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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE DATE: June 22, 2010 Re: Comm. No. 842 /Res. 353 -10 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 10:00 a.m. Council Chair and Members Hawai`i County Council Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 353 -10, reports as follows: Resolution No. 353 -10, transmitted by Director of Finance Nancy Crawford, via Communication No. 842, dated June 8, 2010, authorizes the payment of funds of a later fiscal year and of more than one fiscal year for a multi -year lease agreement for a satellite vehicle registration and licensing service center and office space for the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney in Waimea, Hawai`i . To better serve the public, the Vehicle Registration and Licensing (VRL) Division under the Department of Finance proposes to establish a satellite VRL service center in Waimea to provide basic vehicle registration and driver's license services. Also, the current office space used by the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney (Prosecutors) is inadequate in terms of space and privacy for servicing victims and witnesses of crimes. Therefore, the County wishes to enter into a multi- year lease for office space within the Holomua Center, located at 64 -1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Waimea, Hawai`i, where the Waimea Prosecutor's (and Council) Offices are currently located. Pursuant to Section 10 -11, Hawai`i County Charter, any contract, lease or other obligation requiring payment of funds from the appropriations of a later fiscal year must be approved by resolution. Director of Finance Nancy Crawford said that currently the VRL Division is sharing space at the Waimea Police Station. She said funds for this lease are in the FY 2010 -11 budget, although the vacant Driver's License Examiner position in Waimea has been unfunded. Property Manager Kenneth Van Bergen and Prosecuting Attorney Jay Kimura were also present to answer Council Member questions. FC Rept. No. 168