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COUNTY OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 7 STATE OF HA.WAI`I RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO NEGOTIATE A LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY, SITUATED AT WAIAKEA, SOUTH HILO, COUNTY AND STATE OF HAWAI'I, IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP KEYS (3) 2-4-057:029 AND (3) 2-4-057:031, TO THE HAWAI' I ISLAND VETERANS MEMORIAL, INC. WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii controls and/or owns the two real property parcels described as Tax Map Key (3) 2-4-057:029 and 2-4-057:031 (collectively, the "Parcels"), situated at Waiakea, South Hilo, County and State of Hawaii, delineated on Exhibit "A" attached hereto; and WHEREAS, the Hawaii Island Veterans Memorial, Inc. a nonprofit corporation, desires to lease the Parcels from the County, for the purposes of construction and development of a veterans center and veteran housing; and WHEREAS, the Council of the County of Hawaii previously approved the lease of the Parcels and Tax Map Key: (3) 2-4-057:030, which was to be used for a veterans center and veterans housing, through Resolutions 293-07 and 275-12, under similar terms and conditions; and WHEREAS, the leases of the Parcels have lapsed, without construction of the veterans center and veterans housing by Hawaii Island Veterans Memorial, Inc.; and WHEREAS, Hawaii Island Veterans Memorial, Inc. still wishes to pursue building a veterans center and veterans housing on the Parcels; and WHEREAS, Section 2-120(a)(2) of the Hawaii County Code provides that the Council of the County of Hawaii may, by resolution approved by a majority of its members, direct the Finance Director to negotiate the lease of real property to nonprofit organizations, at such rentals and on such terms and conditions as deemed proper; and WHEREAS, Section 2-120(b) provides such lease of real property to nonprofit organizations may be made without the notice or appraisal as required by Chapter 2, Article 19, of the Hawaii County Code; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`I that under Chapter 2, Article 19, Section 2-120(a)(2) of the Hawaii County Code, the Finance Director is hereby authorized to negotiate a five (5) year lease of the Parcels (with additional renewal options of five (5) year increments) with the Hawaii Island Veterans Memorial, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, without notice or appraisal, for the real properties identified as Tax Map Keys (3) 2-4-057:029 and 2-4-057:031.