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REPORT OF THE <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />DATE: January 3, 2011 Re: Comm. No. 41 /Res. No. 24 -11 <br />PLACE: Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa <br />78 -128 `Ehukai Street <br />Kailua -Kona, Hawaii <br />TIME: 11:26 a.m. <br />Council Chair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 24 -11, Communication No. 41, <br />reports as follows: <br />Resolution No. 24 -11, transmitted by Director of Finance Nancy Crawford via Communication No. 41, <br />dated December 6, 2010, authorizes the payment of funds of a later fiscal year and of more than one fiscal <br />year for one (1) D8 Bulldozer, or equivalent, for the Department of Environmental Management Solid <br />Waste Division. This D8 Bulldozer is needed to meet the Department of Health's requirement that <br />County landfills have equipment available at all times to manage daily waste. <br />A proposed amendment was transmitted via Communication 41.1 from Committee Chair Brenda Ford, <br />dated, January 3, 2011. Those amendments contained in Communication 41.1 were unanimously <br />approved. Ms. Ford commented this will bring transparency and open government to the public. <br />Ms. Ford has worked with Environmental Management Director Frank DeMarco on these proposed <br />amendments. Furthermore, Ms. Ford will send a memo to all department directors to have all resolutions <br />include monetary amounts, not to exceed details and corrections made to language written in the enacting <br />clauses. <br />Environmental Management Director Frank DeMarco appeared before Your Committee. Mr. DeMarco <br />commented on doing research on the "138" history and the basis of this request. He further clarified the <br />equipment will be used as a backup unit as in the event recently at the Hilo Landfill where all three dozers <br />went out of service. It is critical to meet the Department of Health's requirement that equipment is <br />operational all times at County landfills. <br />The following concerns and comments by some members of Your Committee: 1) consideration of using <br />the same equipment manufacturer will be beneficial for maintenance and parts sharing; and 2) there are <br />legalities on procurement process that need to be adhered to so the bid process is fair and open. <br />Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution 24 -11, as amended to <br />Draft 2, and recommends its adoption. <br />dkr <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />BRENDA FORD, CHAR <br />FC REPORT NO. 18 <br />ADOPTED: JAN 2 0 2 G 1 S <br />AYES <br />NOES <br />A &E <br />EX <br />BLAS <br />X <br />FORD <br />X <br />HOFFMANN <br />X <br />IKEDA <br />X <br />ONISHI <br />X <br />PILAGO <br />X <br />SMART <br />X <br />YAGONG <br />X <br />YOSHIMOTO <br />X <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br />BRENDA FORD, CHAR <br />FC REPORT NO. 18 <br />ADOPTED: JAN 2 0 2 G 1 S <br />