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Budget Committee reports several transfers and tax measures out for adoption or further review
Summary
The Budget Committee reported several transfers and tax and fee measures out of committee on Sept. 23, including federal match transfers for transportation programs and tax corrections; several items were advanced for further Council action or scheduled for public hearings.
At its Sept. 23 meeting the Honolulu City Council Budget Committee reported a series of routine and substantive items out for adoption or further review.
The committee recommended Resolution 25‑239 (a one‑time compromise for taxpayer Eugenia Postnicker) be reported out for adoption after BFS explained a board‑of‑review reinstatement of a home exemption and an administrative error that affected eligibility. The chair moved Resolution 25‑239 forward without objection.
The committee approved reporting two local matching transfers for federal transportation grants: Resolution 25‑258 (up to $190,687 local match for Transportation Demand Management / HNL Connect) and Resolution 25‑259 (up to $160,000 local match for OMPO Vision Zero planning work). Department directors said the transfers will allow the city to leverage federal funds for TDM, parking management, marketing, data improvements and lighting assessments; both resolutions were reported out for adoption.
Bill 59 (clean‑up to industrial user surcharge language in sewer code) was recommended for second reading and public hearing; Director Roger Babcock said existing pretreatment permits and inspections continue to regulate non‑residential dischargers. Bill 61 (corrections to real property tax exemption FAR language) and Bill 34 (residential A threshold updates) were also reported out for further readings; BFS indicated it will work on language to limit expanded FAR use to renewals to avoid a flood of new applications.
Finally, the committee amended Bill 62 (motor vehicle registration fee changes) to CD2 to create a veterans age‑65+ city registration fee waiver effective July 1, 2026, requested a six‑month implementation window to reprogram mainframe systems, and reported the bill out for third reading. Director Kim Hashiro estimated the maximum lost revenue if all eligible Oahu veterans participated would be about $276,980.
