HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 014 Draft 01 2020-2022A 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 HAWAI‘I RISE FOUNDATION
TO ASSIST HAWAI‘I COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH ITS MOBILE GREENHOUSE TRAINING PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, Hawai‘i 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, Hawai‘i Rise Foundation is collaborating with Hawai‘i 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 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 HAWAI‘I that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 4 will be appropriated to the Department of Research and Development to provide
a grant to Hawai‘i Rise Foundation to assist Hawai‘i Community College with its Mobile Greenhouse Training 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:
$11,500
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91
Clerk-Council SVC – Contingency Relief
$11,500
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5161.22
Department of Research and Development
$11,500
Agriculture R&D - OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Hawai‘i Rise Foundation – HCC Mobile Greenhouse Training 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 _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
_______________________________________
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hilo, Hawai‘i
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
CHUNG
DAVID
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai‘i on _____________________________________.
EOFF
KANEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER
KIERKIEWICZ
LEE LOY
ATTEST:
POINDEXTER
RICHARDS
VILLEGAS
Reference:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
RESOLUTION NO.