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_ it.. - ~ 9 ~ ~ P. O. Box 6144 Ocean View, HI 96737 Phone: 939-7463 March 29, 2007 Dear Pete Hoffmann, This letter is to supplement the information 1 presented at the budget hearing in Kona on 3/19/07. I realize that the picture of the proposed multipurpose building I showed to the members of the Council present in Kona could not be seen by those present by teleconference in Hilo. I have included with this letter that picture plus prints of the building's floor plan and the site plan. We in Ocean View have been working with the staff of the Parks and Recreation Department for several years on the design of the building. The original concept was a simple frame building. However, in response to suggestions from staff, we expanded the building to include needed office space and changed the frame construction to steel reinforced concrete block to meet the code requirements for aearthquake/hurricane proof building. We also changed the exterior doors and windows to hurricane rated designs which were developed in Florida and are now commercially available. We also included water storage tanks for potable water that will normally be used for drinking and cooking purposes and will be available for use in emergencies. While the picture and drawings you are receiving with this letter are small; a full set of drawings on Architect size D sheets (24" x 36") was given to the P & R Deparhnent last year. If you would like full size drawings I will be glad to run a set for you. All the staff recommended changes aze for the good. The original intent for the building was for use as a location for the County nutrition program and for community programs. The rented building now being used for the nutrition program is small and has very limited facilities. We aze the only nutrition program site that is not in a County owned facility. The revised building can now be used for staff housing for the recreation/sports programs at the park and as a disaster center. The building is still quite small, only 3,240 square feet plus an enclosed patio of 480 square feet. The estimated cost of the building is $ 486,000. The expected cost of the septic system, catchment tank, and pazking lot is an additional $ 150,000 and another $100,000 should be included for "Contingencies" giving a total cost of about $750,000. During the Kona meeting the question of paying for the building by way of "Developer Contributions" was brought up. I looked into that possibility and I found the following information: The developers of Ocean View developed 12,3431ots all of which are on good paved roads, many with electric and phone connections. These thousands of lots have provided for faz more low cost "affordable home" sites than has been contributed by any other developer I know of. You will note that in the above cost estimate there was no cost included for land. That is because the developer gave the entire Kahuku park area to the county! Another contribution of the developers is a "Free Cash Flow" to the county of 2,058,200 dollars last year. What is "Free Cash Flow"? That is the money received from the owners of Ocean View's unimproved lots -all 10,954 of them. Note that this cash would absolutely not now be in the county's bank account if it were not for the initiative, skill, hard work, and risk Comm. No. ~ 3 • ~ Ref. To: F<<--- Ref. :%ate APR 2 201