HomeMy WebLinkAbout 04/27/2023 04/26/2023 Council Meeting Follow-Up letter COUNTY COUNCIL — OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
Mel Rapozo,Chair ;
KipuKai Kuali`i,Vice Chair �"v' ''Off\ Jade K.Fountain-Tanigawa,County Clerk
Addison Bulosan �' Lyndon M.Yoshioka,Deputy County Clerk
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MEMORANDUM
April 27, 2023
TO: Derek S.K. Kawakami, Mayor
FROM: Mel Rapozo, Council Chair 1444.
RE: APRIL 26, 2023 COUNCIL MEETING RECAP
This is to inform you of the action taken by the Council at its
April 26, 2023 Council Meeting:
CONSENT CALENDAR:
C 2023-93 Communication (03/06/2023) from the Mayor, transmitting for
Council consideration and confirmation, Mayoral appointee Alice E. Luck to the Cost
Control Commission—Term ending 12/31/2024. (Received for the Record.)
C 2023-94 Communication (03/10/2023) from the Mayor, transmitting for
Council consideration and confirmation, Mayoral appointee Trevor J. Ford to the Fire
Commission—Term ending 12/31/2025. (Received for the Record.)
C 2023-95 Communication (03/13/2023) from the Mayor, transmitting for
Council consideration and confirmation, Mayoral appointee Walton D.Y. Hong to the
Police Commission—Term ending 12/31/2023. (Received for the Record.)
C 2023-96 Communication (04/03/2023) from the Director of Finance,
transmitting for Council information, the Third Quarter Statement of Equipment
Purchases for Fiscal Year 2022-2023, 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.)
C 2023-97 Communication (04/05/2023) from Chris Donahoe, Deputy County
Attorney, transmitting for Council information, the Quarterly Report on Settled
Claims filed against the County of Kaua`i from January 1, 2023 through
March 31, 2023. (Received for the Record.)
C 2023-98 Communication (04/14/2023) from the Hawai`i State Association of
Counties (HSAC) President, transmitting for Council consideration, HSAC's Fiscal
Year 2024 Proposed Operating Budget, pursuant to Section 21 of the Bylaws of the
Hawai`i State Association of Counties, Inc. (Received for the Record.)
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor
April 27, 2023
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C 2023-99 Communication (04/12/2023) from the Housing Director,
transmitting for Council consideration, a Resolution Authorizing The Execution And
Delivery Of One Or More Multifamily Housing Revenue Notes In An Aggregate
Principal Amount Not To Exceed Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000) For The
Purpose Of Making A Loan To Provide Financing To Lima Ola Family Partners LP, A
Hawaii Limited Partnership, For The Acquisition, Construction And Development Of
Multifamily Rental Housing; Determining And Prescribing Certain Other Matters
Relating Thereto And Approving And Authorizing Related Actions And The Execution
And Delivery Of Related Documents And Agreements. (Received for the Record.)
COMMUNICATIONS:
C 2023-100 Communication (03/24/2023) from the Chief of Police and Mark
T. Ozaki, Acting Assistant Chief of Police, requesting Council approval to transfer
Kauai Police Department unexpended salaries, in the amount of $105,000.00, to
purchase thirty (30) Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) ruggedized patrol laptops to
replace aging units. (Referred to the May 3, 2023 Finance & Economic
Development Committee.)
C 2023-101 Communication (03/28/2023) from the Fire Chief, requesting
Council approval of the indemnification provisions contained in the Training
Agreement between the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and the
County of Kauai Fire Department (KFD), which provides the IAFF Peer Support
Training Program to the members of the KFD, from July 10-11, 2023. (Approved.)
C 2023-102 Communication (03/31/2023) from the Chief of Police, requesting
Council approval of the indemnification provision included in the Lexipol Master
Service Agreement, which is the leading nationwide, total training solution for law
enforcement agencies. (Referred to the May 3, 2023 Finance & Economic
Development Committee.)
C 2023-103 Communication (04/10/2023) from the Executive on Aging,
requesting Council approval to receive and expend State funds, in the amount
of $728,536.00, 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, homemaker, Kupuna care transportation, personal care,
home-delivered meals, respite care, and caregiver support services, for the period
July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. (Approved.)
C 2023-104 Communication (04/13/2023) from Council Vice Chair Kualii
and Councilmember Bulosan, requesting Council consideration, of a Proposed Draft
Bill Amending Chapter 22, Article 15, Kauai County Code 1987, As Amended,
Relating To General Provisions Relating To Public Health, Safety And Welfare
(Obnoxious Substances). (Received for the Record.)
Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor
April 27, 2023
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C 2023-105 Communication (04/14/2023) from the Prosecuting Attorney,
requesting Council approval to apply for, receive and expend Federal funds for the
Domestic Violence Prosecution Unit for Fiscal Year 2022 STOP Violence Against
Women Act (VAWA) formula grant, in the amount of $48,330.00, and to indemnify
the State of Hawai`i Department of the Attorney General, to support a Full-Time
Equivalent (FTE) Deputy Prosecuting Attorney and supplies, for the anticipated
period of June 1, 2023 to January 31, 2024. (Approved, for a 0.65 Full-Time
Equivalent.)
C 2023-106 Communication (04/14/2023) from the Prosecuting Attorney,
requesting Council approval to apply for, receive and expend Federal funds, in the
amount of $101,000.00, from the Fiscal Year 2021 Edward J. Byrne Memorial
Justice Assistance Grant (JAG), to continue employment of one (1) Full-Time
Equivalent (FTE) Deputy Prosecuting Attorney who will work with the Kaua`i
Police Department Vice Investigators and focus fifty percent (50%) of their time on
methamphetamine and opioid focused prosecution. Funding will also be used for
fringe benefits, and office supplies, for this position for the anticipated period of
July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. (Approved, for a 0.50 Full-Time Equivalent.)
C 2023-107 Communication (04/14/2023) from the Prosecuting Attorney,
requesting Council approval to apply for, receive and expend Federal Fiscal
Year 2024 funds, in the amount of$124,740.13, from the Impaired Driving Grant, to
reimburse up to 1,040 hours of the Traffic Safety Prosecutor's position as well as
travel costs, for training and meetings. The grant will cover expenses for the time
period October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. (Approved.)
LEGAL DOCUMENT:
C 2023-108 Communication (03/22/2023) from the County Engineer,
recommending Council approval of a Right-of-Entry Agreement, for preliminary
investigation of a potential new landfill site, and indemnification, by and between the
State of Hawai`i, Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) and the County of
Kaua`i, a political subdivision of the State of Hawai`i, situated at Tax Map Key (TMK)
No. (4) 1-2-002:001 (por), Kekaha, Kaua`i, Hawai`i.
• Right-of-Entry Agreement (Approved.)
CLAIMS:
C 2023-109 Communication (04/12/2023) from the County Clerk,
transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kaua`i by Vanessa Cummings, for
vehicle damage, 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
April 27, 2023
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C 2023-110 Communication (04/13/2023) from the County Clerk,
transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kaua`i by Alastair Bloxsom, 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.)
COMMITTEE REPORTS: APPROVED.
RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution No. 2023-37 — RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION
NO. 2011-77, DRAFT 1, NO. 2017-28, AND NO. 2022-36, DRAFT 1, RELATING TO
THE COUNTY OF KAUAI RESERVE FUND AND RESERVE FUND POLICY
(Received for the Record.)
Resolution No. 2023-38 — RESOLUTION CONFIRMING MAYORAL
APPOINTMENT TO THE COST CONTROL COMMISSION (Alice E. Luck)
(Approved.)
Resolution No. 2023-39 — RESOLUTION CONFIRMING MAYORAL
APPOINTMENT TO THE FIRE COMMISSION (Trevor J. Ford) (Approved.)
Resolution No. 2023-40 — RESOLUTION CONFIRMING MAYORAL
APPOINTMENT TO THE POLICE COMMISSION (Walton D.Y. Hong) (Approved.)
Resolution No. 2023-41 — RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PROPOSED
FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE HAWAII STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (Deferred.)
Resolution No. 2023-42 — RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION
AND DELIVERY OF ONE OR MORE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE
NOTES IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
TWENTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($25,000,000) FOR THE PURPOSE OF
MAKING A LOAN TO PROVIDE FINANCING TO LIMA OLA FAMILY PARTNERS
LP, A HAWAII LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, FOR THE ACQUISITION,
CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIFAMILY RENTAL HOUSING;
DETERMINING AND PRESCRIBING CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS RELATING
THERETO AND APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING RELATED ACTIONS AND
THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF RELATED DOCUMENTS AND
AGREEMENTS (Approved.)
Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor
April 27, 2023
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BILL FOR FIRST READING:
Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2898) —A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 22, ARTICLE 15, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED,
RELATING TO GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH,
SAFETY AND WELFARE (OBNOXIOUS SUBSTANCES) (Approved on 1st
Reading, Public Hearing scheduled for May 31, 2023, and referred to the
Public Safety & Human Services Committee.)
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.
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