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~tv os ~ COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII 1f Of.Mf.~1r RESOLUTION NO. ~n tl1 (1 ~ (Draft 2) RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT TO CONTINUE AN AMNESTY PROGRAM REGARDING DERELICT VEHICLE RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY. WHEREAS, derelict vehicles contribute to blight in neighborhoods island-wide, which increases the likelihood of various crimes as well as illegal dumping; and WHEREAS, the beneficial scrap metal recovery market has reduced costs of recycling scrap metal over the last two yeazs, providing funding for expanded derelict vehicle collections; and WHEREAS, Hawaii County Code, section 25-1-5 (b) provides the definition of a "junkyard" as anything more than two hundred square feet, which translates to anything more than two inoperable vehicles; and WHEREAS, derelict vehicles are an environmental and safety hazard primarily due to leaking petroleum products and other fluids; and WHEREAS, derelict vehicles also collect sitting water, providing a breeding ground for mosquitoes, as well as vermin, and carrying the risk of transmitting various diseases; and WHEREAS, the Vehicle Disposal Fund was created in 1994, collecting an annual fee from all vehicles at the time of their yearly registration, for the express purpose of appropriate disposal at the end of a vehicle's useful life; and WHEREAS, Ordinance 94-101 amended Hawaii County Code, chapter 24, section 24- 199 (b) Vehicles and Traffic. It declazes that abandoned and derelict vehicles on public or private streets are a public nuisance; and WHEREAS, the County Council finds that there is a public purpose in reducing the number of derelict cazs on private roads, roads in limbo, and private properties and the program has proven its benefit to the residents and County in its first year; and