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PUBLIC WORKS & VETERANS SERVICES COMMITTEE
September 4, 2024
A meeting of the Public Works & Veterans Services Committee of the Council
of the County of Kaua`i, State of Hawai`i, was called to order by Bill DeCosta, Chair,
at the Council Chambers, 4396 Rice Street, Suite 201, Lihu`e, Kaua`i, on Wednesday,
September 4, 2024 at 8:31 a.m., after which the following Members answered the call
of the roll:
Honorable Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr.
Honorable Felicia Cowden
Honorable Ross Kagawa
Honorable Bill DeCosta
Honorable KipuKai Kuali`i, Ex-Officio Member
Honorable Mel Rapozo, Ex-Officio Member
Excused: Honorable Addison Bulosan
The Committee proceeded on its agenda item, as shown in the following
Committee Report, which is incorporated herein by reference:
CR-PWVS 2024-08: on PWVS 2024-07 Communication (08/12/2024) from
Committee Chair DeCosta, requesting
the presence of the Department of
Water Manager & Chief Engineer, to
provide an update relating to water
infrastructure such as storage and
transmission, specifically in connection
with current and future housing
developments, and how water meter
installation costs are determined based
on square footage and the number of
fixtures per home. (Received for the
Record.)
(Note: The Committee was in recess from 8:56 a.m. to 9:31 a.m. for a caption
break during the briefing on PWVS 2024-07.)
(Note: Councilmember Kagawa was noted as not present from 9:38 a.m. to
9:40 a.m., during discussion on PWVS 2024-07.)
(Note: Councilmember Kagawa was noted as not present from 11:06 a.m. to
11:08 a.m., during discussion on PWVS 2024-07.)
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The Committee proceeded on its agenda item as follows:
Bill No. 2926 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 12,
KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO
THE BUILDING CODE (This item was Deferred.)
Councilmember Carvalho moved to recommend approval of Bill No. 2926 on
second and final reading, seconded by Councilmember Kagawa.
Committee Chair DeCosta: Is there anyone in the gallery wishing to
testify on this? Seeing none, I will open it up for discussion.
There being no one present to provide testimony, the meeting proceeded as
follows:
Council Chair Rapozo: Hold on. Are you on Bill No. 2926?
Councilmember Kagawa: Yes.
Council Chair Rapozo: It will be deferred.
Councilmember Kagawa: Okay.
Council Chair Rapozo: There is no discussion after a motion to defer,
so someone needs to make a motion.
Councilmember Kagawa: We did.
Councilmember Kuali`i: It just happened.
Councilmember Carvalho: I moved to defer.
Councilmember Kagawa: I seconded it. No, you moved to approve.
Councilmember Carvalho: I moved to approve.
Councilmember Kagawa: I said, "Second."
Committee Chair DeCosta: Okay. We will have a discussion before we
move to defer. May I share the reason, Council Chair?
Council Chair Rapozo: Go ahead.
Committee Chair DeCosta: The reason is because there are a few
amendments that came in that the Building Division has not had a chance to review.
I believe it was Councilmember Bulosan who threw it on at the last minute, and we
would like our contractors and entities to be able to review it and work with the
Building Division to see if we can accommodate some of those amendments, so we
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will be deferring it. Would anyone like to discuss before I ask for that motion?
Councilmember Kagawa.
Councilmember Kagawa: Council Chair Rapozo and I have been
working with the Contractors Association of Kaua`i, and we have a couple of
amendments, so I concur with the move to defer when we are ready, because I believe
that the Permits Supervisor is not present, and I would like to have her input on our
amendments at a future meeting. Thank you, Chair.
Committee Chair DeCosta: Councilmember Cowden.
Councilmember Cowden: Okay. As Committee Vice Chair for the Public
Works & Veterans Services Committee, I definitely have some questions for the
Administration that are simple, but I would like to be able to talk about them, too, so
that would be something for next time.
Committee Chair DeCosta: Thank you for that. Is there anyone else?
Seeing none, I would like to ask for a deferral.
Councilmember Carvalho moved to defer Bill No. 2926, seconded by
Councilmember Kagawa, and carried by the following vote:
FOR DEFERRAL: Carvalho, Cowden, Kagawa, DeCosta TOTAL— 4,
AGAINST DEFERRAL: None TOTAL — 0,
EXCUSED & NOT VOTING: Bulosan TOTAL — 1,
RECUSED & NOT VOTING: None TOTAL— O.
SHARA K. SHINAGAWA, Council Services Assistant I: The motion passes.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:20 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Shara K. Shinagawa
Council Services Assistant I
APPROVE at the Committee Meeting held on October 2, 2024:
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BILL DECO TA
Chair, PWVS Committee