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PORT OF THE
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COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
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DATE: January 20, 2021 Re: Comm. No. 60/Bill No. 14
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 9:03 a.m.
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Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 14, reports as follows:
Bill No. 14, transmitted by Finance Director Deanna S. Sako, via Communication No. 60 dated
December 30, 2020, amends the Capital Budget, Ordinance No. 20-44, as amended, relating to
public improvements and financing thereof for the fiscal year July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.
This bill appropriates the seventh increment of the fuel tax revenues established by Resolution
No. 504-08 to the following Fuel Tax programs: Roadway Projects - Engineering ($1.7 million);
Bridge Inspection, Repair and Replacement Program- Engineering ($1.2 million); and Local
Road Improvements -Highways ($2.9 million). The program appropriations shall be made to the
specific projects listed in Exhibit A, attached to the bill.
The local road improvement allocations are distributed as follows:
Puna $595,370
South Hilo 881,600
North Hilo 107,010
Hamakua 191,900
North Kohala 84,970
South Kohala 317,260
North Kona 434,710
Ka`u 199,230
Total $2,900,000
Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Ikaika Rodenhurst was in attendance. Several
Members requested he provide a document listing funding and priority of specific local road
improvement projects within their districts. Also, Members requested results from the state roads
survey. Finally, in order to facilitate communication between the Council and DPW's
Administration, an update on filling that department's position of Information Officer was
requested.
FC Report No. 14
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Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 243-5 and Hawaii County Charter 10-10,the
Council is authorized to fix the fuel tax rates for the county and may re-appropriate lapsed funds
at the end of two fiscal years. In addition, pursuant to Hawaii County Charter 10-6(e),the j
Council may amend the capital budget for the current year with an affirmative vote of two-thirds
of the entire membership.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 14 and
recommends its passage on first reading.
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AYES NOES ABS Ex Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG X
DAVID x COMMITTEE(,)N FINANCE
INABA X
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
KIMBALL X MATT KAN KLEINFELDER, CHAIR
LEE LOY X
RICHARDS X FC REPORT NO.: 14
VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: FEB 0 3 20 1