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Form #: B -52 <br />7/18/91 <br />DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />DEPARTMENT: Mass Transit Agency DATE: <br />12/10/2014 <br />STAFF CONTACT: Tiffany Kai PHONE: 961 -8343 <br />A. REQUEST: <br />To appropriate funds to construct a maintenance and baseyard facility for the Mass Transit Agency. <br />$4,000,000 Federal Funds <br />$6,000,000 County Funds <br />B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br />he Hawaii County Mass Transit Agency (the "Transit Agency ") received $4,000,000 in <br />Federal funds as part of the State of Good Repair Grant for the specified purpose of the construction of a <br />much needed maintenance and baseyard facility for the Transit Agency. The requested additional <br />$6,000,000 in County funds is necessary to cover additional expenses associated with environmental <br />clearances, engineering and design, as well as to cover the remaining construction cost. <br />Currently, the Transit Agency shares its maintenance and baseyard facility with a number of other County <br />agencies and divisions such as Traffic, Carpenters, Automotive, Environmental Management, Highways, and <br />the Roads Division, to name a few. As a result, space required for proper day to day operations of the <br />Transit Agency is inadequate due to limited parking for buses, bus operators, and transit personnel as well <br />as conducting necessary maintenance and repairs on our current bus fleet. Additionally, the existing facility <br />is currently in need of major repair and rehabilitation, and will not be able to support the future growth of the <br />Transit Agency. <br />The new maintenance baseyard facility will be solely for Transit Agency use. The five acre parcel will have <br />sufficient space to house a fleet of 58 transit buses, 5 mechanics, 45 bus operators, and administrative staff. <br />In addition, the new facility will provide an enhanced work environment designed specifically for transit <br />related activities and repairs as well as improve the overall efficiency, productivity, and safety of the Transit <br />Agency. <br />SIGNED: <br />DATE: (,),� ( "Y _'0 ( U- <br />