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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> DATE: May 14, 2024 Re: Comm.No. 872/Res.No. 515-24 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i <br /> TIME: 9:00 a.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Finance,to which was referred Resolution No. 515-24,reports as follows: <br /> Resolution No. 515-24,transmitted by Finance Director Diane Nakagawa, via Communication <br /> No. 872 dated April 26, 2024, authorizes the Mayor to enter into a multi-year agreement with the <br /> University of Hawai`i at Manoa. <br /> This resolution allows the Department of Research and Development to enter into a five-year agreement <br /> to share the cost of funding two Extension Agent positions who will cover Indigenous Crops/East <br /> Hawai`i Master Gardeners and East Hawai`i Livestock. <br /> Committee Member Holeka Goro Inaba asked Economic Development Specialist Glenn Sako to provide <br /> background on this matter. <br /> Multiple committee members commented in support of this measure. <br /> Pursuant to Section 46-7, Hawai`i Revised Statutes,the Mayor of the County of Hawai`i is authorized <br /> to execute, on behalf of the County,this and all future agreements and related documents with the <br /> University of Hawaii at Mama for the purpose as described above. <br /> Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 515-24, and <br /> recommends its adoption. <br /> lkh <br /> AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted, <br /> EVANS X <br /> GALIMBA X COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> INABA X <br /> KAGIWADA X <br /> KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X <br /> KIERKIEWICZ x MATT ALP I-KLEINFELDER, <br /> KIMBALL X CHAIR <br /> LEE LOY X FC REPORT NO.: 163 <br /> VILLEGAS I X ADOPTED: JUN 0 5 2024 <br />