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WHEREAS, the Prosecutors currently station a full time deputy prosecuting attorney and full time clerical staff at the Waimea office, as well as a victim counselor who often spends a full day at that office, making this space unsuitable for conducting this type of activity in conjunction with victim and witness interviews; and WHEREAS, the current office space does not have sufficient space to conduct private victim and witness interviews, nor does it have proper soundproofing to secure the privacy of these interviews; and WHEREAS, the VRL center shall occupy 1,200 square feet and the Prosecutors Waimea office shall occupy 1,200 square feet. WHEREAS, the existing office spaces' leases will be reduced to coincide with the lease terms of the additional lease space for the VRL center; and WHEREAS, County wishes to enter into a multi -year lease with Starr Equities, Inc., a Hawai'i corporation, for a term of four (4) years and eleven (11) months with an option to extend the lease for an additional four (4) years and eleven (11) month term; and WHEREAS, copies of the proposed County of Hawaii Office Space Lease Agreements for the VRL center and the Prosecutors Waimea office are attached as Exhibit "1" and Exhibit "2" respectively; and WHEREAS, Section 10 -11 of the County Charter requires that any contract, lease, or other obligation requiring payment of funds from the appropriations of a later fiscal year and more than one fiscal year be approved by resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: 1. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into a multi -year lease agreement for office space located at the Holomua Center in Waimea, South Kohala.