Zoning & Planning - Special Meeting

Chair Okimoto: ALOHA AND FOOD TKPWAO*PBD MORNING MONDAY MARCH 30, 2026. TIME 10:06 A.M. COMMITTEE ON BUPGHT PLEASE COME TO ORDER. WELCOME MEMBERS PRESENT IN THE COMAIM BERHOW TODAY. COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR NISHIMOTO, COUNCILMEMBERS KIA'AINA, CORDERO, AND TULBA. WE ALSO LIKE TO WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER TYLER DOS-SANTOS TAM. AND COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA. ALTHOUGH REMOTE ARAL L OREM TESTIMONY BEING PYRAMID REGULAR IN-PERSON MEETING AND NOT REMOTE MEET BIG INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY. UNDER HAWAII REVISED STATUTES 92-3.7 MEETING CONTINUE NOTWITHSTANDING LOTS OF AUDIO-VIDEO COMMUNICATION WITH REMOTE TESTIFIERS OR LOSS OF PUBLIC BROADCAST OF MEETING. HE MEMBERS PUBLIC WILL BE ALLOWED VIED ORAL TESTIMONY ALL ITEMS ON AGENDA TWO WAYS. IN PERSON COUNCIL CHAMBER AND IT WILL REMOTELY VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE OR PHONE. REMOTE AND IN PERSON ORAL TESTIMONY ALLOWED WHEN EACH JEOPARDY IS TA AGENDA IS TAKEN UP. EACH PERSON STATE THEIR NAME. 5050E67 SPEAKER NOT HAVE ANYONE ELSE READ THEIR STATEMENT AND 1 MINUTE PRESENTATION EACH ITEM. ENGLISH AND HAWAIIAN ARE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF THE STATE OF HAWAII ART STALL 15 SECTION 4 OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION, SECTION 1-13 OF THE SECTION 92-3.7 OF HAWAII REVISED STATUTES HRS, MEMBERS PUBLIC MAY TEF IN EITHER BLANGILANGUAGE. ORAL TIES OFFERED IN OLELO HAWAII, ADDITIONAL TIME AS MAY BE NECESSARY WILL BE ALLOWED FOR THE TESTIFIER TO PROVIDE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF THEIR TESTIMONY. ALL PERSONS HAVE REGISTERED TO TESTIFY IN PERSON CALLED UPON FIRST. WHEN YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE COME UP TO THE TESTIFIER'S PODIUM ANDEL PERSON IS NOT REGISTERED WILL BE GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY FOLLOWING REGISTERED

TESTIFIERS. AFTER IN-PERSON TESTIMONY, HAS CONCLUDED, PROCEED TO REMOTE TESTIMONYEL VIDEO CONFERENCE OR PHONE. CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE MONITOR CRO YOUR SCREEN MONDAY PROMPT TO UNMUTE. STAR 9 TO IF YOU WISH TO IDENTIFY, IDENTIFY BY THE LAST THREE DIGITS OF YOUR PHONE NUMBER. WHEN YOUR NUMB IS CALLED LISTEN NOT PROMPT UNMUTE AND PRESS STAR 6. FRIENDLY REMINDERS AND TIPS, VIDEO CON FOR INSTANCE QUIET LOCATION SURF POSSIBLE. WATCHING PROCEEDING ON WILL HE MUTE YOUR TELEVISION AT THE TIME YOU ARE CALLED TO TESTIFY. TIMER ON SCREEN REACHES STREER 0 CONCLUDE YOUR REMARKS PROMPTLY. WRITTEN TESTIMONIES INCLUDING TESTIFIER'S ADDRESS, EMAIL ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER, WILL BE AVAILABLE THE TO PUBLIC DESCRIBED POSTED AGENDA. QUOTERCY PLEASE TURN OUR SILENT ALL CELL PHONES FOR THE DRAILINGDRUGDRUGADDICTION OF TH. PLAN DURATION OF THIS MEETING. PLAN TO TAKE A LUNCH. WELCOME COUNCIL CHAIR WATERS. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 1, FOR ACTION, BILL 22, 2026. EXECUTIVE OPERATING BUDGET FOR FY 2027. APPROVING THE EXECUTIVE OPERATING BUDGET AND PROGRAM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2026 TO JUNE 30, 2027. IN PERSON ORAL TESTIMONY IN COUNCIL CHAMBER. ANY IN PERSONAL TESTIFIERS FOR THIS ITEM?

Council Clerk: CHAIR, THERE ARE NONE. ANY REMOTE TESTIFIERS FOR THIS ITEM. Council Clerk: CHAIR, THERE ARE NONE. Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU. MEMBERS WE'LL NOW, WELCOME FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ALL DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS AND DEPUTY DIRECTORS AND WE WILL BEGIN AT THIS TIME, WITH REOPENING VIEW OF OPERATING BUDGET REVIEW OF OPERATING BUDGET OF PAGE 1, GENERAL GOVERNMENT MANAGING DIRECTOR. WELCOME TO THE CHAMBER, ALOHA AND GOOD MORNING. DIRECTOR IT FORMBY.

Testifier: GOOD MORNING BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIR, OKIMOTO, VICE CHAIR NISHIMOTO AND BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBERS. MIKE FORMBY MANAGING DIRECTOR. SO BUDGET CHAIR WE HAVE OUR DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS HERE TO SPEAK TO THE AMENDMENTS PROVIDE AMENDMENT IT'S AND BUDGET US AND I WASN'T SURE FOR YOU'RE PURPOSES, WHETHER YOU WANTED ME TO START FIRST WITH DISCUSSION ABOUT THE POTENTIAL BUDGET IMPACT. ON OPERATING CIP RELATIVE TO MY MAYOR'S MESSAGE. 32-26.

Chair Okimoto: MANAGE DIRECTOR, PERHAPS WE'LL PLAN TO TAKE THIS UP TOMORROW. GO WITH THE AGENDA TODAY FOR THE OPERATING BUDGET. Testifier: THAT'S BETTER TOMORROW MORE DETAIL 678TY HAVE A HANDOUT FOR THE COUNCIL TODAY. MORE DETAIL. BY TOMORROW I'LL HAVE MORE GRANULARITY ON THIS HANDOUT. BUT TODAY, DIRECTOR ANDY KAWANO IS HERE TO SPEAK FOR THE ILLUSTRATION.

Chair Okimoto: OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MANAGING DIRECTOR. EL ALOHA AND WELCOME DIRECTOR KAWANO. WHAT I'LL DO. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL FLOW PRIERLY. GO LINE BY LINE AND THEN WE'LL MEMBERS WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS. I'LL START WITHEL DID YOU WANT TO SHARE?

Testifier: THANK YOU. BUDGET CHAIR OKIMOTO. COUNCIL CHAIR WATERS. HONORABLE COUNCILMEMBERS ANDY KAWANO DIRECTOR BUDGET AND FISCAL SERVICES. AS YOU GO THROUGH THE CD1 WORKSHEETS FOR THE EXECUTIVE OPERATING BUDGET, AND THE CIP BUDGET, WE WOULD SINCERELY PROSCIUTTO IF A ALLOW OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS AND DESIGNEE TO TESTIFY WITH REGARD TO AMENDMENTS THAT THEY FEEL COULD IMPAIREL OPERATION IN THEIR DEPARTMENTS. SO WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. IF POSSIBLE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU DIRECTOR KAWANO. MEMBERS, PLAN DO IS GO LINE BY LINE. FROM THE WORKSHEET THAT WE'RE HANDED OUT. WE'LL START ON THE FIRST LINE WITH THE MANAGING DIRECTOR. UNDER CITY MANAGEMENT. DESCRIPTION IS TO ADD EXPENSE FUNDS AND PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS $200,000. RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT BUT AMEND SUBSCRIPTION TO READ, ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES AND PROVISO AT LEAST $200,000 OUT OF CURRENT EXPENSES SHALL BE APPROVED FOR VISITOR CENTER AT KUHIO BEACH PARK, COLLABORATION WITH THE WAIKIKI BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ASSOCIATION. GOOD MORNING DEPUTY DIRECTOR.

Testifier: GUNGE U THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TESTIFY. WOULD RESPECT TO THIS ITEM INTENDED FOR WAIKIKI BID,, WE'LL WORK WITH YOU BUDGET CHAIR AND HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH ANDREW KAWANO BECAUSE BETTER PLACE TO PLACE IT. WHICH IS HOW WE WORK WITH BID IS THROUGH DEPARTMENTER FACILITIES MAINTENANCE. ONE ISSUE. OTHER ITEM IS WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE BERHOW UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE ITEM TEPS ISSUE TEN IT'S TO DO. IMPORTANCE OF WAIKIKI AND MAKING THINGS BE BETTER AND BETTER VISITOR EXPERIENCE. MINDFUL WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT AFFORD. THANK YOU.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU DIDTY DIRECTOR. MEMBERS START LINES OF QUESTIONS I THINK I'LL START WITH OUR COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR. AND THEN WORK OUR WAY AROUND AND A FOLLOW THE SAME ORDER THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING. SO FAR. ER COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR NISHIMOTO. COUNCILMEMBERS TULBA. COUNCILMEMBER DOS SANTOS-TAM. COUNCILMEMBER KIA'AINA. I'M ON PAGE -- OKAY. EL COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA. COUNCILMEMBER CORDERO. CHAIR WATERS. OKAY. THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER CORDERO. MAKING SURE THAT DID YOU HAVE INOUYE QUESTIONS ON THIS SPECIFIC LINE ITEM? OKAY. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO NEXT ITEM ON PAGE 1. FROM THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION. EL CURRENT BILL 24 POSITIONS WITH $2 MILLION, 3514 -- $2,054,684. DESCRIPTION IS TO REDUCE POSITIONS AT FUNDING FOR SALARIES AMENDED, 20 PARTIAL 20 POSITIONSAMOUNT TO PROPOSED T IS TO REDUCE IT BY $1.62 AND $1,620,584 RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT THE POSITION REDUCTION OF 20 POSITIONS. OBJECTING. SORRY DIRECTOR. READ OFF AND HAVE YOU COMMENT ON THAT. THANK YOU. NEXT PROPOSED IS TO FROM THE O.E.R. OFFICE AS WELL. 24 POSITIONS, $2,054,684. THREE COMMUNITY EQUITY LIAISON POSITIONS. PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS AGAIN TO

ACCEPT THREE POSITIONS AT $224,000, $224,304. AND THE RECOMMENDATION ACCEPT IT THREE POSITIONS WITH THE AMOUNT OF $224,304. FROM THE GENERAL FUNDS AND FINALLY, FROM O.E.R., PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO REDUCE FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES OF $411,669 AND THE PROPOSED RECOMMENDATION, RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT IT WITH REDUCTION OF 411, 66 $669 FROM GENERAL FUND. THANK YOU DEPUTY DIRECTOR.

Testifier: THANK YOU. WE RESPECT TO THE, O.E.R. PROPOSALS, WE BELIEVE O.E.R. DOES INCREDIBLE WORNL. WORK MEANINGFUL WORK. WITH THIS ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT AND MAYBE THERE ARE ROOM FOR SOME NIP AND TUCK THERE, BUT I'LL HAVE DIRECTOR A.L.I.C.E. COME UP AND DISCUSS. AMY ASSELBAYE. VERY FIRST PROPOSAL BASICALLY REDUCE STO SUBSTANTIALLY VERY MH OPPOSED. Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU. ALOHA GOOD MORNING DIRECTOR AMY ASSELBAYE.

Testifier: GOOD MORNING. BUDGET CHAIR, OKAMOTO, COUNCILMEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY. AMY ASSELBAYE. DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION. CUTTING FADING FOR ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION. CUTTING FUNDING WE REALLY FEEL THAT, RECENT REPORTS FROMEL UHERO, FROM THE STATE NOT TO MENTION FLOODS, THAT HAVE DEVASTATED MANY OF OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, MANY OF OUR FARMERS, OUR WORK ACROSS SECTORS WITH OUR STATE PARTNERS WITH OUR CITY PARTNERS, AND WITH PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS IS CRITICAL AT THIS TIME, TO HELP FAMILIES, BUSINESSES, AND FARMERS TO RECOVER ONCE AGAIN, AND UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF SOME OF THE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE TODAY. FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION TO CREATE MORE RESILIENT BUSINESSES SO BETTER PREPARED WHEN DISASTER STRIKES WHETHER IT BE NATURAL, OR MANMADE DISASTERS, AS WELL AS TO GET THEIR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR BUSINESSES BACK TO WORK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. OUR TEAM HAS BEEN UP AT THE COMMUNITIES ASSISTANCE CENTER SINCE DAY IT OPENED. WE'VE BEEN SUPPORTIVING THE CITY'S EFFORTS BUT I DO HAVE TO NOTE THAT IN SOME OF THE RECENT HEARINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN, IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CHAIR BONHAM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ECONOMIC RESEARCH ORGANIZATION HAS STRESSED THAT WHILE REPORTS INDICATE HAWAII HAS HAD HARD TIME SPRINGING BACK FROM THE PAM, AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY HEAR IS SLOWER THAN THE REST OF THE

NATION, THERE ARE MANY FACTORS THAT BEING OUR ISOLATION, OR THINGS THAT WE CAN'T CHANGE, BUT WHAT HE EMPHASIZED IS NOW IS THE TIME TO PUT MORE DOLLARS INTO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RATHER THAN TAKE IT AWAY. BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR ISLANDS, FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION, WORK FORCE TRAINING, AND SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT AS WELL AS SUPPORTING OUR FARMERS TO SUSTAINABLE AND DIVERSIFIED ACROSS THIS ISLAND, SUPPORTING INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY THROUGH ENHANCEMENT OF OUR BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE WITH THE OAHU TOURISM STRATEGIC PLAN, BETTER COORDINATE ACROSS CITY DEPARTMENTS AND WITH OUR PARTNERS IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY ON THE OAHU TOURISM STRATEGIC PLAN.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU DIRECTOR. MEMBERS WE'LL START WITH QUESTIONS FOR THE DIRECTOR. ORAL COUNCILMEMBER TULBA. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER DOS SANTOS-TAM. Vice Chair Dos Santos Tam: THANK YOU. THREE QUESTIONS. WE VACATE FOR OER, WHAT EXTENT WITH RESPECT TO OTHER, DEPARTMENT OR OFFICE GRANT FUNDED? Testifier: ALMOST ALL OF OUR PROGRAM FUNDING FOR EVERYTHING WE RUN IS GRANT FUNDED. EITHER FEDERAL OR PRIVATE GRANT GRANTS THAT HAVE SUPPORTED THE WHAT IS TODAY AROUND 3.1 MILLION AND PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES THAT THE OFFICE RUNS.

Vice Chair Dos Santos Tam: WILL REDUCES THESE POSITIONS NEGATIVELY IMPACT CITY'S ABILITY TO GET GRANTS ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF REDUCED FEDERAL AVAILABILITY OF GRANTS REDUCED POTENTIALLY STATE AVAILABILITY AJT E'O ABUNDANT OF GRANTS AND TIGHTENING OFFER PRIVATE SECTOR AVAILABILITY I THINK THE WORK WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THANKS TO THE COUNCIL, TO TRAIN OUR TEAM TO PROFESSIONALIZE OUR TEAM, IN THEIR ABILITY TO GO AFTER AND SUCCESSFULLY RECEIVE AWARDS FOR FEDERAL OR OTHER PRIVATE FUNDS, WE'RE REALLY MOVING FORWARD IN TERMS OF OPPORTUNITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE'VE DEVELOPED WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR GRANTS CONTRACTOR, WHETHER IT BE WEA WEEKLY LIST WE RECEIVR AND POPULATE IN TERMS OF WHAT FEDERAL GRANTS ARE AVAILABLE. CATEGORIZING THEM FOR THE DEPARTMENTS THAT THEY MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO SUPPORTIVE OF IS UP TO THE WORK THAT THE NEW TEAM IN THE MANAGING DIRECTOR'S OFFICE IS JUST NOW GETTING UNDERWAY. WE'VE REALLY BUILT OUT A TEMPLATE OR PROTOTYPE WITH WHATEL WE'RE DOING TO BRING MORE REVENUE TO THE CITY FOR COMPETITIVE GRANTS WHETHER THEY BE FEDERAL OR PRIVATE FUNDS WHICH WE THINK WE CAN LEVERAGE MORE AND BETTER IN THE FUTURE. BUT THAT REQUIRES STAFF WITH THE RELATIONSHIPS, WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND CAPACITY TO GO AFTER THOSE GRANTS.

Vice Chair Dos Santos Tam: IF YOU DON'T HAVE THESE 20 POSITIONS, DOES THAT NEGATIVELY IMPACT YOUR AVAILABILITY, ABILITIES TO GET THESE GRANTS? Testifier: YES. Vice Chair Dos Santos Tam: LAST QUESTION. I UNDERSTAND O.E.R. IS THE PROCESS OF LEASEING O OUT OFFICE SPACE. RIGHT NOW ALONG WITH ANOTHER CITY OFFICER, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IF THESE POSITIONS ARE CUT, ARE WE JUST GOING TO SITTING ON A BUNCH OF OFFICE SPACE THAT CITY IS LEASING OUT?

Testifier: PRESENTLY WE DO NOT HAVE ASSIGNED LEASE. AAND SO IF WOULD YOU E'O IMPACT OBVIOUSLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ROLE THAT WE PLAY IN CITY WITH OUR PARTNERS ACROSS STREET. STATE AND IN PRIVATE INDUSTRY. BUT WE DO BELIEVE THAT THIS MOVE WILL BE STRATEGIC WITH THE POTENTIAL THAT OER AND CCSR WILL BE LOCATED IN CHINATOWN, AND BETTER ABLE TO COORDINATE AND WORK IN AREA THAT HAS BEEN PRIORITY OF BOTH THIS COUNSELED A MAYOR FOR ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION. THANK YOU. Vice Chair Dos Santos Tam: THANK YOU. Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER DOS SANTOS-TAM. COUNCILMEMBER KIA'AINA? COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA? QUICK QUESTION.

Councilmember Tupola: IF I COULD, FOR DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR, JUST LIKE OVERALL BROAD QUESTION. I'M SPILL LOOKING THROUGH THE WORKSHEETS NOW BUT I THINK ONE OF THE THOUGHTS THAT SOME HAD MAYBE BROUGHT UP IN SOME. HEARINGS, WAS POSSIBILITY OF HAVING OER BE PART OF OR MAYBE JOINED FORCES WITH DES. SEEING THEY ARE KIND OF ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR THIS THE CITY OF THE KIND OF HANDLE CONTRACTS, HANDLE BRINGING MORE MONEY INTO THE SIT. MARKETING. GETTING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO GET DONE. INTO THE CITY, AS FAR AS LEVERAGING AS. RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. DOES ADMINISTRATION HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT MAYBE EFFECTIVITY OF THAT.

Testifier: THANK YOU FOR ASKING THE QUESTION. RAISING ISSUE. THE FUNDAMENTAL NATURE OF, MY FIRST SORT OF MARRIAGE CORRECTION. FUNDAMENTAL NATURE OF DES IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT. MAJOR, O.E.R. DOES. DES IS REVENUE GENERATING PROVIDING, SORT OFEL ZOO, THE IN. BC,EL GOLF COURSES, NBC, QUALITY OF LIFE, TAUNTS FOR PUBLIC -- OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC. OER IS NOT ABOUT REVENUE GENERATING INCREASING OVERALL HEALTH AND VITALITY OF OUR ECONOMY. FEELS DIFFERENT. HAVEN'T THAT DISCUSSION. SOMETHING WE CAN RAISE WITH MANAGING DIRECTOR AND MAYOR TUPOLA JUST A THOUGHT I THINK IN GENERAL, SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS HAVE HOVERED AROUND WHO IS KIND OF RESPONSIBLE FOR POLICY DIRECTION IN REGARDS TO REVENUE GENERATION. WOULD IT BE DIRECTION SHALL KAWANO, WOULD IT BE OER, DES? BECAUSE ALL OF THEM KIND OF HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH FUNDS COMING INTO THE IT IS ER CITY OR US BEING ABLE TO GENERATE MORE FUND YOUMENT THOUGHT. OPEN WE GO MIGHT AB ABLE TO CONSOLIDATE EFFORTS. NEVER SEEN A CERTAIN BROAD POLICY REGARDING WHAT OUR REVENUE GEN RESERVATION PLAN IS GENERATION PLAN IS. THINK OER CHARTER GUIDANCE TVRs TO PROVIDE BROAD POLICY ADVICE TO YOURSELF, ADMINISTRATION, TO US, ON POLICY THAT WE CAN CHANGE, THAT CAN INCREASE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES. AND THAT'S KIND ONE PIECES WE HAVEN'T SEEN. WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT MAYBE ONE OR TWO BILL THAT IS ARE INTERESTING. BUT WHERE ARE THE POLICY PIECE THAT WE CAN MOVE TO BE MORE HELPFUL TO KIND OF GENERATE THAT ECONOMIC STABILITY AND FOR DIRECTION AS OPPOSED TO KIND OF LITTLE PIECE HERE AND THERE.

Testifier: THANK YOU WITH RESPECT TO REVENUE GENERATION ASA WHOLE, BFS BIGGEST VOICE. DES DOES HAVE ITS LIMITED AREAS. IT COVERS.

Councilmember Tupola: IN OUR GENERAL HEAR, ABOUT BFS, DIRECTOR KAWANO HAS QUITE A FEW OTHER THINGS GOING ON. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT POSSIBLY, ONE DAY IN THE FUTURE, OER CAN BE MORE OF A POLICY GUIDANCE IN THAT AREA BECAUSE THEY ARE MORE LIKE A BROAD ENTITY AS AS PODASOPPOSED DETAILED ONE ALSO DOING PROCUREMENT, CONTRACTS. SOMEBODY THAT CAN KIND OF HAVE HIGHER VIEW OF LIKE ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND HOW WE CAN KIND OF CONNECT BETTER. HOPEFULLY, THERE CAN BE SOME KIND OF DR. EXAMPLE IN THAT WAY. BECAUSE YOU THINK IF EVERYONE IS IN THE WEEDS ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS RUNS NO ONE REALLY OVERSEE IT'S BROAD STRATEGY IN REGARDS TO REVENUE GENERATION.

Testifier: ALL DEPARTMENTS YOU MENTIONED ARE HERE, HEARING PELE DIRECTLY. FROM ME DIRECTLYTUPOLA THANK YO.

Councilmember Cordero: THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ACCEPTING THE COMMUNITY LIAISON EQUITY POSITION. QUESTION FOR THE DIRECTOR. OF OER. I WAS WONDERING WITH THAT AMOUNT BEING RECTIFIED, AND HOPEFULLY, ACCEPTED BY THE COMMITTEE, WILL THAT ALLOW FOR BETTER EVEN LANGUAGE ACCESS AS IT RELATES TO DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO EMERGENCY OUTREACH. I GOT A LOT OF DIRECT MESSAGES TO BOTH OF MY INSTAGRAM PAGES ABOUT DIFFERENT LANGUAGE ACCESS THROUGH DURING THE LAST FEW WAIKELE SHOPPING CENTER OF OF--FEW WEEKS OF KONA LOW STORM. WONDERING IF THOSE POSITIONS WILL ASSIST IN THAT?

Testifier: YES. IF IS THE ANSWER. WELL THAT IS A PORTION OF THEIR ROLE, AND BIG PICTURE, TIME LIKE THIS, WITH RESPNS TO THE FLOOD, RESPONSE. BECOMES PRIMARY ROLE IN TERMS OF ABILITY OF OUR COMMUNITY WITH DIFFERENT LANGUAGE NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS, CAN BOTH CITY AND PRIVATE RESOURCES THAT ARE BEING MADE AVAILABLE. SO ONE OF OUR STAFF ON OUR COMMUNITY EQUITY TEAM HAS BEEN OUT THERE EVERY SINGLE DAY. AND OTHERS ARE JOINING. FOR THE OTHER SERVICES AS WELL AS THAT INTERACTION WITH FARMERS AND THE BUSINESSES AS THE RECOVERY CONTINUES. ACCORDING THAT YOU THE CURRENTLY IF WE DON'T HAVE, WHILE IT IS ACCEPTED, IF THE COMMUNICATE E ACCEPTS IT, HAVE TO CONTRACT FOR OTHER TYPES OF LANGUAGE ACCESS OR NO?

Testifier: THROUGH THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. CITY HAS OVERALL MASTER AGREEMENT TO BE ABLE TO CONTRACT WENTTIES AND PAID FOR TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICE. BUT THE STAFF WE HIRED WERE, WE MADE SURE THAT THEY WERE BILINGUAL OR T TRILINGUAL IN THE CASE OF ONE OF THEM. SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE BETTER INTERACTION ON IN THE LANGUAGE THAT PEOPLE FEEL MOST COMFORTABLEEL COMMUNICATING IT.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU. THANK YOU CHAIR. CHAIR WATERS? ANY IT REQUEST QUESTIONS? IT QUICK QUESTION. COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO INTO THE NEXT ITEM. CAN YOU IF YOU KNOW VERSION INFORMATION HOW MANY POSITION O.E.R. REMAIN CONTRACT POSITIONS? Testifier: ALL OF OUR POSITIONS AT THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION ARE CONTRACT POSITIONS. BECAUSE WE ARE EXEMPT INCLUDED STAFF UNDER THE OFFICE OF MAYOR. Chair Okimoto: HOW MANY POSITIONS FILLED VIA CIVIL SERVICE? Testifier: WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS IN THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION. NOR IN ANY OF THE OFFICES UNDER THE OFFICE OF MAYOR. Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MEMBERS ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER TULBA.

Councilmember Tulba:EL QUESTION FOR EITHER BUDGET DIRECTOR OR DE DEPUTY DIRECTOR. IF THE COUNCIL MOVES FORWARD WITH THE MOMENT MEAVMENT HOW DOES THIS WORK? WITH THE AMENDMENT. PRACTICALLY, 20 PEOPLE LET GO COME JULY 1?

Testifier: THAT WOULD BE A VERY DIFFICULT CHALLENGE FOR US. MANAGING DIRECTOR MIKE FORMBY, SO IT'S VERY INTERESTING TABOR MEVMENT I'M GOING TO SPEAK FRANK WILL I WITH THE COUNCIL. I THINK O PART OF PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION, IS THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE WORK THAT THEY DO MANIFESTED ITSELF IN INTANGIBLES. VERY DIFFICULT TO MEASURE. VERY DIFFICULT THING TO PROVIDE COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY METRICS TO SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE'VE DONE. WHEN YOU'RE EDUCATING PEOPLE, AND YOU'RE HOPING THEM ATTAIN QUALIFICATIONS FOR JOBS THAT THEY PREVIOUSLY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ELIGIBLE FOR, ABOUT YOU'RE HELPING PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, FORM BUSINESSES, BUSINESS INCUBATORS, WHEN YOU'RE OUT TRYING TOEN R ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY TO ACCEPT TO ENCOURAGE THE COMMUNITY TO ACCEPT BUSINESS PROGRAM IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH, BETTER ACCOUNTING TECHNIQUE, BETTER WAY TO RUN BUSINESS, YOU DON'T SEE THOSE THINGS IN METRICS THAT YOU CAN PUT ON PAPER. BUT YOU HOPE OVER TIME FROM A UHERO PERSPECTIVE, WHAT YOU SEE IS A GROWTH OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTY. SO I THINK THE MEASUREMENTS THAT SHOW THAT COME OVER TIME. AND I THINK ONLY GOING TO GET BETTER. WE'RE LOOKING AT BIG THINGS. LIKE DISTRIBUTED ADVANCED MANUFACTURING. WHICH WILL HELP US CUT OUR SUPPLY CHAIN RELIANCE TO THE MAINLAND. WE'RE LOOKS A NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR WASTE PROCESSION. WE'RE LOOKING AT ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE AND HOW IT MIGHT HELP SIT AIDEN BUSINESSES BE MORE PRODUCTIVE AND MORE EFFICIENT. WITHOUT THOSE POSITION, WE CAN'T DO THAT. SO I'M FIRM BELIEVER IN THE NEED ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION DEPARTMENT. I THINK WHEN WE HAVE TO WORK WITH COUNCIL ON IS BETTER WAY OF COMMUNICATING TO YOU AND

THE PUBLIC THE GOOD WORK THAT WE'RE DOING. EL. Councilmember Tulba: AGAIN. IF WE MOVE FORWARD, THESE JOBS ARE DONE BY JULY 1. E IF YOU MOVE FORWARD, THESE POSITIONS ARE NO LONGER FUNDED. THAT'S CORRECT. TUBE T THANK YOU. Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER TULBA. COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA.

Councilmember Tupola: FOR MANAGING DIRECTOR PLEASE. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING. INOUYE YOU'VE BEEN DOING MANY MANY THINGS BESIDE STANDING HERE IN FRONT OF US AT THIS HEARING. SO THANK YOU. BRIEF COMMENT. ONE. THINGS MANAGING DIRECTOR THAT WE FOUND DIFFICULTY AND MYSELF, I WON'T SPEAK FOR ANYBODY ELSE, I DO THINK MANY SO ACTIONS THAT ARE DONE UNTIL OER ARE THINGS THAT SBA DOES. CHAMBER OF EXAMINERS DOES, MAYBE WE DO IT ON A MORE MINIMUM LEVEL. WE'RE NOT HELPING THE SAME ONES AS THEM. BUT ANY TIME WE'RE DOING THOSE KIND OF ACTION, THAT ARE KIND OF WHAT NONPROFIT COULD DO OR OTHER THINGS, WE BECOME LESS USEFUL BECAUSE THERE IS SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE ISSUE WITH THE CITY. HOW WE WORK MUCH HOW WE HELP OR HOW WE DON'T HELM. LINDERLYNN HINDER OTHER THINGS. WANT TO ITERATE THAT AGAIN BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT STRONGHOLD THAT OER COULD HAVE THAT HASN'T BEEN HAD, IS THAT POLICY GUIDANCE. LIKE IF THERE WAS A SPECIFIC PACKAGE OF BILLS FROM OER THAT ALL THESE THINGS ARE WHAT THE COUNCIL COULD DO, ADMINISTRATION COULD DO, I JUST THINK THAT IN THE CITY, JUST USE EXAMPLE OF ME BEING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY HAS LITTLE TINY THINGS AND EVERYBODY IS HEALTHY. TINY THINGS E AIL EQUAL A LOT. CITY COMES N HAVE STUFF NOBODY ELSE HAS. NOBODY OWNS TRACTOR TRUCKS. INDUSTRIAL SIZE PUMP. CIERCHTD WHERE THE WEIGHT COMES. SO KIND OF WHERE THE WEIGHT COMES. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR HERE. WHEN WE BRING IN WEIGHT RE BRING IN WEIGHT WIDTH. ING BUDGET ITEM YOU MUCH POLICY CHANGES, LAW THAT IS NEED TO BE REPEALED THOSE KINDS OF THINGS IT'S LIKE, WE'RE NOT JUST HELPING 7 BUSINESS. WE'REHELPING 27,000 BUSINESS ALL THIS ISSUE. WHATEWHATEVER TVRs. ER I DON'T WANT WHATEVER TVRs. DON'T WANT TO DISCOUNT. WHATEVER IT WAS. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW CAN WE ELEVATE THAT WORK IT A LEVEL WHERE IMPACT IS EXACTLY WHAT NEEDED TO BE FELT DURING

THESE STORMS WHICH IS ONCE CITY GETS IN THERE, HUGE DINNERS IS M -- DIN DIFFERENCE S MADE. BRING RESOURCE. CONTROL D DEPARTMENTS. CABINET MEETINGS BRING ISSUES UP GET THINGS RESOLVED. NOT SURE WHAT LIES AHEAD. PLACES KIND OF SURGE THOSE EFFORT TOGETHER WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE THOSE KIND OF MOVEMENTS THAT WE REALLY NEED. I DON'T THINK WE DON'T NEED ALL OF IT. I JUST DON'T THINK WE NEED ANY OF THE ADUHELM I CAN EVERY IT STUFF. -- DUPLICATIVE STUFF. NEED A REAL STRONG POLICY DIRECTION. JUST A THOUGHT.

Testifier: APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS. ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO DO THINGS BETTER AND ELEVATE THE GOOD WORK THAT WE DO. HAPPY TO HAVE HE IS TO CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU. AND COUNCIL. TUPOLA THANK YOU. Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA. COUNCILMEMBER KIA'AINA.

Councilmember Kia'aina: MANAGING DIRECTOR MAY I SUGGEST THAT PERHAPS PRIOR TO THE NEXT BUDGET HEARING THIS IS SERIOUS. THIS WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED. AND IF YOU HEARD MY COMMENTS, FROM THE INITIAL HEARING, IT PAINS ME TO BE IN THIS POSITION AS SOMEONE WHO HAS NOT JUST AUTHORIZED INITIATIVES BUT FUNDED INITIATIVES THAT I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT. AND THEN I FEEL THAT OER MISSION IS TARGETED FOR BUT FOR ME, TO ALSO JUST HAVE IS CONCERNS IN GENERAL, ABOUT THE DIRECTION SHOULD BE CONCERNING FOR THE ADMINISTRATION. SO ALL I COULD SAY IS THAT I THINK YOU NEED TO INTERVENE, AND IF DURING THE NEXT BUDGET, YOU WOULD LIKE RECONSIDERATION I THINK THAT THAT KIND OF DISCUSSION NEEDS TO BE TO BE HAD. EL.

Testifier: COUNCILMEMBER I APPRECIATE THAT. WE HEARD WHAT YOU SAID. WE TAKE IT SERIOUSLY. WE WILL WORK ON THAT.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER KIA'AINA. MEMBERS ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION FOR THE MANAGING DIRECTOR'S OFFICE? THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. DIRECTOR FORMBY. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. WE'RE MOVE ON TO PAGE 2. CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. O FOLLOWING OUR AGAIN SPREADSHEET LINE BY LINE, FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE, WE HAVE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES. CURRENT AMOUNT IS $13,956,215. PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO ADD CURRENT EXPENSE FUNDS OF $100,000 AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT BUT AMEND SUBDIVISION TO READ, ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES PROVISO AT LEAST $100,000 OUT OF CURRENT EXPENSES SHALL SHALL APPROPRIATED FOR FERAL CHICKEN REMOVAL SERVICE AGAIN. AMOUNT IS $100,000. FROM THE GENERAL FUND. WITH US THIS MORNING WE HAVE FROM THE CSD DIRECTOR HASH RE. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. HASHIRO.

Testifier: GOOD MORNING. BUDGET CHAIR, VICE CHAIR MEMBERS. KIMBERLY M. HASHIRO ROW, DIRECT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE. KIMBERLY M. HASHIRO. WITH EXPECT TO THIS COUNCIL, ADD, WITH RESPECT TO ADD OF ADDITIONAL $100,000, WHAT WANTED TO INTERVIEW COUNCIL THAT WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDING THIS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, SINCE FISCAL 2024. WE HAVE TWO PROGRAMS ESSENTIALLY CITY SERVICES OTHER CITY PROPERTIES, AND THEN ALSO, PRIVATE PROPERTY PARTICIPATION. AND OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE HAVE EXPEND FR FOR EXAMPLE FICTION 2025, OVER $100,000. FICTION. FOR THESE TWO PROGRAMS. FISCAL 2026 TO DATE. WE HAVE EXPEND ABOUT $85,000. FOR THESE PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE STILL ONGOING. AND ACTIVE. RESPOND TO COMMUNITY CONCERNS, COUNCILMEMBER CONCERNS, AND BUDGET IS ACTUALLY ADEQUATE. AT THE CURRENT LEVEL. SO WHILE WE APPRECIATE THE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, WE'RE ACTUALLY OKAY IN TERMS OF OUR BUDGET. AND CONTINUING THESE SERVICES AT THE CURRENT LEVEL.

Chair Okimoto: QUESTIONS FOR THE DIRECTOR HASHIRO? Councilmember Tupola: HELLO. UNTIL REGARDS TO THIS ONE, FERAL CHICKEN SEPARATE FROM HUMANE SOCIETY. Testifier: CORRECT. Councilmember Tupola: QUESTION NOT FOR TODAY, BUT MAYBE IN THE FUTURE, IF YOU GUYS ARE ADEQUATE HERE, I KNOW WE'VE HADEL CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT THE CURRENT HUMAN SERVICES CONTRACT WE THIS BE SOMETHING HELP IN A AREA? Testifier: HUMAN SERVICES IS NOT FOCUSED ON FERAL CHICKENS. Councilmember Tupola: I MEAN, INSTEAD OF DOING THE FERAL CHICKENS. WE ALLOCATE MONEY TO HELP THEM LIKE WITH THE SPAYED AND NEUTER WERE VERY FUND TO DO TRY TO RUN IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WOULD THAT BE HELPFUL?

Testifier: THAT WOULD BE POSSIBILITY. IN TERMS OF REDIRECTING RESOURCE. BUT YES. WE WOULD WANT TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT BECAUSE AS DISCUSSED, THE HUMAN SERVICES CONTRACT IS QUITE LARGE. AND I THINK IT'S REALLY MATTER OF WHAT THOSE WHAT FUNDING IS GOING TOWARDS WHAT SERVICE. Chair Okimoto: LAST QUESTION. IS THERE A POSSIBILITY. Councilmember Tupola: WE COULD DO SUPPLEMENTAL AMENDMENT TO THEIR CONTRACT IF WE PUT THIS ASIDE JUST FOR SPAYED AND NEUTER IN THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT AREAS WHERE I NEED THE HELP?

Testifier: IS RIGHT NOW, WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM. REGARDING FUTURE CONTRACTOR THEIR CONTRACT IS YEAR TO YEAR. TIED TO THE FISCAL YEAR. SO THERE WOULD BE AN YOU OPPORTUNITY IN THE FOOD ORT TO DISTANT DISCUSS FUTURE FUNDING AND EXPANDING SPAY AND NEUTER. TUPOLA THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA. FURTHER DISCUSSION FOR THE DIRECTOR? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. FOR YOUR INPUT. MEMBERS MOVING ON TO DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND FISCAL SERVICES. DEALING WITH REAL PROPERTY. EL PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO ADD CURRENT EXPENSE FUNDS OF $15,000 AND RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT BUT AMEND DESCRIPTION TO READ, ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES AND E'O ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $15,000 OUT OF CURRENT EXPENSES SHALL BE APPROPRIATE THE FOR BFS RPADS AND WAIL HOME EXEMPTIONS EDUCATION CAMPAIGN. ANNUAL. AMOUNT OF $15,000. WITH US THANK FEWER BEING WITH US DIRECTOR KAWANO.

Testifier: BUDGET CHAIR OLD. ANDREW KAWANO DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND FISCAL SERVICES. LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR, THE IT $15,000 ADD FORWARD EDUCATION OF PROPERTY HOMEOWNERS EXEMPTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT OUR REAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT CURRENTLY HAS OUTREACH PROGRAM IN PLACE. AND THEY HAVE BEEN DILIGENTLY GOING THE OUTREACH TO BRICK-AND-MORTAR OWNER GROUPS PROPERTY OWNER GROUPS TO, THE BOARD OF REALTORS, TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. I BELIEVE THEY'RE DOING A VERY GOOD JOB AND THEY'RE DOING IT WITHIN THEIR CURRENT BUDGET. ALLOCATED BUDGET. SO WE THANK YOU FOR THE CONSIDERATION. BUT BFS WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT WE DECLINE AMENDMENT AND WE FEEL THAT WE CAN COVER THIS OUTREACH THROUGH OUR CURRENT BUDGET. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU DIRECTOR KAWANO. MEMBERS QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR KAWANO? O COUNCILMEMBER KIA'AINA. FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA. Councilmember Kia'aina: THANK YOU DIRECTOR. THIS IS ISSUE THAT I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT. I WANTS TO KNOW THAT IN THEIR OUTREACH EFFORTS, DO THEY HAVE THE FUNDS NECESSARY FOR MEDIA CAMPAIGN?

Testifier: USED MEDIA AS NEEDED. AND I KNOW WE CAN DELIVER MAYOR'S COMES TEAM TO DO THAT. I DON'T THINK OUT OF THE POCKET WOULD BE SUCH THAT WE O WOULD REQUIRE ADDITIONAL $15,000. KIA'AINA OKAY I HAVE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT BECAUSE I DO SEE THAT SINCE THE MAYOR STARTED, AND THE COLLEAGUES STARTED WITH ME AT THE SAME TIME, THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE. RIO OCCURRING ISSUE. ER RECURRING ISSUE. I DO FEEL THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE, THESE ARE THE PEOPLE FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS. PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPOUSES DIE OR THEIR PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS AND SO I JUST I FEEL THAT WE NEED TO EVERY YEAR, STRENGTHEN OUR CAPACITY TO DO A BETTER JOB THAN WE DID THE LAST YEAR. THAT'S ALL. SO IF YOU'RE SAYING THAT, I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE TRYING TO YOUR BEST AND $15,000 PROBABLY WOULD NOT MAKE A DENT IN YOUR OVERALL OUTREACH EFFORTS. IS THAT CORRECT?

Testifier: THAT IS CORRECT. I FEEL CONFIDENT THAT OUR PROPERTY ASSESSMENT TEAM IS DOING EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN WITHIN THEIR CAPACITY. Councilmember Kia'aina: THANK YOU.

Councilmember Tupola: THANK YOU. THANK YOU DIRECTOR. THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER KIA'AINA FOR THE CLARIFICATION ON THE ADD. ITY JUST GENERAL SUGGESTION, NOT JUST YOU BUT EVERYONE COMING IN THE UPCOMING MIND IT'S, MAYBE IT WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR TO US ASK THE QUESTION WE DON'T NEED THIS FUNDING BUT WHERE CAN WE DO BETTER IN THIS AREA THAT YOU GUYS SEE? SAY FOR EXAMPLE, WITH THIS, JUST SHARED THIS IS WHAT I'M SEEING. PEOPLE SPOUSES DIE. DON'T KNOW ABOUT X. OKAY, WE CAN TAKE THAT BACK TO THE TEAM. MAYBE THIS IS POPULATION THAT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE NICHE. GET INTO A GROUP OF PEOPLE. I DON'T KNOW WITH MORTUARIES OR OTHER AVENUES BESIDES BOARD OF REALTORS HIT THAT GROUP. FOR A LOT OF THESE INDIVIDUALS, THEY'RE OLDER I DON'T KNOW NEWSPAPER AD. DIFFERENT THINGS. DIFFERENT THINGS THAN WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING. I'M JUST SOMETHING U SUGGESTING THAT FOR THE REST OF LINES STAND UP AND SAY WE DON'T NEED THAT. THAT'S FINE. FIGURE OUT LIKE WHERE THE MIDDLE GROUND IS, MAYBE WHERE WE COULD IMPROVE THINGS. I THINK IF THERE IS A WAY FOR US TO KIND OF HELP THOSE FAMILIES WHERE WE WE'VE SEEN NEED WITH REAL PROPERTY TAXES. TRYING TO IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR SPOUSES. FINANCE. PAST MAYBE DON'T KNOW THESE THINGS. SO ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP THAT. I KNOW THAT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO MITIGATE. E THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA. WE APPRECIATE OUR SUGGESTIONS AND THOUGHTS AND WE'LL FACT AOTEAROA THOSE IN.

Councilmember Tupola: THANK YOU SO MUCH. Chair Okimoto: FACTOR THOSE IN. Chair Okimoto: Councilmember Cordero:

Councilmember Cordero: THANK YOU. HI DIRECTOR KAWANO. THANK YOU COUNCIL VICE CHAIR TUPOLA. THAT'S THE KIND OF WHY I WOULDN'T LET THEM ASK QUESTIONS. SAY THINGS UNTIL WE HAD QUESTIONS. WHEN I WAS BUDGET CHAIR, I KNOW ADMIN GOT UP IS THE SET I WANTED TO NOTE AND ASK A QUESTION. GOT UPSET. THROUGHOUT THE LAST, FIVE YEARS, BATTLING WITH ADMINISTRATION, RELATING TO MARKETING. HOME EXEMPTIONS PROGRAM. AND WE ALSO YOU'LL R YOU ALSO NOTED THAT THERE MAY NOT EVEN BE ENOUGH SPACE WHEN PEOPLE GET THEIR BILLS AND NOTEFICATION. CHAIR WATERS TRIED TO EVEN JUST GET THINGS LIKE ANOTHER FLIER ADDED TO THE BILL. AND SO $15,000 I KNOW, SEEMS MINIMAL. TO IN COMPARISON. TO THE WHOLE BUDGET. BUT $15,000 COULD PAID FOR POSTAGE, PRINTING FOR THE WHOLE ISLAND FOR ALL THE PROPERTIES AND HOMES SO WONDERING, IF IT'S NOT $15,000 0 AD WHAT EFFORTS HAS BFS MADE TO INCLUDE THAT INTO THE REAL PROPERTY BILLS?

Testifier: WE TOOK A LOOK AT ADDING THAT INFORMATION IN, AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE INFORMATION WITH REGARD TO INCLUDING THE SPOUSE IN THE ACCOUNT. MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE, STATED THIS BEFORE, IS THAT WE SERIOUSLY CONSIDER AFTER BUDGET. LOOKING AT REAL PROPERTY TAX ORDINANCE IN GENERAL. THROUGH PERMITTED INTERACTION GROUP. SAID THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I WOULD APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBERS CONSIDER THAT BECAUSE YOU THINK PERHAPS STRUCTURALLY, IN TERMS OF LAW, WE CAN MAKE IMPROVEMENTS.

Councilmember Cordero: THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT THAT'S DIRECT RECOMMENDATION. WONDERING WHAT WERE THE IMPROVES SINCE WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING FOR FIVE YEARS NOW. ABOUT NOTIFYING PEOPLE ABOUT THE HOME EXEMPTIONS. I IT'S INCLUDED. COULD BE EVEN SMALL. BUT YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS WHAT IS ALL INCLUDED. ON THE NOTIFICATION. AND THEN BILL ITSELF. SO WHAT OTHER WAYS OTHER THAN PRINTING ANOTHER PAGE, THAT GOES ALONG WITH THE BILL.

Testifier: I WOULD SAY LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE, GONE THERE, RECENTLY, WEBSITE HAS BEEN I AM RUNOFFED AND IT'S HE YEARS FOR EASIER TO FIND INFORMATION ONG EXEMPTIONS ONE THING. I WOULD ALSO SAY THAT OUR TEAM IN TERMS OF THEIR OUTREACH TO TALK TO PEOPLE, THEY THEY'RE CONTINUING TO ADD DIFFERENT GROUP THAT IS HAVE INTEREST IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THEIR EXEMPTIONS. OR DEDICATIONS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THEY'RE CONSTANTLY GOING OUT TO EDUCATE, TO TALK TO DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT HAVE INTEREST IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT REAL PROPERTY TAX. IN FACT, DIFFICULT VERY DIFFICULT I THINK IT'S HARD FOR SOME PEOPLE. I RECENTLY TOOK A CALL. WHO OF COURSE CLOSED DOWN, THAT FRIDAY. EVERYBODY ESSENTIALLY WAS SENT HOME. TOOK A CALL FROM A TAXPAYOR ELDERLY. AND HE HAD A HARD TIME FINDING THE PAGE. SO I WAS O FOLLOWING THROUGH DIRECTION TO HIM, ON MY OWN COMPUTER IN THE OFFICE. AND HE ESSENTIALLY JUST GOT LOST. SO I HAD TO READ HIS ALL HE WANTED TO KNOW IS GO HIS EXEMPTIONS WAS IN PLACE, AND HIS PAYMENTS WERE CREDITED. SO I HAD TO DO THAT FOR HIM. AND TOLD HIM THAT HE'S OKAY. BUT I CAN SEE THE CHALLENGE FOR SOME PEOPLE, THAT REALLY NEED ASSISTANCE. SO ALL I CAN SAY IS WE'LL CONTINUE OUR OUT RESEARCHER AND EXPAND WHAT WE DO.

Councilmember Cordero: I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT IS EXAMPLE IS SOMETHING ALL OF OUR OFFICES PROBABLY HAVE TO GO THROUGH FROM OURSELVES, WITH CONSTITUENT RIGHT THERE, OR OUR STAFF. AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S WHY WHEN WE ARE ASKING FOR CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS, HAVING $15,000 AMOUNT, WOULD HELP WITH THOSE TYPE OF INSTRUCTIONS. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? SO I THINK YOUR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE GOING THROUGH, O WITH A PERSON, SOMEONE GOING TO GETTING LOST ON WEBSITE, GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT SHOULD BE PRIOR REMOTE THE IN MARKETED OUT THERE. THANK YOU.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER CORDERO. CHAIR WATERS.

Councilmember Waters: THANK YOU SO MUCH. DON'T YOU THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO INCLUDE INFORMATION ON THE PROPERTY TAX BILL OR EVEN BETTER YET ON THE ASSESSMENT THAT GOES OUT? WARNING PEOPLE I STILL HAVE CONSTITUENTS WHO DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT RESIDENTIAL A IS. IN FACT, I HAD ONE SITUATION LAST YEAR WHERE CONSTITUENTS SAW THAT RESIDENTIAL A. YOU MAY HAVE EVEN MADE IT IN RED. THEY DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT. AND WHEN THEIR BILL WIND UP THREE TIMES. FROM I WENT UP. 7,000 TO 21,000. THEN IT'S RED FLAG CAM CALM UP TRIED -- DID CAME UP. TRIED NUMEROUS OCCASION TO WORK WITH YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT. INTRODUCED THREE DIFFERENT BILLS TO TRY TO SOUTH SHORE THIS SOLVE THIS BE PROBLEM. NOT SURE IF FIGURE P.I.G. WOULD WORK. YOUR DEPARTMENT COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. LIKE I SAID. TRIED THREE DIFFERENT BILLS. FIGURE THIS OUT AND HAVEN'T. SO I'M THINKING EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN. IS MY LAST RESORT.

Testifier: THANK YOU CHAIR WATERS. THE EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN IN IMPLEMENTED AND IT STARTED EARLY ON DURING OUR O ADMINISTRATION. ALSO I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT YOU I STILL FEEL PERMITTED INTERACTS GROUP WOULD WORK IF IT'S MORE FOCUSED AND INCLUDE, REAL PROPERTY TAX EXPERTS ON THE COMMITTEE BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVEN'T EXHAUSTED LOOKING AT MAYBE THE DOWNGRADEING RESIDENTIAL A. I DON'T KNOW IF DOWNGRADE SOMETHING THE RIGHT DEEMPHASIZING RES A AND LOOKING HARD AT ANEEN OWNER OCCUPIED NONOCHRE OCCUPIED MODELER AOC OPPOSED TO RESIDENTIAL A AND MODEL. MAY REALLY HELP. NONOCCUPYED. WE STILL CAN HAVE, MUCH HIGHER TAX FOR, SINGLE FAMILY UNITS OVER HIGHER VALUE AMOUNT LIKE 3 OR $4 MILLION. SO THERE IS I THINK STILL A LOT OF DISCUSSION THAT WE CAN HAVE. TO SEE IF WE CAN BUILD CONCESSION AMONG COUNCILMEMBERS TO MAKE THE CHANGE.

Councilmember Waters: THANK YOU. Vice Chair Nishimoto: DO HAVE TO GIVE YOUR OFFICE CREDIT. BECAUSE IT'S GOT AN LOT BETTER. WITH VARIOUS SENIOR AFFAIRS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I STILL THINK JUST NOTE ON YOUR PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT, THAT ARE YOU NOW RESIDENTIAL A. WOULD BE EARLY ENOUGH TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. BUT YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE SAYING THAT ADMINISTRATION IS OPEN TO CHANGING FROM RESIDENTIAL A HOMEOWNER OCCUPIED VERSUS HOMEOWNER NO NONOCCUPIED PERHAPS PIG MIGHT BE USEFUL. P.I.G. MIGHT BE USEFUL. PERMITTED INTERACTION GROUP MIGHT BE FUSS AIL.

Chair Okimoto: ANY QUESTIONS? MIGHT BE USEFUL. I WOULD LIKE TO RERATE WHAT COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA SAID. MAYBE OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS CAN HEAR THIS AS WELL. OBVIOUSLY MEASURE, AMENDMENT WAS PROPOSED,ER SOME OF THEM WERE MULTIPLE. SO NOT JUST ONE COUNCILMEMBER. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S FILL FOR A NEED TO ADDRESS SOMETHING. DEPARTMENTS COME UP HERE, ALWAYS I KNOW ALWAYS WELCOME. INPUT. AND WILLING TO TAKE YOUR ADVICE YOU GUYS ARE EXPERTS IN YOUR FIELD. HOWEVER, THAT BEING SAID, IT WILL BE REALLY HELPFUL IF WE ARE NOT JUST TOLD NO OR YES KALIHI KANEALII-K KANEALII-KLEINFELDER-DECLINE ACCEPT. HEAR YOUR REASONING ALSO WHAT THE DEPARTMENT IS DOING ADDRESS ISSUES THAT WE ARE STATING CONNECTED TO THE AMENDMENTS HAVING PROPOSED. REALLY HELPFUL MOVING FORWARD. IT FIRST HEARING FROM THE CD1. I THINK I WOULD BUDGET CHAIR REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. COLLEAGUES WOULD AS WELL.

Testifier: I TAKE YOUR ADVICE. AND WORK TOO REDS THAT. THANK YOU.

Chair Okimoto: FOR ALL DEPARTMENT OFS. WORK TOWARDS THAT. ANYBODY COMING UP HERE, HAD A QUESTION OR CONCERN, DIDN'T AGREE WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING, IT'S 2 234 IF THERE FOR A REASON. APPRECIATE WHAT THE DEPARTMENTS DOING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND WHAT CAN WE DO WORKING TOGETHER. THANK YOU. FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR BFS? IF NOT, MOVE ON TO PAGE 3. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE NEXT DEPARTMENT. DEPARTMENT OF CORPORATION COUNSEL. ETHICS COMMISSIONS ACTING DIRECTOR SANG. GOOD MORNING. ERIC GOOD MORNING BUDGET CHAIR OKAMOTO VICE CHAIR NISHIMOTO AND COUNCILMEMBERS.

Chair Okimoto: ME JUST READ PROPOSED AMENDMENT. PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS FOR ADDING FUNDING FOR SALARIES, AMOUNT IS $35,766, AND RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT BUT AMEND DESCRIPTION TO READ, ADD FUNDING FOR SALARIES FOR OMPLET C1101X, VACANCY CUT BACK. WOULD THE WE THE AMOUNT OF $5,766. THANK YOU ACTING DIRECTOR. WITH THE AMOUNT OF. Testifier: THANK YOU CHAIR AND THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBERS. TYLER DOS-SANTOS TAM. FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

Chair Okimoto: ANY QUESTIONS FOR ACTING DIRECTOR? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVE ON TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. WE DO HAVE WITH US PROSECUTING ATTORNEY STEVE ALM. GO THROUGH EACH THE AMENDMENTEN AND THEN DISCUSSES FIRST. PROPOSED AMENDMENT. WAS A ADD FUND FOR SALARIES, IN THE AMOUNT OF 1ER $96,265. FROM THE GENERAL FUND. $196,265. ACCEPT BUT AMEND DESCRIPTION TO READ, ADD FUNDING FOR SALARIES FOR OC1101X VACANCY CUT BACK IN THE AMOUNT OF $196,265. FROM THE AS PER ADMINISTRATION PROS PROSECUTION I'M SORRY. ACTIVITY. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT, IS TO ADD POSITIONS AND FULGDING FOR SALARIES, 10 POSITIONS OF $2,043,439. AND RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT THE 10 POSITION IN THE AMOUNT OF 2,043,439ED FROM VICTIM AND WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THE PROPPED AMENDMENT IS TO ADD FUNDING FOR SALARIES. OF $102,494. AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT BUT AMEND DESCRIPTION TO READ, ADD FUND IT BEING FOR SALARIES FOR OC IS 1101X. VACANCY CUT BACK. IN THE AMOUNT OF IS $102,494. I THINK THAT WAS IT FOR THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. GOOD MORNING PROSECUTOR ALM.

Testifier: GOOD MORNING. STEVE ALM. HONOLULU PROSECUTOR. WANT TO THANK FOR CHAIR OKAMOTO. VICE CHAIR NOISH, CHAIR WATERS, NISHIMOTO. MEMBERS COMMITTEE, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR HEARING US AND SUPPORTING US IN TRYING TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY. AND WE APPRECIATE WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED HERE. I SEE THE TOTAL FUNDING AMOUNT AND WE APPRECIATE WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED RIGHT HERE. I WOULD HAVE ONE ALTERNATIVE. AND THAT WOULD BE MOVE THE ADMIN RESTORATION TO PROSECUTION. MOVE THE VICTIM WITNESS ASSISTANCE TO PROSECUTION. AND MAKE THAT THE 20 POSITIONS INSTEAD OF THE TEN. BUT LEAVING THE SAME BOTTOM LINE. WE APPRECIATE HOW DIFFICULT THIS IS FOR YOU. LOOKING AT GIVING US SOMETHING MEANS SOMETHING ELSE DOESN'T GET SOMETHING. SO THE BOTTOM LINE WOULD BE AS IN YOUR CHAIR OKAMOTO $234,200,188. BUT ALL IN THE PROSECUTION SECTION AND WITH 20 PERMANENT POSITIONS WE THINK WE CAN MAKE IT WORK.

Chair Okimoto: OKAY. THANK YOU. PROSECUTOR ALM. QUESTIONS FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY ALM? WE WILL TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT. PREPO VIED INPUT. YOUR REQUEST ASK WAS 20. DID OUR BEST. LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAD PROPOSED. MEET OFFLINE IF NECESSARY. Testifier: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU. MEMBERS NOW MOVING ON TO PAGES 14 AND 5. -- 4 AND 5. DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING. I SEE WE HAVE WITH US DIRECTOR DAWN TAKEUCHI APUNA WITH US. I WILL BE GOING THROUGH THOSE TWO PAGE AND TURN IT OVER FOR DISCUSSION. PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO ADD FORD ADMINISTRATION FTE AND FUNDING FOR SALARIES, ADD PROVISO AT LEAST ONE FTE AND AT LEAST $89,800 OUT OF SALARIES SHALL BE APPROPRIATED FOR A PLANNER 4 POSITION. TO ASSIST OAHU HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION. THE AMOUNT AGAIN IS $89,800. RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT THAT POSITION AT THE AMOUNT OF $89,800. ALSO, FROM ADMINISTRATION, ADD POSITION IN FUNDING FOR SALARIES, ADD ROW VICE OWE AT LEAST $59,500. PU'ULOA VICE OWE OUT OF SALARIES SHALL BE APPROPRIATED FOR OFFERS ASSISTANT 3 OFFICE ASSISTANT 3 POSITION TO SUPPORT THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION SOCIETY FOR A POSITION OF WINNER $59,500, AND RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT THAT AMOUNT IN POSITION AS WELL AS DOLLAR AMOUNT. 59,500. SITE DEVELOPMENT, PROPOSED AMENDMENT ADDING FUNDING FOR SALARIES. ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $240,000 OUT OF CURRENT EXPENSES OMPLET C1123 RECRUIT AND RETENTION INCENTIVE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EDUCATIONAL LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM FOR UP TO 20 NIERNGS ENGINEERS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING. AMOUNT OF $240,000. RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT BUT AMEND SUBSCRIPTION TO READ, ADD FUNDING FOR SALA SALARIES, ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $240,000. OUT OF SALARIES.

SHALL BE APPROPRIATED FOR OMPLET C IS 123 RECRUIT AND RETENTION INCENTIVE TO IMPLEMENTATION EDUCATIONAL LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM UP TO 20 ENGINEERS WITH THE AMOUNT OF $240,000. AND LAND USE PERMITS, PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO ADD FUNDING FOR SALARIES, ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $109,200. OUT OF SALARIES, SHALL BEING APPROPRIATED FOR POSITION DEDICATED TO AGRICULTURE PLANNING, AND RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT BUT AMEND DESCRIPTION TO READ, ADD FUNDING FOR SALARIES. ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $109,200, OUT OF SAL RITZ, SHALL BEING APPROPRIATED AGRICULTURE PLANNING PURPOSES. SALARIES SHALING APPROPRIATED FOR AGRICULTURE PLANNING PURPOSES AT THIS TIME WELCOME DIRECTOR,ER DAWN TAKEUCHI APUNA. FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DPP.

Testifier: THANK YOU CHAIR. GOOD MORNING. VICE CHAIR MEMBERS COUNCIL. WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED THESE PROPOSED ADDS FROM COUNCILMEMBER KIA'AINA. THE TWO POSITIONS FOR HAOLE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMOTION WILL BE VERY HELPFUL. WITH REGARD TOEL CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AND OUR ABILITIES TO MOVE FASTER THROUGH PERMITTING. OAHUEL HISTORIC PRESERVATION. ADD PLANNER, THAT WILL BE VERY IMPORTANT ROLE GOING FORWARD FOR OVERSEE A LOT OF OUGHTED R AGOLY ZONED ARB ASSELBAYE AND ISSUE -- AGRICULTURALLY ZONED ISSUES AREAS AND ISSUES INVOLVED THERE. EXTRA FUNDING FOREST ENGINEERS IN ORDER FOR US TO, FOR ENGINEERS FILL AND RETAIN ENGINEERS THAT WORK ON BUILDING PERMITTEDS I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ADD FOR THAT, SPECIFIC ADD, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT BEING MOVED FROM SITE DEVELOPMENT. ACTIVITY TO BUILDING DIVISION. BECAUSE THE ENGINEERS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO, HAVING CHALLENGES HIRING IS UNDER THE BUILDING DIVISION WHERE WE DO THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING PERMIT REVIEW. WITH THAT, AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU. O QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILMEMBER KIA'AINA. THESE ARE WERE HER MEASAMENDMENTS.>>Councilmember : THANK YOU FOR ACCEPTING THESE AMENDMENTS. FOR MY COLLEAGUES, HISTORIC PRESERVATION POSITIONS ACTUALLY CONTRACTED AT THE MOMENT. AND AS YOU KNOW, WE HELPED TO ESTABLISH THE OAHU HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND THEY HAVE BEEN DOING A VERY GOOD JOB AND IN LINE LIGHT OF FACT THAT WE HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF A CHARTER AMENDMENT, MOVING THROUGH THE PROCESS, THAT WORE ADD HISTORIC PRESERVATION TO THE CLEAN WATER NATURAL LANDS FUND AS AN AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURE. I TRYING TO SAY THAT ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY AT DPP, WITH REGARD TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION, SO THAT THEY COULD COLLABORATE WITH THE DLNR STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, IS GOOD FOR ALL OF US. WITH REGARD TO THE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM, COLLEAGUES, THIS WAS ISSUE THAT CAME UP WITH THE STATE LEGISLATURE SPEED TASK FORCE WITH DIRECTOR AND MYSELF ARE ON. THEY FELT THAT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS TOP PRIORITY FOR DEALING WITH THE BACKLOG. THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY FACING. THE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE PROPOSED. I AM BENEFICIARY OF LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM. AND I THINK IT'S LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM JUST GIVING OUT EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS. IT'S ANOTHER TOOL TO INCENTIVIZE PEOPLE TO COME AND WORK THE CITY, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE BACKLOG. IS THAT WE COULD LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD. FUNDING IS NOT A PROBLEM. IT IS WHAT DO YOU CALL IT, BODIES HUMAN BODIES. I DO KNOW THAT IT WAS FLAGGED FOR ME THAT THERE MIGHT BE A TOUCH WHERE COLLECTIVE

BARGAINING AS ISSUE. BUT I HAVE CONTACTED THE HEAD OF HGEA AND TO LET HIM KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS. WE ARE VIEWING THIS AS A PRE-EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. WHICH DOESN'T TOUCH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. WITH REGARD TO RETENTION OF YOUR ENGINEERS, WE CAN WORK ON THAT IN THE LONG TERM. I THINK EVERYBODY COULD SUPPORT ENGINEERS NOW. AND THEN OF COURSE LASTLY, WE HAVE CITY'S AGRICULTURE TASK FORCE UP AND RUNNING. AND I KNOW THAT THEY'RE IN THE THROWS OF FILLING THE POSITION THAT WAS AUTHORIZED LAST YEAR SO THAT IS JUST CONTINUING THAT. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER KIA'AINA. MEMBERS ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FOR DPP? EL THANK YOU DIRECTOR. MEMBERS MOVING NOW ON TO PAGE 6. AS WELL AS PAGE 12. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THIS BY DEPARTMENT. FOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND HIGHWAYS AND STREETS HAVE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE, THERE HE IS. DIRECTOR GENE ALBANO. WOULD BE ON PAGES 6 AND 12 FOR DFM. LET ME START, ALOHA GOOD MORNING DIRECTOR. JUST GOING TO READ QUICK AMENDMENTS THEN TURN IT OVER TO YOU AS WELL AS MEMBERS FOR QUEERS. FOR PROJECT AND OR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO REDUCE CUR CURRENT EXPENSES BY $150,000, RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT BUT AMEND DESCRIPTION TO READ, REDUCE FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES FOREL SORRY I WAS ON THE WRONG ONE. GO BACK DIRECTORS. FOR DFM, BUILDING PUBLIC BUILD AN ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE,. PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT CAN EXPENSES ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $25,000 OUT OF CURRENT EXPENSES, SHALL BE APPROPRIATED FOR CATTLE GATE INSTALLATIONINGS AT WAIANAE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY CENTER, IN THE AMOUNT OF IT $25,000, RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT THAT AMOUNT. AND OF $25,000. AND THEN ON PAGE 12, AS WELL AS FROM DFM, REGARDING ROAD MAINTENANCE, THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES, ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $1 MILLION OUT OF CURRENT EXPENSES SHALING APPROPRIATED FOR EMERGENCY AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. AND REPAIR OF EXTREMES, CHANNEL AN DITCHES WITHIN AT ALL WAI WATERSHED. FOR THE AMOUNT OF $1 MILLION. AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO

ACCEPT IT FOR THE AMOUNT OF $1 MILLION. AND THEN ROAD MAINTENANCE AS WELL. HE PROPOSED AMEND ADD FUNDING FOR EQUIPMENT ADDED SO VOW REI VICE OWE $750,000. EXPEDITE MAINTENANCE OF CITY OWNED STREAMS -- AMOUNT IS $750,000, RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT BUT MOVE TO BILL 23, 2026. PROVICE O 750, CD1 EXECUTIVE CANAL BCAN CAB AIL BUDGET AND PROGRAM. WELCOME CAPITAL BUDGET.

Testifier: GOOD MORNING. COUNCILMEMBERS GENE ALBANO, DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES MAINTENANCE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITHIN U ON THREE ADDS. WITH RESPECT TO THE ADDITIONAL ADD OF 25R THOUSAND DOLLARS, FOR THE GATE, THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA. I DISCUSSED IT WITH PBMER DIG VISION. I DESCRIGHTS. MAKE THAT PRIORITY UNDER CURRENT BUDGET. DIVISION. RESPECTFULLYEL DECLINE THAT ADD. WITH RESPECT TO THE $1 MILLION ADD, FOR CURRENT EXPENSES, BY VICE CHAIR NISHIMOTO, WE RESPECTFULLY DECLINE THERE IS ISSUES WITH RESPECT TO THE ABILITY TO CONTRACT SERVICES THAT OUR DEPARTMENT DOES. HOWEVER, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE INTENT OF THAT ADD AND KNOW THAT IN LIGHT OF THE STORM THAT IS HAVE OCCURRED, WE BELIEVE THAT ADJUSTMENTS TO THE BUDGET WILL BE ADDRESSED ACCORDINGLY. ANY WAY. WITH RESPECT TO CLEANING OF YOUR STREAMS FOR THIS PARTICULAR STORM. LASTLY, COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THIRD LONG REACH EXCAVATED YOU ARE. SIMILARLY, AT THIS TIME, WEILY REQUIRE PRIORITY ON OTHER EQUIPMENTEL PRIOR TO OBTAINING OUR LONG REACH EXCAVATE YOU ARE. SO THANK YOU AND WE AGAIN. RESPECTFULLY DECLINE THESE THREE BUDGET ADDS. EXCAVATORMENT HAPPEN YOU TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOUR TURN IT OVER TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS. NEW QUESTIONS RESPECTIVE COUNCILMEMBERS? COUNCIL CHAIR WATERS. Councilmember Weyer: THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING DIRECTOR. WITH REGARD TO SPHREAM MAINTENANCE STREAM MAINTENANCE YOU SAID WITH YOU WERE YOU GOING TO, BUDGET CHANGES ARE IN THE WORKS. CAN YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC?

Testifier: WE ANTICIPATED THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WILL BE ADJUSTING BUDGETS. WHETHER IT'S OPERATING OR CIM U P TO ADDRESS ANY OF THE CIP. DAMAGES THAT VERY O OCCURRED IN THE STREAMS. SO THEREFORE, I WOULD DEFER TO WAIT TO SEE HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS HOW WE'RE GOING TO MAKE R MAINTAIN OUR STREAMS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE STREAMS CURRENTLY HAVE SCOURED, EROSION, AND SOME OF THAT ARE MAINTENANCE WILL MAY BECOME CIP. UNTIL WE ARE ABLE TO ASSESS THE DAMAGES OF IT'S CITY'S STREAMS, OR CITY WATERWAYS, WE JUST DON'T KNOW YET HOW BEST TO USE BUDGET MOVING FORWARD FOR FISCAL YEAR '27.

Councilmember Waters: BIG ADVENTURE AND FIGHTING FOR STREAM MAINTENANCE FOR YEARS NOW. APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE ON WAILUPE STREAM. IN THE PRELIMINARY RESEARCH, 57 STREASMS STREAMS ON ISLAND. AND, I THINK IT WAS SHAWN QUINLAN, MAJORITY LEADER IN THE STATE HOUSE, TALKING ABOUT HOW THE CITY APED STATE HAS TO WORK TOGETHER. CITY AND STATE. LOOKING WHAT I USED TO REPRESENT WAIMANALO AND STREAM THAT, CITY, STATE, PRIVATE, CITY STATE AND -- ONE STREAM WOULD BE JUMBLED UP. AT THIS POINT, WITH WHAT HAPPENED ACROSS THE STATE, I THINK WE SHOULD PUT THAT ASIDE AND JUST START CLEANING THEM ALL. HOW DO WE DO THAT? IS THAT GOING TO IT COME FROM YOUR BUDGET WITHIN YOUR BUDGET? MOVE MONEY AROUND? IS THAT GOING TO BE WHAT, POSSIBLY TALK ABOUT THIS TOMORROW. WITH THE MANAGING DIRECTOR. IS THAT WHERE THE RAINY-DAY FUND IS GOING TO BE USED? OR SHALL WE FROM THE COUNCIL, TO BE MODEL IS NOT ENOUGH. IT'S NOT ENOUGH. QUO ANSWER THIS FOR ME? HOW MANY STAFF DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE THAT DO STREAM STREAM CLEANING?

Testifier: I DO KNOW THAT OFF OF MY TOP OF HIGH MY HEAD. ROUGHLY PROBABLY 100 TO 200 STAFF CREW MEMBERS THAT ARE MAINTAINING STREAMS SIDEWALKS, WHATNOT. Councilmember Waters: I MEAN, YOU'RE INCLUDING SIDEWALKS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THERE'S FIVE. THERE'S FIVE. THAT I SPECIFICALLY ASSIGNED TO CLEANING STREAMS. Testifier: I WOULD ARGUE THATS I WOULD THERE ARE MORE THAN FIVE PEOPLE CLEANING STREAMS. IF STAFF MEMBERS CREW MEMBERS THEY'RE CLEANING STREAMS IF YOU WANT A SPECIFIC NUMBER. I CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. WATERS WAIHEE I THINK.

Councilmember Waters: MORE IMPORTANT TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION PLANS DO WITH REGARD TO STREAM CLEANING GOING FORWARD. IN LIGHT OF FLOODING THAT JUST HAPPENED. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE POSITION. QUESTION. I DO THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. BUT FIGURING OUT HOW ARE WE GOING PAY FOR THIS. Testifier: UNDERSTOOD. CHAIR. Councilmember Waters: THANK YOU. Chair Okimoto: THAT YOU CAN CHAIR WATERS. COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR NISHIMOTO AND THEN COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA. Vice Chair Nishimoto: THANK YOU. THANK YOU DIRECTOR. I WANTED TO CLARIFY. WHAT YOU SAID SO I UNDERSTAND IT COMPLETELY. SO WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT MOVE MONEY IN FOR. Testifier: I ANTICIPATE AIEA. Vice Chair Nishimoto: YOU'VE BEEN TOLD MOVE MONEY? Testifier: YEAH. ER YES.

Vice Chair Nishimoto: THIS FOR THE CURRENT SITUATION, STORMS WE HAD PAST FEW WEEKS. CORRECT? Testifier: THAT'S CORRECT. ISSUE U. Vice Chair Nishimoto: THIS MILLION DOLLARS IS FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, SO REPAIR OF THE STREAMS. THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT THINGS HERE. ER CORRECT?

Testifier: IF THAT'S THE CASE, APPRECIATE THE INTENTION. HOWEVER RTLE IT GOES BACK TO MY PREMISE IN THAT SOME OF THIS WORK CANNOT BE OUTSOURCED WITH THE MILLION DOLLARS. SIMPLY BECAUSE THAT IS WORK THAT OUR STAFF DOES. SO THERE IS A CONFLICT YOU HAVE INTEREST. WE ARE THEN PRIVATIZING THAT WORK THAT OUR STAFF DOES. N.I.N.E. NESIAN NISHIMOTO CAN YOU USE MILLION DOLLARS TO HIRE MORE STAFF? Testifier: Vice Chair Nishimoto: YES.

Vice Chair Nishimoto: THAT WOULD BE OL CONFUSED ABOUT WHY YOU WOULD NOT WANT, EXTRA HELP FOR THE STREAMS WHEN AND I PUT IN THIS AMENDMENT BEFORE, THIS STORM. WE WILL TO TURN IN THESE AMENDMENTS, COUPLE WEEKS AGO. SO THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE HEARD FROM MY COMMUNITY. AT THAT WE NEED EVEN PRIOR TO THE STORMS, SO IF YOU COULD USE THIS MILLION DOLLARS TO HIRE MORE PEOPLE, WOULDN'T THAT HELP SITUATION FOR YOU? Testifier: ABSOLUTELY. AGAIN, WE HAVE TO WORK WITH OUR BUDGET AND ONE CITY. Vice Chair Nishimoto: YOUR BUDGET IS GIVEN TO YOU ABOUT US. Testifier: THAT'S CORRECT.

Vice Chair Nishimoto: WE CREATE YOUR BUDGET. ER.

Testifier: I WILL SAY ALSO, THAT HAVING BEEN WITH THE CITY NOW FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS, WITH BUDGET, WE APPRECIATE IT BUT WE ALSO WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF THE ABILITY TO HIRE IN A TIMELY MANNER. INOUYE THE COUNCILMEMBERSEL ALSO HAVE A CONCERN WITH LAPSING FUND AND, SO WITH THE CURRENT REDUCTION OF STAFF, THAT WE'VE SALARIES THAT WE WERE GIVEN, BY ADMINISTRATION, WE FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT REDUCTION FOR FISCAL YEAR '27. AND WE CAN CERTAINLY ENTERTAIN THER ADDITIONAL 1 MILLION FOR ADDITIONAL STAFF. IN IT IS NEEDED NEXT YEAR. SO WE ARE CURRENTLY CONTINUING OUR EFFORT TO HIRE BUT APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE ABILITY BUT I WANT TO BE PRACTICAL IN THE ABILITIES TO HIRE IN A TIMELY MANNER AS WELL.

Vice Chair Nishimoto: YOU AND I WANT THE SAME THING. Testifier: YES. NORTH SHORE NISHIMOTO WORK TOWARD THE SAME GE GOAL I SEE IT TRYING TO HELP YOU. AND I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THE ANSWER YOU JUST GAVE. BUT WE'RE TRYING TO HELP YOU GET MORE STAFF. Testifier: UNDERSTOOD. Vice Chair Nishimoto: CLEAN OUT THE STREAMS. Testifier: UNDERSTOOD. Vice Chair Nishimoto: SO POSSIBLY WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. AND THIS IS SOMETHING I'VE HEARD FROM MY DISTRICT. FOR TWO YEARS NOW. THAT IS WHY I PUT THIS IN EVEN BEFORE THE STORMS. SO I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU GET MORE STAFF TO HELP YOU.

Testifier: LET ME RESPOND TO YOU WITH RESPECT TO THE FLOOD. OUR INFRASTRUCTURE WAS NEVER INTENDED TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE INTENSE FLOW THAT A OC OCCURRED FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS. IF WE'RE THINKING OF THE ABILITY TO AVOID THIS FLOOD, THEN IT'S A BIGGER CONVERSATION BECAUSE WE THEN HAVE TO THINK, HAVE TO LOOK AT INFRASTRUCTURE AND THAT IS TOPIC THAT WE HAVE TO DISCUSS AND DETERMINE WHERE HOW DO WE FUND INFRASTRUCTURE. Vice Chair Nishimoto: I AGREE. Testifier: HOW DO WE ASSESS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. WE HAVE TO I'M SORRY. O.

Vice Chair Nishimoto: WOULD YOU AGREE WITH ME THAT IF YOU HAD MORE CREW, AND DID MORE MAINTENANCE, WE WOULD CERTAINLY MITIGATED THAT. AT LEAST LITTLE. Testifier: UNDERSTOOD. IT'S A BALANCE. AAT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S A BALANCE AND WE APPRECIATE THE FUNDING AND WE CAN DISCUSS IT FURTHER. Vice Chair Nishimoto: I GOT YOU. LET ME BRING UP WHAT YOU BROUGHT UP IN YOUR KIND OF RESPONSE IT HAD. ABOUT THE CURRENT SITUATION FOR THE FLOOD HOW THEY'RE GOING TO EVERYBODY MONEY INTO HELP YOU. MOVE MONEY. WHERE IS THAT MONEY COMING FROM?

Testifier: PROBABLY THE RAINY-DAY FUND. BUT I DO NOT WANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF THE ADMINISTRATION. I PHO IS YOUR MIELINGS HOW WE'RE GOING TO SURMISING HOW WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THE DAMAGES MOVING FORWARD. AND I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK ASK THAT YOU LISTEN TO WHAT MD HAS TO SAY TOMORROW. NORTHBOUND NORTH SHORE END BY SAYING THIS. YOU GUYS HAVE DONE THE BEST JOB YOU CAN. Vice Chair Nishimoto: TRIED TO DO THE BEST JOB YOU CAN. I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU. Testifier: UNDERSTOOD. NESH NESH DO YOUR JOB. Testifier: I UNDERSTAND. Councilmember Nishimoto: THANK YOU. Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU.

Councilmember Tupola: THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALOHA DIRECTOR. THANK FOR YOU BEING HERE. ALWAYS, ALWAYS, APPRECIATE THE DFM. I CANNOT SAY LIKE WITHOUT YOU GUYS HELP THIS PAST WEEK I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN TIGHT SPOT. YOUR GUYS WERE OUT WITH ME FOR 3 DAYS BUMPING WATER. THREE DAYS STRAY. PUMPING WATER. THANK YOU FOR SENDING ME ALL OF YOUR SUPPLIES DESPITE THE FACT MIGHT HAVE BEEN OTHER AREAS THAT NEED IT. I THINK JUST SMALL HELP YOU GAVE IN IN CONJUNCTION REQUEST HEALTH CARE, D.O.T., ALL OTHER GUYS. MADE A DIFFERENCE. ER WITH HECO. MAKE SURE YOU KNOW GRATEFUL.

Testifier: APPRECIATE IT. GOSS GOES TO CHAIR'S POINT. ER JURISDICTIONAL AND IF THERE WAS A ABILITY TO JUST TAKE CARE OF THINGS, IT WOULD GET DONE SOONER ARE. UNDERSTAND PREMISE OF, RESPECTING JURISDICTION. ER.

Councilmember Tupola: I DO LOT OF CREATE EVERYONE BEGGING AND IT WORKS. GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU DID SEND MY WAY. CREATIVE BEGGING. THIS BUBT BUDGET PROBABLY IT IT GOING TO BE DONE MAY OR JUNE. SHOULD LEAVE IN A GATES. SAYING THIS BECAUSE I HAD ASKED FOR THAT GATE IN THE PAST BUDGET AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. $25,000 IS NOT A LOT. WHAT HAPPENS IS IF I SEE 'GATE GO UP AT THE WAIANAE CONVENIENCE CENTER, BOOM CUT IT OUT OF THE BUMPLEGHT IF I DON'T, OWLGTD U BUDGET. HAVE TO LEAVE IT IN. NOT OF THE CONFIDENCE THAT THE GATE IS GOING BERTH ITSELF WITHOUT ANY FUNDING. SO I WILL WAIT. I WILL WAIT. IF WE NEED TO TAKE OUT, MIGHT REINSERT IT AT THE END. NOT A BIG DEAL. BUT IT'S ALSO VERY SMALL ASK BEEN DOING AIR FY VERY TONGA TIME TRYING TO GET LONG TIME. GET OTHER ORGANIZATIONS MAKE THAT D. MASKS V LOOK GOD, LESS MACRON *S VANDALISM. SMALL ASK. ER LESS CHRONICS. THAT'S MY DR HE DIRECTION DON'TO HAVE TO AGREE OR DISAGREE. DIRECTION I'M GOING TO GO. LONG RAINING EXCAVATOR CLEAN CLEERCHS OUR ICE CREAM. GOT A NEW ONE. CLEANS OUR STREAMS. WORRIED ABOUT OLD ONE GOING KAPUT. WE HAVE A NEW ONE. NOT PREPARED, LIKE WHAT COUNCICOUNCILMEMBER NISHIMOTO S, WE ARE IN A BAD SPOT. SO I WILL JUST LEASH THAT LEAVEO YOU. WE HAVE THAT THAT WORK. OLDEST ONE MAY BE READY TO RETIRE. AND SO WE GOT TO BE MINDFUL OF THAT. I KNOW YOU GUYS NEED OTHER EQUIPMENT. I MEAN, HONESTLY IF DFM HAD ALL THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT YOU GUYS WOULD BE GARDEN ISLE. G G. MAKES DIFFERENCE IN THE CITY. TOLD DECLINE EVERYTHING WE PUT IN HERE I GET IT. TRYING TO BALANCE THE WHOLE BUDGET. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE SEE ALL THE NEEDS, MEET THE GROUND. AND SO IF YOU COULD, LET US GUIDE YOU A LITTLE BIT. BECAUSE I THINK THE STREAM CLEANING THING CAN HAPPEN IN MULTIPLE WAYS ALONG REACH

EXCAVATOR MAYBE SOME POSITION. WHATEVER BUDGET CHAIR FEELS ER ALL FEEL TOGETHER. I KNOW YOU GUYS WILL GET IT DONE NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS END OF THIS BUDGET. MY HEART FOR IT IS THAT I DON'T WANT US TO BE CAUGHT WHEN WE DON'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT WE NEED. THAT WAS NUMBER ONE DIFFERENCEMAKER. WAS THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT. ON ON STREET PEOPLE SHOWING UP WTINY PUMPS. PLEASE GO BACK HOME. THANK YOU. ONLY PEOPLE HAVE THE KIND OF EQUIPMENT WE NEED WAS YOU GUYS. YOU GUYS AND D.O.T. SAYING WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR EQUIPMENT AT THE TOP. PART OF OUR MINDSET. BECAUSE EVEN IF WE HAD FIVE HELPING HANDS CAN'T DIG OUT AND FROM THE RIVER. WE NEED THE EQUIPMENT. SO THERE WE'RE GOING THE RIGHT WAY WITH LIVER MAINTENANCE. SO WHENEVER HAPPENS, WHETHER IT'S BODIES OR LONG REACH EXCAVATOR I NEED TO EMPHASIZE THAT THAT'S THE HELP WE NEEDED. YOU GUYS CAME THROUGH. WHICH JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY TIME SOMETHING HAPPENS YOU GUYS ALWAYS HAVE STUFF THAT WORKS. THANK YOU DIRECTOR.

Testifier: THANK YOU. Councilmember Tupola: THANK YOU CHAIR. Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA. CHAIR WATERS? FOLLOWED BY COUNCILMEMBER CORDERO. WHAT YOURSELF WATERS THANK YOU SO MUCH. ER JUST HAD A THOUGHT. P WE HAD OLD EXCAVATOR THAT COULDN'T GET REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR. WE GOT A NEW EXCAVATOR. IN THE BUDGET, THERE IS MONEY FOR SECOND EXCAVATOR THAT WILL WORK. IS THAT CORRECT? IN THE CIP BUDGET?

Testifier: CAN YOU CLARIFY? SURE. JUST GET RIGHT TO THE POINT. MODEL THAT COMES COUNCILMEMBER NISHIMOTO PUT INNER COULDN'T WE USE THAT CASH TO BUY NEW EXCAVATOR TWO BETTER THAN ONE. YOU COULD DO DOUBLE THE WORK. Testifier: COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA HAS ADD FOR THAT EXCAVATE YOOR CAUTION CAUTION IA

Councilmember Waters: IN A CASH? CIP? CASH YOU CAN BUY IT FASTER. AND FROM WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT CIP, PUT ABOUT BILLION DOLLARS IN CIP BUT EVERY YEAR, ONLY FLOATS 500 MILLION. WE DON'T KNOW IF YOUR MONEY THAT'S IN THE BUDGET AND CIP WILL BE MAKE THE CUT. THIS WAY. YOU GOT CASH. CASH IS KING. JUST A THAT YOU. DON'T HAVE TO RESPOND. Testifier: APPRECIATE IT. Councilmember Waters: MEMBERS JAY THOUGHT. KEEP IT IN. JUST A THOUGHT. Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER CORDERO.

Councilmember Cordero: THANK YOU CHAIR. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT EVEN THOUGH IT'S WITH CIP, WE'VE HAD THIS BATTLE BETWEEN KIND EXACTLY WHAT CHAIR WATERS MENTIONED. I WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT. WE HAVE THE MOBILE CRANE ADDED. AS WELL AS THE EXCAVATE YOU ARE IN ONE PROJECT. AND WE COULD WANT TO SEE YOU NOT JUST PLACE PLUS ONE BUT PLUS TWO. Testifier: THAT WAS DISCUSSED. SO WE WE'LL WORK WITH ADMINISTRATION TO SEE HOW POTENTIALLY THIS CAN BE ADDED. Councilmember Cordero: FOR THE PLUS ONE. WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN THE PLUS ONE.

Testifier: PLUS ONE, IN ESSENCE ABILITY TO ROTATE THE EQUIPMENT AND HAVE IT LAST LONGER. SO THE ANTS TO HAVE PLUS ONE IN THIS CASE. ABILITY, THREE, EXCAVATORS WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE ONE, THAT WOULD BE SPARE. PER SE. AND THEN ROTATED AMONGST THE THREE. SO WE COULD REST THE OLDEST ONE, USE WHEN WE GET THE THIRD EXCAVATOR. THEN TO UTILIZE THAT AND EXTEND THE LIFE OF THE OILEDDEST ONE. THAT IS OLDEST. ABILITY TO HAVE REDID YOU KNOW DANIEL IS I FOR CRITICAL EQUIPMENT. REDID YOU KNOW. UNDER REDUNDANCY,.

Councilmember Cordero: FOR ALL DIFFERENT YARDS DO THEY SHARE THE PLUS ONE. Testifier: HOW OPERATIONS. ALL YARDS SHARE HEAVY EQUIPMENT WHERE IT IS REQUIRED IT IS DEPLOYED. Chair Okimoto: Councilmember Cordero: HOW MANY YARD TH INTEREST THERE? FOUR? HOW MANY YARDS ARE THERE. Testifier: LET'S SEE. KANEOHE,ING LAIE,ER KAILUA,EL. Councilmember Cordero: HONOLULU. Testifier: HONOLULU. KAPOLEI. WAIALUA AND PEARL CITY. 7 CORD CORD PLUS THREE.

Councilmember Cordero: PLUS THREE. OH, NO DIRECTOR. WITH THAT, I LIKE THAT BY THE WAY. THAT WAS GOOD. BUT THREE PLUS TWO. ONE THAT YOU'RE UTILIZING. THEN IF WE ACCEPT THIS, INCLUDING MOBILE CRANE, IT WILL BE PLUS 2 FOR THE LONG RESEARCHER OR EXCAVATOR AND MOBILE CRANE AS WELL. RIGHT? THEN SHARED AMONGST 7 YARDS. Testifier: MOBILE USED FOR DIFFERENT PURCHLSES AS WE DISCUSS AT OUR BUDGET HEARING. PURCHASE DIFFERENT PURPOSES CORD HAS DEPARTMENT BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE RECEIVING EQUIPMENT THROUGH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS. Testifier: YES. WE HAVE. MADE VERY GOOD STRIDES IN TERMS OF -- EQUIPMENT. Councilmember Cordero: THROUGH CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT?

Testifier: BUT MONEY? IF YOU HAD U FUNDS? Testifier: THROUGH CIP FUNDING DEPENDING ON THE SERVICE LIFE THE EQUIPMENT. AS WELL AS ACTING.

Councilmember Cordero: FIGHT LIKE HELL, HELL, TO GET THAT FROM THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FUNDING. THANK YOU. I DO ALSO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION, SORRY. AND MY NEXT QUESTION IS THE NOT ACCEPTED BUT I WAS WONDERING THROUGH YOUR STREETS SIDE R SIGN AND STREET SIGN MAINTENANCE, I KNOW THAT UPGRADED YOU GRADED TO A PLUS ONE. FOR OUR EQUIPMENT ALSO UPGRADED FOR ADMINISTRATE SIGNS TEAM TO BE STREET SIGNS TEAM TO BE THREE PEOPLE, FIVE PEOPLE COMPARED TO THE ONE PERSON WE USED TO HAVE. SO WE ARE SO UP GRADING UP IN DFM HERE. BUT THERE'S SO MANY STREET SIGNS THAT I I'VE BEEN GOING TH. TRAVEL, IT'S A ISLAND. SIGNS ARE GOING SOMETIMES. WHAT THE UPDATE THAN? I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING SOMETIMES.

Testifier: WE CONTINUE TO SEE WHERE IT'S NEEDED THE MOST. AND CHIPPING AWAY AT OUR BACKLOG. AND OFTEN IF THERE IS AWARENESS FROM DMPLE, WHERE WE NEED SIGNS TO BE REPLACED, DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, THEN WE WILL MAKE THOSE UP PRIORITY AND ADJUST AS NEEDED. Councilmember Cordero: I APPRECIATE THAT THANK AND YOUR TEAM AND DEPARTMENT. YOU MADE STRIDES TO COULD NOT JUST PLUS ONE OR ALL OF YOUR EQUIPMENT BUT REALLY STAFFING IT AS A TEAM IN ALL DIFFERENT DIVISION IN YOUR DEPARTMENT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. THAT IS SUCH A HUGE HELP FOR ALL YOU HAVE OUR DISTRICTS. THANK YOU DIRECTOR ALBANO. Testifier: THANK YOU.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU IT COUNCILMEMBER CORDERO. MEMBERS ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR ALBANO? FOR THE DISCUSSION? I WANT TO MEW GUYS AS WELL. I KNOWEL MAHALO YOU GUYS. CITY WORKED HARD AROUND THE CLOCK TO HELP WITH THE, EFFECTS OF THE AFTER AFFECTS OF STORM AND FLOODING. THANK YOU TORE YOUR YOU AND YOUR TEAM. AT THIS TIME DIRECTOR WE WILL NIKE CONSIDERATION AS WE ARE ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS RENS SPOTS TO YOUR MEANIES. RESPORERESPONSE TO YOUR AMENDME. IMPORTANT AS MEMBERS EXPRESSED THAT EVEN PRIOR TO YOU AND I BE IN THE SEAT, HAD CONCERNS IN THEORY DISTRICTS. SO WE WANT TO THEIR DISTRICTS. NOT TO DISREGARD ASKS. HE'S TO SAY NICE TOO SIDE WE'RE GOING TO DO IT BUT IF THE CONCERNS HAVE BEEN FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS IT. ARER. I WILL AGAIN TAKE INTO ACCOUNT YOUR DISCUSSION TODAY. THANK YOU.

Testifier: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILMEMBER NISHIMOTO. APPRECIATE IT. Chair Okimoto: Chair Waters: THANK YOU MEMBERS MOVING ON TO OL NEXT DEPARTMENT. ON PAGE 6. DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT. PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO REDUCE CURRENT EXPENSES BY $150,000 AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT BUT AMEND SUBDIVISION TO READ REDUCE FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES FOR OC3006 OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $150,000. WITH US TODAY, WE HAVE FROM THE DEPARTMENT, DIRECTOR MILLS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

Testifier: GOOD MORNING. HAKU MILLES HONORABLE COUNCILMEMBERS. MISSES DIRECTOR OF FOR DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. HAKU MILLES, REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. PROVIDE RESPONSE FOR THIS AMENDMENT. PROPOSED AMENDMENT. WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST FULL RESTORATION OF $150,000 FOR CURRENT EXPENSES. TYPICALLY, THIS FUND IS TO SUPPORT VARIOUS MOVES UNANTICIPATED MOVES RECALL FURNITURE, RELOCATION OR PURCHASE OF MODULAR FURNITURE. THOSE KIND OF THINGS TO SUPPORT OUR SISTER AGENCIES. WHEN THINGS COME UP. LAP HAPPY TO TALK ANY QUESTIONS. Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU. QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR? CHAIR WATERS.

Councilmember Waters: THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR REQUEST. BUT PIVOTING JUST FIRE SECOND. LARGE SCALE STREAM CLEANING. DOES DFM DO IT ALL OR DOES BDC DO SOME OF IT? LIKE YOU MENTIONED, 57 STREAMS. Testifier: THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. SO STREAM CLEANING SPES IRNGLY ISEL 100% DONE BY DFM. TYPICALLY, FOR US, IF THERE IS SIGNIFICANT EROSION, OR WE NEED TO DO SOME COIPPED OF STREAM HARDENING OR REBUILDING OF WALLS OR REVETMENTS OR THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT IS WHEN IT BECOMES CIP PROJECT. TURNED OVER TO THE DDC TO EXECUTE.

Councilmember Waters: OKAY ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY, PROJECTS DEALING WITH STREAMS IN CURRENTLY IN YOUR ON YOUR DESK? Testifier: SO WE DO HAVE SOME PROJECTS, NAMES OF THEM OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD I DON'T HAVE. BUT THE ONES THAT ARE IN THE CURRENT BUDGET, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR 27 I THINK ONLY ONE THAT IS MOVED TOWARDS CONSTRUCTION. IN '27. WHICH HAVE PROJECTS THAT ARE UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW AND CAN PROVIDE THE LIST. Councilmember Waters: IS IT IN YOUR MOBILE CHART? I CAN LOOK AT THAT. Testifier: YES. IT WOULD BE IN THE CHART. Councilmember Waters: NO NEED TO GET BACK TO ME. I CAN LOOK IT UP. THANK YOU.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU CHAIR WATERS. MEMBERS ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FOR THE DIRECTOR OF DDC? WELCOME AND CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO THE NEW BABIES. HOPEFULLY EVERYONE IS DOING WELL, DOING GREAT. AS IS ASH.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU. MEMBERS NOW PROVE ON TO BEGINNING OF PAGE 7. THROUGH PAGE 11. FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. HONOLULU POLICE DEPARTMENT. STARTEDDING WITH YOU THE FIRST ITEM OFF THE OFF OF OF OFFICE OF CHIEF POLICE. PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO ADD MOUND FUNDING FOR SALARIES ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $65,000, OUT OF SAM RISK SHALL BE A APPROPRIATED TO PROVIDE PAYMENT OF $5,000 AS PART OF A FIVE YEAR RETENTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM. TO MAKE ANNUAL PAYMENTS TO UNIFORMED OFFICEEL AND IN EUFCIVILLEN YEAH PERSONNEL 25 OR 340R YEARS SERVICE TO ENCOURAGE DELAYED RETIREMENT AND RETAIN INSTITUTION AJ NEW JERSEY IN THE AM KNOWLEDGE AND $65,000. RECOMMENDATION ACCEPT THE AMOUNT OF $56,000. FOR PATROL, PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO ADD FUNDING FOR SALARIES, ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $995,000 OUT OF SALARIES SHALL BE APPROPRIATED TO PROVIDE PAYMENT OF $5,000 AS PART OF A FIVEEE RETENTIONEN STIFN PROGRAM TO MAKE ANNUAL PAYMENTS TO UNIFORM OFFICE AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL, WITH 25 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE, TO ENCOURAGE DELAYED RETIREMENT AND RETAIN ILINGS E'O INSTATION AJ KNOWLEDGE. $955,000. ACCEPT IT $95,000 IS THE RECOMMENDATION. PAGE DECREASE-$995,000. PATROL ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXISTENCES ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $280,000 OUT OF CURRENT EXPENSES SHALL BE APPROPRIATED TO EXPAND COMMUNITY POLICING TEAM IN ALL 8 PATROL DISTRICTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $280,000 RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT IT IN THE AMOUNT OF $280,000. ALSO FOR PATROL, ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $80,000 OUT OF CURRENT EXPENSES. SHALL BEING APPROPRIATED FOR RECRUITMENT REFERRAL BONUS PROGRAM TO PROVIDE PAYMENTS OF UP TO $2,000 TO EMPLOYEES WHO REFER CANDIDATES THE SUBSEQUENT HIRED AND COMPLETE

EARLY SERVICE MILESTONES. IN THE AMOUNT OF $80,000. RECOMMENDATION ACCEPT IT FOR $80,000. PATROL PROPOSED AMENDMENT, ADDING EQUIPMENT FUND IT'S IN THE AMOUNT OF *6 $4,000, RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT BUT AMEND DESCRIPTION TO READ, ADD FUNDING FOR EQUIPMENT, ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $64,000, OUT OF EQUIPMENT, SHALL BE APPROPRIATED FOR ADDITIONAL SECURITY CAMERAS, FOR THE OVERT VIDEO MONITORING PILOT PROGRAM AUTHORIZES BY RESOLUTION 24-64 CD1, IN THE AMOUNT OF $64,000. ON PAGE 9, FOR SPECIAL FIELD OPERATIONS, PROPOSED AMENDMENT ADD FUNDING FOR SALARIES, ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $100,000 OUT OF STAMP SALLIES ARE SHALL BE APPROPRIATED TO PROVIDE PAYMENT OF $5,000 AS PART OF RETENTION AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM. TO MAKE ANNUAL PAYMENTS TO UNIFORMED OFFICE AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WITH $25,000, 25 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE, TO EBB COURAGE DELIGHTED RETIREMENT AND REI RETAIN INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000. RETAIN. RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT IT IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000. ARE. UNDER INVESTIGATION, PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO ADD FUNDING FOR SALARIES, ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $275,000, OUT OF SAL RITTE R IS SHALL BE PROPPED TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATED PAYMENT OF $5,000 OF PART OF FIVE YEAR RETENTION AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO MAKE ANNUAL PAYMENTS, TO UNIFORMED OFFICE AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WITH 25 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE TO ENCOURAGE DELAY RETIREMENT AND RETAIN INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE. IN AMOUNT OF $275,000. THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT IT IN THE AMOUNT OF $275,000. ON PAGE 10, AT THE TOP, UNDER SUPPORT SERVICES, PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO ADD FUNDING

FOR SALARIES, ADD PROVISO AT LEAST 2505--$2,355,000 IT SALARIES OUT OF PREEMENTDED TO PROAPPROPRIATED $5,000 AS PART OF FIVE YEAR RETENTION IT PROGRAM ANNUAL AMENDMENTS TO UNIFORMED OFFERS ANDCY CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WITH 25 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE TO ENCOURAGE DELAYED RETIREMENT AND ITER RETAIN INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE. $28,355,000. IN THE AMOUNT OF $255,000. RECOMMENDATION IS ATOLL ACCEPT IT IN THE AMOUNT OF $255,000. IS TO IT EPIC SEP ITER SUPPORT SERVICE, TO ACCEPT IT. FUNDING FOR SALARIES PROVICE RE AT LEAST ER APPROPRIATED FOR SILL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE PARKING STIPE STIPEND $200 PER MONTH. $480,000. RECOMMENDATION IS TO STEP IT IN THE AMOUNT OF $480,000. AND ON PAGE 11, UNDER ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, PROPOSED METHAMPHETAMINE IS TO ADD FUNDING -- AMENDMENT FUNDING FOR SALARIES PROVISO $115,000 OUT OF SALARIES SHALL SHALL APPROPRIATED OR TO PROVIDE PAYMENT OF $5,000 AS PART OF A FIVE YEAR RETENTION AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM. TO MAKE ANNUAL PAYMENTS TO UNIFORMED OFFICE AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL WITH 25 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE. TO ENCOURAGE DELAY RETIREMENT AND RETAIN INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE. IN THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $115,000. RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT IT IN THE $115,000 AMOUNT. FINAL LIQUOR COMMISSION UNDER STRURVE SERVICES, TO REDAWSON SHALL FINLEY. REDUCE FUNDING SERVICE. FINALLY. RECOMMENDATION ACCEPT IT IN THE AMOUNT OF 2,000,003 OF $5,000, 2,000,365. ( 2,000,003 OF FIVE DOLLARS. FROM -- 2,000,003 OF $2,365,000. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE MA

MAJOR. -- GOOD MORNING BUDGET CHAIR OKAMOTO. BUDGET VICE CHAIR, NISHIMOTO. CHAIR WATERS AND VICE CHAIR TUPOLA. GOING TO REITERATE FROM OUR HPD PRIOR RESPONSE TO THE AMENDMENTS. NUMBER ONE, DEPARTMENT RESPECTFULLY OPPOSES ANY REDUNGSES TO SALARIES. REDUCTIONS. TO SALARIES. BEYOND WHAT WAS PROPOSED IN THE MAYOR'S BUDGET. SECOND IS DEPA DEPARTMENT RESPLECTFULLY OPPOSES CREATION OF ANY PROVISOS REGARDING FUNDS. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE PROVISOS ARE PERTAINING TO IMPROVEMENT RETENTIONS, INITIATIVES. THE DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THOSE INITIATIVES. AND EXPLORE THOSE OPTIONS. THE DEPARTMENT IS JUST ASKING THAT NO PROVISOS BE ATTACHED TO AND ONE REASON IS VERY IP INFLEXIBLE. WE BELIEVE IT'S GOING TO CAUSER FUNDS TO LEAPTS IN OUR BUDGET. AND THIRD, APPRECIATE ADDED FUNDING BUT WE BELIEVE WE RESPECTFULLY DECLINE, ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT WAS ADDED IN THE BUDGET. WE BELIEVE THAT WE CAN CONTINUE OPERATIONS WITH THE FUNDING THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. WITH THAT, I'LL BE OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU. MEMBERS QUESTIONS? IS COUNCILMEMBER TUPOLA.

Councilmember Tupola: THANK YOU. ALOHA MAJOR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I DO APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO READ THE STATEMENT THAT YOU NEEDED TO TODAY. BUT I KNOW THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO CARRY OUT SOME OF THESE INITIATIVE IT'S THAT WE DISCUSSED. I'M GOING TO SAY A FEWRD THINGS YOU DON'T NEED TO RESPOND. FOR THE UNIVERSE. THERE ARE A LOT OF FUNDS LAPSING ALREADY. EVERY YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE VACANCIES, SOMEWHERE AROUND 46 MILLION. SOMEWHERE. MAYBE LESS. MAYBE MORE. SOMETIMES DEPENDS. FEW YEARS AGO, 50 MILLION. SOMETIMES 37 MILLION. BUT BECAUSE OF THE VACANCIES, WE HAVE LAPSES. AND THEN WHEN WE ASK QUESTIONS, IN THE HEARING, WE'RE TOLD THAT SOME OF THE USED FOR OVER TIME. SOME OF IT USED FOR THIS. SOME OF IT USED FOR THAT. WE GET A LOT OF RESOS THAT TRANSFER FUNDS. IN THE MILLIONS. TRANSFER IT HERE. TRANSFER IT THERE. HARD PART ABOUT DOING THE BUDGET THAT WAY IS THAT EVERY YEAR, WE'RE NOT REALLY SURE EXACTLY HOW MUCH EACH ARB YEAH OF THE HPD AREA HPD BUDGET WAS SPENT. HAD TRANSFER LAST MINUTE TO TRY TO SPEND SPEND DOWN FUND. TRYING TO GET TO A POINT MORE RESPONSIBLE ABOUT THE BUDGET. CAN ACCOUNT FOR LINE ITEMS THAT WENT TO SERVE AREAS. SO CERTAIN AREAS.

IF WE NEED TO, HAVE THAT SAME LINE ITEM REPEAT BECAUSE WE SUPPORT WHAT IT DID THE PREVIOUS YEAR, WE KNOW WHAT IT WAS SPENT FOR AND WE KNOW THAT IT MADE A DIFFERENCE. THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY HE WANT WHAT THERE. AND I DID ALREADY SPEAK TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN THE HPD ADMINISTRATION. WHY WE WANT THERE TO BE SOME DELINEATION OF WHERE SOME OF THESE FUNDS ARE GOING. EVEN IF IT ALREADY EXISTS THERE. I HEAR WHAT YOUR SAYING ABOUT FLEXIBLE. FLEXIBILITY IS IMPORTANT. BUT ON OUR END, ACCOUNTABILITY IS VERY IMPORTANT. WE HAVE TO ACCOUNT FOR HOW MUCH OVER TIME, HOW MUCH WE PUT TOWARDS IT. WHAT WAS THE ROI ON THE OVER TIME. DID WE PART THAT. AND MORE OVER, WURCHES WE GIVE THAT OVERTIME, SOME OF THE ONCE WE GIVE THE UH OVER TIME DISTRICTS SAYING WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO ATUS OR DENIED DON'T KNOW ALL OF THAT. ALLOWED TO USE IT. MAKE SURE LINE ITEM OVER TIME WE'RE AWARE OF IT. GOING THROUGH THE ONES SINCE MAJORITY THESE ARE MINE. SO EACH OF THESE AREAS, REASON WHY THEY'RE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT PLACES, AS FARM BUREAU AS RETENTION BONUS. FOR CURRENT O OFFICE IS BECAUSE MANY OF THE OFFICE THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR THIS DIFFERENT DIVISION. OFFICERS TPHO*TD NOT JUST PATROL. ALL OVER DIFFERENT HPD POSITIONS BEEN WITH HONOLULU POLICE FOMANY YEARS. MANY OFFERS CURRENT, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT RERIEWMENT U RECRUITMENT BONUS FOUR ALL THE INCOMING OFFICERS, IT'S DOING WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO ARE YOU I THINK THAT EVERY TIME WE GET HUNDRED SOMETHING OFFICERS WE HAVE THAT SAME AMOUNT LEAVE. RETIRE. HAVE TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DONE RETENTION SIDE. NO RECRUITMENT WITHOUT RETEXT MESSAGES. SO REWITHOUT RETENTION. NOT GOING TO THROUGH EACH LINE. MULTIPLE OF THESE LINES HAVE THE SAME PARAGRAPH ALL OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH RETENTION. PAGE 8, 80,000 SHUTED SHOULD BE APPROPRIATED FOR REFERRAL BONUS. TASK FORCE HPD TOLD US THAT

THE HIGHEST AND MOST QUALIFIED AND I GUESS LONGLASTING RECRUIT WES HAD WERE ALL REFERRED FROM OTHER OFFICERS.

THAT IS LIKE OUR BEST PLACE THAT WE SHOULD GET REFERRALS FROM. NOT FROM 24-HOUR FITNESS. NOT FROM HIGH SCHOOLS OTHER PLACES. HAVE TO HE LIE ON OUR RELY ON PE FOR FORCE. ER BUILDING FAMILY WANTPEOPLE WANT TO STAY AND WORK. I ADDED IN THERE, CIVILIAN PARKING, THIS IS SOMETHING SMALL. BUT IF WE ARE HAVING DEFICIT IN DISPATCHERS, THEN WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM. THEY REALLY DON'T MAKE THAT MUCH MISS HAWAII PRINCESS P AND 480,000 SO THAT-THAT EVERYBODY MONEY. PAY FOR THE PAC PARKING FOR DISPATCHERS MINIMAL THING WE CAN DO. HGEA ALREADY DID THE PAY DIFFERENTIAL NOW, FOR SOME OF DISPATCHERS, ABLE TO ACCESS THAT FOR OVER TIME. BUT WE ALL AGREE THAT THIS PARKING STIPEND WOULD BE E'O WOULDN'T BE A LOT AND MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. WHEN YOU SEE THAT REDUCTION SOMETHING L SALARIES, BECAUSE ALL THE THINGS THAT I DID, ADD UP TO THAT AMOUNT. 2 MILLION IS NOT A LOT. HPD HAS POSSIBLY THE MOST FLEXIBILITY OF LAPSED FUNDING. THAN ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY. SO TO ASK FOR 2 MILLION TO BE PUT INTO THESE AREAS, TO ENSURE THAT IT GETS DONE, NOT TO BE V LAL VERBALLY TOLD. FUNDING GOING TOWARDS THOSE THINGS RETENTION O PARKING STIPEND, REFERRAL BONUS, I THINK THAT IS THE MOST MINIMAL THING WE CAN DO THAT WILL GREATLY INCREASE OUR ABILITY TO RETAIN OFFICERS AND DID DECREASE VACANCIES. I KNOW THAT YOU'RE HERE ON BEHALF THE ADMINISTRATION. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY CRITIQUE ON ANYTHING THAT YOU SAID. BUT I AM JUST SAYING THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I FEEL LIKE WE SPOKE ON, WE ALL AGREED AND INCLUDING HPD OFFICERS THAT WERE ON THE TASK FORCE WITH ME. SOMETHING THAT I NEED TO HOLD MYSELF ACCOUNTABLE TO, BECAUSE WE SPENT WEEKS AND WEEKS DETERMINING THAT THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO HELP US DECREASE VACANCIES. WE CAN'T HAVE A TASK FORCE AND THEN NOT FUND ANY OF THE

INITIATIVES. WE JUST WASTE THE OUR TIME. GOING FOR FUND A FEW OF THEM TO MAKE SURE WE CAN SEE SOME OF DIFFERENCES AND WE ACTUALLY CHOSE THEM BASED UPON SOME OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM HPD AS WELL AS RECOMMENDATIONS FROM POLICE COMMISSION. WASN'T ONES THAT I CHOSE. IT WAS ONES THAT PEOPLE READ THE REPORT. SAID, THESE ARE BEST ONES THAT WE THINK WOULD BE MAKE A DIFFERENCE RIGHT AWAY. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR THE SERVICE YOU PROCEED AND THANK FOURTH SUPPORT WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE TO YOUR DEPARTMENT. SO YOU GUYS CAN CONTINUE TO SUCCEED. AS WELL AS ON THE OFFICERS CURRENTLY WORKING DWOG A LOT OF SPECIAL DUTY AND DOING COMMUNITY WORK. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU THAT. THANK YOU. Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER CORDERO.

Councilmember Cordero: THANK YOU CHAIR OKIMOTO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOREL ACCEPTING THE SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY POLICING. SO MAJOR, I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE RESPONSE FOR THE LAPSE IN FY '25. ABOUT 50 50 PLUS MILLION LAPS. HIGHLIGHT DIFFERENT EVANS EFFORTS WE WANT TO SUPPORT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW EFFORTS TO SPEND DOWN THE FUNDING IS THAT HPD LAPSES, YEAR AFTER YEAR. YOU CAN RANGE FROM 7 TO 21 EVEN 30% PER DIVISION. WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHETHER IT BE EQUIPMENT, OR SALARIES, EXPENDED FULLY BECAUSE PUT IT EVERY YEAR. YEAR BY YEAR. WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO HAVE A RESPONSE TO THAT THAT?

Testi Test Testifier:

Testifier: SORRY ABOUT THRAVMENT CLARIFY. EL FISCAL YEAR '24, OUR LAPSE WAS, NEAR $50 MILLION. AND I WANT TO SAY THAT WAS KIND OF LIKE OUTLIER. SO LAST YEAR, FOR FISCAL YEAR '25, LAPSE WAS APPROXIMATELY $23 MILLION. ABOUT 6% OR SO. THIS YEAR, GOING TO CONTINUE AND WE EXPECT OUR LAPSE TO BE EVEN LOWER. SO CONSISTENTLY GOING LOWER EVERY YEAR. AND WE AMOUNT BUDGET IN THE MAYOR'S BUDGET, FOR THIS YEAR, WITH THE REDUCTION, WE EXPECTS GOING TO CONTINUE THAT TREND.

Councilmember Cordero: THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. STAND CORRECTED ON THE WHICH FISCAL YEAR HAD THE INCREASE. SO WHAT ARE THOSE STEPS TO THEN ACTIVELY SPEND DOWN AND NOT SEE THAT TYPE OF LAPSE MOVING FORWARD? WHAT ARE THOSE STEPS?

Testifier: FOR THE SALARIES, DEPENDS ON THE COMMANDER ON URN E U INITIATIVE AND USE TH THEIR STAFFING MUCH THERE'S VACANCY, THAT NATURALLY FILLED VACANCY COMES FROM OVER TIME. THAT IS GOING TO BRING DOWN THE SALARIES. BUT IN THE FINANCE DIVISION, PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROCIEWRNLT SERVICES WHICH PROCUREMENT ISERI SERVICES PER CPERREIRA TANS TO CATEGORY B AND C. PERTAINS TO. MONITOR TO MAKE SURE SURE FUNDS LEFT OVER WE CAN REPURPOSE IT TO OTHER ITEMS. AND WE LOOK AHEAD NOLA FUTURE RECALL QUARTERS, POSSIBLY YEAR, GET PROJECT AS HEAD. IN THE FISCAL YEAR. AND WE DON'T WANT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAUSES LAPSES IS RECRUITMENT PROCESS. SOMETIMES DON'T GET CARRIED OUT FISCAL YEAR. SO THE FUNDS A ALOHA TOWERED FOR THE PROJECT A LOITD FOR THE PROJECT END UP LAPSEING. ALLOTTED FOR. A LOT BIG PROJECTS STARTED EARLY THIS FISCAL YEAR AND MOST EVER THEM ARE OWL ALL COMPLETED BY THE SECOND QUARTER. ER.

Councilmember Cordero: THANK YOU. PROCUREMENT IS A LONG JOURNEY THAT WILL, THAT IS BEING RECTIFY. NOT JUST IN YOUR DEPARTMENT. BUT EVEN BUDGET AND FISCAL SERVICES. TO. THANK YOU FOR THAT RESPONSE. LOOK FORWARD SEEING HOW YOU'LL BE MOVING THINGS THROUGHOUT YOUR BUGGED AND A ABLE BUDGET AD CHANGE IT THROUGH IT FUTURE BUDGET YEARS.

FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR THEEL HPD? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ENTER BEING HERE. FOR BEING HERE. FOR YOU PAGES 11 AND PAGES 18 AND 19. FOR HIGHWAYS AN STREETS AND IT UTILITIES AND OTHER ENT TRIES PARENTAL RIGHTIES FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRAMENTD SERVICE. ENTERPRISES, AS DIRECTOR MORTGAGE COMING TO THE PODIUM, PODIUM. STARTING FROM PAGE IS YOU FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER ENGINEERING R PAGE 11, MOPED AMENDMENT ADD CURRENT EXPENSE FUNDS FOR CROSSWALK SAFETY AND SCHOOL ZONES FOR $10,000,ER RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT BUT AMEND DESCRIPTION TO READ, ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES, ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $10,000 OUT OF CURRENT EXPENSES, SHALL BE APPROPRIATE FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AT THE NENUI PLACE CROSSWALK FOR $10,000. THEN ON PAGES 18 AND TOP OF 19, BOTTOM OF PAGE 18, FOR DTS, UNDER ADMINISTRATION, PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO ADD IF YOU HAD U FUNDING CURRENT EXPENSES, ADD PROVISO AT $50,000 OF CURRENT SPHENESE CURE SHALL APPROPRIATE THE QUICK BUILD IMPROVEMENTS CROSSWALK LOCATED KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY CORNER OF PAUHI A ROAD AND KANEOHE. FOR PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $50,000. RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT THAT PROPOSED AMENDMENT FOR $50,000. AND AT THE TOP OF PAGE 19, UNDER ADMINISTRATION, RECALL PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ARE ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES AND SORRY ADD PU'ULOA VICE OWE AT LEAST $500,000 CURRENT EXPENSES SHALING APPROPRIATED FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LANIKAI TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN IN THE EXOAPPED AMOUNT OF $500,000. PROPAMOUNT PROPOSED AMOUNT. RECOMMENDATION ACCEPT IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000 AND ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES

ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $500,000 OUT OF CURRENT EXPENSES SHALL BE APPROPRIATED FOR SPEED BUMPS, CAW HA STREET AND KAIPI STREET IN KAILUA AND ALLOW MEAL OWE STREET IN WAIMANALO FOR THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $500,000. LAUMILO. RECOMMENDATION ACCEPT IT FOR THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $500,000. AND WITH US THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING WITH US. DIRECTOR. ROGER MORTON FROM DTS.

Testifier: THANK YOU CHAIR. VICE CHAIR NISHIMOTO. ROGER MORTON. FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. OBVIOUSLY AS MY FELLOW DIRECTOR HAVE COME UP, VERY TOUGH BUDGET YEAR FOR RECALL EVERYBODY. AND I'LL MAKE COMMENTS ON EACH OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU HAVE BROUGHT UP. THE FIRST ONE WAS $10,000 FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. AND NEO STREET I THINK THAT IS HOLY NATIVITY CHURCH. SCHOOL. THAT IS I THINK WE CAN NOT ACCEPT THIS AND STILL MAKE THOSE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. HAPPY TO WORK WITH CHAIR WATERS. AND OTHERS DO IT. I DO KNOW ROADWAY IS NARROW ROADWAY. IT WILL HAS A 15 MILLION AN HOUR SPEED ZONE ALREADY. IT HAS SEVERAL SPEED HUMPS SPEED BUMPS. IN THE ROADWAY. YOU KNOW THAT THE THERE'S PRIVATE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE FROM THE SCHOOL THAT HAS PUT PRIVATE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE. HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE COUNCILMEMBER TO SIDE WHAT WE CAN DO TO IT IMPROVE THE ROAD THERE. I KNOW THAT IT IS ENTRANCE TO AINA HAINA SHOPPING ENTER. GET A LOT OF TRAFFIC PEOPLE CUTTING THROUGH THERE AND I KNOW THE SCHOOLS VERY CONCERNED. HAPPY TO WORK WITH COUNCIL ON DOING THAT WITHOUT THE NEED AFTER THING ADDITIONAL MONEY TO IT. ON PAGE ADDITIONAL MONEY TO IT. PAGE 18, PROPOSAL TO DO $50,000 QUICK BUILD. IMPROVEMENTS, I WOULD LIKE TO DEFER THIS TO AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ADEQUATE FUNDING ESPECIALLY FOR QUICK BUILDS. LIKE TO AGAIN LIKE TO TALK TO OUR REPRESENTATIVE I THINK IT'S COUNCILMEMBER KIA'AINA.

TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. HOW WE CAN INTEGRATE THAT. INTO ONE OF OUR EXISTING PROGRAMS. PAGE 19, THE PROPOSAL FOR THE $500,000 FOR THE LANIKAI TRANSPORTATION PLAN. OUR APPROACH ON THAT IS GOING TO BE TO FIRST OF ALL, SIGN THE MOKULUA STREAM TO MAKE IT ALL NO PARKING. AND THEN WE WILL EVALUATE WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS INVOLVES PROBLEM OR WHETHER SOLVES PROBLEM OR ADDITIONAL WORK IS DONE. $500,000 IS FOR, BASICALLY PAVING ON SOME OF THE SIDE STREETS. SO WE CAN HAVE PARKING THERE AND I THINK THAT WE COULD LIKE TO FIRST OF ALL TRY THIS IDEA THAT WAS HATCHED AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD LIKE TWO BACK TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD, MAKE THE PROPOSAL. EL OBJECTIVE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IN LANIKAI CAN GET OUT WITHOUT PEOPLE WAITING ALL THE VISITORS WAITING FOR PARKING SPOTS. AND WETY THAT JUST SIGNING THE ONE SIDE MIGHT BE OPTION THAT MIGHT WORK. SOLVE THAT BE PROBLEM. WITHOUT HAVING TO DO MORE THAN THAT. NEXT ONE WAS $500,000. FOR SPEED HUMPS. ON PMPLET AHA STREET. SEVERAL STREETS I THINK THAT PMPLET AHA PRETTY LOW BUST, SPEED BUMP SPEED HUMP -- PAHA, RAISED A CROSSWALK SPEED TABLE PROGRAM. GOING ON NOW. A LOT OF IT DONE WITH SUPPORT OF STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. AND RESPECTFULLY, WE LIKE TO TRY TO WORK THAT IN TO OUR PROGRAMMING. THERE AS WELL. WE DO SPEND A LOT OF TIME IN DISCUSSIONS WITH COUNCILMEMBERS TRYING TO I WILL LUC IT PROJECTS. WE ELICIT PROJECTS. GOOD FAITH EFFORT TO PUT THEM INTO REGULAR PROGRAM. WHERE I WOULD STAND ON THOSE

ONES RIGHT NOW? MEMBERS QUESTIONS FOR THE DIRECTOR? COUNCILMEMBER KIA'AINA.

Councilmember Kia'aina: NOEL QUESTIONS. BUT I JUST NEED TO SAY SOMETHING WITH REGARD TO THE PROVISIONS RELATING TO MY DISTRICT, I WITH LIKE TO DEEP THESE AMENDMENTS IN, SO THANK YOU FOR ACCEPTING THEM. KEEP THESE IN. WITH RAY TOWARD PMPLET AHI AUW ROAD I'VE BEEN HERE MY SIX 2-4 YEAR. PAHIA ONLY TWO ROADS THAT COMMUNITY HAS ASKED SEPARATE FROM KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY. BEEN HERE SIX YEARS. ONGOING. PAHIA ROAD. THE DANGEROUS SITUATION INCLUDING FOR PEOPLE WALKING THERE, AS WELL AS KEAHALA ROAD. SO NO, I WANT TO DEEP THAT IN BECAUSE KEEP THAT IN BECAUSE LONGER TERM FIX IMPLES TOLD, THERE? MONEY UNTIL YOU SECURE THE FILLED FEDERAL FUNDING NEED A QUFIX WANT TO KEEP THAT IN. LANIKAI TRANS MANAGEMENT PLAN. NO. THAT WAS NOT WHAT WAS VOTED ON, AT THE LAST KAILUA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD. WHAT WAS VOTED ON WAS THAT THEY DID NOT WANT TO IMPLEMENT THE BAN ON THE PARKING LOOP IMMEDIATELY. THINK WANTED IT TO BE DONE HOLISTICALLY. AND THAT INCLUDED BRINGING SIDE STREETS UP TO CODE. SO THAT WE COULD HAVE SET HOURS. SO THIS IS NOT STEP ONE, STEP 2. SORE IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BAN IT AND NOT HAVE THE MONEY AVAILABLE. SO THAT IS NECESSARY. AND WITH REGARD TO THE OTHER PROVISIONS, BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE HERE, I'M FINDING THAT AFTER WE GO TO THE PETITION PROCESS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, FIGHT FOR SPEED MITIGATION MEASURES, THERE IS NO FUNDING AVAILABLE. IF I GUESS WANT TO SAY, WHEN YOU LOOKED AT TOTALITY OF MY BUDGET REQUEST, IT WAS QUITE MINISCULE. BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND HOW TIGHT THE BUDGET IS. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. BUT I ASK THAT ALL OF MY PROVISIONS RELATING TO MY DISTRICT REMAIN IN THE BUDGET. THANK YOU.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER KIA'AINA. MEMBERS ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION AT THIS TIME FOR DTS DIRECTOR MORTON? THANK YOU DIRECTOR MORTON. NOW GO BACK TO PAGE 13. PROCEED WITH IT DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICE. DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT OF HOUSINGD MANAGEMENT. SO AS DIRECTOREL KE Y YAWRNLGING COME YAGING COMING UP. DIRECTOR HOUSE AND LAND MANAGEMENT UNDER ADMINISTRATION. KEVIN AUGER, PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO ADD, CURRENT EXPENSES FUNDS AND RECOMMENDATION IS ATOLL ACCEPT BUT AMEND DESCRIPTION TO READ, ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES, ADD PROVISION OWE AT LEAST $4 MILLION. PROVISO CURRENT EXPENSES, SHALL BE PROPPED TO PURCHASE PURCHASED QUEEN THEATER IN KAIMUKI. IT. MK3-3-006:039. THIS AMENDMENT WAS MOVED FROM DES AUDITORIUMS SEE PAGE 17 OF THIS WORKSHEET. IN THE AMOUNT OF $4 MILLION. WITH US LIKE TO WELCOME AGAIN DIRECTOR KEVIN AUGER FROM DAVIDDHLM.

Testifier: ALOHA BUDGET CHAIR. VICE CHAIR NISHIMOTO. WITH RESPECT TOEL PROPOSED AMENDMENT, TO THE BUDGET, $4 MILLION IS ROUGHLY HALF OF OUR OPERATING BUDGET. I'M NOT QUITE SURE IF THAT IS MISTAKE OR IF THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO KIND LOOK AT. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN OPERATE WITHOUT OPERATING FUND. ADMINISTRATION HAS LOOKED AT POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OF QUEEN'S THEATER. INTENSE LIMIT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE OWNERS THAT HAVE PROPERTY HAVE NOT BEEN AMENABLE TO COOPERATE IFN FORECLOSURE ON THAT ASSET. OUR DEPARTMENT AND ADMINISTRATION EVALUATES PROPERTY ANJJ ACT WHICH SIGNIFICANT BASED ON IDENTIFYING PUBLIC PURPOSE. ER EVALUATE FUNDING HAVE A ABILITY AND DEPARTMENTAL CAPACITY. DIGITAL ACQUISITIONS ARE REVIEWED THROUGH NORMAL A ACQUISITION BUGGING PLANNING PROCESS. TIGHT SPOT. VIEFENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION RECALLS ASBESTOS, LEAD CONTAMINATION AND ALSO VERY TRICKY PARKING AREA. BECAUSE THERE'S NO PARKING AVAILABLE TO IT. WE APPRECIATE AND RESPECT THE SUGGESTION THAT THE CITY AACQUIRE THAT ASSET. WE KNOW IT'S BEEN IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR A LONG TIME. AND IT'S NOT A GREAT ASSET TO LOOK AT. IN THAT COMMUNITIES. UNFORTUNATELY, CITY DOESN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO FORECLOSE BECAUSE OF BLIGHT. WE'RE HAPPY TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON THAT ASSET AS WE HAVE BEEN. IN THE PAST. THANK YOU.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU DIRECTOR KEVIN AUGER. THIS WILL IS YOUR DISTRICT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IDEA WOULD BE THAT'S CITY ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY TURN IT OVER TO NONPROFIT. THEN RAISE THE MONEY TO REFURBISH THE THEATER. BEEN SITTING VACANT FOR 50 YEARS. GEM THAT THE COMMUNITY WOULD AND COULD ENJOY ONCE IT'S REFURBISHED. PALATES THEATER IN HILO PALACE THEATER IN HILO SAME SITUATION. WORKING THROUGH THE SOWPT ON @THE STATE GOVERNMENT ACQUIRED IT, CITY & COUNTY. TURNING A PROFIT. ER I'M OPEN TO FRIENDLY AMENDMENT BECAUSE IEL BEEN SPEAKING TO HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES JACKSON SIAMA REPRESENTS AREA PARTNERING WITH HIM WHERE WE EACH PUT IN $2 MILLION. GOT THE $4 MILLION WAS THE TAX ASSESSED VALUE OF 3.2 AND BASED ON CONVERSATION THAT WE HAD DURING THE BUDGET BRIEFING WITH ERVEL HAD 25%. I ADDED 25%. EWA DEVELOPMENT A E&V. ONE OF THE THINGS WORKING WITH COUNCILMEMBER CORDERO R ON RECALL YOU WERE TRYING TO GET A MILLION DOLLARS IN DHLM TO BUILD A HOUSING NEAR THE RAIL STATION. IN COUNCILMEMBER CORDERO'S DISTRICT. MAY I PROPOSE WE LOW THEIR DOWN TO $2 MILLION. AND TAKE THE $2 MILLION AND GIVE IT TO RADIANT CORDERO.

Councilmember Cordero: I WOULD GLADLY TAKE AT THAT RECOMMENDATION AND FUTURE DISCUSS. BOTH OF YOU HAVE IT IN YOUR METALS. PROCEED WITH THAT. WE CANEL THIS YOUR AMENDMENT. CONSIDER MOVING THAT. WATERS REDUCE IT $2 MILLION. CABTALK TO REPRESENTATIVE TO PUT IN THE OTHER 2 MILLION. Councilmember Cordero: THANK YOU CHAIR. Councilmember Waters: THANK YOU. Chair Okimoto: COUNCILMEMBER CORDERO.

Councilmember Cordero: THANK YOU. FIRST OFF I SECOND THAT WILL. I AGREE WITH THAT RECOMMENDATION. BUT THANK YOU. I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION FOR DIRECTOR KEVIN AUGER. I KNOW THAT WE DID TALK ABOUT THE HOPEFUL AND POSSIBLE PROJECT THAT COULD COME FROM OUR ALREADY CITY ASSETS SUCH AS STATIONS, THAT WAS JUST MENTIONED. CALL KOOLAU AND PEARLRIDGE STATION ESPECIALLY IN AREA THAT DOES HAVE CITY PROPERTY. WHETHER IT BE HARDEN DTS PROPERTY. HART AND DTS PROPERTY. IF YOU MENTIONED, THAT 4 MILLION IS HALF OF YOUR BUDGET. SO WHERE DOES T THE PLANNING AND CONTRACTING BOARD DEVELOPMENT PLANS COME FROM? NO YOUR BUDGET?

Testifier: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FOR THE QUESTION. IN YOUR BUDGET. WE ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING AT THE PEARLRIDGE SITE. WE MET WITH DTS YEARS AGO. TO WHEN I FIRST CAME ON BOARD. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO. TO EVALUATE THIS THAT SITE. CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING MULTIMODAL HUB IN THAT AREA. ON THAT LAND. DOING THAT WITH FEDERAL FUNDING. WE DON'T WANT TO GET IN THE WAY OF THAT. RIGHT NOW. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT EXPECT TO GO OUT RFP EXPECTED TO GO OUT END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. BRING ON CONTRACTOR BEFORE END OF SECOND QUARTER OF NEXT FISCAL YEAR. COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT, YEAR 18 MONTHS THEREAFTER. SER WORKING THROUGH THAT, PROCESS, LOOKING AT THE SITE INTERIOR CIRCULATION FOR POTENTIAL HOUSING AND OTHER MIXED USAGE EDUCATIONS THERE. WITH RESPECT TO I THINK THAT DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?

Councilmember Cordero: MY QUESTION WAS YOU MENTIONED THAT 4 MILLION BASICALLY HALF OR ALMOST ALL OF YOUR OPERATING BUDGET. AND SO WHERE DOES PLANNING FOR DEVELOPMENT OR EVEN CONTRACTING DEVELOPMENT SITES IN OUR ALREADY CITY ASSETS COME FROM? WITHIN YOUR CITY BUDGET? Testifier: GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. THAT WOULD COME FROM CIP MONIES. PARTICULARLY FOR THE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS WE'RE DOING ALONG THE RAIL SKYLINE LINE CORDER THANK YOU FOR THAT RESPONSE. Councilmember Cordero: THANK YOU FOR THAT RESPONSE.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU. EL FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND LAND MANAGEMENT? , THANK YOU DIRECTOR KEVIN AUGER. MOVER BOTTOM OF PAGE 13ER, MEMBERS, FROM DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICER IT'S. AS DIRECTOR KRUCKY COMES UP HERE. READ FOR THE PLOPPED AMENDMENT. COMMUNITY ASSISTMENT PROPOSED AMENDMENT. PROPOSED ARMAMENT REDUCE CURRENT EXPENSES BY $135,000. RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT BUT AMEND SUBDIVISION TO READ, REDUCE FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES FOR OC309, OTHER CONTRACTUAL SERVICE IN THE AMOUNT OF 3009, $135,000. THANK YOU DIRECTOR KRUCKY FOR BEING HERE WITH US.

Testifier: THANK YOU CHAIR OKAMOTO. COUNCILMEMBERS. WITH RESPECT TO THIS AMOUNT, $135,000, LISTED AS GENERAL FUNDS, ACTUALLY THAT IS SECTION 8, FEDERAL FUNDING. IT'S FEDERAL 470. FOR SECTION 8. BLOCK OF FUNDS REALLY WE WOULD ASK JUST STAY THERE BECAUSE IT'S BEEN GIVEN TO US BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ALSO, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE USE THAT SET OF EXPENSES AND CONTRACTUAL RANKING SP -ARRANGEMENTS. CONTINUE TO GUARANTEE SERVICE RENTS DURING THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. IMPORTANT FUNDING FOR US TO HAVE. THANK YOU.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU DIRECTOR KRUCKY. QUESTIOQUESTIONS O OR DISCUSSIO? KIA'AINA I DON'T HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM. BUT RECALL DISCUSSION WITH DIRECTOR ON THE GRANTS IN AID ADVISORY. COMMISSION. FOREST FERTS OF ALL THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF ALL THE HARD WORK THO PUT INTO THE AWARD. FOR ALL OF YOUR STAFF. PLEASED WITH THE TIME PUT INTO IT BECAUSE YOU REALLY GOT DIVERSITY OF PROGRAMS. AS YOU KNOW, I HAD PROPOSED A $2 MILLION ADDITION TO BE ABLE TO FUND TEN MORE ORGANIZATIONS. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT ARE I WILL BE WORKING WITH THE CHAIR ON SOME TECHNICALITY OF HOW I HAD PROPOSED THE AMENDMENT IN CONCERT WITH THE OFFICE OF COUNCIL SERVICES. BUT I JUST CAN I ASK YOU, WOULD $2 MILLION I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE CONSTRAINED. BY OUR OWN POSITION. I HAVE TO ASK, WITH $2 MILLION HOW MANY MORE ORGANIZATIONS WOULD BE FUNDED IF WE WERE TO PROVIDE $2 MILLION?

Testifier: WHICH LOOKED AT THE LIST IN REVIEWED THAT. PROBABLY TEN MORE GRANTS THAT COULD BE DONE. ALSO WORKLOAD ISSUE. HAVE TO AT LEAST ADD ONE MORE STAFF. TO THE TEAM. TO BE ABLE TO EXECUTE. Councilmember Kia'aina: OKAY. I MAY HAVE MISSED IS THAT. WORK WITH MY STAFF IN THE SECOND ROUND. MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN TO PUT A STAFF MEMBER. I THINK THAT WAS MY MISTAKE. THIS LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ON STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY OF YOUR PROGRAM. AND TO PROVIDE MORE DIRECT FUNDING TO OUR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. Testifier: THANK YOU.

Chair Waters: THANK YOU FLOOR LEADER KIA'AINA. FURTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION FOR DIRECTOR KRUCKY? THANK YOU FOR YOUREL DIRECTOR KRUCKY. I'M SORRY. HELLO COUNCILMEMBER WEYER. THANK YOU FOR JOIN US VIRTUALLY. ER.

Councilmember Weyer: THANK YOU CHAIR. ER APOLOGIES FOR NOT BEING THERE PERSONALLY. I'M IN WAIALUA RIGHT NOW. JUST BEING DOCK BRIEFLY. FOR DCS WANTED TO NOTE WE DID HAVE AN AMENDMENT PROPOSED, WE HOPE THAT THE COMMUNITY WILL CONSIDER IT. GOING FORWARD. IT WAS PUT ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR FOOD ACCESS. SINCE FUNDS WOULD BE UTILIZED LOCAL O AND NONPROFITS. SO FILL GAPS IN TERMS OF CHALLENGES WHEN UTILIZING OTHER FUNDS TO PROVIDE NOTE MEALIES TO COMMUNITY. NOTE THAT MEALS TO THE COMMUNITY. CITY ALREADY SPECIFICALLY WORKING IN THE SPACE OF KUPUNA MEAL ACCESS ARER. AND I THINK GOING FORWARD, WE DID THE PRESENTATION IN COMMITTEE LAST JANUARY, OR THE FOOD BANK CAME AND PRESENTED, AND TALKED ABOUT JUST GROWING NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS THAT INSECURE, NO TERMS OF FOOD ACCESS I THINK IT WAS $168,000. INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS. ON OAHU. THATEL SKIP MEALS OR DON'T EAT FORT WHOLE DAY. A LOT OF PEOPLE. AND OF COURSE THAT'S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE LOOK AT THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA BEEN PUT FORWARD. SHARING THAT SPECIFIC DCS AMENDMENT. AND I THINK THAT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO GET THOSE FUNDS OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. JUST WANTED TO SORRY I WASN'T ON EARLIER. CONCERNED AND I HOPE THAT CITY COMMITTEE WILL RE-EVALUATE THE CUTS TO OFFICE OF ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION. ON THE GROUND RIGHT NOW. A LOT OF WORK GOING ON IN THE IT COMMUNITY. TO REALLY POSITION US TO HAVE ECONOMIC RECOVERY. ISLANDWIDE. ALL ILG UEMURA PAGEANT IT'S ESPECIALLY LOVE.

Vice Chair Nishimoto: IMPACTS. NORTH SHORE. OFFICE BRINGING IN FEDERAL FUNDS AND SPENDING FED FUNDS GREAT AMOUNT. SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT. FEDERAL FUNDS AND JUST FLAGGING THAT HAVE ADDITIONAL PROPOSED AMENDMENTS I THINK FOR THE SECOND ROUND. BUT I'LL JUST SHARE THAT AND JUST PURPOSES. HERE ALONE RIGHT NOW. HAWAII. GO AHEAD AND SIGN OFF SO 123450 THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER WEYER. Councilmember Weyer: MAHALO CHAIR. Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU. MEMBERS ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? DIRECTOR KRUCKY. REALLY QUICK. I KNOW THAT THAT PART OF THE COUNCILMEMBER WEYER ASKED WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CD. WAS THAT SOMETHING THAT THE DEPARTMENT, ASKING FOR? IN YOUR BUDGET? Testifier: NO. ER.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU. MEMBERS ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION DISCUSSION AT THIS TIME? THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US. ER JUST SO THAT FOR THE MEMBERS AND DEPARTMENT, HERE TO KNOW WE WILL BE TAKING A LUNCH BREAK AFTER DONE WITH OPERATING BUDGET. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. NOW PROCEED WITH PAGE 14. THROUGH 16. FROM THE CULTURALLER RECREATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. I KNOW I DID SEE DIRECTOR THIELEN HERE WITH US. I WILL READING FROM PAGES 14 THROUGH 1-6Z. TAKE THEM. TURN IT OVER TO THE TREBLGHTDER AND MEMBERS FOR DISCUSSION. DIRECT. PAGE SH PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO ADD 14. CURRENT EXPENSE FUNDS TO SUPPORT ADDING TO THE TREE CANOPY IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 PROPOSED AMOUNT OF $200,000. RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT BUT AMEND THE DESCRIPTION TO READ, ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES ADD PROINVITES OWE AT LEAST $200,000, OUT OF CURRENT EXPENSES, SHALL BE APPROPRIATED TO ADD TO THE TREE CANOPY IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 4. FOR THE AMOUNT OF $200,000. PROPOSED AMENDMENT FOR MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SERVICES, THAT WAS SORRY, PREVIOUS ITEM WAS UNDER YOU ARE U URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAM. NOW, FOR MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SERVICES, PROVISO LANGUAGE ONLY, RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT BUT AMEND BUT ADAMANT AND MOVE TO BILL 23, 2026, CD1, EXECUTIVE CAPITAL BUDGET AND PROGRAMEL. $478,000 FOR THE RESTORATION OF ALA WAI COMMUNITY PARK SHOWER FACILITY. PAGE 15, FOR MSS AS WELL, NEXT THREE WILL BE FOR 346789SS. PROPOSED AMENDMENT, $500,000 OUT OF CURRENT EXPENSES, SHALL BE APPROPRIATED FOR OVERT VIDEO MONITORING AT IS YOU I

PARKS AND PARK AND RIDE FACILITIES PER RESOLUTION 25-128. IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000. RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT BUT AMEND DESCRIPTION TO READ, ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES, ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $500,000 OUT OF CURRENT EXPENSES SHALL BE APPROPRIATED FOR RECALL OVERT VIDEO MONITORING AT CITY PARKS AND CITY PARK AND RIDE FACILITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH RESOLUTION 25-128, CD1, FD-1, IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000. ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES. PROVICE 'AT LEAST $500,000. OUT OF CURRENT EXPENSES SHALL BE APPROPRIATED FOR INSTALLATION OF DOG PARK AND $500,000 OUT OF CURRENT EXPERIENCES SHALING APPROPRIATED FOR TURF AND ELECTRICAL IMPROVEMENTS AT THE PA PAVILION KEY CAIN HEE LAGOON BEACH PARK $1 MILLION. RECOMMENDATION ACCEPT BUT SPLIT AMOUNT WITH THE NEXT AMENDMENT. KEEHI. ROAD IT H ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES ADD PROVASOAT LEAST $500,000 OF CURRENT EXPENSES, SHALL SHALL PRAO*FPDED FORD INSTALLATION OF DOG PARK. APPROPRIATED DOG PARK AT KEALI'I LAGOON BEACH PARK AMOUNT OF $500,000. ANDER NEXT PROPOSED AMENDMENT ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $500,000 CURRENT EXPENSES APPROPRIATED $500,000 DOG PARK AND APPROPRIATED FOR TURF AND ELECTRICAL I AM. PR U URBANH IMPROVE. S TURF KEALI'I BEACH PARK. AMEND DESCRIPTION FUNDING CURRENT EXPENSES PROVISO AT LEAST $500,000 CURRENT EXPENSES SHALL BE APPROPRIATED FOR TURF AND ELECTRICAL IMPROVEMENTS KEALI'I LAR GOON N BEACH PARK PA HAVE I WILL

YONL. AMOUNT OF $500,000. PAVILION. PAGE 16R PROPOSED AMENDMENT, NEXT TWO O ALSO RELATING TO MSS ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES AT ADD PROVICE E AT LEAST $10,000 OUT OF CURRENT EXPENSES SHALL BE APPROPRIATED FOR INSTALLATION OF SIGNAGE. FOR THE RENAMING OF WAIANAE DISTRICT PARK TO THE SHINN AYE NAKAMINE AND 100 INFANTRY BATTALION MEMORIAL PARK AMOUNT OF 10 THOWRD. RECOMMENDATION ACCEPT BUT AMEND SUBDIVISION TO READ, -- ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSE PROVISO AT LEAST $10,000 OUT OF THE CURRENT EXPENSE SHALING PROPONENTED FOR THE YOU INSTALLATION OF SIGNAGE FOR THE RENAMING OF WAIANAE, DISTRICT PARK TO THE SHINN AYE NAKAMINE AND 100 100 INFANT BATTALION MEMORIAL PARK DISTRICT PARK AMOUNT OF $100,000. $100,000. ADD FUNDING CURRENT EXPENSE AN PROVISO AT LEAST $25,000 OUT OF CURRENT SPHENES EXPENSES APPROPRIATED FOR INSTALLATION CATTLE GATE $25,000. RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT, BUT AMEND DESCRIPTION TO READ, ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $25,000, OUT OF CURRENT EXPENSE, SHALL BE APPROPRIATED FOR THE INSTALLATION OF CATTLE GATE AT KA PUNY NEIGHBORHOOD PARK IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000. THANK YOU DIRECTOR THIELEN FOR BEING HERE WITH US.

Testifer: THANK YOU BUDGET CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. LAURA THIELEN ON BEHALF OF DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION. I DID HEAR THAT REQUEST FROM THE COUNCILMEMBERS THAT IF WE ARE GOING TO BE RECOMMENDING NOT ADDING TOO THE BUDGET, WE IDENTIFY WHAT WE CAN DO AND SO I WILL DO THAT. I DO WANT TO SAY, CHALLENGE IS TO PASS FOR YOU FOLKS PASS A BALANCED BUDGET. AND SO ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE ARE COMING FORWARD AND IN MANY SO CASES, ASKING NOT TO ADD IT IN, WE KNOW THAT THERE HAS TO BE A SUBTRACTION SOMEWHERE TO OFFSET THE ADD. P IN OUR DEPARTMENT CAREFUL COMING FORWARD WITH OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR THE BUDGET. WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO HAVE SUBSEQUENT CUTS MADE TO OUR BUDGET. TO SUPPORT CERTAIN THINGS. AND THEN INOUYE THAT UNLIKE STATE CITY DEPARTMENTS REALLY RELY ON EACH OTHER. SO WE RELY ON DFM FOR OUR ELECTRICAL WORK. RELY ON DIT TO PUT THINGS TOGETHER. DON'T WANT THEIR BUDGETS CUT BECAUSE THEN IT WOULD REDUCE THE SUPPORT SERVICES THAT THEY COULD PROVIDE TO US. SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR FORMING. AND OUR OUR REPRESENTATIONS BEGINNING URBAN FORESTRY PROGRAM, $200,000, TO ADD FOR TREE PLANTING, RESPECTFULLY, WE UNDERSTANDING DESIRE, SHARE THE DESIRE. BUT WE A ASK THAT THAT NOT BE PUT INTO THE BUDGET. DIVISION URBAN FORESTRY IS DOING A LOT OF TREE PLANTING. THEY HAVE INCREASED AMOUNT OF TREE PLANTING THEY'RE DOING. THEY HAVE FOUND THAT ABILITY DO THAT IN THEIR BASE BUDGET. AND THEY ALSO HAVE A COMMUNITY FORESTRY PERSON WHO IS VERY ACTIVE IN SEEKING GRANTS. WE'VE ALSO IDENTIFIED PLACES WITH WE CAN PLANT TREE, WHERE WE CAN GET TO THE LARGER TREES, WOULD I BE IN PARKS. TO BRING ATHLETIC FIELDS ARE TREES SO PLAYERS CAN PLAY OUT IN THE SUN AND GRASS CANEL OPEN BUT THEN SPECTATORS CAN BE IN THE SHADE.

AND ATHLETES CAN HAVE A PLACE TO TAKE A BREAK DURING HALF-TIME. SO WE'RE PUTTING A LOT MORE TREE PLANTING INTO PARKS. AND BENEFIT IS LITTLE LESS EXPENSIVE THAN DOING IT OUT IN THE STREET TREE AREA. BECAUSE WE CAN TAP INTO IRRIGATION AND BE A LITTLE BIT MORE COST EFFECTIVE IN THAT. STRATEGY IS ALLOWED US TO BE ABLE TO STRETCH OUR EXISTING DOLLARS A LITTLE BIT MORE. SECOND ITEM FOR AT ALL WAI COMMUNITY PARK SHOWERS, YES, YOU HAVE APPROPRIATELY IDENTIFIED THAT AS CIP. RATHER THAN A OPERATING BUDGET EXPENSE. SO WE'LL DEFER COMMENT ON THAT. OVERT VIDEO MONITORING, $500,000,ER I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DO SUPPORT VIDEO MONITORING. THINKING THAT IT WILL REDUCE CRIME. WE ARE ASKING NOT TO BE ADDING THIS TO THE BUDGET. WE HAVE FOUND IN PARKS WHERE WE DO HAVE PLACED VIDEO MONITORS. IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY REDUCE CRIME. IT DOES HELP HPD I HAVE IF I AM THAT MAY BE IDENTIFYING PEOPLE. BUT IT IS NOT ELIMINATED CRIME. IN THOSE PARKS. AND I THINK THE CITY, IF IT IS DESIRING TO PUT VIDEO MONITORING IN PARKS, PROBABLY NEEDS TO HAVE MORE OF ASSESSMENT OF ALL THE PARKS TO DETERMINE LOCATIONS, WHETHER THERE IS WI-FI, TO BE ABLE TO SERVICE IT IN THE DESIRED LOCATION. AND THEN TO HAVE OVERALL PLAN. WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE A PLAN FOR THAT. AFFORDABLE THE NEXT TWO ITEMS, FOR THE NEXT TWO ITEMS ORIGINALLY GW COMBINED ITEM OF 1 MILLION. BROKEN INTO 2 ITEMS FOR KEEHI LAGOON BEACH PARK. WANT TO SAY, 5R8 HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE DOG PARK. $500,000, RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT THAT NOT BE ADDED, AND THEN FOR THE $500,000 FOR THE ELECTRICALEL DID. P.

R DOES NOT DO ELECTRICAL. SER QUEN MANY POSSIBLY MAY BE CIP PROJECT. S OPPOSED TO OPERATING BUDGET PROJECT. I'M NOT REALLY CLEAR. ANEXT ITEM FOR MOVEMENT SS, FOR SIGNAGE, AND THEN LAST ITEM FOR MSS FOR THE CAT CATTLE GATE WE CAN SEE WHAT HE CAN DO. SMALL AMOUNTS WITHIN OUR EXISTING BUDGET. WE ASK THAT THOSE NOT BE ADDED AND I DID HEAR THAT THE CONVERSATION WITH DFM. O NG THAT ITEM. THANK YOU HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. ER.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU DIRECTOR THIELEN. QUESTIONS FOR OUR DPP R DIRECTOR? OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOW PROCEED WITH PAGES 17 AND 18. FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE SERVICE. I KNOW SAW WITH US, DIRECTOR DITA HOL FIELD AND I WILL COMING UP. I WILL BE READING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT. AUDITORMENTS CURRENT EXPENSE FUNDS $4 MILLION AND RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT BUT MOVE TO DHLM UNDER ADMINISTRATION PAGE 13 OF WORKSHEET. UNDER ADMINISTRATION, ADD POSITIONS AND FUNDS TO SUPPORT A BUS FARES PROGRAM. THAT IS PROPOSED AMOUNT IS $50,000 WITH ONE PARTIAL POSITION.1.0 FTE POSITION. RECOMMENDATION, RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT BUT AMEND FUND CODE AND AMEND DESCRIPTION TO READ, ADD POSITION AND FUNDING FOR SALARIES, ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $50,000 OUT OF SALARIES, SHALL BE APPROPRIATED TO SUPPORT A BUS FARES PROGRAM IN THE WAIKIKI SHELL DISTRICT. AND RECOMMENDATION ALSO IS TO ACCEPT ONE FTE IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000. AT THE TOP OF PAGE 18, UNDER ADMINISTRATION, PROPOSED AMENDMENT ADD CURRENT EXPENSE DPUNDS TO SUPPORT A BUS FARES PROGRAM. FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000, RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT BUT AMEND FUND CODE AND AMEND DESCRIPTION TO READ, ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES, ADD PROVISO AT LEAST $100,000, OUT OF CURRENT EXPENSES, SHALL BE APPROPRIATED TO SUPPORT A BBUS FARES PROGRAM AND WAIKIKI

SPECIAL DISTRICT. IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,000. THANK YOU DIRECTOR HOLIFIELD FOR BEING HERE WITH US. Testifier: GOOD MORNING THEIR. DITA HOLIFIELD. DIRECTOR ENTERPRISE SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE TODAY. I WANTED TO ASK A QUICK CLARIFICATION QUESTION. NOW THAT THE 4 MILLION LOOKS LIKE IT WAS MOVING TO DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT. WOULD I BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT? AS WELL? OR SHOULD I MOVE N MOVE ONTO THE OTHER GO >> YOU WOULD LIKE TO, YOU'RE WELCOME TO.

Testifier: METEOROLOGICAL. SHARE MY THOUGHTS ABOUT THE ACT WHICH ITION MAHALO SHARE THOUGHTS ABOUT THE ACQUISITION OF THEATER IN THAT AREA. I HAVE SOME CONCERNS JUST ABOUT WHAT I THINK IT COULD DO FOR THE COMMUNITY. THAT IS IF WE THINK ABOUT MAY ME A THEATER, JUST DOWN THE ROAD. AT THE ST. LOUIS. MAMIYA. 500 SEATER ALSO HAVE THE MANOA AVAILABILITY THEATER. WHICH IS IN THAT SAME AREA. SOME LEVEL. WORRY ABOUT HOW MANY SMALL TYPE OFEL SUCH AS THAT WOULD BE VIABLE. WE COULD REALLY WILL NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION THE REVENUE. MAKE THE REVENUE. WANTED TO PUT MY THOUGHTS OUT IN TERMS OF THAT AND JUST IN THE LOCATION AND THE COMPETITION. THAT'S ALREADY THERE. JUST WANTED TO SHARE. AND THEN NO TERMS OF THE ADDING POSITION TO SUPPORT THEREL PROGRAM AND BUS FARES PROGRAM,EL I FEEL AT THIS POINT, THAT CONCESSION TEAM WHICH WOULD BE PARTNERSHIPS, THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS PARTICULAR IDEA, I WORRY ABOUT WHEREBY WE ARE CURRENTLY WITH OUR CONCESSIONS AND KO OLINA STORMS. MARRIAGE DAMAGE AS EVERYBODY ELSE IS MAJOR DAMAGE. DRIVING RANGE ON AT ALL WAI GOLF COURSE, REALLY EXROA MATHIASED. A LOT EXPROA MATHIASED BEACHFRONT CONCESSION AS WELL. COMPROMISED I WORRY ABOUT WHERE WHERE WE ARE. HARD TO COMMIT, TO ANYTHING IN ADDITION CURRENTLY WHEN WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE IN TERMS OF OUR EXISTING CONCESSION. SO I DO NOT THINK AT THIS TIME, THIS IS A GOOD IDEA FOR DES. WE NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON THE TEAMS AND OUR CLIENTS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE. AND WE'RE GOING TO RESPECTFULLY DECLINE AT THIS POINT TO BE INVOLVED IN THE BUS FARES PROGRAM. I'M OPEN FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU DIRECTOR. MEMBERS QUESTIONS FOR ENTERPRISE SERVICE? Councilmember Waters: THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. REGARDING THE QUEEN THEATER. USING YOUR SAME LOUNGE I CAN PERHAPS WE SHUT DAVE & ---SAME LOGIC.SHOULDN'T PUT MOE TBLAIBL, STATE PLANNING TO BUILD RECALL UNDER THE BLAISDELL. PLANNING TO PUT CONCERT HALL. JUST A THOUGHT. Testifier: THANK. Chair Okimoto: FURTHER DISCUSSION? THANK YOU CHAIR WATERS. THANK YOU DIRECTOR. DID YOU WANT TO -- THANK YOU. Testifier: THANK YOU.

Chair Okimoto: MEMBERS FINALLY ON PAGE 19. UNDER MISCELLANEOUS. IT THREE ITEMS HERE. FOR PROVISION FOR JUDGMENTS SETTLEMENTS AND LOSSES. PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO REDUCE FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES. AND RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT THAT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1.5 MILLION. PROVISION FOR HOMELESS ACTIVITIES. PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO ADD FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES, AND ADD PROVICE E AT LEAST $1 MILLION OUT OF CURRENT EXPENSES SHALL BE APPROPRIATE THE FOR SERVICE TO REDUCE AND MITIGATE EFFECTS OF HOMELESS AND COUNCIL DISTRICT 5. IN THE AMOUNT OF $1 MILLION. RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT IT IN THE AMOUNT OF IS MILLION DOLLARS. $1 MILLION. ALSO FOR PROVISION FOR HOMELESS ACTIVITY IT'S, PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO REDUCE FUNDING FOR CURRENT EXPENSES AND THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO ACCEPT IT IN THE AMOUNT OF 3 YOU'LL ACTUALLY $3 MILLION. I THINK THAT WAS IT FOR MISCELLANEOUS. ER ANY QUESTIONS? I'M ASSUMING DIRECTOR KAWANO WOULDEL WELCOME YOU TO COUNCILMEMBER DIRECTOR. AND THEN I'LL TURN IT EVER TO MEMBERS FOR QUESTIONS.

Testifier: ANDREW KAWANO DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND FISCAL SERVICES. WE AT THIS TIME, BECAUSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE KO OLINA RECOVERY, PROCESS, KO KONA LOW. FIRMNESS SNUBS MMPLET D WILL TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT R TOMORROW FIRM NOBS. HAVE TO PROPOSED USING FISCAL EXPIBILITY FUND TO. COVEREL ONE TIME STABILITY FUND ONE TIME EXPENSES TO A ASSIST IN RECOVERY. IF THE ADDS CAUSING REDUCTIONS TO THESE PROVISIONALS, ARE GENERALLY NONRECURRING SUGGESTION WE WE HOLD O OFF FROM REDUCING PROVISIONALS THEY'RE PROPOSED FOR A REASON. AND WE SHOULD PROBABLY TAKE A HARD LOOK MAYBE WITH CD2. AS TO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH IT. BUT OUR REQUEST IS NOT TO REDUCE PROVISIONALS. IF THE JUDGMENT AND LOSS PROVISIONAL, SUPPORTS FACT THAT THERE ARE CASES STILL ACTIVE, THAT COULD HAVE VERY LARGE SETTLEMENTS. DURING '27. AND YOU KNOW, ANTON CONTINUES TO DO GOOD WORK. WITH HOMELESS ACTIVITIES. LARGE $3 MILLION REDUCTION THERE. SO WE SUGGEST THAT WE HOLD OFF ON REDUCING THEM. THANK YOU.

Chair Okimoto: THANK YOU DIRECTOR KAWANO. MEMBERS ANY QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION FOR DIRECTOR KAWANO? OR ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT MAY STILL BE HERE? THANK YOU DIRECTOR KAWANO. MEMBERS, THAT TAKES US END OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT FOR THE OPERATING BUDGET. THAT CONCLUDES DISCUSSION ON BILL 22, 202 OF. I WANT TO THANK ALL YOU HAVE YOU FOR YOUR PROPOSED AMENDMENTS. 2026 AND WORKING THIS PROCESS. I KNOW COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR NISHIMOTO SAID, THESE AMENDMENTS ARE PROPOSED, THIS WAS BEFORE KONA LOW STORM. WE I UNDERSTAND GOING THROUGH PROCESS MOVING FORWARD HAVE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT A LOT OF OTHER FACTORS THAT PROBABLY WOULD NOT CONSIDERED IN IFN ISSUELY. THAT INITIALLY. CARRY CONSIDER SUGGESTING AMENDMENT AND COMMENTS DISCUSSED TODAY IN THE CD2. A LOT OF DISCUSSION BASED ON DEPARTMENT AND THEIR INPUT BASED ON OUR AMENDMENTS. THAT WITH THAT BEING SAID, HOWEVER, CHAIR RECOMMENDS THAT BILL 22, 2026, SHALL PLANED TO A CD1. AMENDED. INCORPORATES CHANGES DESCRIBED DURING THE DISCUSSION TODAY. AND MAKES ANYEL MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL AND NONSUBSTANTIVE AMENDMENTS THAT MAY BE NECESSARY.FULLY DISCUSSION? OBJECTIONS TO THE CD1? ANY RESERVATIONS? IF NOT BILL HAS BEEN AMENDED TO A CD1. CHAIR THEN RECOMMEND THAT IS BILL 22, 2026, CD1, BE REPORTED OUT FOR SECOND READING AND SENATE DRAFT YOU'LL BE OF PUBLIC HEARING. EREL SCHEDULING PUBLIC HEARING. ANY DISCUSSION? ANY OBJECTION OR RESERVATIONS? ER HEARING NONE. SO ORDERED. EL AT THIS TIME, 12:29 TAKE A BREAK FOR LUM. 45 MINUTES FOR LUNCH. 45 MINUTES. RECONVENE AT 1:15. RECESS. STHMPLET -- RECESS ER. (RECESS).

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