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COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />STATE OF HAWAI'I <br />RESOLUTION NO. 63-13 <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF <br />PRIVATE PROPERTY BY EMINENT DOMAIN, TAX MAP KEY: <br />(3)2-2-014-010:0057 (POR.), SUITE 229, SITUATED AT HILO <br />LAGOON CENTRE, FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR <br />CONTROL RESTORATION PROJECT. <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF <br />HAWAII: <br />WHEREAS, the Department of Liquor Control, County of <br />Hawai'i ("Department"), as part of its restoration project, will <br />be making improvements to its office at the Hilo Lagoon Centre <br />and said improvements will require the acquisition of additional <br />space abutting it to enlarge and relocate the Liquor Commission <br />Conference Room to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) <br />requirements that are required with any improvements to the <br />facility and to better accommodate the meetings of the Liquor <br />Commission, the Liquor Control Adjudication Board, the officers <br />and employees of the Department; and <br />WHEREAS, this conference room is used not only.by the <br />Department of Liquor Control and its respective board and <br />commission, but by many of the other boards and commissions of <br />the various County Departments for their respective meetings; and <br />WHEREAS, the improvements will require the acquisition <br />by the Department of currently vacant property owned by Alvin <br />M. Inoue, Sharon K. Scheele and Della E. Yamashiro; fka Della <br />E. Allison, identified as being the entire Suite 229 located on the' <br />second floor (or lobby level) of the Hilo Lagoon Centre, a portion <br />of Tax Map Key: (3)2-2-014-010:0057, adjacent to the current <br />Department of Liquor Control Conference Room, containing an area <br />of 1,917 square feet, and more specifically delineated on Exhibit A," <br />attached hereto, referred to as Suite 229; and <br />WHEREAS, it is necessary for the public use and purpose, to <br />wit: to meet current Americans with Disabilities Act requirements <br />and to increase the conference room area to take, acquire and ' <br />condemn Suite 229, as described above, in order to complete the <br />Department's proposed improvements; and <br />WHEREAS, Section 101-13 of the Hawai'i Revised Statutes <br />requires that a condemnation action'by the County must be <br />authorized by a resolution of the County Council. <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY <br />OF HAWAII that it is necessary for the public use and purpose, <br />to wit: the improvements of the office of the Department of <br />Liquor Control at the Hilo Lagoon Centre, to take, acquire and <br />condemn that certain private property identified as Tax Map. Key: <br />(3)2-2-014:010:0057 (per.), containing an area of 1,917 square feet, <br />and delineated on Exhibit t1 attached hereto, referred to as Suite <br />229, for the purposes of meeting Americans with Disabilities Act <br />(ADA) requirements and increase of the conference room area. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Corporation Counsel of <br />the County of Hawaii be and is hereby authorized and empowered <br />to initiate proceedings in eminent domain, as provided by law, for <br />the taking, acquisition and condemnation of the aforesaid private <br />property. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that in the process of said <br />proceedings in eminent domain, the Corporation Counsel be and is <br />hereby authorized and empowered to negotiate terms of settlement <br />in accordance with the approval of the court before whicli such <br />proceedings are prosecuted, or take any further actions necessary <br />to secure access to the aforesaid private property, and is further <br />requested to transmit written notification to the Council when the <br />County has acquired Suite 229. <br />BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County.of <br />Hawai'i is'directed to transmit copies of this resolution to (1) the <br />Honorable William P. Kenoi, Mayor of the County of Hawai'i; (2) <br />the Ddpartment of Liquor Control; (3) Senior Deputy Corporation <br />Counsel Joseph K. Kamelamela; (4) the Finance Director; and (5) <br />Alvin M. Inoue, Sharon K. Scheele and Della E. Yamashiro, fka <br />Della E. Allison, c/o Inoue Hawai'i Realty Corp 101 Aupuni Street, <br />Suite 1001, Hilo, Hawaii 96720. . <br />Introduced by: <br />Valerie T. Poindexter <br />Council Member <br />I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly passed <br />on first reading by the Council of the County of Hawai'i at its <br />meeting held on March 13, 2013, by the following Aye/No/Absent/ <br />Excused vote: <br />AYES: Council Members Eoff„ Nord, Dagan, <br />Kanuha, Kern, Onishi, Poindexter, Wille, <br />and Chair Yoshimoto —.9. <br />NOES: None. <br />ABSENT: • None. <br />EXCUSED: None. <br />Stewart Maeda <br />County Clerk <br />County of Hawaii <br />(Note: Exhibit A" is on file at the Office of the County Clerk for inspection.) <br />Hawai.`i. County is an Equal Opportunity,Prouider and Employer <br />(No. 73494 West Hawaii Today — March 23, 2013) <br />