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RESOLUTION NO. JA 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 HAWAII RISE
FOUNDATION TO ASSIST HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH ITS MOBILE
GREENHOUSE TRAINING PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, Hawaii Rise Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was founded
by local business and community leaders seeking to use their expertise and resources to create
opportunities for those in need to grow and thrive through its support and educational services
and programs; and
WHEREAS, Hawaii Rise Foundation is collaborating with Hawaii Community College
(HCC) to establish a mobile greenhouse that uses Controlled Environment Agriculture, which is a
technology-based approach for food production using techniques such as hydroponics, aeroponics,
aquaculture, or aquaponics inside a controlled environment structure; and
WHEREAS, HCC's Mobile Greenhouse Training program will provide courses and
training to agriculture and electronics technicians to teach skills that are in high demand in
existing and emerging diversified agriculture industries and essential to Hawai `i Island's efforts
to become more resilient in terms of local food production; and
WHEREAS, Hawai `i Rise Foundation is requesting funds to purchase a container to be
used as a mobile greenhouse for HCC; and
WHEREAS, one of the program objectives of the Department of Research and
Development is to support the expansion of agricultural industries and methodology, such as
hydroponics, through farmer training programs; 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 4 will be appropriated to the Department of
Research and Development to provide a grant to Hawaii Rise Foundation to assist Hawaii
Community College with its Mobile Greenhouse Training program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawaii hereby
transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below:
FUND: General
AMOUNT OF
APPROPRIATION: $11,500
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk -Council SVC - Contingency Relief
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5161.22 Department of Research and Development
Agriculture R&D - OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Hawai`i Rise Foundation - HCC Mobile
Greenhouse Training program)
$11,500
$11,500
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 Hilo , Hawai`i, this 23rd day of December , 2020
INT UCSD BY.
C CIL MEMB ,COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawai `i
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted bthe COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai `i on December 23, 020
ATTEST:
2
ROLL CALL VOTF.
Reference:
C-4/Council
RESOLUTION NO. 14 20
AYES NOES ABS EX
CHUNG
X
DAVID
X
INABA
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER
X
KIERKIEWICZ
X
KIMBALL
X
LEE LOY
X
RICHARDS
X
VILLEGAS
X
8 0 1 0
Reference:
C-4/Council
RESOLUTION NO. 14 20