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REPORT OF E <br /> COMMITTEE N FINANCE <br /> DATE: March 9, 2022 Re: Comm. No. 6531 ill No. 131 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Hilo, Hawaii <br /> TIME: 9:00 a.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawaii County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 131, reports as follows: <br /> Bill No. 131, transmitted by the Finance Director Deanna S. Sako via Communication No. 653 dated <br /> February 17, 2022, amends Ordinance No. 21-39, as amended, relating to public improvements and <br /> financing thereof for the fiscal year July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. <br /> This bill increases the Environmental Management Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades- <br /> Phase I project by $13 million, bringing the total appropriation to $18 million. Funds for this project <br /> shall be provided from the General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund—Fund Balance and/or <br /> Other Sources and would be used towards the design of an all-encompassing renovation of the Hilo <br /> Wastewater Treatment Plant. <br /> Ms. Sako and Environmental Management Director Ramzi I. Mansour both provided a brief <br /> summary of the bill background. <br /> Per Committee Member Herbert M. "Tim" Richards III's request, Mr. Mansour provided a timeline <br /> of the project. Mr. Richards voiced concerns with timing, specifically with expirations on federal <br /> funding. Mr. Richards also suggested that Mr. Mansour look into whether the state funding given to <br /> Puak6 for wastewater planning could be used in order to support a more concerted County plan. <br /> Committee Member Susan L.K. Lee Loy asked Ms. Sako if the appropriation could be paid back by <br /> other sources. Ms. Sako stated that the construction may be paid back but probably not design. <br /> Committee Member Heather L. Kimball asked Mr. Mansour about the status of the environmental <br /> impact statement for this project. Mr. Mansour stated that there is a meeting to discuss in April. <br /> Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 131, and <br /> recommends its passage on first reading. <br /> arc <br /> APES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted, <br /> CHUNG X <br /> DAVID X COMMITTEE ONFINANCE <br /> INABA X <br /> KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X 5 .,.....,- <br /> KIERKIEWICZ X <br /> KIMBALL X MATT KANEALI`I�KLEINFELDER, CHAIR <br /> LEE LOY X <br /> RICRARDS X FC REPORT NO.: 117 <br /> VILLEGAS X k AUOPTED: R 2 12022 <br />