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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 215 12 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR A GRANT TO REIMBURSE LOT OWNERS OF HONOKA`A, WHO ARE LOCATED WITHIN A WELLHEAD PROTECTION ZONE AND ARE REQUIRED TO CONNECT TO A SEWER SYSTEM, THEIR SEWER CONNECTION COSTS WHEN APPLYING FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE COUNTY'S SEWER CONNECTION LOAN PROGRAM WHEREAS, the United States Environmental Protection Agency has mandated the closing of all large capacity cesspools in the County of Hawai`i; and WHEREAS, the County was able to move towards compliance in Honoka'a by utilizing American Reconstruction and Recovery Act funds to construct a sewer system in this town; and WHEREAS, through a mail survey of affected lot owners, approximately 80% of respondents have indicated the need to borrow funds to finance the connection to the sewer system; and WHEREAS, the County has applied for and the State Department of Health has approved a grant proposal to provide financial assistance to those lot owners within Haina wellhead protection zone; WHEREAS, conditions of the grant required certain changes to the Hawai`i County Code, which have been met; 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, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, in accordance with section 46 -7, Hawai`i Revised Statutes, that the Mayor of the County of Hawai` i is authorized to execute, on behalf of the County, a grant agreement, a draft of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as EXHIBIT "A" with the State of Hawai`i Department of Health to enable the County to provide financial assistance to the lot owners who are required to connect to the sewer system in Honoka`a.