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.oJ��v os k, .!Y .4 •ivy '��i � • -�•�• `�'''�=-�/�*- STATE OF HAWAII COUNTY O F HAWAII �=-�• RESOLUTION NO. 721 20 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE HAWAII COUNTY ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL FOR THE PURCHASE OF CITRIC ACID TO CONTROL COQUI FROGS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 7. WHEREAS, residents in Council District 7 are continuously challenged by the noise and nuisance of coqui frogs, which negatively impact Hawai`i Island's economy, environment, and quality of life; and WHEREAS, the Hawai`i County Economic Opportunity Council (HCEOC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has been helping to provide citric acid to the public; and WHEREAS, HCEOC is requesting funds to purchase more citric acid to continue assisting the public with controlling the coqui frog population in Council District 7; and WHEREAS, one of the objectives of the Department of Research and Development is to support research or extension projects on invasive species, such as the coqui frog; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawaii County Code, Contingency Relief funds shall be transferred to an accepting County department/agency via resolution identifying the nonprofit organization and the specific program, project, event, activity, service, equipment, materials, or supplies for which the grant shall be used; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 7 will be appropriated to the Department of Research and Development to provide a grant to HCEOC for the purchase of citric acid to control the coqui frog infestation in Council District 7. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai`i hereby transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below: