Will the Water and Infrastructure Committee of May eighteenth, twenty twenty six please come to order.

The time is now one thirty three PM.

May I ask that all participants please silence all noise making devices.

I would also like to ask the department representatives who have joined online to please also turn on your cameras when it's your time to speak.

Councilmember Alice Lee.

District opens and Councilmember Noholane Uu Hodgins.

I believe she's gonna log in in a bit.

From the administration, we are joined today by representatives from the following departments: Department of Water Supply, Police, Public Works, and Corporation Council.

From OCS, we're also assisted by our committee staff.

Please see the last page of the agenda for information on connecting connectivity.

Good afternoon, everyone.

We have two items on today's agenda.

Y 1 print 9 relates to the discussion on Bill 76 2026 relating to the water system development fee.

Y 23 relates to amending section 10 48 040, Maui County Code on parking prohibitions for certain streets and highways.

Members, if there are no objections, I would like to take testimony after receiving opening comments on one on Y 1 9 and Y 23.

Thank you, members.

Let's begin.

Under Rule 7B, the committee intends to receive a presentation from the Department of Water Supply on Bill 76 and to discuss the bill.

Bill 76 proposes to restructure the water system development fee by shifting the calculation methodology from meter size to average daily demand.

This ensures the fee more accurately reflects the project's actual impact on the county's water source storage and transmission infrastructure.

The bill introduces the equivalence equivalent single dwelling, other, as a standardized unit of measurement and modernizes the terminology by defining the fee as extraction.

These updates align with the county code with the industry standards and current budget ordinances while ensuring applicants are not charged multiple times for the same impact.

Additionally, the proposal provides flexibility by allowing for deferred payments in specific instances to help ease near-term cash flow for developers.

Bill 76 passed first reading at the May 15th, 2026 council meeting and is scheduled for second and final reading on June 5th, 2026.

At this time, would the department like to introduce themselves and provide any opening comments or presentations?

Department.

Let's pause for a minute.

I want to introduce and welcome Councilmember Gabe Johnson from Lanai.

Thank you, Chair.

Good afternoon, everybody.

Happy to be here in uh online, alone in my side or in my office.

Sorry, low chat lagged here today.

Um testifiers at the Lanay District Office, and I'm here and ready to work.

Thank you, Chair.

Thanks.

I'd also like to welcome Councilmember Nohilani Hodgins.

Good afternoon, Chair.

Good afternoon, everyone.

Um, I'm in my personal vehicle right now waiting to pick my son out for a school.

I will be listening, but my surface will be a little spotty, but I will be listening at the I will be at my personal residence about 2 30 2 45.

The better connection.

Thank you.

So I interrupted water director.

I didn't hear what he said.

Okay.

Good afternoon, Chair.

This is uh John Stoppelbean, Director of Water.

Um, I'm just gonna turn it over to James to James Jensen, who's in the chamber, and I'll also be making a presentation that when you're ready for that.

Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

So Mr.

Jensen.

Jenkins.

Uh Mahalo Chair for having us here today.

Aloha members of the committee.

We're getting this presentation teed up for us here.

So just uh before we get started.

Yeah, this is a uh kind of a cleanup bill, it's a companion bill, um, to go along with the to support the fee structure that's proposed in the FY27 budget.

Um it's also we're gonna there's some terminology we're gonna introduce that's gonna kind of modernize our our code and align with uh what the industry is doing elsewhere, and of course that realignment of our uh fee structure that we're that you've seen in the budget ordinance.

So here's our presentation, and without further ado, we'll dive right in.