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<br /> <br /> <br /> Pete Hoffmann ~tv os p gone No. Hilo: (808) 961-8027 <br /> Council Chair cP•'~~ Phone No. Waimea: (808) 887-2043 <br /> District 9 - !North and South Kohala Fax No.: (808) 887-2072 <br /> E-Mail: phoffinann(o~co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> ~A'~ NS MOW •P\ <br /> ••4j'B OF <br /> <br /> HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL <br /> County of Hawai `i <br /> Haivat'i County Building Holomua Center r ~ <br /> 25Aupuni Street 64-1067 A4anxalahoa HighwSuite C -5 <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Waimea, Hawaii SW743 7 <br /> 96-4 <br /> U% <br /> <br /> April 15, 2008 <br /> rv <br /> TO: Council Members <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> <br /> FROM: `bete Hoffmann <br /> Council Chair <br /> <br /> SUBJECT: Resolution to Expand Public Bus Service in the County of Hawaii <br /> <br /> Enclosed is a resolution which encourages the implementation by the Hawaii County Mass <br /> Transit Agency of the recommendation in the Hawaii County Energy Sustainability Plan to <br /> expand public bus service on the Island with the goal of increasing the number of passenger trips <br /> by 20% per year until 2015. <br /> <br /> The resolution calls upon the county to implement measures to expand public bus service island- <br /> wide, starting immediately, to include recruitment of additional drivers in under-served areas of <br /> the Island-, recruitment of additional maintenance personnel to keep up with a growing fleet of <br /> busses and vans; allocation of additional funds to cover rising fuel costs; and procurement of <br /> additional busses and vans that comply with the Hawaii Alternative Fuel Standard established <br /> by the State of Hawaii. <br /> <br /> Finally, the resolution directs the mass transit agency and the county administration to draft a <br /> strategic plan designed to increase ridership 20% per year through 2015 in order to meet the <br /> target established by the Hawaii County Energy Sustainability Plan. The mayor is requested to <br /> present the draft strategic plan to the council by May 1, 2009. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Att. <br /> <br /> PH/lc Comm. No. <br /> Ref. To; qv _ <br /> I r <br /> Ref. Date <br /> Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island <br /> Hawai `i County Is An Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer <br />