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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> DATE: September 15, 2020 Re: Comm. No. 1063/Res. No. 725-20 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i <br /> TIME: 9:03 a.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 725-20, reports as follows: <br /> Resolution No. 725-20, transmitted by Finance Director Deanna Sako, via Communication No. 1063 <br /> dated August 27, 2020, authorizes the Office of the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the University <br /> of Hawai`i's Hawai`i Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) for the Mass Transit Agency Hydrogen Bus <br /> Project. <br /> This resolution establishes a two-year agreement to operate and maintain three zero-emission buses in <br /> Kailua-Kona. <br /> A motion to move Resolution No. 725-20 to Council with a positive recommendation was made by <br /> Council Member Karen Eoff, and seconded by Council Member Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. <br /> Mass Transit Agency Administrator Brenda Carreira addressed Your Committee on the HNEI <br /> project, noting the two hydrogen buses donated from Hawai`i National Volcanoes National Park <br /> will need battery and fuel cell upgrades before operable, and once completed, will provide Mass Transit <br /> (MT) with three hydrogen buses best suitable for Kailua-Kona routes since the hydrogen fueling facility <br /> is housed at the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai`i Authority. She also stressed the need for <br /> hydrogen infrastructure to maintain buses, stating MT mechanics need to be retrained to include <br /> hydrogen-powered maintenance and repair. Currently, there are two mechanics being trained. <br /> Deputy Director of Research and Development Riley Saito confirmed that in December 2017, all four <br /> county mayors pledged to transition all of their fleet vehicles to 100 percent renewable power by 2035. <br /> Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 725-20, and <br /> recommends its adoption. <br /> db <br /> Al ES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted, <br /> CHUNG X <br /> DAVID x COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> EOFF X <br /> KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X / <br /> KIERKIEWICZ X � Arc <br /> LEE LOY X r�vN- 111 <br /> POINDEXTER x MAILE ME O EIROS DA CHAIR <br /> RICHARDS X FC REPORT NO.: 137 <br /> VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: OCT 0 7 2020 <br />