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Mayor Identifies Priorities in Second Mayor Identifies Priorities in Second State of working families like teachers, office workers, and young City Address professionals, whose lives will be linked to where they work, play, and gather with family and friends. So the administration is putting $4.4 million dollars into the budget for planning, and Mayor Kirk Caldwell delivered his second State of the City $20.3 million dollars for complete streets, land acquisition for address at McCoy Pavilion in Ala Moana Regional Park and bus and rail hubs, multi-modal studies, and to plan the began by updating guests on the status of his five priorities catalytic projects at Pearl Ridge and Kapalama transit stations. from last year: roads, sewers, bus service, parks and building rail better. Mayor Caldwell also focused his 2014 priorities around bike lanes and bike share, energy conservation, and the City But homelessness topped is agenda for 2014. According to budget. His emphasis was on savings, so the administration the Mayor, “while the majority of homeless people are in found $20 million dollars in savings after the budget was shelters, the visual and physical impact of homelessness is approved by the Council. They also changed the budget affecting our businesses and neighborhoods, and generates process by producing a zero-based budget for next fiscal year. more complaints than any other issue. We must keep our This means the Mayor asked departments, wherever they streets, sidewalks and public spaces open and clean for the could, to start from zero, and they were required to review and purpose they were intended, to be used safely by the justify each expense. public. At the same time, we also have compassion for those who are living without homes, perhaps with drug, alcohol or Every capital improvement project in the pipeline was mental illness problems.” prioritized based on current viability and funding amount. For certain departments, the Mayor will be looking at performance- In response, Mayor Caldwell is recommending a program based budgeting in the future, just like they do in the private called Housing First, a model that works best across the sector. Caldwell indicated a renewed commitment to reducing country and focuses on getting the homeless into housing the size of government, “not to cut for the sake of cutting, but immediately, without requiring that they be clean and to ensure that we are striking the right balance between sober. These are requirements that many homeless people spending wisely and providing the best services for the people are simply unable to meet without first getting of Oahu.” So in the upcoming budget, the administration is help. Providing the homeless with a place to get stable, to deactivating 618 positions and cutting vacancies which is feel secure, and to receive the services they need to get equivalent to $37 million dollars in position cuts to reduce the better is why Housing First works. City’s massive unfunded liability for retirement and health care costs. So as part of 2015 fiscal year budget, the administration is including a proposal to put $18.9 million dollars from the The City Council begins budget hearings in March to review City’s Affordable Housing Fund into Housing First programs. the administration’s 2014/2015 fiscal year proposal. In addition, the Mayor is asking for $3 million dollars to expand the City’s outreach efforts toward homeless people of which $2.5 million dollars will be for wrap around services to providers who participate in the City’s Housing First program. New Parks Director Appointment Pending The Mayor’s second priority is Transit Enhanced Mayor Kirk Caldwell announced his nomination of Michele Neighborhoods, what he refers to as “a once-in-a-lifetime Nekota to serve as the new Director of the Department of opportunity to design and recreate neighborhoods along the Parks and Recreation, a Kalani High School graduate who has rail line.” That design will be driven by how people live, what a wealth of experience running parks in Salt Lake City, Utah. people need, and what people want, while preserving what is Toni Robinson came out of retirement after Caldwell’s election best about our communities. to run the parks department for the past 15 months. President Barack Obama has said, “Transit is not about Nekota is coming home to Honolulu and leaving her position getting someplace. It’s about building a better place.” If done as Parks and Recreation Division Director for Salt Lake right, rail will make it possible to build urban core housing for County, Utah, where she has over 28 years of the middle class. And, by focusing development along our experience. Nekota was responsible for overseeing the urban corridor, the administration plans to preserve more administration and management of Salt Lake County’s 21 open, green space in other areas of Oahu, such as the North recreation centers, 102 parks, three ice centers, 18 swimming Shore, the Windward Side, and the Waianae Coast. pools, six golf courses, 6,925 acres of open space, and more than 100 miles of trail. She is a past president of the Utah According to Mayor Caldwell, the housing in these transit Recreation and Parks Association and was recognized as their enhanced neighborhoods will be affordable for middle class 2004 Outstanding Professional of the Year. New Parks Director Appointment Pending (continued from Page 1) City Council Hearing Schedule Nekota received her Bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University (BYU) and Master’s degree of business Wednesday, March 12 administration from the University of Phoenix. Nekota will 9:00 a.m. City Council – Morning Session assume the role of director designate on April 1, pending 2:00 p.m. City Council – Afternoon Session confirmation by the Honolulu City Council. Current Parks and Recreation Director Toni Robinson will be retiring after 37 Budget Briefings years of service with the department. March 10 (Monday), March 11 (Tuesday), March 13 (Thursday) March 14 (Friday) Tuesday, March 18 9:00 a.m. Public Safety and Economic Development Obama Slates $250 million for Honolulu Rail Chair Carol Fukunaga 10:30 a.m. Parks: Chair Joey Manahan 1:00 p.m. Executive Matters and Legal Affairs Hawaii's congressional delegation informed the Honolulu Chair: Ron Menor Authority of Rapid Transportation (HART) that President Obama's fiscal year 2015 Department of Transportation Wednesday, March 19 Budget includes $250 million for the rail transit project. The 9:00 a.m. Zoning and Planning: Chair Ikaika Anderson $250 million is part of the federal Full Funding Grant 1:00 p.m. Transportation: Chair Breene Harimoto Agreement that ensures the project will receive a total of $1.55 2:30 p.m. Intergovernmental Affairs and Human billion in federal funds over the next several years. Resources: Chair Kymberly Marcos Pine HART Board Chairman Ivan Lui-Kwan credits Hawaii’s Thursday, March 20 congressional delegation for their strong and continued 9:00 a.m. Budget: Chair Ann Kobayashi support. It is because of their commitment and their efforts that 1:00 p.m. Public Works & Sustainability: HART is able to keep the project on time and on budget. Chair Stanley Ching Continued support from federal partners is essential as HART moves forward with construction throughout the rail route. City Holiday Prince Kuhio Day – Wednesday, March 26 Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said the continued flow of federal funds is vital to building rail and providing a better quality of life for future generations. According to the mayor, “Too many of our residents spend hours in traffic daily, and it HONOLULU BOARD OF REALTORS® takes a toll on families. Thanks to the diligence and efforts of 2014 CITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE our congressional delegation we continue to move forward with Oahu's rail system, fulfilling the legacy of our great COMMITTEE PURPOSE: To advocate on issues important to the Senator Daniel K. Inouye and his commitment to an affordable ® and reliable transportation option for Hawaii." Honolulu Board of REALTORS , influence legislative and regulatory policies to protect private property rights and which impact the real estate industry on Oahu. Honolulu City Council Chairman Ernie Martin said the latest news on federal funding will strengthen the project's position CHAIR: and keep it on track. "This strong federal funding commitment V. Elise Lee, RA, SFR Karin Moody, R is important to keeping the project on time and within budget," Sandwich Isles Realty Prudential Advantage Realty Martin said. "This good news out of Washington from our Joe Paikai, R, GRI, SRES congressional delegation reaffirms that this project is moving MEMBERS: Keller Williams Honolulu in the right direction." Beverly Amaral, RA Elite Pacific Properties, LLC Randy Prothero, R, ABR, AHWD, CRS, e-PRO, GRI, SFR HART's Executive Director and CEO Dan Grabauskas said the Jennifer Andrews, R Island Style Realty news represents another positive step forward for the Coldwell Banker Pacific community by moving Honolulu that much closer to delivering Properties Earle Shiroma, R, e-PRO East to West Real Estate, LLC the project to our community and providing our residents and Riley Hakoda, R, GRI, SFR visitors with relief from some of the worst traffic in the nation. Pier Management – Hawaii LLC Loren Tripoli, R The $250 million for fiscal year 2015 would be in addition to Bob Vieira Realty, LLC Martha T. Kersting, R, GRI the $250 million appropriated for fiscal year 2014. Both International Realty Service John “Jack” Tyrrell, R installments would be added to the $556 million in federal New & Consultants Jack Tyrrell & Company Starts transit funds received by the rail project. Derek Lau, R, e-PRO, RSPS Bob Vieira, R, SRES SFR, SRES Bob Vieira Realty, LLC Real Estate Specialists Edmund Wong, R, CRB, CRS Jack M.
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