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Hawai‘i County Council-4 January 23, 2013 <br /> <br />Bill 13: AMENDS ORDINANCE NO. 12-87, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PUBLIC <br />IMPROVEMENTS AND FINANCING THEREOF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR <br />JULY 1, 2012 TO JUNE 30, 2013 <br />Adds Public Works: Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Upgrade and <br />Sludge Removal – State Revolving Fund (SRF) ($12,000,000); funds for this <br />appropriation increase shall be provided from State Revolving Funds (SRF) <br />($12,000,000). The Kealakehe WWTP Aeration Upgrade is necessary to restore the <br />plant’s treatment capacity to original design capacity, comply with an existing <br />Department of Health variance, facilitate future upgrades of the facility, and to reduce <br />electricity costs at the facility. Sludge removal is also required to maintain and upgrade <br />the plant capacity and allow for the successful implementation and performance of the <br />aeration system upgrade. (The design for this project is 95% completed and the <br />construction is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2013.) <br /> <br /> Reference: Comm. 52 <br /> Intr. by: Ms. Poindexter <br /> Approve: FC-15 <br /> Note: Requires 2/3 vote of the entire membership to <br /> amend, pursuant to Section 10-6(e), Hawai‘i <br /> County Charter <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Bill 14: AUTHORIZES THE ISSUANCE OF UP TO $4,000,000 AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL <br />AMOUNT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I <br />FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING ALL OR A PORTION OF THE COSTS OF A <br />LANDFILL GAS COLLECTION AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE COUNTY’S <br />WEST HAWAI‘I SANITARY LANDFILL AT PU‘UANAHULU; FIXING THE FORM, <br />DENOMINATIONS, AND CERTAIN OTHER DETAILS OF SUCH BONDS AND <br />PROVIDING FOR THEIR SALE TO THE PUBLIC; AND AUTHORIZES THE TAKING <br />OF OTHER ACTIONS RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF THE BONDS <br />Authorizes the issuance and sale, in one or more series, Bonds of the County in an <br />aggregate principal amount not to exceed $4,000,000 for the purpose of funding all or a <br />portion of the costs (including costs of issuance of Bonds) of the Project. The installation <br />of a Gas Collection and Control System at the West Hawai‘i Sanitary Landfill is required <br />by December 17, 2013 in order to stay in compliance with regulations. This is the first <br />phase of a system that will allow for landfill gas to be captured and burned in a landfill <br />gas flare rather than being emitted to the atmosphere. The installation is expected to <br />begin in the second quarter of 2013. <br /> <br /> Reference: Comm. 54 <br /> Intr. by: Ms. Poindexter <br /> Approve: FC-17 <br />; and <br /> <br />(For informational purposes, companion Bill 15 continues on the next page.) <br /> Page 8 <br /> <br />