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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
MESSAGE OF ALOHA
1. CALL TO ORDER – 10 A.M.
Roll Call
Introduction of Guests
Approval of Minutes of the 23rd Session
2. ORDER OF THE DAY – MORNING CALENDAR
APPOINTMENTS – RESOLUTIONS
| ZONING AND PLANNING | |
| res12-155 | |
| CR-234 | Resolution 12-155 |
| Relating to the appointment of Steven S. C. Lim to serve on the Planning Commission of the City and County of Honolulu. | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
THIRD READING
| SAFETY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | |
| bill46
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| CR-210 | Bill 46 |
| Relating to malls. (Amending the pedestrian mall ordinance to permit the parking of mopeds in bicycle racks on the Fort Street Mall.) | |
| PASS THIRD READING | |
| PARKS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS | |
| bill38
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| CR-213 | Bill 38, CD2 |
| Relating to public parks. (Regulating expressive activities in public parks.) | |
| PASS THIRD READING, AS AMENDED | |
| Bill 38, CD2, Proposed FD1 | |
| EXECUTIVE MATTERS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS | |
| res12-113 | |
| CR-224 | Resolution 12-113 |
| Initiating amendments to the Revised Charter of the City andCounty of Honolulu 1973, as amended, relating to the creation of funds. | |
| PASS THIRD READING | |
FIRST READING
| Bill 50 (Budget) | |
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| Relating to Farmers Home Administration Loan Fund. (Repealing Article 24 of Chapter 6, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 1990 related to the Farmers Home Administration Loan Fund.) | |
| PASS FIRST READING | |
| Bill 52 (Zoning and Planning) | |
| To rezone land situated at Haleiwa, North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii. (Rezoning land from the AG-2 General Agricultural District and R-5 Residential District to the B-1 Neighborhood Business District and Country District.) | |
| PASS FIRST READING | |
| Bill 53 (Safety, Economic Development and | |
| Government Affairs) | |
| Relating to peddling. (Allowing peddling in certain designated areas.) | |
| PASS FIRST READING | |
RESOLUTIONS
| BUDGET | |
| res12-149 | |
| CR-206 | Resolution 12-149 |
| Requesting the City Auditor to conduct an audit of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s contracts and spending for public relations and public involvement services. | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
| res12-150 | |
| CR-207 | Resolution 12-150, CD1 |
| Urging the City Auditor to conduct an audit of the Department of Environmental Services’ wastewater contracts and procurement practices. | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
| res12-151part1 | |
| CR-208 | Resolution 12-151, CD1 |
| res12-151_2part 2 | |
| Relating to real property tax compromises. | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
| PUBLIC WORKS & SUSTAINABILITY | |
| res12-144 | |
| CR-209 | Resolution 12-144, CD1 |
| Relating to an agreement between the City and County ofHonolulu and the University of Hawaii Water Resources Research Center to conduct an assessment of the impact of ocean sewer outfalls on the marine environment off Oahu,Hawaii. | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
| SAFETY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | |
| res12-140 | |
| CR-211 | Resolution 12-140, CD1 |
| Relating to the acceptance of a gift to the City from the International Association of Fire Chiefs for Fire Chief Kenneth Silva to attend the International Association of Fire Chiefs Board of Directors meeting and Fire-Rescue International 2012 Conference in Denver, Colorado, from July 28 to August 5, 2012. | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
| res12-141 | |
| CR-212 | Resolution 12-141 |
| Adopting the reorganization plan submitted by the Mayor relating to health services. | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
| PARKS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS | |
| res12-27 | |
| CR-214 | Resolution 12-27 |
| Relating to the acceptance of a gift to the City from the Palehua Community Association. | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
| res12-28 | |
| CR-215 | Resolution 12-28 |
| Relating to the acceptance of a gift to the City from the Palehua Community Association. | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
| res12-126 | |
| CR-216 | Resolution 12-126 |
| Relating to the acceptance of a gift of artwork from Tom Klobe and Delmarie Motta Klobe to the City for the Art in City Buildings collection of the City and County of Honolulu managed by the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts. | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
| PARKS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS (Cont’d.) | |
| res12-128 | |
| CR-217 | Resolution 12-128 |
| Relating to the acceptance of a gift to the City for the Mayor’sMemorial Day Ceremony to be held on May 28, 2012. (Hunt Development Group, LLC) | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
| res12-129 | |
| CR-218 | Resolution 12-129 |
| Relating to the acceptance of a gift to the City for the Mayor’sMemorial Day Ceremony to be held on May 28, 2012. (HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union) | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
| res12-135 | |
| CR-219 | Resolution 12-135 |
| Relating to the acceptance of a gift to the City from Frank Coluccio Construction. | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
| PARKS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS (Cont’d.) | |
| res12-136 |
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| CR-220 | Resolution 12-136, CD1 |
| Authorizing the Director of Parks and Recreation to enter into an amendment to an intergovernmental agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture for the reduction and control of feral animals at the Honolulu Botanical Gardens system. | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
| res12-148 | |
| CR-221 | Resolution 12-148, CD1 |
| Relating to the acceptance of a gift to the City for the Mayor’sMemorial Day Ceremony which was held on May 28, 2012. (Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.) | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
| res12-162 | |
| CR-222 | Resolution 12-162 |
| Relating to the acceptance of a gift to the City for the Mayor’sMemorial Day Ceremony which was held on May 28, 2012. (HDR Engineering, Inc.) | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
| EXECUTIVE MATTERS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS | |
| res12-125 | |
| CR-225 | Resolution 12-125, CD1 |
| Establishing a sister city relationship with Fengxian District,Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
| res12-153 | |
| CR-227 | Resolution 12-153, CD1 |
| Establishing a Council friendship relationship between the Incheon Metropolitan City Council, Republic of Korea, and the City Council of the City and County of Honolulu. | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
| res12-158 | |
| CR-228 | Resolution 12-158, CD1 |
| Requesting the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation to review the terms of existing contracts for the Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project in order to limit costly change orders and cost overruns on future contracts. | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
| ZONING AND PLANNING | |
| res12-142 | |
| CR-232 | Resolution 12-142 |
| Granting a Special Management Area Use Permit for the construction of improvements to the Maili Beach Park. (Applicant: Department of Design and Construction) (Deadline: 8/6/12 + 60 days) | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
| res12-145 | |
| CR-233 | Resolution 12-145 |
| Relating to the acceptance of a gift to the City from Environmental System Research Institute (ESRI) in San Diego,California. | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
| TRANSPORTATION | |
| res12-146 | |
| CR-235 | Resolution 12-146, CD1 |
| Authorizing the City and County of Honolulu to execute aMemorandum of Agreement with the University of Hawaii at Manoa to extend the student fee-based U-PASS project to provide bus passes to all enrolled University of Hawaii at Manoa students. | |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
THIRD READING (CONT’D.)
| bill11 | Bill 11, CD1 |
| Relating to public parks. (Addressing commercial activities at certain City beach parks.) | |
| PASS THIRD READING | |
3. BALANCE OF COMMITTEE REPORTS
| emlacr-229 EMLACR-229 |
To request authorization to settle claims against the City andCounty of Honolulu, Honolulu Police Department, by Jared Chong, EEOC charge numbers 486-2011-00019 and 486‑2011-00114. |
| FOR ADOPTION | |
4. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5. NEW BUSINESS
| Resolution 12-152 | |
| res12-152 | |
| Naming the Orientation Theater at Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve the “Cynthia M. Bond Memorial Theater.” | |
| FOR ACTION | |
Sunshined items:
| Resolution 12-169 | |
| res12-169 | |
| RECOMMENDING APPOINTEES TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. (CHAIR ERNEST MARTIN) | |
| res12-151 | (See above for parts 1 and 2) |
6. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE/EXECUTIVE SESSION
7. RECESS
8. RECONVENE – 2 P.M.
9. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM(S)
10. ORDER OF THE DAY – AFTERNOON CALENDAR
SECOND READING/PUBLIC HEARING
| BUDGET | |
| bill47 | |
| CR-205 | Bill 47 |
| Relating to real property taxation. (Revising (1) the reporting requirements for certain exemptions identified in Section 8‑10. 1 (d) and (2) the penalty provision for failing to comply with the reporting requirements for such exemptions.) | |
| PASS SECOND READING | |
| EXECUTIVE MATTERS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS | |
| res12-134 | |
| CR-226 | Resolution 12-134 |
| Initiating amendments to the Revised Charter of the City andCounty of Honolulu 1973, as amended, to create the City andCounty of Honolulu Deferred Compensation Board. | |
| PASS SECOND READING | |
| EXECUTIVE MATTERS AND LEGAL AFFAIRS (Cont’d.) | |
| bill49 | |
| CR-223 | Bill 49, CD1 |
| Relating to ethics laws. (Clarifying the application of the City’s ethics laws.) | |
| PASS SECOND READING, AS AMENDED | |
| ZONING AND PLANNING | |
| bill48 | |
| CR-230 | Bill 48, CD1 |
| Amending the Oahu Water Management Plan. (Amending a portion of the Oahu Water Management Plan by adopting the Ko‘olau Poko Watershed Management Plan.) | |
| PASS SECOND READING, AS AMENDED | |
| ZONING AND PLANNING (Cont’d.) | |
| bill51 | |
| CR-231 | Bill 51 |
| Relating to the Electrical Code. (Amending Section 17-3.1, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, 1990, the Electrical Code, to authorize building officials to accept reports of inspection by approved special inspection agencies or individuals.) | |
| PASS SECOND READING | |
11. ANNOUNCEMENTS
12. ADJOURNMENT
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