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COUNTY OF HAWAII .•I STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 94 11 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE RESEARCH CORPORATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII (RCUH), PURSUANT TO HRS 46 -7, TO DEVELOP A DRUG ABUSE MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM WHEREAS, discussions with representatives of Big Island Substance Abuse Counsel (BISAC), North Hawaii Outcomes Project and the University of Hawaii at Hilo, indicate that there is a need to develop a plan to systematically collect relevant data on an ongoing basis with which to mobilize resources and evaluate initiatives aimed at substance abuse intervention; and WHEREAS, there are funds remaining in the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Methamphetamine grant, which is being administered by the Prosecutor's Office, to contract with the University of Hawaii at Hilo to develop such a plan as indicated above, and that will also assess where gaps or redundancies may exist, and create a framework for ongoing efforts to monitor trends in drug use and related disorders; and WHEREAS, the COPS Methamphetamine grant is set to end on August 31, 2011; and WHEREAS, the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii (RCUH) shall establish a direct project account, provide personnel services, and provide operating, procurement and accounting services at the direction of and approval of the County; and WHEREAS, the project will cost $12,850 for all associated expenses and be conducted by the University of Hawaii Sociology Department; and WHEREAS, this system will enhance ongoing criminal justice and community -based strategies to address methamphetamine use, related behavioral health issues and the abuse of other drugs; and WHEREAS, Hawai'i Revised Statutes, Section 46 -7, requires that County departments obtain the consent of the council to enter into agreements with the Federal or State governments respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by law to furnish, expend, and receive any funds or other assistance in connection with projects being or to be undertaken pursuant to those powers; now, therefore,