HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 074 2021/09/07 2020-2022 REPORT OFT
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: September 7, 2021 Re: Comm. No. 369/Bill No. 63
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 11:40 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 63, reports as follows:
Bill No. 63, transmitted by Director of Finance Deanna S. Sako via Communication No. 369 dated
August 18, 2021, amends Ordinance No. 21-38, as amended, the Operating Budget for the County of
Hawaii for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.
This bill appropriates revenues in the Federal—Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery
Supplemental 2 account ($23,720,000); and appropriates the same to the Community Development Block
Grant Disaster Recovery Supplemental 2 account. Funds would be primarily used to support disaster
relief and long-term recovery related to the 2018 Kilauea eruption.
Committee Member Ashley L. Kierkiewicz requested that Planning Director Zendo Kern and Disaster
Recovery Officer Douglas Le provide an update on the amended action plan. Mr. Le stated that Disaster
Recovery has worked on a three-year post-eruption survey for impacting properties. The additional
allocation went towards updating the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds
action plan, wherein Disaster Recovery dedicated 30 days for public comment. Mr. Le also stated that the
amended plan can be found online along with a summary of public comments and that a majority of
public comments were in direct support of the additional funding.
Mr. Le then explained that the buyout program is organized by need. Phase I has drawn just under
300 eligible applicants. Phase 11, which will open on November 1, 2021 to second homes, has drawn
75 applications so far. Phase III, which will open in May 2022 to include undeveloped parcels, has drawn
68 applications. Ms. Kierkiewicz clarified that registration is not a prerequisite to apply but ensures that
individuals are receiving information as soon as it is available.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 63, and recommends its
passage on first reading.
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AYES NOES ABS Ex Respectfully submitted,
CHUNG X
DAVID X COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
INABA X —"—
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
KIMBALL X MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER,
LEE LOY X CHAIR
RICHARDS X FC REPORT NO.: 74
VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: SEP 2 2 2021