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Thmeenth Amendeu Traffic V'nwrgenc,,1(me Dedufanon and
<br /> lhirteenth Wuip o Valley Road Declwanon ofFineqclic"
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<br /> \XIIE`RT'AS, on February 25, 2022. aTruffitc L`.mcrgency Zone Declaration wasestablished for the Waipi*o Valley Road ("'Traffic Declaration-) and the Mayor's Waipi'o Valley
<br /> Road Emergency Rule No. I ("Emergency Rules-) were issued to regulate use of Waipi'o
<br /> Valley Road.
<br /> WFFI,,'RFIAS, FOHOWing issuance ofthe Traffic Declaration and EATiergency Rules, the
<br /> (.',OLjnty field public meetings, received comments from the corniliunity, responded to lawsuits,
<br /> clarified certain findings made in the Summary Report, and retained Haley & Aldrich to conduct
<br /> further gcotechnical studies to recommend rernediation measures necessary to improve the
<br /> dangers presented by the current condition of Valley Road,
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<br /> WA IFAFAS, I-IRS §127A-14 authorizes the mayor to declare an emergency has occurred.
<br /> WIIF'RF'AS, IIRS §I 27A-2 defines in emergency to include an Occurrence which results
<br /> or nary result in substantial injury or harm to the population or substantial damage to or loss of
<br /> property.
<br /> WHEREAS, I-IRS §127A-14(c) vests the mayor with sole authority to judge the existence;
<br /> of the danger, threat., or c irCL1rll stances giving rise to a declaration of a state ofernergencv.
<br /> WHE'Rt-AS. eftective September 19, 2022, a. First Waipi'o Valley Road Declaration of
<br /> YI-nergency, was established for the Waipi'o Valley Road (" Declaration of Emergency").
<br /> Wflf"IRI'AS. effective September 19, 2022, an Amended Traffic Zone Declaration was
<br /> established for the Waipi'o Valley Road ("A raffic Declaration").
<br /> WIIERI-.,'AS,, the Traffic Declaration and Declaration of"Emergency have remained in
<br /> effect pursuant to the Second Amended Trafflic Emergency Zone Declaration and Second
<br /> Waipi'o Valley Road Declaration ofEmergency were established for the Waipi'o Valley Road
<br /> ("Second Amended Declarations"). effective November 14, 2022; Third Amended Traffic
<br /> Emergency Zone Declaration and Third Waipi'o Valley Road Declaration of F"inergency,
<br /> effective January 13, 2023; Fourth Amended Traffic Erriergency Zone Declaration and I"()Urth
<br /> Waipi'o Valley Road Declaration of Emergency, effective March 14, 2023: F'ifth Amended
<br /> Traf'fic Emergency Zone Declaration and Fifth Waipi'o Valley Road Declaration of L"merge ncy,
<br /> effective May 13., 2023; Sixth Amended 'Fraffic F"mergency, Zone Declaration and Sixth Waipi'o
<br /> Valley Road Declaration of Emergency, effective July 12, 2023; Seventh Amended "Traffic
<br /> Emergency Zone Declarati(,,)n and Seventh Waipi,o Valley Road Declaration of t,"niergency,
<br /> effective September H, 2023, Eighth Amended Traffic F1'nlergcncy Zone Declaration; I'lighth
<br /> Waipi'o Valley Road Declaration of Emergency, effective November 10, 2023; Nineth Amended
<br /> Traffic Emergency Zone Declaration and Nineth Waipi'o Valley Road Declaration of'
<br /> Emergency. effective January 10, 2024; "Tenth Amended Traffic f"'Irnergency Zone Declaration
<br /> and F'enth Waipi'o Valley Road Declaration of Emergency, effective March 10. 2024 and
<br /> Eleventh Amended Traf ic Emergency Zone Declaration and Eleventh Waipi'o Valley Road
<br /> Declaration ofErnergency, effective May 10, 2024: '1 welt"th Amended Traffic Emergency Zone
<br /> Declaration and Twelfth Waipi'o Valley Road Declaration ofErnergericy, effective September 7,
<br /> 2024 (collectively "I raffic and Road Emergency L)eclarations").
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