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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> DATE: March 21, 2023 Re: Comm.No. 155/Bill No. 35 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Kailua-Kona, Hawaii <br /> TIME: 1:45p.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Finance,to which was referred Bill No. 35,reports as follows: <br /> Bill No. 35,transmitted by Finance Director Deanna Sako, via Communication No. 155 dated <br /> March 3, 2023, amends Ordinance No. 22-63, as amended the Operating Budget for the County of <br /> Hawai`i for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023. <br /> This bill increases revenues in the State Grants—Beverage Container Deposit Program account <br /> ($22,709); and appropriates the same to the Beverage Container Deposit Program account, bringing <br /> the total appropriation to $597,099. These additional funds will be used to cover increased costs <br /> required to operate the Certified Redemption Centers at designated Solid Waste transfer stations. <br /> Committee Member Rebecca Villegas provided comments in support of this measure. <br /> Committee Chair Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder asked the Environmental Management Deputy Director <br /> Brenda Iokepa-Moses and Environmental Management Business Manager Robin Bauman how much it <br /> costs to run the Beverage Container Deposit Program,to which Ms. Bauman stated that the cost came in <br /> at just under$600,000, bringing the appropriation total to $597,099, and clarified that this measure was <br /> a reimbursement from the State to cover the County's cost. <br /> Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 35, and recommends its <br /> passage on first reading. <br /> 11h <br /> AYES NOES ABS , EX Respectfully submitted, <br /> EVANS X <br /> GALIMBA X COMMITTEE ON F ANCE <br /> INABA X <br /> KAGIWADA X <br /> KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X <br /> KIERKIEWICZ x MATT KANE• EINFELDER, <br /> KIMBALL X CHAIR <br /> LEE LOY X FC REPS' NO.: 33 <br /> VILLEGAS X ADOPTED: APR 0 5 2023 <br />