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RESOLUTION NO. 328 22
A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT
AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT IN THE GEOTHERMAL RELOCATION AND
COMMUNITY BENEFITS FUND TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT FOR THE HAWAII
FIRE DEPARTMENT'S STATION 10 IN PAHOA.
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 36, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as
amended), established the Geothermal Relocation and Community Benefits Program and the
Geothermal Relocation and Community Benefits Fund, which are administered by the Planning
Department; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 2, Article 36, Section 2-181, of the Hawai`i County
Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), allowable expenditures for public purposes relating to
the Geothermal Relocation and Community Benefits program include, but are not limited to,
road improvements, water infrastructure, land acquisition, parks and recreational facility needs,
civil defense, and mass transit improvements, provided that appropriations are recommended by
the Planning Director and adopted by the Hawai`i County Council; and
WHEREAS, according to the Hawai`i Fire Department, between 2016 and 2021, there
were approximately 1,650 fire-related calls in the lower Puna district, which accounted for nearly
35% of all fire-related calls island wide; and
WHEREAS, the Hawai`i Fire Department's Station 10 in Pahoa is in dire need of one
mobile self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) compressor unit($178,000 estimate), 20
SCBA bottles at 4,500 psi ($27,500 estimate), and a F-450 to tow and transport the compressor
unit and bottles ($95,000 estimate); and
WHEREAS, having a mobile unit means real-time replenishment of bottles at any
incident site in lower Puna, and firefighters will no longer lose valuable time going elsewhere,
mid-incident, to refill bottles at the nearest station with a working compressor unit, which is
Station 2 in Keaukaha; now,therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that in
accordance with Chapter 2, Article 36, Section 2-181, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016
Edition, as amended), and with the approval of the Planning Director, the following amount is
hereby transferred and appropriated as set forth below:
FUND: Geothermal Relocation& Community Benefits
AMOUNT OF
APPROPRIATION: $300,500
OUT AND FROM:
095.141.5143.02 Geothermal OCE $300,500
CREDITED TO:
095.221.5221.90 Geothermal Fire Eqpt $300,500
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that $300,500 from the Geothermal Relocation and
Community Benefits Fund will be utilized for the purchase of essential fire equipment, which
will be housed at Station 10 in Pahoa.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Mayor,the Planning Director, and the Director of Finance, and that the Director
of Finance is hereby authorized to make the necessary transfers in accordance with the terms of
this resolution.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 23rd day of March , 20 22 •
INTRO : C D BY:
CO CIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i CHUNG X
DAVID X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by INABA X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
County of Hawaii on March 23, 2022
KIERKIEWICZ X
KIMBALL X
ATTEST: LEE LOY• X
RICHARDS X
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VILLEGAS X
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Ar-Am Reference: C-641/FC-108
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