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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII ATF OF•NF,i -. RESOLUTION NO. 328 22 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT IN THE GEOTHERMAL RELOCATION AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS FUND TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FOR THE HAWAII FIRE DEPARTMENT'S STATION 10 IN PAHOA. WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 36, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), established the Geothermal Relocation and Community Benefits Program and the Geothermal Relocation and Community Benefits Fund, which are administered by the Planning Department; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 2, Article 36, Section 2-181, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), allowable expenditures for public purposes relating to the Geothermal Relocation and Community Benefits program include, but are not limited to, road improvements, water infrastructure, land acquisition, parks and recreational facility needs, civil defense, and mass transit improvements, provided that appropriations are recommended by the Planning Director and adopted by the Hawai`i County Council; and WHEREAS, according to the Hawai`i Fire Department, between 2016 and 2021, there were approximately 1,650 fire-related calls in the lower Puna district, which accounted for nearly 35% of all fire-related calls island wide; and WHEREAS, the Hawai`i Fire Department's Station 10 in Pahoa is in dire need of one mobile self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) compressor unit($178,000 estimate), 20 SCBA bottles at 4,500 psi ($27,500 estimate), and a F-450 to tow and transport the compressor unit and bottles ($95,000 estimate); and WHEREAS, having a mobile unit means real-time replenishment of bottles at any incident site in lower Puna, and firefighters will no longer lose valuable time going elsewhere, mid-incident, to refill bottles at the nearest station with a working compressor unit, which is Station 2 in Keaukaha; now,therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that in accordance with Chapter 2, Article 36, Section 2-181, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), and with the approval of the Planning Director, the following amount is hereby transferred and appropriated as set forth below: