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WHEREAS, the Council recognizes that during the 1960's, the County approved large subdivisions particularly in the regions of Puna and Ka`% which contain miles of non -dedicated substandard private streets and roadways maintained by the community and regularly used by the public; and WHEREAS, establishing a grant-in-aid program will allow for a more equitable distribution of fuel tax revenue by providing thousands of residents that live in government approved private subdivisions the benefit of their fuel tax contributions and ensuring safer streets in all of our communities; and WHEREAS, County fuel tax allocations for repair and maintenance of private streets and roadways will be available to all districts in the County of Hawaii and the Council shall place a cap on the amount annually available to each applicant to ensure equitable distribution of funds; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the approval of this resolution authorizes a percentage of fuel tax revenues to be utilized for a grant- in-aid program to qualifying nonprofit organizations for the purpose of road repair and maintenance of private streets and roadways used regularly as main thoroughfares by the public. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council through the creation of an ad hoc committee, shall establish rules and procedures for the fuel tax grant-in-aid program and shall oversee the awarding of grant applications. Criteria will include: nonprofit 501(c) (2), (3) or (4) or other government status deemed appropriate by the Hawaii County Council; roadways under consideration must serve a minimum amount of residential lots and must be main thoroughfares used regularly by the public; organizations applying for funds through the fuel tax grant-in-aid program must demonstrate the availability of matching funds and provide the same; and other criteria deemed necessary by the Hawaii County Council. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that organizations that receive funding through this grant-in-aid program shall provide a complete financial reporting of the expenditures as well as a detailed report on the location and type of road repair or maintenance completed, to the Hawaii County Council no later than one year after a grant has been awarded. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that an ad hoc committee will be formed by the Hawaii County Council by a separate resolution to set forth the process, general criteria, and qualifications of the grant-in-aid program, and shall submit its recommendations to the full Council for approval and implementation. 2