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SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
April 1, 2010
The Special Council Meeting of the Council of the County of Kauai was called
to order by the Council Chair at the Council Chambers, 3371-A Wilcox Road, Lihu`e,
Kauai, on Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 9.03 a.m., after which the following members
answered the call of the roll.
Honorable Tim Bynum
Honorable Dickie Chang
Honorable Jay Furfaro
Honorable Daryl W Kaneshiro
Honorable Lani T Kawahara
Honorable Derek S.K. Kawakami
Honorable Bill "Kaipo" Asing, Council Chair
APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
Mr Furfaro moved for approval of the agenda as circulated, seconded by
Mr Kaneshiro, and unanimously carried.
Chair Asing: Next item please.
PETER A. NAKAMURA, County Clerk: Next matter is approval of the
following communications, communication C 2010-76
COMMUNICATION
C 2010-76 Communication (03/03/2010) from the Director of Housing,
requesting Council approval to acquire a residential unit situated at
4232 Malae Street, Lihu`e, Kauai, Hawaii, for $420,750 00 (a one percent discount
on $425,000 00) under the County's Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)
Foreclosure Acquisition, Repair and Resale Project with funds appropriated by the
State in July 2009, and to authorize the County Clerk to sign related legal
documents.
Chair Asing: Thank you. Before I accept a motion to approve, is
there anyone in the public who would like to speak on this item?
There being no objection, the rules were suspended.
Chair Asing: If not, I'd like to call the meeting back to order
There being no one wishing to speak on this item, the meeting was called back to
order
Chair Asing: Can I have a motion to approve?
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Mr Furfaro moved to approve C 2010-76, seconded by Mr, Kaneshiro, and
unanimously carried.
Chair Asing: Next item please.
Mr Nakamura. Next matter for approval is communication
C 2010-77
C 2010-77 Communication (03/10/2010) from the Director of Housing,
requesting Council approval to acquire two (2) affordably priced homes for resale to
qualified low- and moderate-income households through the Home Purchase
Program under the Community Development Block Grant Fiscal Year 2010 as
follows. (1) 5116 `Apehha Street, Kapa`a, Hawaii, for $299,000.00 and (2) 4951 Ali`i
Road, Hanapepe, Hawaii, for $340,000.00, and to authorize the County Clerk to
sign legal documents related to these transactions: Mr Bynum moved to approve
C 2010-77, seconded by Mr Furfaro.
Chair Asing: Any discussion? Yes?
Mr Furfaro: Yes, Mr Chair, I just want to thank the housing
department for taking the time to walk me through these particular opportunities
and reviewing of the structure of the ability for the committee, the economic
develgpment/housing committee Chairman Chang to fully share with us the
opportunities here to acquire these homes for Kauai homeowners in the future. I
just want to say thank you to the housing department and Chairman Chang for the
briefing.
Chair Asing: Thank you. Any further discussion? If not, I'd also
like to take the opportunity to thank the housing department and Councilmember
Chang for sharing this information and for all the hard work that the housing
department has gone through. I understand that there are over 300 on the list that
are eligible to purchase homes and this is, I guess, one of the areas that the housing
department has looked into to try to get homes for our people, so with that thank
you very much. Any further discussion? If not all those in favor say, aye.
The motion to approve C 2010-77 was then put, and unamiusly carried.
ADJOURNMENT-
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9.07 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
PETER A. NAKAMURA
County Clerk
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