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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
May 12, 2023
TO: Derek S.K. Kawakami, Mayor
FROM: Mel Rapozo, Council Chair
RE: MAY 10, 2023 COUNCIL MEETING RECAP
This is to inform you of the action taken by the Council at its May 10, 2023
Council Meeting:
CONSENT CALENDAR:
C 2023-111 Communication (04/25/2023) from Councilmember Bulosan,
transmitting for Council consideration, a Resolution Urging Federal, State, And
County Elected Officials To Support Funding And Implementation Of Mosquito
Birth Control Measures To Mitigate The Rapid Decline Of Native Bird Species.
(Received for the Record.)
C 2023-112 Communication (05/01/2023) from Councilmember Cowden and
Council Vice Chair Kuali‘i transmitting for Council consideration a Resolution Urging
The State Of Hawai‘i Board Of Land And Natural Resources To Consider Public
Access, Uses, And Purposes For State Parcels At Wailua. (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
Kaua‘i 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. (Received for the Record.)
Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor
May 12, 2023
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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. (Approved.)
C 2023-113 Communication (04/18/2023) from the Chief of Police and Acting
Assistant Chief Paul N. Applegate, requesting Council approval to receive and
expend funds from the Hawai‘i High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA)
Program, in the amount of $185,400.00, for the payment of overtime, renting of
vehicles and aircraft, trainings, replacement of old equipment, and to purchase new
technology. (Approved.)
C 2023-114 Communication (04/24/2023) from the Director of Finance,
requesting Council approval to accept the Enterprise Service Agreement associated
with the County’s establishment of an internet communications circuit with
Spectrum, which are associated with unspecified future obligations and
indemnifications. (Approved.)
C 2023-115 Communication (05/02/2023) from Council Chair Rapozo
requesting the presence of the Planning Director, to provide a briefing on the status
of efforts to build a hotel at the site of the former Coco Palms Resort in Wailua,
including:
• The responsibilities of the State, County, and developers;
• Deadlines and anticipated timing; and
• Explanation of why the development has been delayed.
(Received for the Record.)
CLAIMS:
C 2023-116 Communication (04/18/2023) from the County Clerk,
transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kaua‘i by State Farm Mutual
Insurance Company as subrogee of Eric Ibaan, 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 2023-117 Communication (04/25/2023) from the County Clerk,
transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kaua‘i by Ginny Pia, 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.
Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor
May 12, 2023
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RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution No. 2023-41 – RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PROPOSED
FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE HAWAI‘I STATE
ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (Approved.)
Resolution No. 2023-43 – RESOLUTION URGING FEDERAL, STATE, AND
COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SUPPORT FUNDING AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF MOSQUITO BIRTH CONTROL MEASURES TO
MITIGATE THE RAPID DECLINE OF NATIVE BIRD SPECIES (Approved.)
Resolution No. 2023-44 – RESOLUTION URGING THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I
BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONSIDER PUBLIC
ACCESS, USES, AND PURPOSES FOR STATE PARCELS AT WAILUA
(Amended to Resolution No. 2023-44, Draft 1; Deferred.)
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)