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SOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING ADDITION OF AN ITEM TITLED "DEVELOP AN
INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO SECURE FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF HAWAII
TO ADDRESS THE COUNTIES' WASTEWATER NEEDS" FOR INCLUSION IN THE
2022 HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE.
WHEREAS,the County Council selected Council Member Heather Kimball as their
representative, an officer of the State Association of Counties, who sits on the Executive
Committee of the corporation; and
WHEREAS,the bylaws of the State Association of Counties state:
• The executive committee shall be the primary forum in the corporation for
discussion, consultation, and formulation of policies and proposals on matters
relating to the real property tax and intergovernmental relations and shall be the
primary liaison between the corporation and State government.
• The executive committee shall determine the strategy for the corporation's
efforts before the State Legislature.
• Prior to or during the annual State Legislative Session, the corporation may
adopt and transmit legislative priorities to the Legislature for consideration;
and
WHEREAS, wastewater treatment is essential for the protection of our natural resources,
for water reuse and to offset ground water usage for irrigation; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Environmental Management estimates that Hawaii
County needs one billion dollars for current facilities improvement and another one billion
dollars for cesspool conversion; and
WHEREAS, Council Member Kimball has been meeting with public and private
stakeholders to plan for new ways to fund wastewater treatment at the county level; now
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it
supports the addition of an item titled"develop innovative approach to secure funding from the
State of Hawaii to address the counties' wastewater needs"for inclusion in the 2022 Hawaii
State Association of Counties Legislative Package.
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E IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the President of the HSAC Executive Committee, the Honorable Mayor Mitchell D.
Roth, and Director of Environmental Management Ramzi Mansour.
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Dated at , Hawai`i, this day of , 20
INTRODUCED BY:
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C UNCIL MEM ER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
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COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii CHUNG
DAVID
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by INABA
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER
County of Hawaii on
KIERKIEWICZ
KIMBALL
ATTEST: LEE LOY
RICHARDS
VILLEGAS
Reference: C-439/Waived GOREDC
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 239 2:1
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