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DATE: February 17, 2010 <br />PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa <br />78 -128 `Ehukai Street <br />Kailua -Kona, Hawai`i <br />TIME: 9:00 a.m. <br />Council Chair and Members <br />Hawai`i County Council <br />Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br />Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 301 -10, reports as follows: <br />Resolution No. 301 -10, transmitted by Director of Finance Nancy Crawford, via Communication <br />No. 701, dated February 3, 2010, transfers funds as follows: <br />From: <br />010.411.5411.10 <br />To: <br />010.221.5221.41 <br />REPORT OF THE <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />Area Plan on Aging OCE <br />Adjustment - GF <br />Project Lifesaver - Federal <br />Fund - GF <br />Re: Comm. No. 701 /Res. No. 301 -10 <br />General $10,000 <br />General $10,000 <br />The Office of Aging is supporting the Hawai`i Fire Department's Project Lifesaver Program that <br />began in 2007 with Council contingency funds. Project Lifesaver is a national program that <br />allows older individuals affected by dementia and at risk of wandering, to remain in their homes <br />rather than be institutionalized. Funds will be used to purchase global positioning system (GPS) <br />bands that track the individual wearing it in case they have wandered off. <br />Vicki Belluomini from the Office of Aging said these are federal funds derived from the Older <br />Americans Act. She said there are six current clients and the program nationally has a 100% <br />success rate in finding people. <br />Fire Department Battalion Chief Gerald Kosaki said these funds will provide up to 20 people with <br />two years of service, including the monthly battery and wristband change. <br />FC Rept. No. 147 <br />