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COUNTY OF HAWAII -•_ _�' STATE OF HAWAII • �rEoFi+�.A RESOLUTION NO. 414 1 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY OF HAWAII TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII FOR GRANTING OF LICENSES FOR ACCESS, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SIRENS OF THE HAWAII STATE EMERGENCY OUTDOOR SIREN WARNING SYSTEM AS PART OF THE HAWAII EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM. WHEREAS, the State of Hawai`i Emergency Outdoor Siren Warning System is an integral part of the Hawai`i Emergency Alert System in warning and alerting the population of the County of Hawai`i during times of emergency and disaster; and WHEREAS, due to the population growth and expansion of populated areas, it is necessary to improve and expand the emergency and civil defense communication and warning systems of the Island of Hawaii; and WHEREAS, the County of Hawai`i is the owner of those locations as listed in Exhibit A along with the State of Hawai`i; and WHEREAS, the State of Hawai`i Department of Defense and the State of Hawai`i Department of Accounting and General Services are governmental agencies of the State of Hawai`i and have requested a Memorandum of Agreement (attached as Exhibit B) and licenses for those parcels listed in Exhibit A for access, installation and maintenance of the sirens for the Hawai`i State Emergency Outdoor Siren Warning System; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Hawai`i Revised Statutes, section 46-7, the Hawai`i County Council may consent to agreements between the County of Hawai`i and the State government respecting actions to be taken pursuant to the powers granted to the County of Hawaii by law, and to furnish, expend, and receive any funds or other assistance in connection with projects to be undertaken by the County of Hawai`i; and WHEREAS, SECTIONS 2-119 and 2-120 of the Hawai`i County Code authorizes the Council, by resolution approved by a majority of its members, to direct the finance director to grant licenses from the County of Hawai`i to another governmental agency without notice or auction upon such terms and conditions it deems proper, including reversion to the County of Hawai`i upon termination or abandonment of the licenses for the specific purposes for which they were granted; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, in accordance with section 46-7, Hawai`i Revised Statutes, the Mayor of the County of Hawai`i is authorized to enter into and execute on behalf of the County of Hawai`i the Memorandum of Agreement (attached as Exhibit B) relating to the access, installation and maintenance of the Hawaii State Emergency Outdoor Siren Warning System.