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Home My WebLink About2006-07-26 agendaCOUNCIL MEETING NOTICE and AGENDA WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2006 9:00 A.M. Cc_)UNCIL CHAMBERS Historic County Building 4396 Rice Street, Room 201 Lihu`e, Iiaua`i, Hawaii MEETING CALLED TO ORDER. ROLL CALL. APPROVAL OF AGENDA. MINUTES of the followine meetines of the Council: Regular Meeting of June 15, 2006 Public Hearing of July 12, 2006, re: Bills Nos. 2184 and 2185 CUMMUNICATIUNS: C 2006-246 Communication (06/26/2006) from the County Engineer, requesting Council approval of a $80,000 grant to Leadership Iiaua`i, a non-profit entity and sponsoring agency for this community build project, to purchase chainlink fence materials for Iiapa`a New Park, and to fully indemnify Leadership Iiaua`i, including its agents and assigns, during the construction and installation of the chainlink fencing by the community organizations and volunteers. (Defer~r~ed 07/12/2006 perrdirrg ci pr~eserutcitioru of the hcipci`ci New Pcir~k plciru to the Courucil.) C 2006-250 Commnunication (07/12/2006) from Council Chair Bill "I~aipo" Asing, and Energy and Public Safety Cormnittee Chair Mel Rapozo, transmitting for Council consideration, a resolution proposing a Charter Amendment to restructure the Department of Water as an executive agency, subject to the Mayor's executive management and Council's legislative oversight. (See Resoluti.ou No. 2006-26) Council Meeting Agenda 2 July 26, 2006 C 2006-251 Communication (07/13/2006) from C'ouncilmember Jay Furfaro, following up on his oral declaration at the July 5, 2006 Planning Committee meeting, and providing written disclosure of a possible conflict of interest on Bill No. 2177, because his daughter is employed as a planner by PBR, Hilo office, who is the consultant for Grove Farm. (~' 2006-252 Commnunication (07/13/2006) from Councihnember Jay Furfaro, following up on his oral declaration at the July 12, 2006 Council meeting, and providing written disclosure of a possible conflict of interest on (~' 2006-246, because of his participation and involvement as the former Executive Director for Leadership Iiaua`i and his current position on its Board of Directors. (~' 2006-253 Commnunication (06/19/2006) from Councihnember Shaylene Iseri- Carvalho, requesting that the County Engineer and Parks Administrator be present at the July 26, 2006 Council meeting to discuss the plan for the entire Iiapa`a New Park (Regional Park Development) project. C 2006-254 Communication (06/80/2006) from the Council Chair, requesting that the Administration be present at the July 26, 2006 Council meeting to provide an update of the debris removal and clean-up efforts at the Wailapa Stream area in Iulauea. C 2006-255 Communication (06/29/2006) from Clayton Ii. Arinaga, Acting Chief of Police, requesting Council approval to proceed with an amended police weapon exchange agreement with Glock Inc., to replace the standard department-issued weapons (Smith & Wesson mode14046) that are 10+ years old with Glock semi-automatic pistols, for approximately $890.00 from the Police Department operating budget. CLAIMS: C 2006-256 Commnunication (07/13/2006) from the County Clerk, transmitting a claim filed against the County of Iiaua`i by Laurie A. Laroque, for medical costs incurred, pursuant to Section 23.06, Charter of the County of I~aua`i. Council Meeting Agenda 3 COMII~IITTEE REPORTS: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REPORT: CR-ED 2006-2: on ED 2006-2 RESOLUTIONS: July 26, 2006 Communication (612612006) from Jay Furfaro, Economic Development Committee Chair, requesting that I~eren Gundersen, Project Manager, Kauai Invasive Species Committee, be allowed agenda time to give a briefing on the coqui frog infestation and eradication effort. [Received for the record.] Resolution No. 2006-26, RESOLUTION PROPOSING A CHARTER AMENDMENT TO RESTRUCTURE THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AS AN EXECUTIVE AGENCY SUBJECT TO THE MAYOR'S EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT AND COUNCIL'S LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT EXECUTIVE SESSION: Pursuant to Haw. Rev. Stat. ("H.R.S.") X92-7(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 H.R.S. X92-4 and shall be limited to those items described in H.R.S. X92-5{a). (Confidential reps»°ts on file in the Caunty Attorneys (_~ffice, and/ar the (,~`ounty Clerk's (_~ffice. Discussions held in Executive Session are closed to the public.) ADJOURNMENT. Council Meeting Agenda 4 July 26, 2006 If the Council is not finished with this meeting by appraxima 1:30 p.m., it will recess for public hearings. After the public heari the Council «rill reconvene to complete any unfinished business. Bill No.2188 - A BILL FOR AIV ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 23-1.7, KAUAI COUNTY CODE 1987, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO TAXI FARE For complete information, including a summary of the item, please refer to the official Notice of Public Hearing. The official Notice of Public Hearing has been published, posted on the bulletin board, and filed in the Caunty Clerk's Office as required by law. Notwithstanding this Council Agenda, the Council may hold a public hearing on any item which has been posted in advance in compliance with the Sunshine Law. NOTE: SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS AND SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER AND INTERPRETERS FOR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING PERSONS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FIVE (5) DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING DATE, TO THE COUNTY CLERK, 4396 RICE STREET, ROOM 246, LIHU`E, KAUAI. TELEPHONE NO. 241-6371.