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HONOLULU CITY COUNCIL KE KANIHELA O KE KALANA O HONOLULU CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
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COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY & CUSTOMER SERVICES |
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Voting Members: Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, Chair Matt Weyer, Vice Chair Radiant Cordero Scott Y. Nishimoto |
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2026
2:30 P.M.
Pursuant to Section 92-3.7, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS), this meeting will be conducted as a remote meeting by interactive conference technology, with the following procedures in effect for the meeting:
The meeting will be viewable: (1) by internet live streaming on the Honolulu City Council YouTube Channel, type the following into the address bar of the browser: https://www.youtube.com/@HonoluluCityCouncil; (2) by televised live broadcast on ‘Ōlelo TV Channel 54; and (3) on the monitor situated outside the Council Chamber. Viewers who experience a loss of viewing signal should try switching to another viewing option.
After the meeting, the meeting will be viewable on demand on the Honolulu City Council YouTube Channel, type the following in the address bar of the browser: https://www.youtube.com/@HonoluluCityCouncil. Copies of older meeting videos may be requested by calling the City Clerk’s Office at (808) 768‑5822, charges may apply.
Some Councilmembers and presenters may be participating in the meeting by interactive conference technology from remote locations.
Remote and in-person oral testimony will be permitted on all items on the agenda when each agenda item is taken up. Each speaker may not have anyone else read their statement and is limited to a one‑minute presentation.
As both English and Hawaiian are official languages of the State of Hawaiʻi, pursuant to Article XV, Section 4 of the Hawaiʻi State Constitution and HRS Section 1-13, members of the public may testify in either language. For oral testimonies offered in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, additional time as may be necessary will be allowed for the testifier to provide an English translation of their testimony.
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Remote Testimony
1. For direct access to submit oral testimony call: +1-253-215-8782, enter ID 89360142842 and Passcode 360198.
2. To testify by videoconference, visit the Honolulu Records Collection website, type the following into the address bar of the browser: https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/testimony. Videoconference access information will be provided upon registration. Testifiers are encouraged to register/submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
Persons wishing to testify in the Council Chamber are requested to register by 2:30 p.m. by filling out the registration form in person. Persons who have not registered will be given an opportunity to speak following the oral testimonies of the registered speakers.
Written testimony may be uploaded through the Honolulu Records Collection website, type the following into the address bar of the browser: https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/testimony, or mailed to Office of the City Clerk, Attention: Information Section, 530 South King Street, Room 100, Honolulu, HI 96813. If submitted, written testimonies, including the testifier’s address, e-mail address, and phone number, will be available to the public on the Honolulu Records Collection website, type the following into the address bar of the browser: https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov.
Should you have any questions, please call (808) 768-3825 or send an email to pearlene.sotelo@honolulu.gov.
Meeting materials are accessible on the Honolulu Records Collection website, type the following into the address bar of the browser: https://hnldoc.ehawaii.gov/hnldoc/browse/agendas by clicking on the appropriate Committee meeting.
If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability or an interpreter for a language other than English, please call the Office of the City Clerk Information Section at (808) 768-5822, Monday through Friday, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., excluding State holidays, or send an email to pearlene.sotelo@honolulu.gov as soon as possible or at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.
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FOR ACTION
1. RESOLUTION 26-20 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (CSD). Accepting a gift of travel and related expenses, valued at $5,874, to the City from the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators for representatives from the Departments of Customer Services and Information Technology to attend an in‑person site visit to the Arizona Department of Motor Vehicles from April 20 ‑ 23, 2026. (Transmitted by Communication D-39[26])
RES26-020, PROPOSED CD1 - TDST1
D-0039(26) CUSTOMER SERVICES - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA).
PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 26-20 (Submitted by Councilmember Dos Santos-Tam) – The CD1 (OCS2026‑0077/2/10/2026 8:07 AM) makes the following amendments:
A. Amends the title of the resolution to read as follows:
"ACCEPTING A GIFT OF TRAVEL, HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS, MEALS, AND RELATED EXPENSES, VALUED AT $5,874, TO THE CITY FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATORS FOR REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMER SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO ATTEND AN IN-PERSON SITE VISIT TO THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES FROM APRIL 20–23, 2026."
B. In the fourth WHEREAS clause, identifies the letter dated January 26, 2026 as Departmental Communication 39 (2026).
C. In the BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED clause, amends the donor's address to match the address provided in the Declaration of Gift form.
D. Labels the attached Declaration of Gift form as "EXHIBIT A."
E. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
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2. RESOLUTION 26-26 – ACCEPTANCE OF GIFT (CSD). Accepting a gift of travel and related expenses, valued at $2,900, to the City from the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) for a representative from the Department of Customer Services to attend the 2026 AAMVA Leadership Academy Conference from April 13 ‑ 17, 2026, in Arlington, Virginia. (Transmitted by Communication D-56[26])
RES26-026, PROPOSED CD1 - TDST1
D-0056(26) CUSTOMER SERVICES - Draft Resolution accepting a gift from the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA).
PROPOSED CD1 TO RESOLUTION 26-26 (Submitted by Councilmember Dos Santos-Tam) – The CD1 (OCS2026‑0126/2/27/2026 9:17 AM) makes the following amendments:
A. Amends the title of the resolution to read as follows:
"ACCEPTING A GIFT OF TRAVEL, HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS, MEALS, AND RELATED EXPENSES, VALUED AT $2,900, TO THE CITY FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATORS (AAMVA) FOR A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMER SERVICES TO ATTEND THE 2026 AAMVA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY CONFERENCE FROM APRIL 13 TO APRIL 17, 2026, IN ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA."
B. In the fourth WHEREAS clause, identifies the letter dated January 29, 2026 as Departmental Communication 56 (2026).
C. In the BE IT RESOLVED clause, corrects the date specified for Departmental Communication 56 (2026) from "January 27, 2026" to "January 29, 2026."
D. Makes miscellaneous technical and nonsubstantive amendments.
INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING
3. UPDATE ON THE PROCESSES AND PLATFORMS THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING UTILIZES.
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
If the need arises with respect to any item on this agenda, then pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes Sections 92-4 and 92-5(a)(4), the Committee may consult in a closed meeting with its attorneys in executive session on questions and issues pertaining to the City's and the Council's powers, duties, privileges, immunities and/or liabilities relating to that item.
TYLER DOS SANTOS-TAM, Chair
Committee on Government Efficiency & Customer Services