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MtY OSN�• P ' , • Ramzi I. Mansour Mitchell D.Roth eyi_;q, Mayor ;+: �.:!: //i* Director Lee Lord • •r r �°•"�`:••" Brenda lokepa-Moses ' • •OF'N Deputy Director Managing Director P y County of Hawaii DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 345 Kekuanao`a Street,Suite 41• Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Ph:(808)961-8083• Fax: (808)961-8086 Email:cohdem@hawaiicounty.gov July 30, 2021 Maile Medeiros David, Council Chair; and Members of the Hawai`i County Council ' , 25 Aupuni Street f , Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 A. Introduction This report has been prepared pursuant to Council Resolution No. 158-21 ("Resolution"), dui _ adopted on July 7, 2021. The Resolution accepted the RCFC Kaloko Heights, LLC's Petition to Institute Community Facilities District to Construct Sewer Line Extension and Related Improvements from Kaloko Heights to Existing Sewer Line Terminus in the Vicinity of West Hawai`i Civic Center, Kaloko and Kohanaiki, North Kona, Hawai`i, in accordance with the requirements of Hawai`i County Code (HCC) Chapter 32. The twelfth provision in the enacting clause of the Resolution further directed the Director of the Department of Environmental Management(DEM)to prepare and submit a Report of Facilities to the Council pursuant to HCC Section 32-21 which requires the Director: "to study the proposed district and, at or before the time of the hearing (or within sixty days after adoption of the resolution of intention, or such earlier date established by the council, if the hearing is waived pursuant to section 32-24), file a report with the council containing a brief description of the proposed facilities by type which will in their opinion be required to adequately meet the needs of the district, and their estimate of the cost of providing those facilities." The proposed Community Facilities District(CFD) contemplates the issuance of Special Tax Bonds to fund the design and construction of a sewer line that will be installed in portions of Hina Lath Street and Ane Keohokalole Highway Rights-of-Way (ROW), connecting the Kaloko Heights project area to the existing sewer lines within Ane Keohokalole Highway that connect to the County's Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant(WWTP). Upon completion of the sewer line improvements,the County will own, operate and maintain the system. The proposed improvements, consisting exclusively of a sewer system, including the incidental restoration of roadway and related improvements, are consistent with HCC Section 32-7(j) which allows,wastewater systems or facilities to be financed by a CFD. I I Comm. No. • Ref. To: uunciI Ref. Dote: _ AUG - 9 2021 1