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Form #: B-52 <br />7/18/91 <br />DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />DEPARTMENT: <br />Public Works <br />DATE: <br />9/28/23 <br />STAFF CONTACT: <br />Keone Thompson <br />PHONE, <br />808-961-8327 <br />A. REQUEST: <br />The Department of Public Works: Engineering Division (DPW) requests a resolution authorizing the Mayor to <br />enter into annual agreements with the United °States Geological Survey (USGS) to fund the Cooperative <br />Flood -Monitoring program? onthe. Island of Hawai'i. DPW is requesting authority to enter into these annual <br />agreements for five (5) years, <br />B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED):' <br />This agreement is an annual joint funding agreement where: the USGS and the County of Hawai'i contribute <br />funding; for a flood -monitoring program that inWloves the collectionoflong-term systematic data of annual <br />peak streamflow. The data collected is used to map flood -prone areas for°land use management; and the <br />planning and design of flood management systems such as bridges, culverts, and levees. <br />The agreement covers the,cost of station operation and maintenance, quality assurance, real-time data <br />display;on the USGS website, and data archival. Data is collected by the USGS and stored in the USGS <br />National Water Information System database and made publicly available on the USGS website. The <br />Department of Public Works Engineering division is requesting. the consent of council, pursuant to HRS 46-7, <br />to enter into annual agreements with the USGS for flood -monitoring, for the next five (5) years. <br />SIGNED: <br />Department Head <br />