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�J�SV os h -' •�� COUNTY OF HAWAII f•�� " / STATE OF HAWAII • ire os'M► • RESOLUTION NO. 373 10 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE LUCILE P. KINGMAN TRUST PARCEL (TMK: 7 -7 -008: 100) IN THE AHUPUA'A OF PAHOEHOE 3 NORTH KONA. WHEREAS, the Lucile P. Kingman Trust ( "Kingman Property ") owns 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 Kingman Property consists of: TMK 7 -7 -008: 020, 31, and 100. This resolution concerns only tax map key parcel 7 -7 -008: 100, which consists of approximately 0.1722 acres and a small house; and WHEREAS, the public desires a community park in the area, requires access to that park, and needs amenities such as a pavilion, parking lot, and a comfort station with outdoor shower(s) to serve the new Kipapa Park, Magic Sands Beach Park (also known as White Sands or Disappearing Sands Park) and Pahoehoe Beach Park. The parking lot will remove parked cars from the makai portion of Ali`i Drive to the mauka side of Ali`i Drive opening the coastal view plane to everyone and provide increased road and pedestrian safety; and WHEREAS, the Hawai`i County General Plan (February 2005 Edition), Chapter 5 — Flooding and Other Natural Hazards, Section 5.3 - Policies, states, in pertinent part: (j) The County and the private sector shall be responsible for maintaining and improving existing drainage systems and constructing new drainage facilities. (n) Develop drainage master plans from a watershed perspective that considers non- structural alternatives, minimizes channelization, protects wetlands that serve drainage functions, coordinates the regulation of construction and agricultural operation, and encourages the establishment of floodplains as public green ways. (p) Where applicable, natural drainage channels shall be improved to increase their capacity with special consideration for the practices of proper soil conservation, and grassland and forestry management; and WHEREAS, the Hawai`i County General Plan (February 2005 Edition), Chapter 6 - Historic Sites, Section 6.3 - Policies, subsection (d), states: "Public access to significant historic sites and objects shall be acquired, where appropriate. "; 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.