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KAUA`I COUNTY COUNCIL
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2024
8:30 A.M. OR SOON THEREAFTER L.i ;;'F Q<-
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, HISTORIC COUNTY BUILDING T lWW" '•`JUNT Y CLERK
4396 RICE STREET, SUITE 201, LIHU`E, KAUAI, HAWAII 96766 COUNTY OF KAUA*1
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A. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER.
B. ROLL CALL.
C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA 2 JULY 31, 2024
D. MINUTES of the following meetings of the Council:
1. July 10, 2024 Council Meeting
2. July 10, 2024 Public Hearing re: Bill No. 2923 and Bill No. 2924
E. CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. C 2024-140 Communication (07/01/2024) from the Director of Finance,
transmitting for Council information, the Fourth Quarter
Statement of Equipment Purchases for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2023-2024, pursuant to Section 22 of Ordinance
No. B-2023-891, as amended, relating to the Operating Budget of
the County of Kaua`i for FY 2023-2024.
2. C 2024-141 Communication (07/05/2024) from the County Engineer,
transmitting for Council information, the Second Quarter
Statement of Building Division Permit Reports for 2024.
3. C 2024-142 Communication (07/16/2024) from Chris Donahoe, Deputy County
Attorney, transmitting for Council information, the Quarterly
Report on Settled Claims filed against the County of Kaua`i from
April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024.
4. C 2024-143 Communication (07/17/2024) from the Director of Finance,
transmitting for Council information, the Condition of the County
Treasury Statement quarterly report as of August 7, 2023 and
November 8, 2023.
F. COMMUNICATIONS:
1. C 2024-144 Communication (07/02/2024) from Council Chair Rapozo,
requesting the presence of the Emergency Management
Administrator, to provide a briefing regarding the status of disaster
preparedness entering hurricane season and to provide any
updates relating to the Lahaina recovery efforts.
2. C 2024-145 Communication (07/03/2024) from the Director of Finance,
requesting Council approval to accept, after the fact,
travel-related reimbursed expenses from the International
Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) to attend the 2024
National Association of Counties (NACo) Annual Conference and
Exposition.
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA 3 JULY 31, 2024
3. C 2024-146 Communication (07/04/2024) from Elliott K. Ke, Assistant Chief of
Police, Police Operations Bureau, requesting Council approval to
accept funding from the Enhanced 911 (E-911) Board, in the
amount of $933,070.00, for annual recurring and non-recurring
expenditures to operate 911 services as part of the Kaua`i Police
Department's (KPD's) Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) and
the Alternate Dispatch Center (ADC).
4. C 2024-147 Communication (07/07/2024) from the Deputy Director of
Planning, requesting Council approval to accept and
expend additional funds from the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) and the Hawai`i State Department of
Transportation (HDOT) in the amount of $6,650.00, for a total
project budget of$551,098.00, to establish a County Safe Routes
to School Program and an Administrator. The initial specified
amount approved during the March 13, 2024 Council Meeting
was $544,448.00.
5. C 2024-148 Communication (07/09/2024) from Council Chair Rapozo,
transmitting for Council consideration, A Bill For An Ordinance
Amending Chapter 5A, Kaua`i County Code 1987, As Amended,
Relating To Property Tax, allowing lessees of a state-owned
property used for residential purposes to qualify for a beneficial
tax rate and the assessment cap. (See Proposed Draft
Bill (No. 2925))
6. C 2024-149 Communication(07/16/2024) from Elliott K.Ke,Assistant Chief of
Police, Police Operations Bureau, requesting Council approval
to receive and expend Fiscal Year 2023 STOP Violence
Against Women Act (VAWA) formula grant, in the
amount of $31,000.00, and to indemnify the State of
Hawai`i, Department of the Attorney General, project
award No. 15JOVW-23-GG-00569-STOP, to continue to provide
program support for the Sexual Assault Nurse
Examiners (SANE) program related to training and equipment
needs, for the anticipated period of June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025.
7. C 2024-150 Communication (07/17/2024) from the County Engineer,
transmitting for Council consideration, A Bill For An Ordinance
Amending Chapter 12, Kaua`i County Code 1987, As Amended,
Relating To The Building Code. (See Proposed Draft
Bill (No. 2926))
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA 4 JULY 31, 2024
8. C 2024-151 Communication (07/17/2024) from the Director of Finance,
transmitting for Council consideration, A Bill For An Ordinance
Authorizing The Issuance Of Tax-Exempt General Obligation
Bonds To Refund The Outstanding Taxable General Obligation
Bonds, Series 2010A Of The County Of Kaua`i. (See Proposed
Draft Bill (No. 2927))
9. C 2024-152 Communication (07/19/2024) from Council Chair Rapozo and
Councilmember Kagawa, transmitting for Council consideration,
A Bill For An Ordinance Amending Chapter 5A, Kaua`i County
Code 1987, As Amended, Relating To Real Property Tax, and A
Bill For An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. B-2024-896, As
Amended, Relating To The Operating Budget Of The County Of
Kaua`i, State Of Hawai`i, For The Fiscal Year July 1, 2024
Through June 30, 2025, By Revising The Amounts Estimated In
The General Fund. (See Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2928) and
Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2929))
10.C 2024-153 Communication (07/19/2024) from the Director of Finance,
requesting Council approval to accept, after the fact, volunteer
time of 160 hours for the Kapa'a Armory Memorial Restoration
Project.
G. CLAIMS:
1. C 2024-154 Communication (07/03/2024) from the County Clerk, transmitting
a claim filed against the County of Kaua`i by Gregory T.Dominique,
for personal property, property damage, and loss of revenue
pursuant to Section 23.06, Charter of the County of Kaua`i.
2. C 2024-155 Communication (07/08/2024) from the County Clerk, transmitting
a claim filed against the County of Kaua`i by Michal Nakashima,
for damage to her vehicle, pursuant to Section 23.06, Charter of the
County of Kaua`i.
3. C 2024-156 Communication (07/15/2024) from the County Clerk, transmitting
a claim filed against the County of Kaua`i by Petrina S. Blakely, for
vehicle damage, pursuant to Section 23.06, Charter of the County
of Kaua`i.
4. C 2024-157 Communication (07/15/2024) from the County Clerk, transmitting
a claim filed against the County of Kaua`i by Yetunde A.
Ogunsanya-Thompson, for vehicle damage, pursuant to
Section 23.06, Charter of the County of Kaua`i.
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA 5 JULY 31, 2024
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
1. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE:
a. CR-COW 2024-17: on Bill No. 2923 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. B-2024-896 AS AMENDED,
RELATING TO THE OPERATING
BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF
KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2024
THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025, BY
REVISING THE AMOUNTS
ESTIMATED IN THE PUBLIC
ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, NATURAL
RESOURCES PRESERVATION
FUND [Approved.]
b. CR-COW 2024-18: on Bill No. 2924 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. B-2024-897 AS AMENDED,
RELATING TO THE CAPITAL
BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF
KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2024
THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025, BY
REVISING THE AMOUNTS
ESTIMATED IN THE PUBLIC
ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, NATURAL
RESOURCES PRESERVATION
FUND—CIP [Approved.]
I. BILLS FOR FIRST READING:
1. Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2925) — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 5A, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED,
RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAX (Residential Leases of State-Owned
Property)
2. Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2926) — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 12, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED,
RELATING TO THE BUILDING CODE
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA 6 JULY 31, 2024
3. Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2927) — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION REFUNDING
BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFUNDING
CERTAIN OUTSTANDING GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS; FIXING OR
AUTHORIZING THE FIXING OF THE FORM, DENOMINATIONS,AND CERTAIN
OTHER DETAILS OF SUCH REFUNDING BONDS AND PROVIDING FOR THE
SALE OF SUCH BONDS TO THE PUBLIC; PROVIDING FOR THE RETIREMENT
OF THE BONDS TO BE REFUNDED; AND AUTHORIZING THE TAKING OF
OTHER ACTIONS RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE
REFUNDING BONDS AND THE RETIREMENT OF THE BONDS TO BE
REFUNDED
4. Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2928) — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 5A, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED,
RELATING TO REAL PROPERTY TAX (RPT Mid-Year Adjustments Tax Credit)
5. Proposed Draft Bill (No. 2929) — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. B-2024-896, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE
OPERATING BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2024 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025, BY REVISING THE
AMOUNTS ESTIMATED IN THE GENERAL FUND
J. BILL(S) FOR SECOND READING:
1. Bill No. 2923 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. B-2024-896 AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OPERATING
BUDGET OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR JULY 1, 2024 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025, BY REVISING THE AMOUNTS
ESTIMATED IN THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, NATURAL RESOURCES
PRESERVATION FUND (See also CR-COW 2024-17; the Committee of the Whole
recommended approval on second and final reading.)
2. Bill No. 2924 — A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. B-2024-897 AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE CAPITAL BUDGET
OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI, STATE OF HAWAII, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
JULY 1, 2024 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025, BY REVISING THE AMOUNTS ESTIMATED IN
THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION
FUND—CIP (See also CR-COW 2024-18; the Committee of the Whole recommended
approval on second and final reading.)
COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA 7 JULY 31, 2024
K. EXECUTIVE SESSION:Pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS)¢92-7(a), the
Council may, when deemed necessary, hold an Executive Session on any agenda item
without written public notice if the Executive Session was not anticipated in advance.
Any such Executive Session shall be held pursuant to HRS§92-4 and shall be limited
to those items described in HRS§92-5(a). (Confidential reports on file at the Office of
the County Attorney and/or the Office of the County Clerk. Discussions held in
Executive Session are closed to the public.)
1. ES-1131 Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS)
Sections 92-4 and 92-5(a)(4), and Kauai County Charter
Section 3.07(E), on behalf of the Council, the Office of the County
Attorney requests an Executive Session with the Council to
provide the Council with a briefing, discussion, and consultation
regarding the Quarterly Report on Pending and Denied Claims.
The briefing and consultation involves the consideration of the
powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and/or liabilities of the
Council and the County as they relate to this agenda item.
2. ES-1132 Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Sections 92-4 and
92-5(a)(6), the Office of the County Attorney requests an
Executive Session on behalf of Council to discuss foreign influence
operations as it relates to public safety and security. This briefing
provided by Special Agents from the Federal Bureau of
Investigation relates to the powers of the Council and the County
as they relate to this agenda item.
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