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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE DATE: July 21, 2020 Re: Comm. No. 999/Res. No. 683-20 PLACE: Council Chambers Milo, Hawaii TIME: 9:05 a.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 683-20, reports as follows: Resolution No. 683-20, transmitted by Finance Director Deanna Sako, via Communication No. 999 dated July 2, 2020, authorizes the Director of Finance to negotiate a multi-year lease of real property, being a portion of 34 Rainbow Drive (Old Hilo Hospital Complex), situated at Pi`ihonua, District of South Hilo, County and State of Hawaii, and identified as being a portion of Tax Map Key: 2-3-026:008, to the Big Island Substance Abuse Council. This resolution authorizes the Finance Director to negotiate a lease for 15 years with an option for three additional five-year terms with the Big Island Substance Abuse Council (BISAC), to be used as a residential and outpatient treatment facility, with an annual cost of$10. A motion to approve Resolution No. 683-20 to Council with a positive recommendation was made by Council Member Poindexter, and seconded by Council Member Richards. Finance Property Manager Hamana Ventura addressed Your Committee and recommended the lease and its terms. Mr. Ventura credited Sharon Hirota, Executive Assistant with the Office of Mayor, for her commitment to providing for the needs of our community through public/private partnerships with programs such as Ke Ola Hou, and now integrating BISAC into the overall structure at the 34 Rainbow Drive property. Ms. Hirota shared with Your Committee that the Rainbow Drive property has three floors: Ke Ola Hou is within a portion of the second floor, which has been created as an emergency shelter with 50 shelter beds for men experiencing homelessness; and the third floor, which has been recently vacated by the University of Hawaii - Hilo, School of Pharmacy. This facility would provide an opportunity to open Hale Kaulike, an18-permanent housing unit, focusing on male individuals to have their own"lockable" private living space, with shared restrooms and kitchen facilities on site. Creating this program under a separate name would allow for other funding opportunities that address homelessness. Ms. Hirota noted that the proposed lease is for the remaining space of the building and emphasized its ideal location to house BISAC and utilize the critical work they do in addressing many factors that affect the homeless and substance abuse population. FC Report No. 127