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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> <br /> <br /> DATE: October 20, 2009 Re: Comm. No. 590/Bill No. 166 <br /> PLACE: Councilroom <br /> Ben Franklin Building, 2nd Floor <br /> Hilo, Hawaii <br /> TIME: 11:16 a.m. <br /> <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> <br /> Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 166, reports as follows: <br /> Bill No. 166, transmitted by Finance Director Nancy Crawford via Communication No. 590, <br /> dated October 21, 2009, amends Ordinance No. 09-64, as amended, the Operating Budget, <br /> ending June 30, 2010. The amendment is as follows: <br /> <br /> Account No. Source Fund Amount <br /> <br /> 3308.49 Federal Grants - FEMA DFIRM Grant General $ 71,300 <br /> <br /> Total $ 71,300 <br /> <br /> Account No. Function and Activity Fund Amount <br /> 010.183.5183.27 FEMA DFIRM Grant General $ 71,300 <br /> <br /> Total $ 71,300 <br /> <br /> The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized a Cooperative Technical <br /> Partners Grant for the County of Hawaii Department of Public Works to revise riverine portions <br /> of FEMA's preliminary Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRM) for Hawaii County. The <br /> funds will pay for necessary equipment and reimburse the County Data Systems Department, <br /> Graphic Information Systems Division (GIS) for preparing the revised DFIRMs. <br /> <br /> By accepting the grant, the County agrees to be a part of FEMA's Mapping Modernization Team <br /> and work closely with FEMA and its contractor to finalize the DFIRMs for Hawaii County. <br /> There exists a Cooperating Technical Partners Memorandum of Agreement between FEMA and <br /> the County of Hawaii, as authorized by Resolution No. 11-03, and further amended by <br /> Resolution No. 148-04. <br /> <br /> There was no discussion on this measure. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> FC Rept. No. 110 <br />