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Home My WebLink About 08/25/2023 08/23/2023 Council Meeting Follow-Up letter COUNTY COUNCIL - OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK Mel Rapozo,Chair $ of h9 KipuKai Kuali`i,Vice Chair p G� Jade K.Fountain-Tanigawa,County Clerk Addison Bulosan v — ; Sq`r Lyndon M.Yoshioka,Deputy County Clerk Bernard P.Carvalho,Jr. ( r Felicia Cowden tea, +�� Telephone: (808)241-4188 Bill DeCosta Facsimile: (808)241-6349 Ross Kagawa OF Email: cokcouncil@kauai.gov Council Services Division 4396 Rice Street,Suite 209 Lihu`e,Kaua`i,Hawai`i 96766 MEMORANDUM August 25, 2023 TO: Derek S.K. Kawakami, Mayor FROM: Mel Rapozo, Council Chair Mc.. RE: AUGUST 23, 2023 COUNCIL MEETING RECAP This is to inform you of the action taken by the Council at its August 23, 2023 Council Meeting: CONSENT CALENDAR: C 2023-187 Communication (07/19/2023) from Council Chair Rapozo and Council Vice Chair Kuali`i, transmitting for Council consideration, a Resolution Urging State Of Hawai`i Elected Officials To Support Increased Funding For The Commission On Water Resource Management To Effectuate Their Mission. (Received for the Record.) C 2023-188 Communication (07/31/2023) from the Director of Finance, transmitting for Council information, the Fourth Quarter Statement of Equipment Purchases for Fiscal Year 2022-2023, pursuant to Section 22 of Ordinance No. B-2022-886, as amended, relating to the Operating Budget of the County of Kaua`i for Fiscal Year 2022-2023. (Received for the Record.) C 2023-189 Communication (08/11/2023) from Councilmember DeCosta and Councilmember Kagawa, transmitting for Council consideration, a Resolution Requesting The State Of Hawai`i And Applicable Tourism Entities Consider Prohibiting Or Discouraging Certain Undesirable Visitor Activities. (Received for the Record.) COMMUNICATIONS: C 2023-190 Communication (07/27/2023) from the Chief of Police and Elliott K. Ke, Assistant Chief of Police, Patrol Services Bureau, requesting Council approval of the indemnification provision of the LexisNexis Risk Solution Application Terms and Conditions, to complete the data exchange between Motorola Solutions Inc., LexisNexis, and the Kaua`i Police Department. (Approved.) AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor August 25, 2023 Page 2 C 2023-191 Communication (08/03/2023) from the Prosecuting Attorney, requesting Council approval to receive and expend State funds in the amount of $74,434.00, and indemnify the State of Hawai`i, Department of the Attorney General, to be used towards funding the Victim Witness Assistance Program 24-VW-03, for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. (Approved.) C 2023-192 Communication (08/08/2023) from the Chief of Police and Elliott K. Ke, Assistant Chief of Police, Patrol Services Bureau, requesting Council approval of the indemnification provision included in the EagleView Master Service Agreement, which collects and provides the County with high resolution oblique digital aerial photographic imagery and software products that allows for the viewing of imagery using the County's Geographic Information System (GIS), and delivers services and software products that integrate imagery with the County's E-911 dispatch system with tools that allow for the Kaua`i Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) to access imagery and data through the E-911 interfaces. (Approved.) C 2023-193 Communication (08/09/2023) from the Director of Parks & Recreation, requesting Council approval to receive and expend capital improvement funds from the State of Hawai`i in a total amount of $10,983,000.00, appropriated from the State Legislature of 2022, to be used towards the following projects: • Hanapepe Stadium ($1,883,000.00); • Vidinha Stadium Renovation ($6,500,000.00); and • Captain Cook Memorial Park ($2,600,000.00). (Approved.) C 2023-194 Communication (08/10/2023) from Councilmember DeCosta and Councilmember Bulosan, transmitting for Council consideration A Bill For An Ordinance Amending Chapter 6, Article 13, Kaua`i County Code 1987, As Amended, Relating To Recovery Of Rescue Expenses, creating an Adventure Rescue Card program to be offered and advertised as an optional amenity, and amending the existing Recovery of Rescue Expenses provisions to integrate the Adventure Rescue Card program and reflect the wording of State law. (Received for the Record.) C 2023-195 Communication (08/11/2023) from the Prosecuting Attorney, requesting Council approval to receive and expend State funds in the amount of $111,314.00 for the Career Criminal Prosecution Program, and indemnify the State of Hawai`i, Department of the Attorney General, to be used towards funding of one (1) 0.85 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Deputy Prosecuting Attorney and office supplies, for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. (Approved.) C 2023-196 Communication (08/17/2023) from Council Chair Rapozo, requesting Council consideration of A Bill For An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. B-2023-891, As Amended, Relating To The Operating Budget Of The County Of Kaua`i, State Of Hawai`i, For The Fiscal Year July 1, 2023 Through June 30, 2024, By Revising The Amounts Estimated In The General Fund, to establish Constituent Staff Support positions for Councilmembers. (Received for the Record.) Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor August 25, 2023 Page 3 CLAIMS: C 2023-197 Communication (07/31/2023) from the County Clerk, transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kaua`i by Kristopher Breyer, 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 2023-198 Communication (08/01/2023) from the County Clerk, transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kaua`i by William R. Sarocan, 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.) C 2023-199 Communication (08/02/2023) from the County Clerk, transmitting a claim filed against the County of Kauai by Mark Michetti, 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.) COMMITTEE REPORT: APPROVED. RESOLUTIONS: Resolution No. 2023-56 — RESOLUTION URGING STATE OF HAWAII ELECTED OFFICIALS TO SUPPORT INCREASED FUNDING FOR THE COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TO EFFECTUATE THEIR MISSION (Approved.) Resolution No. 2023-57 — RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE OF HAWAII AND APPLICABLE TOURISM ENTITIES CONSIDER PROHIBITING OR DISCOURAGING CERTAIN UNDESIRABLE VISITOR ACTIVITIES (Received for the Record.) BILLS FOR FIRST READING: Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2905) —A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 13, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO RECOVERY OF RESCUE EXPENSES (Received for the Record.) Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2906) —A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. B-2023-891, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2024, BY REVISING THE AMOUNTS ESTIMATED IN THE GENERAL FUND (Constituent Staff Support - $500,000) (Approved on 1st Reading, Public Hearing scheduled for September 20, 2023, and referred to the Committee of the Whole.) Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor August 25, 2023 Page 4 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)