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HCHA April 9, 2019 <br /> temperature that's going on in our federal government? Do we have any <br /> thoughts on that? <br /> Gyotoku: We had a scare recently when the federal government shut down. <br /> We had to develop contingency plans, how we gunna pay for the housing <br /> vouchers and I...I believe we talked to Mayor Kim and Deanna Sako, Finance <br /> Director and we came out to, like a contingency plan that we could pay <br /> maybe two years because were paying about 1 .6 million dollars of housing <br /> assistance a month out. We would have to be able to pay for only a little while <br /> and eventually we would have to, I guess, shut down the program if the funding <br /> stops. But that's the reality of the program it really depends...so far we've heard <br /> that the funding level will continue on this basis. We have no indication so far <br /> that they will cut it out. They been talk all, every year we go through this cycle <br /> that they, we have to go fight for or sorta like try to seek more funding but it <br /> depends on what the federal government issues. And like I said we try to seek <br /> the money, we have to...if we don't get the funding, we don't work. That's the <br /> name of our agency. <br /> LeeLoy: Yeah and I appreciate that forethought cause I think just the natural <br /> disaster that we went through has everybody thinking about contingency <br /> planning but besides that the self-sustainable part or self-sustainable piece that <br /> if that funding runs out. And one other thing I don't want us to ever forget <br /> besides the affordable housing for workforce, we need senior affordable <br /> housing on the westside too because as the units kinda of absorb in the eastside <br /> because of our aging population the same will happen on the westside so I <br /> want this department to give some forethought to what that looks like besides <br /> the workforce housing, what our kupuna housing would look like. <br /> Gyotoku: My presentation, we had several. One of the biggest ones that <br /> recently completed was Lei Ohana which is on Ana K highway. Those are 80 <br /> units of elderly and we also looking at trying to develop more on that side, on <br /> that corridor. One of the basic problems has been infrastructure...sewer <br /> especially on the westside, water is another issue and roads. You cannot just put <br /> a big gang septic tank for 80 units, could possibly but fish and wild life might <br /> come against us. So it's a real balance and the cost to dig in the lava to bring in <br /> the sewer is another issue, especially on Kona side. You don't have the...its <br /> costly...its more costly then the westside. <br /> LeeLoy: The irony with that statement is its expensive for private developers too. <br /> So we gotta put or heads together and do more public-private partnerships <br /> cause without the infrastructure nobody gets housing! Whether its private <br /> developers or community. With that I'll yield, thank you. <br /> Eoff: okay, Ms. Kierkiewicz. <br /> Page 12 of 22 <br />