council member pro tem michael vick to reno good morning mr victory vice chair president chair mike white excused mr chair we have six members present three excused a quorum is present to conduct a business of the council thank you very much members we have the great honor to receive the opening statement from council member elie cochrane thank you chair for this opportunity and i'm going to just read some positive words from a magazine that i have and it states a while ago i heard of a foundation making micro loans to people in struggling countries the loans are used to seed businesses and then repaid with interest the default on these loans is well below the norm for business startups there is another nonprofit organization that provides people with farm animals or beehives be animals how specific uses and go on harmed in supporting the people infrastructure in rural villages there was a story on the television about how a professional gardener has started a foundation that allows gardeners across the country to get together and fund a scholarship for immigrant college tuitions every day somebody is thinking up ideas like these what makes things possible is first and foremost that people buy into the idea that helping others is not only wonderful but truly possible so it all starts with us and it starts with the end in mind what would it be like somebody asks if a problem were eradicated so on this first day of spring let's ask what need can we picture filled and what might we see in its place so that compassion swing into action providing more than enough of everything for everyone in this upcoming budget chair these words that we hope to strive for and see how we can make it a reality thank you for this opportunity thank you very much what a great opening scene members in the audience can you please stand with me as we thank you chair i move the proposed resolution congratulating each year all stars for winning the two thousand and fifteen national title at the american masterpiece cheer national championships to be adopted  title for the junior level one division at the american masterpiece cierra national championships held january twenty fourth twenty five twenty fifteen in san jose california and whereas ma each year old stars captured first place with a score of ninety five point seventy two beating out seven other teams in whereas in addition at the twenty fourteen american cheer power championships in las vegas nevada  stars recorded first and second place finishes in the junior level one and a senior level two divisions respectively and won best choreography and a junior level one division and seven to thirteen includes madison becker hereby congratulates ma each year old stars for winning twenty fifteen national title that the american masterpiece cheer national championships and to get certified copies of this resolution be transmitted to the ma each year old stars madison becker to the team the coaches but especially the families the ohana is that stand there to support the children and everyone to bring them to their practices and what have you everyone's busy in their lives but everything it's a little different so i want to congratulate them on one more time and say good work again like my colleague said hopefully in the future we will see a name there year in and year out thank you thank you any further comments mr you thank you very much mr chair i would like to add my congratulations to this outstanding group bringing home another my honor i especially want to thank the people that do the hard work the coaches all that do the fund raising and you know take care of all the logistics that are involved in doing something like this you know without this support in this volunteerism things wouldn't happen but apparently has amazing people who continue to give and give and give so i want to congratulate the winners but i also want to congratulate the team behind them and thank them very very much for helping our team when you bring honor to you again thank you  home with a national championship this must be the year of the high and i would also like to say thank you very much for the parents and supporting their children it's a lot of hard work but i know that it's something that  well worth it this time in their life when things are learned naturally this is something this when this positive attitude will carry on throughout their life and it's a memory that they'll draw the obstacle or challenge that they face so i can gradually the parents for being such supporters of their children and girls good job  thanks any further discussion seeing none there's a motion on the floor to adopt the resolution congratulating the maoists you're all stars for winning the two thousand and fifteen national title at the american masterpiece cheer national championships all those in favor say aye all those supposed say no there are six eyes no nos and three excused motion first of all thank you so much county council members who really appreciative of this recognition today it is something that is a testament to the dedication of the team members all their hard work many hours of practice and just becoming good citizens of this community know they learn discipline to be healthy to take care of one another to always look out for each other it's something that's lacking a lot nowadays and you just really appreciate it when you can see them in this these children because they'll grow up and they'll be young responsible adults that's all we can hope for so on behalf of all stars the team and of course our wonderful parents because we are so grateful for you this year and the years in the past mr clerk mr chair resolution entitled extending condolences to the family of the state representative mary carroll whereas former state representative diana the hawaii passed away on feb eighteenth twenty fifth at the age of fifty with a remarkable record of public service to the people of mali county and the state of hawaii and whereas two thousand and whereas she then served as chief of staff to send over english for two years during his term in the state senate before serving as executive assistant and chief legislative liaison in the office of mayor allen and arakawa from two thousand and three to zero five and whereas as mere arakawa as chief legislative liaison she was responsible for writing a successful gran represent the people of the thirteenth district a true canoe district and compassing east from the e o to hono and the islands of land not easy serving the district for nearly ten years in whereas as a state representative medic carroll chaired the committee on human services the whole lion affairs committee and the legislative hall why in caucus and she was a member of numerous committees and whereas during her tenure as a legislator representative millie carroll showed a particular interest to rights and welfare of abused in trouble children and was able to pass multiple bills to protect them and whereas her deep dedication and true passion for public service was also demonstrated your participation in many community projects in serving as a board member for numerous nonprofit organizations including as president of the molly aids foundation and the white white key kenna foundation and in coaching the line aluna high school girls varsity basketball team and whereas representative many carroll will always be remembered by her embodiment of the aloha spirit for mastery of the art of listening and her mentoring to many indyk community and whereas the people of mali county benefited from this great community heart of it and that is what was in her heart she had the opportunity and she looked for the opportunity she had the opportunity to help people to try to make things beautiful and that's wh beautiful smile and that that it is like what enhances what's in her heart but i have to say that as a state legislator she surely as it says in the resolution had the mastery of listening to me as she carried the lie lama's messages when you talk you're repeating what you already know but if you listen you may learn something new and that was merely carol  you know as when i got in as the county council for our district we we sat down and prayed and talked in this why don't we think of something that we can do for  island of i have to say this is was like her the last session she came up she and i talked about you know our county gym is nearly one hundred years old  o we talked to said we need a complex so it can also be an emergency shelter for the central and east district families and you know as a session and the last last session i got a call from her and she says this is going to happen i was able to pass through monies that passed through appropriations so we can start the planning and designing so she said you go look for the land and  i'm still trying to get that but that was her follow through and she did not need too much explanation of why we needed it or what she said let's dream touched prior to getting here a representative that i felt you know a common ground with and so reached out to her to get her sharing of what it's like not only as a female but to be in politics and all that and she said you know why don't you follow and having meetings here in and so she guided me and it was about listening she goes you know you don't need to know everything you need to understand exactly what the issue is you know as detailed as the person who you're going to be having a meeting with to hear them out they're going to enlighten you and they're going to educate you on what their concern is and from there you can take it to the level you know that you can  address it and hopefully come up with a solution to to address but you know at her at her celebration of life it was moving to here and i saw there her executive  chief of staff i guess they're called someone a poor who mentioned mel a thought ahead m l a thought of people not just herself and it was two days after her past seen that the office had received flowers and fruit basket and gifts and they just the staff assumed it was for the family of her you know because people are coming by and share their condolences but it was actually for them written a handwritten note by mellie to her staff and this is two days after her passing so i mean i just can't imagine the emotions and everything that came up just restating how she always thought of others before herself and even in her passing you know it showed through so that was so moving to but i thought i'd share that thank you scott for this by so thank you chair and thank you for the opportunity to say a few words you know much has been said about millie she's somebody that made a huge impact on a lot of people in her short lifetime you know she was only fifty years old and for somebody to leave us at age fifty we all know is a really hard thing because she was too young and had so much i had of her but you know when i used to go to the capitol or when i'd have to not have to bear i had the opportunity to sit with her it was always pleasant i never was concerned about how the conversation would go because we always felt comfortable and you know everybody has remarked on this she had this sweet spirit it was always positive it was always friendly she never showed any kind of irritation or anger or whatever you know people get impatient sometimes she never never showed that and for me you know i wish that we would all learn to do politics here in hawaii you know to be respectful to be patient and i wish we could have bottle that because it is rare and i think that's why it's noticed by everyone over and over and over again this art of listening and this she just exuded that and so you know she was young she made a great impact  after her family i want to say i understand i understand your loss and i feel really bad for you but treasure the beautiful memories that you have they're wonderful and she's resting in peace a that really had a focus in that area along with the whole way on all the other issues but that was one of her passions and it was later in life she actually had a child and i knew mailer was happy because when i stopped by the capitol the seer she was so excited about that she was so excited about the family and i know warren and enjoy here today and mainly in spirit is saying please please continue my good work into respect there's so many other areas and i want to also mention that she was one of the first to come out and be the president of the aids foundation when back in the day that was really one of the more popular things to but i really really know this lady had a great heart so whenever i was at the capitol at the i l w u functions i don't care where she got a great smile big and wonderful kids to deepest sympathy goes to the family and the children a warning angel melly will truly be missed she was a light at the end of the tunnel she had the passion to fight for the people with  kind heart and soft voice she has touched so many lives including the representation that is here today on the floor she serves as a  legacy for us to do good work and so for that we humbly thank you for sharing her life with us and for the community in hopes that all of our prayers are with you and your family thank you very much  god bless you mister mr clerk i will now call on the called question there is a motion on the floor to adopt the resolution extending condolences to the family of the late state representative proceed may the family come down and receive our she love everybody i'm surely going to miss her every time i come around places like this all i can t is her and all too good work that she's done for many people she have changed many people's lives and the only way i can look at this just to stay positive is to know that she just got promoted upstairs to continue or above as to where she's always looking down at everyone and just making sure that everything gets done you know accordingly i really thank you so much for a great support that the state the county and auto love from the people family  so whenever you guys get the chance medal is on top of the heel you would love to have visitors to come by and pay the respect i always take my daughter since she passed to go up there and sit and it's beautiful because it's right above the ocean sigh and inch very windy and it's really nice and peaceful that way i can get back into myself and just have a little conversation and you walk off feeling good thank you so much i love your model god bless you and know that our prayers are with your family clinton mr chair for the congratulatory and the condolence resolutions resolution numbers fifteen dash twenty six and fifteen dash twenty seven respectively proceeding with presentation of testimony on agenda items we've established limited telephone interactive communication that enables individuals from ha to provide testimony from our district offices individuals who wish to offer testimony i should now sign up with the district office staff individuals who wish to offer testimony and a chamber please sign up at the desk located on the eighth floor lobby just outside the chamber door testimony at all locations is limited to the items listed on today's agenda and pursuant to the rules of the counsel each testify or is allowed to testify for up to three minutes with one minute to conclude if requested when testifying please state your name the first person to testify this morning in the chamber is mr james smith testifying on minutes of february sixth twenty fifteen committee report fifteen dash twenty one committee report county communication fifteen ninety eight and mr smith will be followed by brad it words what we hold on she's going to be here with me review i'm testifying on three items because i think they all work together the first item i'm going to testify is the minutes of february sixth and the and the issue is on page seventy seven of these minutes and i'm going to confidentiality it has to do with a real client and then he said he wasn't going to give information about actions of the mayor ok so if you take both of these the public trustee that means when you see something illegal you stop it because you're a public trustee so if that's your job you stop eating legal activity or you let someone know that and that's in the rules of professional conduct ok i think it's one point i can give you the no ok but that's part of the that as an attorney if you're a public trustee you go down that road protect us from a galaxy he's not that the gist of it is ok he's stopped giving you information the question is what information is he giving you and you have asked questions chair in committee and everyone's asked us and you've gotten this information about a federal procedure called that your camp for affectional professional conduct code does that supersede law well if it's attorney client privilege ok that's one thing that means you're a client that means they've got to get your consent before they give information to the mayor who is not a client that's the way it works so i'm asking that this be transferred to policy and intergovernmental affairs committee so that this be washed out ok i say this because the next thing i'm going to testify is a communication from mike white which basically asked for ok the  highering special counsel for a term right so now i'll go to that one which is the county communication ninety eight and it comes to you with an attached resolution right and the resolution as aware as alleges structural bias there is no structural bottom ok you have got an attorney that thinks he's representing everyone so you don't like change in your charter and you don't solve that by condemning the guy ok which is basically what this resolution is is a vote of no confidence that's all that is ok and then you want to hire someone which is in violation of our charter ok which is basically if there are there york your advisors why i think there is access to getting special counsel but it's not for the reasons stated in that resolution so i would ask  resolution go to the policy and intergovernmental affairs committee because it's all right the charter gives you authority to investigate matters that you legislate on and the department of corporation counsel the code at two point twelve zero three zero so you can legislate what the terms are in the code and you can get a special counsel to do that but to do that you need to go to policy and not watch it because i think that this resolution though well intended does the same thing the mayor does with our charter what can i do where does it say i can't do it it doesn't say i can't do it so i can do it that's the think right but that's not governance by law that's some other political structure there's no structural bias  the history is clear breaks and balance you provide the breaks so please i ask that you take this communication to the policy and enter the governmental affairs you have a client right and he's doing something wrong yet let everyone know now that the public trustee when you're my attorney i asked your permission before you get stuff that was giving five hundred thousand dollars to a guy in virginia who is a graduate of yale and all kind of stuff and very connected five hundred thousand dollars on top of one point two million and that you know the budget is for co three point two so with this one affair all right you've got one million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars now so i would say basically hold off and put that result in the budget committee because it seems like this is diverting you ok from really the issue is fix it and you fix it with money not attorneys and if you say in your resolution this is for appellate expenses that means you're not settling that means you're going to war in a losing cause because everyone loses when the reef is on health and you're going to spend five hundred thousand dollars when you could be doing some remedial work ha does not make sense especially now the case is august eleventh all right and that's only the punishment phase it's not the appellate phase and you've already given them one point two five million they can take it to the punishment side with they want five hundred for an appellate where's the settlement where's the good faith where is all that when you're being put in a position to look bad or questions from the members saying one thank you very much for the testimony it's a lot to square mr chair the next individual to testify is brad edwards testifying on committee report the opportunity for me to speak on c r fifteen twenty four the reappointment of christie into the cultural resources commission i was born and raised in hawaii and i'm grateful to be surrounded by such a diverse group of people who also call hawaii home as a social worker  my code of ethics which state that one should act to prevent discrimination based for any person group or class on the basis of race ethnicity political belief among others i feel that the same code of ethics should also apply to any person seeking to be appointed by this council to any public commission unfortunately some of this cause you argue is ms public comments on social media have made it necessary for me to come here today to oppose her reappointment the comments that she has made are so inappropriate i do not feel comfortable repeating them in this hearing however i have included copies of them and i written testimony for your review i would hope after reading them you would also agree that her comments would disqualify her from being considered for the position on the cultural resources commission or any other future position that comes before you i'm assuming that the five council members who voted to support her appointment at the time of the initial committee hearing were not aware of this information i strongly urge those five council members to reconsider her position and her reappointment based on our publicly stated beliefs that in no way honor the cultural diversity of the state i want to thank you for your time and for your public service in helping move our community for you very much mr edwards any comments or one and committee report fifteen dash twenty three morning everybody concerned citizen this is trying to fill in the gaps in what i just heard on our first justifier this morning this is the boat the ongoing case on the problems over on the west side for the injection wells and the multiple problems that go along with that just really has been given here  before the money that has spent spent on hiring additional czerny's additional to the people that are already on our county payroll going through the just for the folks at home in particular to reorient this time why is now in two thousand and twelve there was a suit filed by four not financial profit corporations here in hawaii the hawaii wildlife fund the sierra club the surf writer foundation in west mentally preservation association they don't work for the county they work for the county's folks they are trying to make sure that we have a safe and go to full environment so remembering that the clean water act federal act was from  seventy two these people waited until two thousand and twelve to file this the county itself did not initiate getting ahead of the problems that were happening in that environment overrun with smelly and b s and some of the other injection while environments and even though the county waited for that long when the suit finally came down it took them only twenty four days to take action in the action that they took remember now we're talking about one nine hundred seventy two we're talking about twenty child they took only twenty three days to make a response and the response was quote throwing the suit ok so not a confidence inspiring response for the folks to be able to hear what i mean throw it out so i went back and went over the records on this and how we got to that hundred million  seven hundred fifty thousand is it today on the seventh floor again anyone is welcome to go and do this check out the records themselves they started out with saying they were going to need an additional hundred and a second one so finishing up on that one thank you started out by saying the cost is going to be not to exceed remember we kept saying that it's first graders know what that means not to exceed two hundred  fifty thousand dollars in the cost today's request but the fifth increment definitely to exceed coming up over well over a million dollars things terribly wrong with the math and the english comprehension in that not to exceed so we need to be very very careful that we listen carefully and get this into the right committees at the right time which is some time ago we're playing catch up ball and then catch up because there is a hearing before the chief federal judge in honolulu coming up this summer we can't control that timeframe i just would like to say that in moving with this the county has before been involved when you get sued including one of the oil companies one of our or two of  our pineapple companies over history they know that there's a history and that they're not taking a logical forward step when that so we need to make sure that we remind them that that's very important to do so it's morning's paper polling showing was the right move to have made we need to make sure that we're aware that the new governor is saying i wish this weren't true but i've heard from  people in the community all over the state and i'm withdrawing the person who i had hoped would be the person to represent the city and the state geography health so in doing that i want to then change that that's kind of an unhappy face on my paperwork but a happy face coming up to fifteen twenty three this is the entry structure and environmental management committee it's got all sorts in here verifying why they have come up with what they have come up with i can think that this is very very hopeful with a huge capital letter saying oversight those of us who work on the upcountry oversight and advisory committee from the e p a requirement for that half million dollars that we got from them which is money money in today's world  to the rest of what's going on here the oversight that we proposed didn't happen the money went somewhere it didn't go to what we had proposed and again it was an eleventh hour deal so i'm very hopeful for this with the oversight that is called for by way of and teligent intelligently to read what the history was to read what the proposals for today and tomorrow are in here and in their plans of work who's doing what when overseen by home anticipated results that's the way you make a plan that's going to be traceable so anybody out there who would like to be part of going over that come on down seventh floor we'll give you a desk we'll give you a chair and you've got as long as the day is open closing at four thirty remember that's so include the county building right here on high street so please take advantage of your upper to an i d to come to read the folks a wonderful everything gapped assessable coming into this building and coming up to the floors so please take that opportunity and just cherish that you have it that you can read it if you need help with any of the reading you can call and find out who to be able to come office on aging is more than happy to supply somebody they can come to you and and in the comfort of wherever your own home a garage is we can talk about this so one of the things that we have to watch about is what happened back in the six to eight on the federal level we had money oriented outfits the big banks too big to fail some of them failed where are we going to be if our health and well being because of  water all things find life if we fail we're already failing so that we need to turn about in a go ahead in the right direction so thank you very much thank you mr evans members you have any questions or follow ups a chair there are no further individuals signed up to testify in the council chamber if there are any individuals in the council chamber or the district offices that would like to offer testimony please identify yourself to the appropriate staff and proceed to you look at your office any additional testif mr chair there were no individuals in the district offices nor the chamber who wish to offer testimony but you mr clerk has been any written testimony been submitted mr chair we have received written testimony members if there's any objections to receive written testimony into the record judge thank you so ordered well without objections we will close public testimony  the cochran any discussion seeing none of those in favor of the adoption of the regular minute meeting minutes of february sixth two thousand and fifteen and the special meeting of february seventeenth two thousand and fifteen say i from your budget and finance committee committee report number fifteen dash eighteen recommending the following one that to build to amanda fiscal year two thousand and fifteen budget by adding a twenty thousand dollars appropriation for the office of the mare to enable the county to receive a grant from the hawaii state energy office for the twenty fifteen molly energy conference he passed on first reading and be ordered to print and the county communication number fifteen thank you chair and your budget and finance committee met on march third two thousand and fifteen to consider f y twenty fifteen budget amendment and it is to approve the acceptance of twenty thousand dollars grant from  support the twenty fifth energy conference that will be held march twenty fifth twenty seventh the county of maui is a sponsor of the conference that will feature experts from across the nation representing this latest trends in electric utility industry and public policy in full customer choices and therefore ask for this council support and thank you for the opportunity but you know any further discussions from the members there's a motion on the floor to adopt the committee for the record bill five twenty fifteen committee report fifteen dash nineteen from your budget and finance committee recommending the following one that the bill to amend a fiscal year tw fifteen budget by changing the grand name from federal highway administration interim surface transportation you fish and sea act ice t highway and other transportation grants to federal highway administration federal aid and other transportation grants department of public works and by increasing the appropriation by two million nine hundred twenty five thousand five hundred fifty dollars be passed on first reading and be ordered to print and  motion by mr cochran seconded by mr to reno any discussion yes thank you chair and so the budget finance committee met march thirty third two thousand and fifteen to consider f y twenty fifteen budget amendment and this is to amend appendix a of the physical year two thousand and fifteen budget by increasing the appropriations for the department of public works federal highway administration federal aid of their transportation grants by two million nine hundred twenty five thousand five hundred dollars and to change the title of the grant to more accurately reflect the current federal program the additional funds will be used to supplement the physical year two thousand and fifteen appropriations for the following projects one pavement reconstruction to hanson road improvements and three little avenue pavement rehabilitation phase two and therefore i asked for member support on this nos three excuse motion carries thank you very much miss cochran the circular mr chair for the record bill number six twenty fifteen committee report number fifteen dash twenty from your budget  finance committee recommending the following one that the bill to amend a fiscal year two thousand and fifteen budget by adding one hundred one thousand dollars appropriation for the department of public works to enable to county to receive a grant from the state of hawaii department of transportation safe routes to schools program special fund be passed on first reading and be awarded to print and to that county communication number fifteen dash sixty he filed th chair and the budget and finance committee met again march third two thousand and fifteen to consider f y twenty fifteen budget amendment and this is to approve the acceptance of eight hundred and one thousand dollars grant from the state of hawaii department of transportation safe to school program a special fund to supplement programs and projects under the safe routes to school program this program enables and encourages children to walk or bicycle to school by providing safe pa the funds will be used for workshops to engage schools to explore projects that may benefit their students and for planning and designing of new projects good use and look for my fellow members support on this thank you thank you ms cochran any further q it's cochran mr clerk mr chair for the record bill number seven twenty fifteen you have before you from your committee of the whole committee report number fifteen dash twenty one recommending that the resolution to  zero zero one nine eight s o m b m k and to raising the compensation limit for the employment of special counsel by an additional five hundred thousand dollars for trial preparation motions trial an for a total compensation not exceeding one million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars be adopted adopt the recommendation in committee of the chair second the motion is a motion by m and to raise in the compensation limit for the employment of special counsel by an additional five hundred thousand dollars for trial preparation motions trial and appeal for total compensation not exceeding one million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars the complaint in this case alleges violations of the federal water pollution control also known as the clean water and other laws arising out of the i felt were very very legitimate and they have been religiously following us along also as best they can without of course the executive session information and i think i've shared to everyone here openly  this is something i'm obviously not happy with and felt there could have been different was addressed early on to avoid such situations and so i think that raising you know the not to exceed value all the time i mean is bumping up to almost two million at this point and so i i have concerns of all this and so at this point being that i was not intimately involved in this part of this discussion at request is not available but i don't know how much we can bring out here but if we look at how much it will actually involve for us to respond and the gamble we take  this members any further discussion not sure when our next meeting is by next council meeting that's my motion that there's been a motion to defer this matter by mr victory no is there a second second second by miss miss cochran and a further discussion  favor say aye all those opposed say no six and three excused motion carries thank you members proceeding on to the next agenda item mr clerk mr chair you have  before you committee report fifteen dash twenty two from your economic development energy agriculture and recreation committee recommending the following one that the resolution to authorize to grant over a license of colony row property to he patchy advance clean energy corporation in association with jumpstart molly for the installation operation and maintenance of electric vehicle quick chargers and local battery units at high school community center key a community center aquatic center and county offices at the building in be adopted and that county communication fourteen nash to ninet license of county real property to advance clean energy corporation in associated in association with jumps smart for the installation operation and maintenance of electric vehicle quick chargers and local batter haikou community center community center aquatic center and county offices of the colored building and the purpose of this project is to demonstrate smart grid technology and to test how a stationary devices including e v chargers and batteries can stabilize maui's electric grid power grid and support the use of higher levels of renewable energy on maui and your committee learned a different company not part of the jump smart  project installed three charges in front of county built this county building and when two of the charges brought down the office of economic development approach to reprieve maintain the chargers as part of the project as well as expand the system to other locations so he toci thanks to them on its own cost to reinstall the chargers the license would allow he touchy to formally take over these chargers and install additional chargers at the haikou locations and a three excuse motion carries that you very much mr cochran mr clerk for the record mister fifteen that twenty eight you have before you from your infrastructure and environmental management committee committe fifteen dash twenty three recommending the following one that the bill authorizing the marriage to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the state department of transportation for the implementation of colony federal aid highway projects and programs the state under certain limited circumstances be passed in first reading and be ordered to print and to the county communication number of fifteen you chair and so on behalf of myself for this family i'm the chair of this committee i moved to adopt the recommendations in committee report fifteen dash twenty three there's been a motion on the floor by m and further discussion this cochran i'm thinking chair your committee on february sixteenth two thousand and fifteen to consider a bill authorizing the execution of an intergovernmental agreement with the state for the implementation of county federal aid projects for eligible roads and activity the state desires to formalize the process for implementing federal aid highway projects by entering into an agreement with each of the counties this agreement establishes the responsibilities of the state and county for utilizing federal aid funds in implementing projects the agreement also established new requirements relating to the chord nation of projects with the new maui metropolitan planning organization  required matching funds for projects through innovative financing allowed for by federal regulations your committee you know its appendix c of the agreement allows county to utilize a softer match to secure its matching funds previously purchased or donated lands consultant services materials or funds may qualify towards counties match the director of public works expresses his support for the proposed bill and formal agreement governing the implementation of projects noting that a formal agreement has never existed so with this your committee recommended passage of the proposed bill on first reading and filing of county communication and i therefore respectfully ask for this  excused thank you very much mr cochran mr clerk mr chair for the record bill number eight twenty fifteen you have before you from your policy in our governmental affairs committee committee report fifteen dash twenty four recommending that the resolution relating to the appointment of members towards committees and commissions for the county be adopted one approved the appointment of the following members boards committees and commissions five and fifteen twenty as recommended for approval on the various boards and commission mr clerk committee report fifteen dash twenty five recommending  amendment priest please state your amendment or motion thank you very much i move to amend the resolution fifteen twenty five by removing the name of christie was second in the you thank you very much i'm going to be supporting the motion and i want to explain why we had me and the opportunity at our meeting where this passed out of committee to have all nine members present and the majority made a decision and so i'm going to abide by that decision thank you because they're not here today and hear any further discussion thank you and so sure i guess my question at this point my motion had failed is or a chance for that portion to be deferred committee only way that it could be deferred to be a motion to separate that particular item sure we call for the vote but any further discussion and yes i think ation and so this motion is for all three of these committee reports correct correct in one vote yes unless there's a motion to separate that particular item from the entire there no motion ok very good we will proceed on any further discussion regarding fifteen twenty four recommend it for approval were qualified fulfilled to fulfill the duties and responsibilities to the board for which being appointed i respect fully asked my members to please support this motion so that we can there are four eyes to know and three excused motion fails from to director of finance transmitting thirty contract grants for the month ending january twenty fift except for the following be filed contracts see five six six six c five four seven zero dash one and c four zero zero nine be referred thank you very much and mr clerk mr chair you have before you cannae communication number fifteen dash eighty three from the director of water supply transmitting the department of water supplies monthly source reporting ground water use sir seconded by mr victor reno any further discussion is by the motion to file because this is just monthly report and there's no need for it to go to committee thank you chair thank you very much missed by all those in favor say deadline under section thirteen twelve sixteen and seventeen of the charter com i have transmitted the proposed resolution approving the name and field to the commission along with her complete application form and i think all of you were given a copy of the application form for your review the deadline to act on this nomination is much to first two thousand and fifteen this is why i brought it forward today question this is why i'm also requesting the waiver if we do not do it then we're out of luck so i would ask for your support for this machine to weave the rules of the council is there any further discussion there's a motion on the floor to waive the committee referral all those in favor say aye aye all those opposed say no six zero no three excuse motion s and feel to the cultural and resource commission second the motion on the floor from mr victory no second by miss by so any further discussion mr victory no he was very supportive and feel therefore i would fully support the resolution as a to be adopted and the finding of county communication fifteen eighty four thank you thank you very much mr victor all those in favor say aye all those opposed say no or six zero three excuse motion carries thank you very much mr clerk mystic chair resolution number fifteen twenty nine mr chairman the following county communications are recommended to the following committee as noted to your budget and finance committee conny communication number fifteen dash eighty five from council chair white relating to single audit report county communication number fifteen dash eighty six from the budget director transmitting a proposed bill and title a bill for an ordinance amending the fiscal year two thousand and fifteen budget for the canio molly as it pertains to estimated revenues department of fire and public safety the total operating appropriations and total appropriations operating and capital improvement projects along with the certification of additional revenues for fiscal year twenty fifteen county communication number fifteen dash eighty seven from the budget director translating a proposed bill in title a bill for an ordinance amending the fiscal year two thousand and fifteen budget for the county of m as it pertains to estimated revenues department of finance department of public works and department of water supply total operating appropriations and total appropriations operating and capital improvement projects along with the certification of additional revenues for fiscal year twenty fifteen county communication number fifteen dash eighty eight from the budget director transmitting a proposed bill in title a bill for an ordinance amending the fiscal year two thousand and fifteen budget for the county of m as it pertains to estimated revenues you partment of environmental management department of finance department of parks and recreation department of public works and department of water supply total operating appropriations and total appropriations operating in capital improvement projects along with the certification of additional revenues for fiscal year two thousand and fifteen county communication number fifteen dash eight and nine from the director of finance transmitting the full cost allocation communication number fifteen ninety from counsel chair white transmitting a proposed resolution and title authorizing the employment of special counsel to advise and represent the council for the twenty fifteen seventeen term  your economic development energy agriculture and recreation committee county communication number fifteen dash ninety one from the director of parks and recreation transmitting a proposed resolution entitled authorizing the grant of a lease of county real property consisting of tax map key numbers two to dash five dash zero zero five colin zero one seven portion and number two to dash six dash zero zero colin zero zero one portion molly hawaii to youth council inc pursuant to chapters three point three six and three point four molly county cold county communication number fifteen dash ninety two from to director of parks and recreation transmitting a proposed resolution entitled authorizing a grant of a lease of colony recreational space  to your housing human services and transportation committee county communication number fifteen dash ninety three funded director of housing and human concerns transmitting a proposed bill and title a bill for an ordinance amending chapter two point county code and relating to the residential workforce housing policy credits and foreclosures to your committee of the whole county communication number fifteen nash ninety four from the director of housing  human concerns transmitting a proposed resolution entitled approving a variation from the approved plans and specifications for the white gardens face to project in relation to the required road improvements thank you mr clerk members are there any objections to the referrals as read by the clerk thank you mr clerk mr chair there is no further business before the council thank you from the policy and inner governmental affairs committee fifteen to twenty four fifteen to twenty five and fifteen dash twenty six were not disposed of today so it staffs understanding that those items will be deemed to be deferred and be eligible for rescheduling at a future council meeting that is correct this those items shall be handled that a special  missed by so would be necessary mr rudd's day we have a date certain or just whenever thank you mr chair i don't believe that's necessary when when no action is taken on a matter typically the pass things at a six member council so it is legitimate basis to have a special council meeting while all members are present so that is the procedure at this point so that being said members thank you very much for today's meeting and have a safe weekend and happy weekend thank you very much and the meeting shall be a