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O Jrt�'Gs............ COUNTY OF HAWAII • STATE OF HAWAI I RESOLUTION NO. 87 17 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF TAX MAP KEY (3) 2-9-002:023, ALSO KNOWN AS HAKALAU VALLEY, SITUATED IN THE DISTRICT OF HAMAKUA, UTILIZING THE PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION FUND. WHEREAS, in 2005, the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund was established by Ordinance No. 05-85, as codified in Chapter 2, Article 42, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) (hereinafter"the Code"); and WHEREAS, Section 2-214.1(c) of the Code provides that the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund shall be used for acquiring lands or property entitlements in the County of Hawai`i for the following purposes: (1) Public outdoor recreation and education, including access to beaches and mountains; (2) Preservation of historic or culturally important land areas and sites; (3) Protection of natural resources, including buffer zones; (4) Preservation of forests, beaches, coastal areas, natural beauty and agricultural lands; and (5) Protection of watershed lands to preserve water quality and water supply; and WHEREAS, Section 2-217 of the Code provides, in part, that the duties and responsibilities of the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission (hereinafter "the Commission") is to develop and submit to the Mayor an island- wide prioritized list of qualifying lands worthy of preservation and to update the list at any time, but at least annually by December 31 of each year; and WHEREAS, Section 2-218(a) of the Code provides, in pertinent part, that: "The Council shall, by resolution, select the land or lands to be preserved..." and "[w]here there are multiple lands under consideration at any one time, priority shall be given to coastal lands..."; and