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M(V OF <br /> I <br /> •.:V n ~i~ldl <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII <br /> ~,rt oi'M?'?~ <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 31'7 0'7 <br /> RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN <br /> AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PURSUANT TO HRS <br /> 46-7, FOR THE DISASTER RECOVERY COORDINATORS GRANT <br /> WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) <br /> has authorized a grant for the Department of Public Works to organize a team for the management of <br /> post-disaster (the October 15, 2006 earthquake) economic rebuilding and revitalization activities for <br /> the County; and <br /> WHEREAS, the team, consisting of a Project Coordinator position and a Senior Account Clerk <br /> position, will assist the Department of Public Works (DPW) in overseeing and coordinating <br /> approximately 143 projects that are submitted to either the Federal Highways Administration, Army <br /> Corps of Engineers, or the Federal Emergency Management Agency for funding, and DPW's project <br /> managers and contracts specialists during planning, design, bidding, and construction to ensure <br /> timely completion of project phases; and <br /> WHEREAS, this work, however, shall be limited to administrative services and actions and <br /> shall not be the direct cause of what the EDA defines as construction; and <br /> WHEREAS, the team will also ensure that all projects comply with terms and conditions of <br /> federal funding agencies and state rules and policies; will communicate with using agencies to <br /> identify and clarify project facility requirements and project status; will develop project status reports <br /> and make presentations to government officials during county council and community meetings; and <br /> <br /> will track financial reimbursement requests to receipts from federal agencies, and process payments <br /> <br /> to contractors; and <br /> <br />