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..... . Page _I__3 '. SA.- that there is a need to advocate for additional monies to come to the counties via the state and CM Kimball offered to draft a letter to leadership from HSAC. Motion to submit a statement from HSAC to state legislative leadership urging the state to work with the counties to ensure equitable distribution of the new ARPA funding to all the counties. Motion was approved with four(4) ayes. NACo is tracking large federal infrastructure bill. Liz Archuleta,Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs at USDA gave a presentaion and is available to speak with counties on agriculture issues. Presentation from Department of Interior highlighting the President's Civilian Climate Corps and noting there is money in the Great American Outdoors Act that is underutilized. The is a pre-disaster mitigation grant from FEMA that is open for applications. V. NEW BUSINESS (20:55, second recording) A. Report from HSAC Lobbyist Mr. Jon Okudara on legislative measures and activities. The following were discussed: Bills HSAC supports: HB160 and HB161. Motion for Mr. Okudara to submit an amendment to HB 160 was approved with no objections. A bill that HSAC opposes is HB321 HD1 SD1 was discussed in length. Other Bills discussed: HB497 HD1, HB1176. Motion to accept report was passed with no objections. B. Communication from Jade K. Fountain-Tanigawa, County Clerk, County of Kaua`i, transmitting Kauai County Resolution No. 2021-10. Approving the Hawai`i State Association of Counties' Officers for Fiscal Year 2021. C. Communication (02/11/2021) from Glen I Takahashi, County Clerk, transmitting City and County of Honolulu Resolution No. 21-38. Approving the Hawai`i State Association of Counties' Officers for Fiscal Year 2021. D. County of Hawai"i Resolution No. 49-21, Aproving the Hawaii State Association of Counties' Executive Committee Slate of Officers, for Fiscal Year 2021. A motion to approve B, C and D was made and passed with 4 ayes. E. Request from CM King to discuss HSAC website(s) and reimbursement of website fees. A motion was made and passed with no objections to reimburse a former Maui County employee for HSAC Website fees pending an invoice from said ex-employee and approval from the HSAC auditor.