Hawaii's State Legals & Public Notices

CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE OF INTENT TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING

DATE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017
PLACE: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
TIME: 10 A.M.

Upon receipt of the Executive Program, annual budget, and proposed ordinances from the Mayor, this Notice in accordance of RCH Section 9 104 serves to notify the public of the Council’s intention to hold public hearings on the proposed Executive Program and annual budget and on the proposed annual Legislative Budget.

1. Bill 24 – Relating to the Legislative Budget for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.

LEGISLATIVE OPERATING EXPENDITURES

City Council $ 5,372,187
Office of Council Services 1,966,728
City Clerk 3,573,328
City Auditor 1,917,566
Provisional 4,731,000

Total Legislative Operating Expenditures $ 17,560,809

2. Bill 25 – Relating to the Executive Operating Budget and Program for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.

EXECUTIVE OPERATING EXPENDITURES

Budget and Fiscal Services $ 23,484,417
Community Services 104,903,677
Corporation Counsel 9,341,183
Customer Services 24,051,683
Design and Construction 17,989,415
Emergency Management 1,443,491
Emergency Services 48,262,834
Enterprise Services 24,223,355
Environmental Services 284,528,465
Facility Maintenance 87,535,188
Fire 126,786,772
Human Resources 6,579,115
Information Technology 19,876,217
Land Management 730,612
Mayor 694,722
Managing Director 3,011,846
Neighborhood Commission 721,428
Royal Hawaiian Band 2,248,503
Medical Examiner 2,176,361
Parks and Recreation 76,609,496
Planning and Permitting 22,616,786
Police 281,399,978
Prosecuting Attorney 23,044,544
Transportation Services 271,260,078

Total Executive Agencies $1,463,520,166

Debt Service $ 473,964,000
Retirement System Contributions 176,547,000
FICA and Pension Costs 34,641,000
Health Benefits Contributions 144,188,000
Other Post-Employment Benefits 63,110,000
Provision for Vacant Positions 28,702,939
Miscellaneous 66,635,920

Total Miscellaneous and Debt Service $ 987,788,859

Total Executive Operational Expenditures $2,451,309,025

ESTIMATED OPERATING RESOURCES SUMMARY

Real Property Tax $ 1,165,683,000
Fuel Tax 51,270,000
Motor Vehicle Weight Tax 124,654,740
Public Utility Franchise Tax 42,525,000
Federal Grants 101,633,026
State Grants 9,414,113
Transient Accommodations Tax 41,013,000
Public Service Company Tax 30,000,000
Licenses and Permits 63,073,185
Charges for Services 35,707,614
Sewer Charges 336,366,933
Bus Transportation Revenues 58,371,000
Solid Waste Revenues 151,896,900
Other Revenues 111,639,637
Carry-Over 956,348,368

Total Operating Resources $3,279,596,516

3. Bill 26 – Relating to the Executive Capital Budget and Program for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.

CAPITAL RESOURCES SUMMARY

General Obligation Bonds $ 249,816,373
Includes General Improvement, Highway
Improvement, and Solid Waste Improvement
Bonds
General Fund
Other Revenues 200,000
Highway Fund
Other Revenues –
Solid Waste Special Fund
Solid Waste Revenues –
Bus Transportation Fund
Bus Transportation Revenues –
Special Events Fund
Other Revenues –
Golf Fund
Other Revenues –
Bikeway Fund
Other Revenues 920,000
Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Fund
Charges for Services –
Parks and Playgrounds Fund
Other Revenues 891,112
Sewer Fund
Sewer Charges 161,499,940
Sewer Revenue Bond Improvement Fund
Revenue Bonds 494,372,000
Other Revenues – Investments –
Federal Grants Fund
Federal Grants 32,029,689
Community Development Fund
Federal Grants 6,248,670
State Funds
State Grants –
Developer –
Other Revenues –
Housing Development Special Fund
Other Revenues –
Utilities’ Share
Other Revenues 100,000
Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund
Real Property Tax 5,000,000
Carry-Over –
Affordable Housing Fund
Real Property Tax 5,000,000
Other Revenues –
Carry-Over –
Ewa Highway Impact Fee
Other Revenues –
General Trust Fund
Other Revenues –

Total Executive Capital Resources $ 956,077,784

EXECUTIVE CAPITAL PROGRAM AND BUDGET SUMMARY

General Government $ 56,793,383
Public Safety 38,063,990
Highways and Streets 67,415,000
Sanitation 678,612,940
Human Services 17,252,359
Culture-Recreation 68,966,112
Utilities or Other Enterprises 28,974,000

Total Executive Capital Expenditures $ 956,077,784

4. Bill 10 – Relating to the motor vehicle weight tax. (Increasing the motor vehicle weight tax.)

5. Bill 12 – Relating to parking meters. (Amending the Traffic Code of the City and County of Honolulu, as set forth in Chapter 15 of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 1990, to enable the City to adjust parking meter time limits and rates in accordance with supply and demand.)

6. Bill 27 – 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, 2018, 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.

7. Bill 28 – Relating to public transit. (Amending Chapter 13 of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 1990, to enable the City to amend the fare structure of TheBus and TheHandi-Van.)

8. Bill 29 – Relating to collection and disposal of refuse. (Authorizing the City to charge for City-provided refuse collection services.)

9. Bill 30 – Relating to erosion, sediment, and pollution control. (Establishing a regulatory framework for attaining compliance with permit requirements and creating a source of funding that is needed to offset the City’s cost in implementing new requirements for erosion control and water quality protection.)

10. Real Property Tax Rates

(a) Bill 31 – Determining the Real Property Tax Rates for the City and County of Honolulu for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.

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 6.30

(b) Resolution 17-70 – Determining the Real Property Tax Rates for the City and County of Honolulu for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.

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 pass the Bill on third reading or may adopt the Resolution fixing the real property rates for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018 at a meeting to be held on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 in the Council Chamber, Honolulu Hale.

11. Fuel Tax Rates

(a) Bill 11 – Determining the County Fuel Tax Rates for the City and County of Honolulu. (Setting the County Fuel Tax Rates for the City and County of Honolulu.)

The Bill keeps the rate for the City and County of Honolulu fuel tax for biodiesel fuel and mixtures containing twenty percent or more of biodiesel with diesel or other fuels at eight and one-fourth (8¼) cents per gallon and increases the rate for all other liquid fuels from sixteen and one-half (16½) cents per gallon to twenty (20) cents per gallon starting from the date that this Bill takes effect as prescribed in Section 243-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

(b) Resolution 17-61 – Amending the City and County of Honolulu Fuel Tax.

The Resolution keeps the City and County of Honolulu fuel tax for biodiesel fuel and mixtures containing 20 percent or more of biodiesel with diesel or other fuels at eight and one-fourth (8¼) cents per gallon and increases the rate for all other liquid fuels from sixteen and one-half (16½) cents per gallon to twenty (20) cents per gallon starting from “the first day of the second month after the date of adoption” of this resolution as prescribed in HRS Section 243-5.

The foregoing rates are for consideration at the public hearing. The final county fuel tax rates may be higher or lower than the rates reflected above.

Advance notice is given that the Council may pass the Bill on third reading or may adopt the Resolution fixing the county fuel tax rates at a meeting to be held on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 in the Council Chamber, Honolulu Hale.

The above items have been published in anticipation of the action to be taken by the City Council Budget Committee; and therefore, the City Council may or may not take action on each of the items or any amendments proposed thereto.

Persons wishing to speak are requested to register by 10 a.m. using the On-Line Council Speaker Registration form available at http://www.honolulu.gov/ccl-testimony-form.html, 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 768-3814. Testimony is limited to three minutes and shall be presented by the registered speaker only.

Written testimonies may be faxed to 768-3826 or transmitted via the internet at http://www.honolulu.gov/ccl-testimony-form.html. By submitting written testimony, you are not automatically registered to speak. You are requested to register to speak if you wish to provide oral testimony.

On-line and fax registration forms must be received by 10 a.m. to be included in the list of registered speakers. Persons who have not registered to testify by 10 a.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.

Copies of the Bills, Resolutions 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 768-3814 or send an email to jyamane1@honolulu.gov at least 3 working days prior to the meeting.

CITY COUNCIL
CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
RON MENOR, CHAIR
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