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Chairman Stacy Higa and Members of the Hawaii County Council Page -3- April 28, 2006 hereinafter "Kunieda Reserve Center," located at 470 W. Lanikaula Street, District of South Hilo, County and State of Hawaii, was subject to closure and disposal by the U.S. Army. Prior to any disposal, the U.S. Army on May 9, 2006 would determine whether the Kunieda Army Reserve Center was surplus to the needs of the federal government. The Office of Economic Adjustment advised that should the U.S. Army declare this property as surplus, the County of Hawaii, as the local government, would have an opportunity to participate in the base closure and disposal process for the real and personal property of the Kunieda Army Reserve Center. The County was given the option to form a local redevelopment authority pursuant to 32 CFR Part 175.7(d) for the purpose of soliciting interest in the planning and reuse of the property. This local redevelopment authority, once recognized by the Office of Economic Adjustment, would report its findings and recommendations for reuse of the real and personal property to the U.S. Army and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for approval. Various grant funding would be available for reuse planning and redevelopment of the property. Alternatively, the County could choose not to form a local redevelopment authority and, in that case, the U.S. Army would solicit interest in the property and decide on the reuse and redevelopment of the property, and the County would only consult on the U.S. Army's plan. The Office of Economic Adjustment's deadline for the County to decide on whether or not to form a local redevelopment authority was April 15, 2006. Due to the Council's schedule, a hearing on the resolution for the formation and recognition of the local redevelopment authority could not be held in time for the April 15, 2006 deadline. Therefore, to preserve the County's options, the Mayor requested local redevelopment authority recognition from the Office of Economic Adjustment pending County Council approval by letter, thus meeting the April 15, 2006 deadline. 2 pg. 8, Organizing for BRAG, Office of Economic Adjustment Department of Defense, December 2005. 3 pg. 5, Organizing for BRAC, Office of Economic Adjustment Department of Defense, December 2005.