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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 235 Q9 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE ("NRCS"), FOR FEDERAL FUNDING FOR THE DESIGN OF THE KAiJMANA DRIVE FLOOD PROTECTION PHASE OF THE WAILUKU- ALENAIO WATERSHED. WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii and the Waiakea and Mauna Kea Soil and Water Conservation District ("SWCD") sponsor the Wailuku-Alenaio Watershed project, and the NRCS provides technical and financial assistance for said project; and WHEREAS, NRCS has authorization (Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, Public Law 83-566, 68 Stat. 666, as amended) for the design of flood protection structures along Kaumana Drive; and WHEREAS, under the provisions of said Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, the County of Hawaii, NRCS and the Waiakea and Mauna Kea SWCD's desire to develop flood protection structures along Kaumana Drive for the Wailuku-Alenaio Watershed; and WHEREAS, NRCS is proposing to provide $191,000.00 for the estimated cost of engineering surveys and design services for the Kaumana Drive Flood Protection Phase of the Wailuku-Alenaio Watershed; and WHEREAS, NRCS is proposing to enter into an Agreement for Services with the County of Hawaii, under which the County would not be required to provide any funding, but would administer the foregoing NRCS funding for design services, including the procurement of contractors and administration of the contracts, and provide NRCS with the resultant data, reports and work product; all with NRCS technical assistance; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Hawaii County Charter Section 13-21, County agencies, in performing their functions, shall cooperate with agencies of the United States government having similar functions; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes ("HRS") Section 46-7, the Hawaii County Council may consent to agreements between the County and the Federal government respecting action to be taken pursuant to the powers granted to the County by law and to furnish, expend, and receive any funds or other assistance in connection with projects to be undertaken by the County; WHEREAS, pursuant to HRS Section 103D-102(b)(3), the proposed Agreement for Services with NRCS is exempt from Hawai i state procurement laws;