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COUNTY OF HAWAII Notes to the Basic Financial Statements June 30,2006 consultant,surveyed 669 intersections,then ranked them in order of priority. A transition plan,along with a funding commitment,was approved by the County Council. The total cost of all curb cuts was estimated to be$6.2 million. The cost of the first phase of the plan was $3 million,to be used in high priority areas such as government facilities,schools,and hospitals. The remaining cost will cover curb cuts at parks and in low-density single family residential areas. All corrective action was to be completed by July 2005,with an estimated 682 ramps to be completed. Funding allocated so far for this effort is$8.1 million. Since the proposed timetable proved to be too ambitious,the parties amended the agreement to require contracting by July 2005,rather than completion by that date. Pursuant to the April 2005 Stipulation of the Parties and Order of the Court,all curb ramps for 2005 and most curb ramps for 2004 were deferred. There were 50 curb ramps constructed in 2005. There are 295 curb ramps to be completed by the end of December 2006;all ramps have been designed,and bids for the contracts on these ramps were accepted and contracted out. In addition,the Department of Public Works has developed and advertised Procedures for Requesting New Curb Ramps or Modifications to Existing Curb Ramps within the County Streets. The second stipulated agreement relates to the Department of Parks and Recreation(the Parks Department). The agreement required the Parks Department to establish practices,policies and procedures regarding its programs,and prepare a transition plan by the middle of the year 2000. The self-evaluation and transition plan for programs,practices and procedures has been completed and approved by the County Council. The cost impact of implementation is not material because the necessary modifications are primarily procedural. This is an ongoing effort. The second part of this stipulated agreement is the reevaluation of all County facilities,which was completed and accepted by the County Council on June 30,2000. Approximately 240 County facilities were surveyed as part of this effort. The tentative completion date of all necessary repairs and renovations is 12 years from the date the County Council accepted the self-evaluation. The original estimated cost of the facilities repairs was $14.8 million,which will be spent over the 12 year period. Funding allocated so far for facilities repairs is$15.3 million,with another$4 million of federal funding anticipated through community development block grants over the next 3 years Since 2000,the Department of Parks and Recreation has requested$2 to$3 million a year for the different park facilities' ADA projects,and recently,the Department of Public Works has requested an additional$2 million a year for the other County ADA facilities' project. Parties are currently working on a plan to ensure implementation of a Transition Plan with the assistance of a court Monitor and an ADA Specialist,to obtain extensions on the initial deadlines for completion that were set in the Original Transition Plan and to establish a Revised Transition Plan to satisfy the requirements of the ADA. 12. RISK MANAGEMENT The County is exposed to various risks of losses related to torts;theft of,damage to,and destruction of assets;errors and omissions;injuries to employees;and natural disasters. The County maintains fire and commercial multiple peril insurance on County facilities,flood -73 -