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REPORT OF THE <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />DATE: December 17, 2002 <br />PLACE: Council Chambers <br />TIME: 11:00 a.m. <br />Rr. Comm. No_ 26/Res. No. 14-03 <br />Council Chair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Your Committee on Finance, to which was refel-red Resolution No. 14-0;, reports as Ibllows: <br />Resolution No. 14-03, transmittedjointl~-with Bill No. 10 by Director of Finance William <br />Takaba, via Communication No. 26, dated December 2, 2002, authorizes the Office of the Mayor <br />to enter into an agreement with the I lawai'i State 1{mcrgency Response Commission (HSI~:KC) <br />and State Civil Defense to update the emergency response plan of the Hawaii County Local <br />Emergency Planning Committee (HCLEPC). <br />As authorized by the Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 12RF-5, the County of Hawaii has <br />established a Local Emergency Planning Committee (LF,PC) to plan and set policy regarding <br />potential problems involved with hazardous materials. <br />'The total cost of the project is anticipated to be $31?00 to evaluate and update the I lazard <br />assessment portion of the 1ICLI?PC plan that will provide an assessment of emergency response <br />capabilities for hazardous materials releases. The HSERC approved that funding of which <br />twenty percent (20%) or $6,240 shall he provided by the HSIiRC and eighty percent IRO°io) or <br />$24,960 shall be provided by the Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Emergency <br />Preparedness Planning Grant through the State Civil Defense. 7~hcse funds will be administered <br />by the Firc Department. <br />Pursuant to Section ~6-7. I Iawai'i Revised Statutes, count} departments must ohtain the consent <br />of the council to enter into agreements with the federal or state governments respecting action to <br />be taken pursuant to an}' of the powers granted by law to furnish, expend and recei~r any funds <br />or other assistance in connection with projects hcing or to be undertaken pursuam to those <br />powers. <br />Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 1d-03 <br />and recommends its adoption. <br />smc <br /> \1'f:~ M1Of:1 \&P: P:\ <br />CHUNG X <br />SA FARIK X <br />ARAKAKI X <br />ELARIONOFF X <br />HOLSCHUH X <br />JACOBSON X <br />LEITH EA D-'I'ODU X <br />REYNOLDS X <br />TYLER X <br />Respectfully aubmiucd <br />COMMI"I~"fEI{ ON I'INnNCI: <br />nARON S.Y. CHl ING. C .SIR <br />PC RI~POR~C NO. 7 <br />nrx~i>~rLrr JAN~`3~C3 <br />