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REPORT OF THE <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />DATE: September 9, 2008 Re: Comm. No. 1420/Res. No. 733-08 <br />PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Hotel <br />78-128 `Ehukai Street <br />Kailua-Kona, Hawaii <br />TIME: 9:12 a.m. <br />Council Chair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 733-08, reports as follows: <br />Resolution No. 733-08, transmitted jointly with Bill No. 357 by Director of Finance William Takaba, via <br />Communication No. 1420, dated August 26, 2008, authorizes the Office of the Mayor to enter into an <br />agreement with the State of Hawaii Department of the Health, for the Chronic Disease Self Management <br />Program. Funds will be used to coordinate workshops from October, 2008 through September, 2009. <br />The State of Hawaii Department of Health has authorized $66,010 to the Hawaii County's Office of Aging for <br />the Chronic Disease Self Management Program (CDSMP). These funds derived from the U. S. Administration <br />of Aging, and will be used to implement the CDSMP, which is an evidenced-based prevention program that <br />replicates a specific intervention that has been tested with random controlled experiments with published <br />results. The goals of this project is to build an Aging Network capacity in evidenced based programming and to <br />embed the Chronic Disease Self Management Program in the Aging Network. <br />Pursuant to Section 46-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, County Departments must obtain the consent of the Council <br />to enter into agreements with the federal or state governments respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of <br />the powers granted by law to furnish, expend and receive any funds or other assistance in connection with <br />projects being or to be undertaken pursuant to those powers. <br />Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 733-08, and <br />recommends its adoption. <br />la <br /> AYES NOES A&E EX <br />FORD X <br />HIGA X <br />HOFFMANN X <br />IKEDA X <br />JACOBSON X <br />NAEOLE X <br />PILAGO X <br />YAGONG X <br />YOSHIMOTO X <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />BOB JACOBS ,VICE-CHAIR <br />FC REPORT NO. 327 <br />ADOPTED: ~~~ d ~p~ <br />