NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION

CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU

Honolulu Hale, Room 400    530 South King Street    Honolulu, Hawai`i  96813

Tel  (808) 527-5749    Fax  (808) 527-5760

Notice of Three (3) Meetings to be Held on Tuesday June 14, 2005:

  6:00 P.M.    Training Committee Meeting,

  6:30 P.M.    Budget Committee Meeting, and

  7:00 P.M.    Regular Meeting of the Neighborhood Commission

All meetings to be held at Kapolei Hale, 1st Floor Conference Room,

1000 Uluohia Street, Kapolei, Hawaii  96707  (makai side of Kamokila Boulevard, west of Kapolei 16 Theatres).

6:00 P.M.    TRAINING COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA

1.       Call to Order by Committee Chair Jeanette Nekota

2.          Appointment of Committee Secretary Pro Tem to Record the Meeting Minutes

3.          Introduction of All Persons Present

4.          Announcements – Ideas for training programs are welcome!  Please contact Neighbor-

hood Commissoner Jeanette Nekota by e-mail at nekotas@verizon.net or Executive Secretary

Baybee Hufana-Ablan at 527-5790, fax 527-5760, or e-mail at nco@honolulu.gov.

5.          Brainstorming and Discussion of Ideas Concerning Training Needs and Topics for the

Members of the Neighborhood Board System – Needed, Desired, and Required (e.g.,

Sunshine Law); the Current Training Program Contents and Schedule, and Possible

Future Topics (e.g., Possible Mentoring Program, Effective Use of Media, Etc.)

6.          Scheduling of Next Training Committee Meeting

7.          Adjournment

6:30 P.M.    BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA

1.       Call to Order by Committee Chair Kalene Shim Sakamoto

2.          Appointment of Committee Secretary Pro Tem to Record the Meeting Minutes

3.          Introduction of All Persons Present

4.          Approval of Budget Committee Meeting Minutes of March 31, 2005, April 18, 2005, and

May 10, 2005 (Secretary Pro Tem Tom Heinrich)

5.          Announcements

6.          Discussion of Various Current Budget Related Processes and Ideas for Improvements to

the Neighborhood Board System and its Administration and Activities Which Would

Affect the Budget, Including, But Not Limited To:

The Fiscal Year 2006 (July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006) City & County of Honolulu

       Budget Process (City Council Bill 12, CD1 Relating to the Executive Operating

       Budget proposed $720,104 for the Neighborhood Board System; CD2 may change

       that amount);

Preparation Process for the Neighborhood Board System Budget;

Preparation Process for Individual Neighborhood Board Budgets; and

Specific Neighborhood Board System Budget Related Ideas.

7.          Scheduling of Next Budget Committee Meeting

8.          Adjournment

7:00 P.M.    NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION

     REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

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PLEASE NOTE:  To accommodate the business that must be considered at this meeting as listed on the agenda below, all speakers are encouraged to be brief (limit of 2 minutes for questions and comments unless otherwise directed by the Commission) and to the point in order to move the discussions forward.  All interested persons will be afforded an opportunity to submit data, views, or arguments in writing and present oral testimony on any agenda item, pursuant to the “Sunshine Law” – Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 92-3.  Thank you for your participation and cooperation!

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1.       Call to Order by Commission Chair Roy Wickramaratna

2.       Roll Call of Commissioners;  Establishment of Quorum (5)

3.          Introduction of Executive Secretary Baybee Hufana-Ablan, Neighborhood Commission

Office Staff, and Deputy Corporation Counsel Present

4.          Approval of the Regular Meeting Minutes of January 11, March 15, & May 10, 2005

5.       Public Input  [For Matters Not Otherwise Listed on the Agenda]

6.          Election of Neighborhood Commission Officers for the 2005-2006 Year

7.          Executive Secretary’s Report – Baybee Hufana-Ablan

8.          Verification of Election Results by the Neighborhood Commission Pursuant to Section

3-7.9, Revised Neighborhood Plan 1986 (1998 edition)

9.          Status Report on Pending Complaints Filed in Accordance With Chapter 1, Article 10 of

the Revised Neighborhood Plan 1986 (1998 edition)

10.          Consideration of the Fiscal Year 2006 (July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006) Budget Process

(City Council Bill 12, CD1 & CD2 Relating to the Executive Operating Budget),

Preparation of the Neighborhood Board System Budget, Preparation of Individual

Neighborhood Board Budgets, and Specific Budget Related Ideas

11.          Consideration of Proposed Resolution Recommending that the “Neighborhood

Commission Office” be Renamed as the “Neighborhood Board System Office”

12.          Consideration of Proposed Resolution Recommending that All Position Descriptions for

the Neighborhood Commission Office Staff, Including the Executive Secretary, be

Reviewed and Updated by the City Administration

13.          Committee Reports

          13.1.          Budget – Kalene Shim Sakamoto

          13.2.          Elections – Roy Wickramaratna

          13.3.          Neighborhood Plan – Edward Gall & Roy Wickramaratna

          13.4.          Training – Jeanette Nekota

14.          Commissioners’ Open Forum:  Opportunity for General Discussion Regarding

Commission Administrative Matters, Planning for Future Meetings and Activities,

Networking, Coordination with Other Agencies and Organizations, Members’ Concerns,

Attendance at Neighborhood Board Meetings, Announcements, Etc.

15.          Scheduling of Next Neighborhood Commission Regular Meeting:  Tentatively to be

held on Tuesday July 12, 2005 at 7:00 P.M.  (The Neighborhood Commission usually

meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 7:00 P.M. at either Honolulu Hale or

Kapolei Hale.)  To verify the meeting schedule and review the agenda, please call the

Neighborhood Commission Office at 527-5749.

16.          Executive Session --  Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Sections 92-4 & 92-5(a)(4)

& (8), for the purpose of consulting with the Neighborhood Commission’s legal counsel

on questions and issues pertaining to the commission’s powers, duties, privileges,

immunities, and liabilities, especially in relation to the comprehensive revision effort of

the Revised Neighborhood Plan.

17.          Adjournment

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For further information, please contact the Neighborhood Commission Office at 527-5749.

A mailing list is maintained for interested persons and agencies to receive the Neighborhood Commission agenda and minutes.  Additions, corrections, and deletions to the mailing list may be directed to the Neighborhood Commission Office, Honolulu Hale, Room 400,

530 South King Street, Honolulu, HI  96813; Telephone (808) 527-5749, Fax (808) 527-5760. 

Neighborhood Commission agendas and minutes are available on the internet at

www.honolulu.gov.

Any disabled person requiring accommodation to be able to participate at this meeting may call the Neighborhood Commission Office at 527-5749 for information and assistance.