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�JM�v os p...i COUNTY OF HAWAII -.;6k..- /_• STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 372 10 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE LUCILE P. KINGMAN TRUST PARCELS (TMKs: 7 -7 -008: 020 and 7 -7 -008: 031) IN THE AHUPUA'A OF PAHOEHOE 2 AND PAHOEHOE 3 NORTH KONA, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 42, HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED). WHEREAS, the Lucile P. Kingman Trust own three distinct parcels totaling approximately 6.1838 acres in North Kona located between Mile Marker 3.5 and 4.0 on Ali`i Drive. The Trust property consists of: TMKs 7 -7 -008: 020, 031, and 100. This resolution concerns only two tax map key parcels which shall be known as "Kingman Property" and consists of: 7 -7 -008: 020, consisting of approximately 1.3016 acres and a house; 7 -7 -008: 031, consisting of approximately 4.7100 acres; and WHEREAS, the public desires open space and a community park in the area; and WHEREAS, section 2 -214, Hawai`i County Code, established the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund; and WHEREAS, section 2 -215, Hawai`i County Code, established the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission; and WHEREAS, section 2 -217, Hawai`i County Code, provides, in pertinent part, that the Commission's first duty and responsibility is: "To develop and submit to the Mayor an initial island -wide prioritized list of qualifying lands worthy of preservation..." and for the priorities to be "...listed on an island -wide rather than district basis. "; and WHEREAS, section 2 -218, subsection (a), Hawai`i County Code, states, in pertinent part: "Where there are multiple lands under consideration at any one time, priority shall be given to coastal lands and lands where matching funding is available to leverage the County contribution." Matching funds are being solicited; and WHEREAS, the Hawai`i County General Plan (February 2005 Edition) Chapter 8 - Natural Resources and Shoreline, Section 8.2 — Goals, states, in pertinent part: (a) Protect and conserve the natural resources from undue exploitation, encroachment and damage. (b) Provide opportunities for recreational, economic, and educational needs without despoiling or endangering natural resources. (c) Protect and promote the prudent use of Hawai`i's unique, fragile, and significant environmental and natural resources.