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Of H�Ikili'.. COUNTY OF HAWAII += j4 STATE OF HAWAII ,TE•OF•M' RESOLUTION NO. 1.20 25 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF LANDS AND/OR CONSERVATION EASEMENTS FOR ALL OR A PORTION OF ANY PROPERTY IDENTIFIED IN THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMISSION'S 2024 PRIORITIZED LIST, UTILIZING THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION FUND. WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 42, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) (hereinafter "the Code") establishes a Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund; and WHEREAS, Section 2-214.1(c) of the Code provides that the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund "shall be used for acquiring lands or property entitlements in the County of Hawaii for the following purposes: (1) Public outdoor recreation and education, including access to beaches and mountains; (2) Preservation of historic or culturally important land areas and sites; (3) Protection of natural resources, including buffer zones; (4) Preservation of forests, beaches, coastal areas, natural beauty and agricultural lands; and (5) Protection of watershed lands to preserve water quality and water supply"; and WHEREAS, Section 2-217 of the Code provides, in part, that the duties and responsibilities of the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission (hereinafter "the Commission") include developing and submitting to the Mayor an initial prioritized list of qualifying lands worthy of preservation and updating the list annually by December 31 of each year; and WHEREAS, Section 2-218(a) of the Code provides prioritized list of qualifying lands worthy of preservation "The prioritized list developed by the commission shall be submitted to the mayor for comments and recommendation. Within sixty days after receipt, the mayor will submit the list to the council with comments and recommendations. The council shall, by resolution, select the land or lands to be preserved. Under no circumstances shall the purchase price paid for a property exceed the appraised value as prepared by an independent appraiser engaged by the County. Where there are multiple lands under consideration at any one time, priority shall be given to coastal lands and lands where matching funding is available to leverage the County contribution"; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2-218, the Mayor submitted the 2024 Annual Report of the Hawaii County Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation