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WHEREAS, the County of Hawai`i understands that there is a budget shortfall in the <br /> HI-5 program, and this budget issue needs to be addressed collaboratively in a comprehensive <br /> manner by both the State and County of Hawai`i; and <br /> WHEREAS, according to the County of Hawai`i's Department of Environmental <br /> Management, an estimated $765,000 is needed in the budget for next fiscal year in order to <br /> continue the HI-5 program in the County of Hawai`i for an additional year; and <br /> WHEREAS, the HI-5 program should be funded for one more year as it is currently <br /> administered while budget and related issues are addressed in a comprehensive and collaborative <br /> manner in keeping with the overarching principle of reducing our collective solid waste stream; <br /> now, therefore, <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it <br /> strongly urges the State to continue funding the County of Hawai`i's HI-5 recycling program for <br /> an additional fiscal year to allow time for the State and County of Hawai`i to address this issue <br /> collaboratively. <br /> BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward copies of this <br /> resolution to the Honorable Neil Abercrombie, Governor, State of Hawai`i; the Honorable <br /> William P. Kenoi, Mayor, County of Hawai`i; the Director of the State Department of Health; <br /> the Director of the State Department of Health, Solid and Hazardous Waste Branch; the State <br /> Senators and Representatives for the County of Hawai`i; the Director of the Department of <br /> Environmental Management; and the Director of the Department of Finance. <br /> Dated at , Hawai`i, this day of 2013. <br /> INTRODUCED BY: <br /> 4 COUNCIL M BER, COUNTY OF HAWAII <br /> COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE <br /> County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i EOFF <br /> FORD <br /> I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by ILAGAN <br /> the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the <br /> County of Hawai`i on KANUHA <br /> KERN <br /> ONISHI <br /> ATTEST: POINDEXTER <br /> WILLE <br /> YOSHIMOTO <br /> Reference: C-48/Waived EMC <br /> COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 28 13 <br /> 2 <br />