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Hawaii County Council-30 Page 8 February 21, 2008 Bill 221: Amends Ordinance No. 07-83, as Amended, Relating to Public Improvements and Financing Thereof for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008. {Increases FINANCE: Earthquake Damages -Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) [$1,200,000] ($2,050,000); fund increase shall be provided from Federal Grants Receivable ($850,000). An initial appropriation ($1,200,000) was approved last year for the FEMA funding resulting from the 2006 Kiholo earthquake; however, at that time only estimates were available from the State Civil Defense and FEMA. Most project amounts are now known, therefore, increasing the FEMA project appropriation to $2,050,000.} Bill 222 Amends Ordinance No. 07-83, as Amended, Relating to Public Improvements and (Draft 2): Financing Thereof for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2007 to June 3Q 2008. {Funds will be re-appropriated to the following districts/categories as listed in "Exhibit B": Principal Streets and Bridges Program ($3,746,020.60), Puna ($184,621.69), South Hilo ($17,595.38), North Hilo ($70,783.67), Hamakua ($35,545.34), South Kohala ($4,256), North Kona ($500,226.87), South Kona ($90.28), and Ka`u ($36,397.36), for a total of $4,595,537.19; funds shall be provided from lapsed fuel tax funds, as listed in "Exhibit A", for various appropriations established by Ordinance Nos. 00-139 ($1,029.50), 01-26 ($4,856.20), 01-105 ($661.305.31), 03-62 ($2,356,161.30), 03-165 ($1,356,858.93), and 04-131 ($215,325.95), for a total of $4,595,537.19. Funds are lapsed fuel tax funds from the past fiscal years, dating back to Fiscal Year 1994-96 and up to Fiscal Year 2002-04. These funds would be appropriated back into the highway/traffic division projects within the island districts and to the Circle Island and Bridge program.} Bill 226: Amends Ordinance No. 07-83, as Amended, Relating to Public Improvements and Financing Thereof for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008. {Adds DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION: Pahoa Neighborhood Facility playground equipment ($76,000); funds shall be provided from General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund -Fund Balance and/or Other Sources (Contingency Reliet) ($76,000). Funds would be used for the installation of playground equipment and required rubber matting at the Pahoa Neighborhood Facility.} Bill 227: Amends Ordinance No. 07-82, as Amended, the Operating Budget for the County of Hawaii for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008. {Increases revenues in the following: Housing Choice Voucher Program ($2,500,000) and Fund Balance - Housing Assistance Payments ($384,680), for a total of $2,884,680; appropriates $2,884,680 to Voucher Rental Subsidies.} Bill 232: Amends Ordinance No. 07-82, as Amended, the Operating Budget for the County of Hawaii for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2008. {Appropriates revenues in Federal Grants - Interzogation Room Equipment ($52,000); appropriates same to Interrogation Room Equipment.}