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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 071 Draft 01 2020-2022 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I PURSUANT TO HRS 46-7, TO ACCEPT FUNDS AS A LOAN TO THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I WHEREAS, on March 13, 2019, Resolution 91-19 was adopted by the Council to enter into an agreement with the State of Hawai‘i to enable the County to receive a $40,000,000 loan pursuant to House Bill No. 1180, House Draft 1; and WHEREAS, the State of Hawai‘i has requested that a new resolution be authorized allowing the County to receive the $40,000,000 loan pursuant to Session Laws of Hawai‘i – Regular Session of 2020, Act 009; and WHEREAS, this loan to the County is to provide matching funds to obtain non-state funds, including federal funds, in order to provide relief, recovery, mitigation, and remediation assistance for disaster damage, losses, and suffering caused by the volcanic eruption that occurred between May 3 and August 7, 2018; and WHEREAS, the Hawai‘i County Council recommends the acceptance of these funds and requests that the State of Hawai‘i release the funds to the County of Hawai‘i; and WHEREAS, the County of Hawai‘i will report monthly expenditures to the State of Hawai‘i Department of Budget and Finance; and WHEREAS, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, Section 46-7, requires that county departments obtain the consent of the council to enter into agreements with the federal or state governments respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by law to furnish, expend, and receive any funds or other assistance in connection with projects being or to be undertaken pursuant to those powers; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I, in accordance with section 46-7, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, that the Mayor of the County of Hawai‘i is authorized to execute, on behalf of the County, an agreement and related documents with the State of Hawai‘i to enable the County to receive funds as specified above. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk of the County of Hawai‘i shall transmit copies of this resolution to the Office of the Mayor and to the Finance Department. 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 _____________________________________. INABA       KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER       KIERKIEWICZ       KIMBALL      ATTEST: LEE LOY       RICHARDS       VILLEGAS              Reference:  COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO.