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Valerie Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 2 Completed in 2014 and occupied since then, Phase 1 of the project consists of 60 -senior housing units. Phase 1 development cost was $20 million. Phase 2 consists of 30 -senior housing units, which finished construction in 2017 and been occupied since, and the Hilo Adult Day Center facility, which is nearing construction completion. Phase 2 development cost for the senior housing units was $11.4 million. The Hilo Adult Day Care facility development cost was $8.8 million and is on schedule to finish later this year. The project was initially separated into four (4) phases for financial reasons. Phase 3 originally consisted of 60 -units and Phase 4 originally consisted of 32 -units. However, when financing was awarded for the combined 92 -units, Phases 3 and 4 were consolidated and referenced as Phase 3, which is currently under construction with a total estimated project cost of $26.4 million. The approval of the reclassification from the State Land Use Agricultural to the Urban District for approximately 9.379 acres will not be in violation of Section 205-2, Chapter 205, Hawaii Revised Statutes, nor will it be inconsistent with the Land Use Commission Rules, the County General Plan and the Hawaii State Plan. Under the Land Use Commission Rules, one of the standards for considering an area for urban reclassification states that, "In determining urban growth for the next ten years, or in amending the boundary, land contiguous with existing urban areas shall be given more consideration than non-contiguous land, and particularly when indicated for future urban use on state or county general plans." The project area confonms to this standard as it is situated adjacent to existing urban -designated lands to the north and is designated as future urban growth (Medium Density Urban) on the County's Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map in the General Plan. On April 20, 2010, Resolution No. 328-10 designated the zoning for Parcel 177 as RM -4. On June 3, 2016, Resolution No. 536-16 designated the zoning for Parcels 185 and 186 as RM -3. The applicant's request to designate 9.379 acres into the Urban District reflects the intent of the County of Hawaii Resolution Nos. 709-08, 328-10, 311-15 and 536-16 and the Governor's Executive Order No. 4224 to set aside and develop the land for elderly, affordable rental housing and related purposes for the Mohouli Heights Senior Neighborhood Project. The Urban District request would be consistent with the goals and policies of the Land Use and Housing elements of the General Plan. The Urban District request would be consistent with the goals, policies and standards of the Land use -Multiple Family Residential and the Housing Elements of the Hawaii County General Plan by