- 9 a.m. — Budget
- 1 p.m. — Public Works and Sustainability
The morning meeting has a number of bills related to real property taxes, which make up the majority of the revenue side of the equation for the city’s budget. The various operating and capital budgets are not on the agenda — instead, there will be another special meeting to make further amendments. That’s tentatively scheduled for May 10.
The afternoon meeting doesn’t have much in terms of true “action,” but there should be plenty of good discussion.
PWS Chair Stanley Chang is asking for an update on the status of the $4 billion-plus sewage consent decree in the context of future development. It’s hard to imagine the brand new moratorium on all new growth from Halawa to Pearl City won’t come up.
And in case that wasn’t enough for you, Chang also scheduled an update on the status of the city’s permit for Waimanalo Gulch Landfill and the siting of a new landfill. Both are heated issues and there’s been movement on both fronts recently.
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