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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 GRASSROOTS CHURCH
FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO ITS KULEANA PROJECT.
WHEREAS, Grassroots Church is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to be a light in the world through service and community involvement; and
WHEREAS, Grassroots Church is spearheading the Kuleana Project, a workforce development, food sustainability, and community-building program; and
WHEREAS, Grassroots Church would like to create a resilient space on a 13-acre lot in Pāhoa to serve as a gathering point for its Kuleana Project, with the potential to serve as a distribution
point during times of disaster and emergency; and
WHEREAS, the Kuleana Project will also have a food hub to wash, sort, pack, and process the kalo (taro), ‘ōlena (turmeric), cassava, squash, ‘uala (sweet potato), basil, and other agricultural
products grown onsite; and
WHEREAS, Grassroots Church is requesting funds for its Kuleana Project to assist with expenses such as equipment and supplies for clearing land, tents and tables for workshops, hoses
and water pumps, and costs associated with the processing, harvesting, and packaging of crops; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development supports sustainable agricultural practices by promoting educational opportunities designed to build skills and community capacity
in agricultural activities; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawai‘i 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 HAWAI‘I that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 4 will be appropriated to the Department of Research and Development to provide
a grant to Grassroots Church for expenses related to its Kuleana Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai‘i hereby transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below:
FUND:
General
AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATION:
$15,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91
Clerk-Council SVC – Contingency Relief
$15,000
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5161.22
Department of Research and Development
$15,000
Agriculture R&D OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Grassroots Church – Kuleana Project)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the Director of Research and Development and 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 _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
_______________________________________
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai‘i
Hilo, Hawai‘i
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
EVANS
GALIMBA
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai‘i on _____________________________________.
INABA
KAGIWADA
KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER
KIERKIEWICZ
ATTEST:
KIMBALL
LEE LOY
VILLEGAS
Reference:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
RESOLUTION NO.