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i <br /> I <br /> i <br /> REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> DATE: November 3, 2021 Re: Comm. No. 465/Bill No. 83 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Hilo, Hawaii <br /> TIME: 9:02 a.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 83, reports as follows: <br /> Bill No. 83, transmitted by Director of Finance Deanna S. Sako via Communication No. 465 dated <br /> October 15, 2021, amends Ordinance No. 21-38, as amended, the Operating Budget for the County of <br /> Hawaii for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. <br /> This bill appropriates revenues in the Federal -Hawai`i Island Landlord/Tenant Mediation <br /> Grant-American Rescue Plan Act account($69,000), and appropriates same to the Hawaii Island <br /> Landlord/Tenant Mediation Grant-American Rescue Plan Act account. Funds would be used to <br /> implement a landlord-tenant mediation program for those impacted by the expiration of the moratorium <br /> on evictions. <br /> Housing and Community Development Specialist Sharon Hirota provided background on the measure <br /> and clarified that the bill is not for additional funding but to reflect separate funding sources. <br /> Per Committee Chair Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder's request, Ms. Hirota provided a program update, stating <br /> that the amount of households served is much lower than anticipated, though it is still early as the <br /> program was implemented in early August. <br /> Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 83, and recommends its <br /> passage on first reading. <br /> are <br /> AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted, <br /> CHUNG X <br /> DAVID X COMMITTEE ON FD ANCE <br /> INABA X <br /> KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X <br /> KIERKIEWICZ X <br /> KIMBALL X MATT KANEALI'l-KLEINFELDER, CHAIR <br /> LEE LOY X <br /> RICHARDS X F REPORT NO.: 87 <br /> VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: NOV 1 8 2021 <br />