HomeMy WebLinkAbout03/14/2024 03/13/2024 Council Meeting Follow-Up letter COUNTY COUNCIL _;, OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
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KipuKai Kuali`i,Vice Chair ,%p Jade K.Fountain-Tanigawa,County Clerk
Addison Bulosan i U' Lyndon M.Yoshioka,Deputy County Clerk
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MEMORANDUM
March 14, 2024
TO: Derek S.K. Kawakami, Mayor
FROM: Mel Rapoli°, "ouncil Chair
RE: MARCH 13, 2024 COUNCIL MEETING RECAP
This is to inform you of the action taken by the Council at its
March 13, 2024 Council Meeting:
SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY:
Resolution No. 2024-12, Draft 1 — RESOLUTION URGING THE 2024 HAWAII
STATE LEGISLATURE TO OPPOSE SENATE BILL 3335, SENATE DRAFT 1,
RELATING TO CANNABIS (Approved.)
COMMUNICATIONS:
C 2024-33 Communication (02/01/2024)from the County Engineer, requesting
Council approval to dispose of various records, pursuant to Hawai`i Revised
Statutes (HRS) Section 46-43 and Resolution No. 2021-48 (2021), which have been kept
for over seven (7) years and are no longer of use or value. (Approved.)
C 2024-54 Communication (02/18/2024) from the Director of Economic
Development, requesting Council approval to apply for, receive, and expend funds from
the Hawai`i Tourism Authority, in the amount of$62,830.00, to support funding for the
continuation of coordination of cruise ship greetings at the Nawiliwili Harbor, and to
indemnify the Hawai`i Tourism Authority, from March through December 2024.
(Approved.)
C 2024-55 Communication (02/20/2024) from the Prosecuting Attorney,
requesting Council approval to apply for, receive, and expend Federal funds in the
amount of $236,881.00, and to indemnify the State of Hawai`i, Department of the
Attorney General, for the Kaua`i Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Expansion
Project 22-V2-03 (Victim/Witness program) for the period July 1, 2024 through
June 30, 2025. (Approved.)
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Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor
March 14, 2024
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C 2024-56 Communication (02/21/2024) from the Chief of Police and
Paul N. Applegate, Acting Assistant Chief, requesting Council approval of the
indemnification and standard of care provisions contained in the Thales DIS USA, Inc.'s
Professional Services Agreement, to be used to access the Hawaii Law Enforcement
Information Retrieval System (HLEIRS) which provides law enforcement with
information that helps their investigations. (Approved.)
C 2024-57 Communication (02/21/2024) from the Cost Control Commission,
transmitting for Council information the County Cost Control Commission 2023 Annual
Report, pursuant to Kauai County Charter Section 28.05. (Received for the Record.)
C 2024-58 Communication (02/22/2024) 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 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant (JAG), to support a 0.50 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney who will work with the Kauai Police Department Vice
Investigators and focus fifty percent (50%) of their time on methamphetamine and
opioid focused prosecution, as well as fringe benefits and office supplies for this position
for the anticipated period of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. (Approved.)
C 2024-59 Communication (02/23/2024)from the Deputy Director of Planning,
requesting Council approval to receive and expend funds from the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) and the Hawaii State Department of Transportation (HDOT)
in the amount of $544,448.00, and to indemnify the State of Hawaii, to establish a
County Safe Routes to School Program and an Administrator. Funding will also
be used for benefits, materials, supplies, and necessary travel expenses for a
three-and-a-half-year period, with no local match needed. (Approved.)
CLAIMS:
C 2024-60 Communication (02/29/2024) from the County Clerk, transmitting
a claim filed against the County of Kauai by the Estate of Debra Judy McLeod
Figuerres and Donald Lindsey by its Personal Representative Stacey Palomar, for loss
of life and medical bills, 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 2024-61 Communication (02/29/2024) from the County Clerk, transmitting
a claim filed against the County of Kauai by the Estate of Paul S. Carvalho by its
Personal Representative Germaine Solano, for personal injuries, 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.)
COMMITTEE REPORTS: APPROVED.
Council Meeting Follow-up Memorandum to the Mayor
March 14, 2024
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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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