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Form#: B-52 <br /> 7/18/91 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> DEPARTMENT: Mass Transit Agency DATE: 2/10/2023 <br /> STAFF CONTACT: John Andoh PHONE: 808-961-8555 <br /> A. REQUEST: <br /> To request a bill to appropriate $400,000 to a new account in the Mass Transit Agency Capital Improvement <br /> Program for Transit Hubs under State Funds to support Mass Transit Agency site analysis and <br /> environmental assessement for a new transit hub in Kailua-Kona with Transit Oriented Development(TOD) <br /> Capital Improvement Program (CIP) funding. <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br /> The County of Hawaii proposes to site and construct a transit hub in Kailua-Kona to support hub-and-spoke <br /> fixed route transit service in the North and South Kona region in accordance with the County's Transit and <br /> Multimodal Transportation Master Plan. The project will: <br /> (1) Selecting a site that best supports transit ridership and active transportation; <br /> (2) Preparing an environmental assessment for the selected site; and <br /> (3) Developing a transit hub design that incorporates mobility hub concepts to provide an engaging community <br /> space and community amenities. <br /> The County proposes to use the FY23 TOD CIP funds to supplement the site selection and planning work for the <br /> proposed Kailua-Kona Transit Hub with additional planning studies that examine opportunities to maximize <br /> the TOD potential with Hawaii State Department of Accounting'and General Services (DAGS) plans for a <br /> State Civic Center in the Kailua-Kona area, in the site selection process—with the objective being selection <br /> of a site that is suited to the co-location of the transit hub and the civic center. The proposed budget is as <br /> follows: <br /> 1 Alternative site analysis and site selection $200,000 <br /> 2 Conceptual Design $100,000 <br /> 3 Environmental Assessment preparation $100,000 Total $400,000 <br /> Should the State civic center be co-located at the Transit Hub, DAGS is willing to provide additional funding in <br /> design and site aqusition funding to support the effort. <br /> A <br /> yd <br /> SIGNED: DATE: 12/13/2021 <br /> Department Head <br />