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_,OJ�ZV OF� N.�'' I II . • COUNTY OF HAWAII #• A. '�=0'��_4 41.," STATE OF HAWAII ' ,TB OF•MF'�- RESOLUTION NO. 1' 17 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE FOOD BASKET, INC.,TO ASSIST THE BODACIOUS LADIES EMERGENCY FOOD HUNGER RELIEF PROGRAM OF PUNA. WHEREAS, The Food Basket, Inc., is a 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization whose goals include eradicating hunger on Hawai`i Island through the redistribution of food to prevent waste and collaborating with organizations with similar missions to eradicate the root of hunger and other social ills, such as poverty; and WHEREAS, one of the organizations that The Food Basket, Inc., collaborates with is the Bodacious Ladies, a group of women in the Puna district that are focused on helping their community through food distribution and natural emergency preparedness; and WHEREAS, the Bodacious Ladies is a group of committed volunteers serving under the auspices of the Youth Business Center and the Community Grassroots Project,that was formed to help communities in Puna become food sustainable, and was a significant community contributor after Tropical Storm Iselle made landfall and the need for services in the Puna community increased substantially; and WHEREAS, The Food Basket, Inc., is requesting funds to assist with the purchase of non-perishable and cold foods in support the Bodacious Ladies Food Pantry projects; and WHEREAS,this emergency food grant will allow the Bodacious Ladies to continue providing food for approximately 600 individuals and families in the Puna region; and WHEREAS,this project as identified fits within the Department of Research and Development's Community Building, that focuses on collaborating with Community-based organizations to balance economic, social and community,health, and environmental priorities; and WHEREAS,pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawaii County Code, Contingency Relief funds shall be transferred to an accepting County department/agency via resolution identifying the nonprofit organization and the specific program, project, event, activity, service, equipment,materials, or supplies for which the grant shall be used; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 5 will be appropriated to the Department of Research and Development to provide a grant to The Food Basket, Inc., to assist with the Bodacious Ladies emergency food hunger relief program of Puna. .. I