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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> DATE: April 20, 2021 Re: Comm.No. 189/Res.No. 83-21 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i <br /> TIME: 10:30 a.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Finance,to which was referred Resolution No. 83-21,reports as follows: <br /> Resolution No. 83-21,transmitted by Council Member Rebecca Villegas via Communication No. 189 <br /> dated March 2, 2021, authorizes the Director of Finance to enter into negotiations for the acquisition of <br /> tax map key 7-6-004:003, situated in the District of North Kona, also known as Ke Ala Kakou,utilizing <br /> the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund. <br /> This resolution allows the County to enter into negotiations to acquire this 2.4888-acre parcel to mitigate <br /> the risks of stormwater flooding damage, recharge area aquifers and preserve and promote Hawaiian <br /> culture,tradition, and customary practices. The parcel is listed as priority number sixteen for purchase in <br /> the 2020 Annual Report of the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation <br /> Commission(PONC). <br /> Council Member Villegas provided background information regarding this resolution. <br /> Council Member Maile David thanked Ms. Villegas for her foresight in submitting these historical and <br /> cultural properties to the PONC program. <br /> Pursuant to Hawai`i County Code Section 2-218(a),the Council shall by resolution select land or lands <br /> to be preserved through acquisition from the fund, as recommended by the Mayor in a list developed by <br /> the commission. <br /> Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 83-21, and <br /> recommends its adoption. <br /> ssc <br /> AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted, <br /> CHUNG X <br /> DAVID x COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> INABA X <br /> KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X <br /> KIERKIEWICZ X <br /> KIMBALL X MATT KANEALI`I- ' EIN, ELDER, CHAIR <br /> LEE LOY X <br /> RICHARDS X FC REPORT NO.: 34 <br /> VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: MAY 0 5 2021 <br />