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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE DATE: January 21, 1997 Re: Comm. No. 13 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 10:43 A.M. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 2, reports as follows: Bill No. 2, transmitted jointly with Resolution No. 11 by then Finance Committee Chair Elroy Osorio, via Communication No. 13, dated November 27, 1996, amends Ordinance 96-68, as amended, the Capital Budget ending June 30, 1997. The amendment is as follows: PARKS AND RECREATION Kawananakoa/Hualani Pazk Gymnasium $1,000,000.00 (Plans, Design, and Construction) Funds for this project shall be provided from: General Obligation Bonds and/or Other Sources $1,000,000.00 The amount of $250,000.00 leas also been appropriated for the plans and design of the facility. Total appropriated County funds for this project would then be $1,250,000.00 of which only necessary funds will be allotted at the time of construction. Public testimony was heard in favor of the project by members of the Keaukaha and surrounding communities. Concerns were voiced regarding public safety and sanitary conditions caused primarily by the antiquity of the existing building. The genuine necessity for a new facility to accommodate future generations was distinctively stated. Your Committee was impressed with the support of the Keaukaha community and their initiative in seeking partnerships to fund the gymnasium. However, concerns were raised about the ownership of both the existing and proposed facilities. Currently, the County of Hawaii leases the Kawananakoa Hall from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands with the understanding that the County maintains the building and pazk area. Lease agreements and conditions for the new structure have not yet been finalized. FC REPORT NO. 21