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Form #: B-52 <br /> 7/18/91 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> Public Works and Research and <br /> DEPARTMENT: Development DATE: 8/22/19 <br /> STAFF CONTACT: Jane Horike PHONE: 808 961-8496 <br /> A. REQUEST: <br /> A Resolution authorizing the County to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with Malama `O Puna to <br /> provide funding from Ordinance 19-22 to establish a temporary road access for residents and farmers from <br /> Malama Ki access lava locked homes and farms. <br /> Request to waive out of Finance Committee and 5 day hold over period plus a breach to place it on the <br /> September 4th agenda because the residents and farmers of the Malama Ki Kipuka have been displaced for <br /> over one-year due to the 2018 Kilauea eruption and all are anxious to return to their homes and farms. <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED)• <br /> Pursuant to Hawaii County Code ("HCC") § 2-139(a)(3)(A), the County may enter into agreement with a non- <br /> profit organization for over$25,000 with the consent of the Council through an ordinance or resolution. . <br /> Public Works and R&D is requesting that the Council approve a resolution authorizing R&D to enter into an <br /> agreement with Malama '0 Puna, a 501(c)(3) organization for the purpose of funding its program, "Access to <br /> Lava-Locked Parcels." <br /> This application is for$28,000 from Ordinance 19-22 to be dispersed to Malama '0 Puna for the residents, <br /> businesses, and farmers of Malama Ki Kipuka to establish a temporary road for access to their homes, <br /> businesses, and farms. Ordinance 19-22 contains $50k of Department of Public Works funding for <br /> emergency roads recovery and to assist with costs associated with immediate road restoration. This project <br /> is related to the disaster recovery efforts specific to roads that were damaged by the 2018 Kilauea volcanic <br /> eruption in the Puna district. In the interest of public health, safety, and in order to provide access to <br /> farmers, businesses, and residents, the funding to Malama `O Puna shall be used to re-establish an access <br /> road for the Malama Ki Kipuka residents, farmers, and businesses by providing costs for bulldozing and <br /> administrative funding to Malama `O Puna, <br /> SIGNED: DATE: 8/22/2018 <br /> Department Head 1 Public Works <br /> SIGNED: <br /> DATE: 8/22/2018 <br /> Department Head / Research 6Ad Development <br />