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oJN<v of a,�' COUNTY OF HAWA111 STATE OF HAWAFI orf°OF°NQ RESOLU'T'ION NO. 571 A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THREE RING RANCH, INC., FOR ITS AFTERSCHOOL MENTOR PROGRAM AT THE EXOTIC ANIMAL SANCTUARY IN KONA. WHEREAS, Three Ring Ranch, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is an exotic animal sanctuary licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture and accredited by both the American Sanctuary Association and the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries; and WHEREAS, Three Ring Ranch, Inc.'s mission is to positively impact the environment while educating Hawai`i's children about their place in the natural world; and WHEREAS, Three Ring Ranch, Inc.'s Afterschool Mentor Program has recently resumed at the Exotic Animal Sanctuary in Kona after a two-year hiatus as a safety measure to keep its primates as safe as possible from exposure to COVID-19; and WHEREAS, Three Ring Ranch, Inc.'s Afterschool Mentor Program has helped produce teachers, nurses, veterinarians, physicians, and scientists; and WHEREAS, Three Ring Ranch, Inc., is requesting funds to assist with expenses associated with its Afterschool Mentor Program at the Exotic Animal Sanctuary in Kona; and WHEREAS, one of the goals of the Department of Liquor Control is to support organizations and programs that promote the health, safety, and welfare of the public in a drug- and alcohol-free environment, such as Three Ring Ranch's Afterschool Mentor Program at the Exotic Animal Sanctuary; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawaii County Code, Contingency Relief funds shall be transferred to an accepting County department/agency via resolution identifying the nonprofit organization and the specific program, project, event, activity, service, equipment, materials, or supplies for which the grant shall be used; now,therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 8 will be appropriated to the Department of Liquor Control to provide a grant to the Three Ring Ranch, Inc., to assist with expenses associated with its Afterschool Mentor Program at the Exotic Animal Sanctuary in Kona. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawaii hereby transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below: