HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 337 Draft 01 2022-2024A RESOLUTION TO AWARD A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO THE FRIENDS OF AMY B.H. GREENWELL ETHNOBOTANICAL GARDEN.
WHEREAS, Section 10-15 of the Hawai‘i County Charter provides for a Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund to acquire lands and easements in the County of
Hawai‘i for public outdoor recreation, education, and preservation of coastal areas; and
WHEREAS, Section 10-16 of the Hawai‘i County Charter establishes a Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Fund (hereinafter “Maintenance Fund”) to
preserve these lands, promote public safety, and maintain a healthy stewardship; and
WHEREAS, Section 10-16(h) of the Hawai‘i County Charter provides that the Maintenance Fund may be used for a stewardship grant program for properties purchased via the Public Access,
Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund, which allows 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations to apply for grant-in-aid project funding for steward projects; and
WHEREAS, the Friends of the Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to support Hawaiian cultural traditions of land use and plants
and conserving the plant resources of traditional Hawaiian cultural activities as well as to ensure the continuance of this national treasure as an ethnobotanical garden; and
WHEREAS, the Friends of Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden has submitted a Maintenance Fund stewardship grant application to continue providing land stewardship and cultural education
for the properties situated in Kealakekua, District of South Kona (TMK: (3) 8 2-013:002, 003, 014; 8-2-014:043 and 8-2-015:059), which were acquired via the Public Access, Open Space,
and Natural Resources Preservation Fund after adoption of Resolution No. 155-19; and
WHEREAS, during its September 12, 2022, meeting, and pursuant to Section 2-217 of the Hawai‘i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural
Resources Preservation Commission forwarded a positive recommendation for this project to the Director of Finance; and
WHEREAS, Communication No. 336.1, issued by the Director of Finance on September 19, 2023, submitted for the Council’s consideration four applicants for stewardship grants for various
properties that have been acquired by the County using the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund; and
WHEREAS, in Communication No. 336.1, the Director of Finance’s recommendation is that the Friends of Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden will be able to complete its project in
accordance with the project description submitted and in strict adherence to the conditions governing the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Maintenance Fund;
and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that awarding a stewardship grant to the Friends of Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden will allow it to continue its ongoing plant preservation, restoration
of various sites and buildings as well as to create a community-based stewardship curriculum and creation of ADA pathways thoroughout the garden; and
WHEREAS, the Council further finds that awarding a stewardship grant to the Friends of Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden will benefit the community-at-large by demonstrating that
maintenance fund monies can be utilized to preserve the land, promote public safety, and maintain a healthy stewardship of those properties that have been acquired using Public Access,
Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation funding; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CONCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I, that pursuant to Section 10-16(h) of the Hawai‘i County Charter, a Maintenance Fund stewardship grant shall be awarded to the Friends
of Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in the amount of $171,370.00.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, pursuant to Section 10-16(g) of the Hawai‘i County Charter, funds from the stewardship grant awarded by this resolution shall be used for public safety maintenance
and preservation of the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden properties, identified as tax map keys (3) 8-2-013:002, 003, 014; 8-2-014:43; and 8-2-015:059.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the Director of Finance and the Department of Finance, Property Management Division.
Dated at _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
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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
KĀNEALIʻI-KLEINFELDER
KIERKIEWICZ
ATTEST:
KIMBALL
LEE LOY
VILLEGAS
Reference:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
RESOLUTION NO.