNCIL MEETING RECAP This is to inform you of the action taken by the Council at its March 8, 2023 Council Meeting: CONSENT CALENDAR: C 2023-50 Communication (02/02/2023) from the Mayor, transmitting for Council consideration and confirmation, Mayoral appointee Aimee Lorenzo to the Civil Service Commission – Term ending 12/31/2024. (Received for the Record.) C 2023-51 Communication (02/09/2023) from the Mayor, transmitting for Council consideration and confirmation, Mayoral appointee Micah R. Finnila to the Board of Water Supply – Term ending 12/31/2025. (Received for the Record.) C 2023-52 Communication (02/15/2023) from the Hawai‘i State Association of Counties (HSAC) President, transmitting for Council approval, HSAC’s slate of officers for the HSAC Executive Committee for Calendar Year 2023, pursuant to Section 5 of the Bylaws of the Hawai‘i State Association of Counties, Inc. (Received for the Record.) C 2023-54 Communication (02/21/2023) from the Director of Finance, transmitting for Council information, Periods 1 through 6 Financial Reports – Statements of Revenues (Estimated and Actual), Statement of Expenditures and Encumbrances, Revenue Report, and Detailed Budget Report for the period July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, pursuant to Section 22 of Ordinance No. B-2022-886, relating to the Operating Budget of the County of Kaua‘i for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. (Received for the Record.) Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor March 10, 2023 Page 2 COMMUNICATIONS: C 2023-53 Communication (02/17/2023) from Councilmember Bulosan, transmitting for Council consideration, a Resolution Urging The Hawai‘i State Legislature To Enact A Statute Exempting Birth Attendants From State Licensure Requirements. (Received for the Record.) C 2023-55 Communication (03/01/2023) from Council Vice Chair Kuali‘i, transmitting for Council consideration, a Resolution Pledging Support For Native Hawaiian Women And Girls. (Received for the Record.) C 2023-56 Communication (02/13/2023) from Representative Nakamura, along with Lance Segawa, Hawai‘i Health Systems Corporation (HHSC) Kaua‘i Region Chief Executive Officer (CEO), requesting agenda time to brief the Council on the Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital (SMMH) Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Master Plan Update Project. (Received for the Record.) C 2023-57 Communication (02/15/2023) from the Director of Finance, requesting Council approval to accept the terms contained in the U.S. Bank Trust Company’s Calculation Agency Agreement, which will be taking over all responsibilities previously held by Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM) as it relates to the County’s general obligation and community facilities district bond holdings. (Approved.) C 2023-58 Communication (02/17/2023) from the Housing Director, requesting Council approval to receive and expend Federal Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds, in the estimated amount of up to a maximum of approximately $460,000.00, which may be used to provide street outreach, emergency shelter, homeless prevention, rapid rehousing assistance, and data collection via the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). (Approved.) C 2023-59 Communication (02/22/2023) from the Executive on Aging, requesting Council approval to receive and expend Federal funds, for the second allotment in the amount of $29,051.00, Fiscal Year 2023, and to indemnify the State Executive Office on Aging, for the Nutrition Services Incentive Program (NSIP) provision of congregate and home-delivered meals. (Approved.) C 2023-60 Communication (02/23/2023) from the Housing Director, requesting Council approval to receive and expend Congressionally Directed Spending, in the amount of $8,500,000.00, to be used for the construction of the community center and 40-unit senior housing project at the County’s Lima Ola Affordable Housing Subdivision in ‘Ele‘ele. (Approved.) Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor March 10, 2023 Page 3 C 2023-61 Communication (02/27/2023) from Councilmember Bulosan, requesting the presence of the Executive on Transportation, to provide an update on the Kaua‘i Bus regarding rebranding, Kaua‘i Bus App, and the Kaua‘i Bus WiFi. (Received for the Record.) LEGAL DOCUMENT: C 2023-62 Communication (02/24/2023) from the Housing Director, recommending Council approval to execute the Third Amendment to the Building Loan Agreement between the Hawai‘i Housing Finance Development Corporation (HHFDC) and the County of Kaua‘i, which seeks to clarify an inconsistency between the current loan agreement and the intentions of HHFDC and the County relating to repayment options. • Third Amendment to the Building Loan Agreement Lima Ola Workforce Housing Development Phase I Project (Dwelling Unit Revolving Fund Loan) (Approved.) CLAIMS: C 2023-63 Communication (02/13/2023) from the County Clerk, transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kaua‘i by Keith King, for vehicle 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.) C 2023-64 Communication (02/15/2023) from the County Clerk, transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kaua‘i by Joseph Kua, for mental, physical and emotional injury, 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 2023-65 Communication (02/21/2023) from the County Clerk, transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kaua‘i by Patti Thiele, 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.) RESOLUTIONS: Resolution No. 2023-23 – RESOLUTION CONFIRMING MAYORAL APPOINTMENT TO THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION (Jaclyn K. Kaina) (Approved.) Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor March 10, 2023 Page 4 Resolution No. 2023-28 – RESOLUTION CONFIRMING MAYORAL APPOINTMENT TO THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (Aimee Lorenzo) (Approved.) Resolution No. 2023-29 – RESOLUTION CONFIRMING MAYORAL APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY (Micah R. Finnila) (Deferred.) Resolution No. 2023-30 – RESOLUTION APPROVING THE HAWAI‘I STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES SLATE OF OFFICERS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2023 (Approved.) Resolution No. 2023-31 – RESOLUTION URGING THE HAWAI‘I STATE LEGISLATURE TO ENACT A STATUTE EXEMPTING BIRTH ATTENDANTS FROM STATE LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS (Approved.) Resolution No. 2023-32 – RESOLUTION PLEDGING SUPPORT FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS (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 Email) KCT CCs (Via Email) Council Services Staff (Via Email)