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Form #: B-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMENT: PLANNING DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: 9/27/2020 STAFF CONTACT: Kevin Sullivan c/o Bethany Morrison PHONE: 808-961-8135 A. REQUEST: A Resolution to enter into Memorandum of Agreement with State of Hawai'i Emergency Management Agency to receive funds to support planning scoping project objectives of and activities related to the mitigation project entitled "5% Shoreline and Riparian Setbacks for Hawaii County Analysis, HMGP #4366- 03-05". This project ensures the development and implementation of a long- term disaster recovery plan and program, with a focus on hazard mitigation. This project is in support of State and County commitments toward long-term strategies to reduce the risks of natural hazards and will reduce future losses. The project will establish research -base for shoreline and riparian setbacks in order to update building and development codes and to integrate with the County and State Hazard Mitigation Plan(s). Requesting bill for an Ordinance to create an expenditure account and appropriate $195,727.00 with an associated revenue account. Requesting a waiver from the Finance Committee and that the resolution -and bill be placed on the next Council meeting agenda. B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): Without the MOA, the County will not be able to perform obligations under the grant award (HMGP #4366- 03-05). Further, these funds have related scope with executed contract funds of $100,000 under the Coastal Zone Management Program (CZM). The overall project is needed to provide the foundational research needed to establish setbacks based on scientific determinations of historical, site-specific rates of change. These rates will then be incorporated into the County's shoreline setback policy and regulatory and nonregulatory tools used to manage our riparian areas. This project will provide information that may protect coastal regions from hazardous development as well as educate the public on natural hazards associated with various coasts. Additionally, results from this project may influence land management decisions near the coast; anthropogenic activity may be mitigated with the new knowledge of how Hawaii's coastlines are changing and will continue to change in the future. Finally, results from this study will inform future mitigation projects that would address structures and infrastructure at risk to shoreline loss and riparian zone reduction during heavy rainfall. Objective 1: The project will recommend mitigation strategies based on a gap analysis and research and analysis of the management tools to more effectively reduce risk to coastal hazards: Objective 2: The project will provide the findings needed to adopt shoreline setbacks and riparian buffers through existing regulatory and nonregulatory tools in order to manage impacts and adapt to increased risk from more intense rainfall. SIGNED: DATE: 9" Z .1 a/ D p rtment Head