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Notice #: 0000616548-01
Public Hearings

CITY COUNCIL
PUBLIC HEARING

DATE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014
PLACE: MISSION MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
ON THE GROUNDS OF HONOLULU HALE
550 S. KING STREET
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813
TIME: 2 P.M.

1. Confirmation of Appointment to the Mayor’s Cabinet

a. Michele K. Nekota, Director, Department of Parks and Recreation (MM-38)

2. Bill 11 – Relating to the Legislative Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015.

3. Bill 12, CD1 – Relating to the Executive Operating Budget and Program for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015.

4. Bill 13, CD1 – Relating to the Executive Capital Budget and Program for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015

5. Bill 14 – Authorizing the issuance and sale of General Obligation Bonds and Bond Anticipation Notes of the City and County of Honolulu in a maximum principal amount equal to the aggregate of the amounts appropriated in the Capital Budget Ordinance of said City and County for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2015, and specified in said Ordinance to be financed from the proceeds of the sale of such bonds and to be expended from the General Improvement Bond Fund, the Highway Improvement Bond Fund, Solid Waste Improvement Bond Fund, or the Housing Development Special Fund.

6. Bill 20 – Relating to the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation Operating Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015.

7. Bill 21, CD1 – Relating to the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation Capital Budget and Program for Fiscal Year July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015.

8. Bill 22 – Authorizing the issuance and sale of General Obligation Bonds and Bond Anticipation Notes of the City and County of Honolulu in a maximum principal amount equal to the aggregate of the amounts appropriated for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation Capital Budget projects in the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation Capital Budget and Program Ordinance for the Fiscal Year ending
June 30, 2015, and specified in said Ordinance to be financed from the proceeds of the sale of such bonds and to be expended from the Transit Improvement Bond Fund.

9. Resolution 14-53 – Determining the Real Property Tax Rates for the City and County of Honolulu for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015.

Tax Rate Per $1,000
Class Net Taxable Real Property

(A) residential $ 3.50
(B) hotel and resort 13.40
(C) commercial 12.40
(D) industrial 12.40
(E) agricultural 5.70
(F) preservation 5.70
(G) public service 0.00
(H) vacant agricultural 8.50
(I) residential A 5.50

The foregoing schedule of rates is for consideration at the public hearing. The final tax rates may be higher or lower than the rates reflected above.

Advance notice is given that the Council may adopt the Resolution fixing the real property rates for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015 at a meeting to be held on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, in the Council Chamber, Honolulu Hale.

Persons wishing to speak are requested to register by 2 p.m. using the On-Line Council Speaker Registration form available at http://www1.honolulu.gov/council/attnspkph.htm, or by sending a fax indicating your desire to speak, along with your name, phone number and subject matter to 768-3826 or by calling 768-3820. Each speaker shall not have anyone else read their statement and is limited to a three minute presentation.

Persons who have not registered to testify by 2 p.m. will be given an opportunity to present oral testimony on an item following the registered speakers by raising their hand at the time additional speakers are called upon.

Written testimony may be faxed to 768-3826 or transmitted via the internet at http://www1.honolulu.gov/council/emailph.htm for distribution at the meeting. 15 copies are requested if written testimony is submitted on-site. If submitted, written testimony, including the testifier’s address, e-mail address and phone number, may be posted by the City Clerk and available to the public on the City’s DocuShare Website. By submitting written testimony, you are not automatically registered to speak.

Copies of the Communication, Bills, Resolution and any amendments thereto are available at the City Clerk’s Office, Room 203, Honolulu Hale or on-line at http://www4.honolulu.gov/docushare.

Accommodations are available upon request to persons with disabilities, please call 768-3820 or send an email to elao@honolulu.gov at least 3 working days prior to the meeting.

CITY COUNCIL
CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
ERNEST Y. MARTIN, CHAIR
(SA616548 4/5/14)~