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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII ,TEOF N►'•1► RESOLUTION NO. 49 11 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE MAYOR AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF TMK (3) 9-2-001:075, SITUATED IN KAHUKU, KA`U, ALSO KNOWN AS THE KAHUKU COASTAL PROPERTY. WHEREAS, the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund was established in 2005, by Ordinance No. 05-85, as codified in chapter 2, article 42, of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended); and WHEREAS, section 2-214(c), Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), provides that the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund shall be used for acquiring lands or property entitlements in the County of Hawaii for the following purposes: (1) Public outdoor recreation and education, including access to beaches and mountains; (2) Preservation of historic or culturally important land areas and sites; (3) Protection of natural resources, including buffer zones; (4) Preservation of forests, beaches, coastal areas, natural beauty and agricultural lands; and (5) Protection of watershed lands to preserve water quality and water supply; and WHEREAS, section 2-217, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), provides in part that the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission shall develop and submit to the Mayor an initial list of qualifying lands worthy of preservation and further that the Commission shall update the list at any time, but at least annually by December 31 of each year; and WHEREAS, section 2-218(a), Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), provides, in pertinent part, that: "The Council shall, by resolution, select the land or lands to be preserved..." and "[w]here there are multiple lands under consideration at any one time, priority shall be given to coastal lands..."; and WHEREAS, in its prioritized list to the Mayor dated December 28, 2009, the Commission awarded the Kahuku Coastal Property (also referred to as the "Sands of South Kona Parcel"), more particularly designated as tax map key parcel (3) 9-2-001:075 and comprised of approximately 3,127.95 acres, as shown on the map attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and by reference made a part hereof (hereinafter the "Property"), its fifth highest parcel for acquisition purposes; and