Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board Meeting July Agenda

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With Permission / Courtesy of: City and County of Honolulu Neighborhood Commission Office

DOWNTOWN-CHINATOWN NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD 13
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY 2 JULY 2020
HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
1 ALOHA TOWER DRIVE
MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM 2
6:00 P.M.

Reminder of order, decorum, and rules of speaking: Persons wishing to speak regarding agenda items must raise a hand or similarly indicate a desire to speak and, when recognized by the Chair, approach the microphone and address comments to the Chair. Speakers may comment once for up to two minutes on any agenda item unless otherwise directed by the Chair; those giving reports are urged to keep their presentations under three (3) minutes unless otherwise directed. Board Members shall adhere to Board speaking limits.

Please silence all electronic devices. Limited partial validated parking may be available; please see the Neigh bor hood Board Assistant attending the meeting.

The meeting may be recorded for broadcasting and viewing on lelo. To ensure that all verbal comments are audible for broadcasting, please speak into the designated microphone to enable your message to be heard at broadcasts and later viewings of the meeting.

I. CALL TO ORDER
II. INTRODUCTION OF BOARD MEMBERS
III. ANNUAL NEW FISCAL YEAR PROCEDURES
A. Election of board officers
B. Setting rules of speaking
C. Continued Olelo coverage of meetings
D. Committee approvals
E. Selection of meeting location
IV. PUBLIC SAFETY REPORTS
A. Honolulu Fire Department
B. Honolulu Police Department
C. Neighborhood Citizen Patrol
V. ELECTED OFFICIALS
A. Governor's Representative - Damien Elefante
B. Mayor's Representative - Alexander Zannes
C. State Senator (District 13) Karl Rhoads
D. State House Representative (District 26) Scott Saiki
E. State House Representative (District 29) Daniel Holt
F. City Councilmember (District 6) Carol Fukunaga
G. United States Congressman (Congressional District 1) Ed Case
VI. PUBLIC CONCERNS - Two (2) minutes each for issues not on the Agenda.
VII. NEW BUSINESS
A. Presentation addressing ongoing homelessness and related issues - Scott Morishige and Marc Alexander - State and City reports (20 minutes)
B. Presentation on construction and permitting issues concerning the Wo Fat Building - John Davenport, Dickie Chang, Dean Sakamoto - Wo Fat Building and surrounding fixtures including streets, bus stops and other fixtures - 115 N. Hotel Street. (10 minutes)
C. Resolution NB13-2020-007 - Member Robert Armstrong - Resolution recommending all police commissioner positions become elected positions to be voted on by the public, (10 minutes)
D. Resolution NB13-2020-008 - Member Chu-Lan Shubert-Kwok - Resolution recommending no additional homeless related facilities be located in the Chinatown District. (10 Minutes)
VIII. COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND REPORTS
A. Safe Haven
B. Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART)
C. Chinatown Business and Community Association (CBCA)
D. Chinatown Watch
IX. APPROVAL OF 4 JUNE 2020 REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
X. BOARD BUSINESS AND REPORTS
A. Chair's report
Reminder of complaints against NB13 to be heard at the next NCO meeting.
B. Treasurer's report
C. Board Member's Concerns
D. Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (OMPO)
XI. ANNOUNCEMENTS
A. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, 6 AUGUST 2020, Hawaii Pacific University, 1 Aloha Tower Drive, Multi-Purpose Room 2 at 6:00 p.m.
B. The Neighborhood Citizen Patrol meets each Tuesday evening on the Diamond Head side of Kukui Plaza at 8:00 p.m. Please join the patrol and support its efforts expressing service and pride in our Downtown-Chinatown community.
C. lelo - Rebroadcasts of Downtown-Chinatown Neighborhood Board 13 meetings are scheduled on lelo channel 49 for every third Thursday at 9:00 p.m., as well as 6:00 a.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month. An archive of past meetings may be found on http://olelo.org/olelonet/; select and expand from the list of On Demand categories on this page and then manually scroll to find listings for playback of meetings.
XII. ADJOURNMENT

A mailing list is maintained for interested persons and agencies to receive this board's agenda and minutes. Additions, corrections, and deletions to the mailing list may be directed to the Neighborhood Commission Office (NCO) at Kapalama Hale, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 160, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817, by telephone on (808) 768-3710, fax (808) 768-3711, calling the Neighborhood Assistant on (808) 768-3721, or e-mailing jackson.coley@honolulu.gov.Agenda documents and minutes are also available online at http://www.honolulu.gov/nco/boards.html.
Any individual wishing to attend a Neighborhood Board meeting who has questions about accommodations for a physical disability or a special physical need should call the NCO on (808) 768-3710 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. or email a request to nco@honolulu.gov at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled meeting.
All written testimony must be received in the Neighborhood Commission Office 48 hours prior to the meeting. If within 48 hours of the meeting, written and/or oral testimony may be submitted directly to the board at the meeting. If submitting written testimony, please note the Board and agenda item(s) your testimony concerns. Send such to the Neighborhood Commission Office, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 160, Honolulu, HI 96817, fax (808) 768-3711, or email nbtestimony@honolulu.gov.

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