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STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. 762 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 BIG ISLAND
RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO ASSIST THE
BIG ISLAND INVASIVE SPECIES COMMITTEE WITH EXPENSES RELATED TO
ITS NEIGHBORHOOD LITTLE FIRE ANT FIGHTERS PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council
(BIRCDC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to assist people of the Big
Island in achieving sustainable development while caring for and appreciating their natural
environment to ensure broadened economic opportunities, enriched communities, and better
lives; and
WHEREAS, BIRCDC will partner with the Big Island Invasive Species Committee
(BIISC) to support its Neighborhood Little Fire Ant Fighters program to assist with efforts to
control little fire ants on Hawai`i Island; and
WHEREAS, BIISC's Neighborhood Little Fire Ant Fighters program facilitates the
formation of trained neighborhood-control teams, offers support and ongoing training to each
team for one year, and provides 25% of the materials and supplies, including application
materials, survey kits, and ant bait; and
WHEREAS, BIRCDC is requesting funds to provide BIISC with supplies and materials
to be used in its Neighborhood Little Fire Ant Fighters program; and
WHEREAS, one of the objectives of the Department of Research and Development's
agriculture program is to reduce the negative impact of invasive species through research,
education, and community initiatives; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawai`i 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 5 will be appropriated to the Department of
Research and Development to provide a grant to BIRCDC to assist BIISC with expenses related
to its Neighborhood Little Fire Ant Fighters program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai`i hereby
transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below:
FUND: General
AMOUNT OF
APPROPRIATION: $2,500
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC—Contingency Relief $2,500
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5161.22 Department of Research and Development $2,500
Agriculture R&D OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(BIRCDC—BIISC's Neighborhood Little
Fire Ant Fighters Program)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Director of Research and Development and Director of Finance, and that the
Director of Finance is hereby authorized to make the necessary transfers in accordance with the
terms of this resolution.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 6th day of November , 20 20 .
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL ME tER, •LINTY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo,Hawai`i CHUNG X
DAVID X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
County of Hawai`i on November 6, 2020
KIERKIEWICZ X
LEE LOY X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
RICHARDS X
VILLEGAS X
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,A4ILReference: C-1128/Council
COUNTY C ERK ---"1"1"PERSON& PRESIDIN FFICER RESOLUTION NO. 7G2 20
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