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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 487 Draft 01 2022-2024 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO AWARD FUNDS TO THE PĀHOA LAVA ZONE MUSEUM THROUGH THE GEOTHERMAL RELOCATION AND COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAM. WHEREAS, chapter 2, article 25, section 2-139(a)(3)(A) of the Hawai‘i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), hereinafter “the Code”, states “[g]rant awards in excess of $25,000 to nonprofit organizations shall specifically identify the organization receiving the grant funds and the purpose for which the grant funds shall be used in an ordinance or resolution”; and WHEREAS, chapter 2, article 25, section 2-136(5) of the Code defines “nonprofit organization” as “an organization organized for other than profit-making purposes and which has a current 501(c)(3) tax-exemption from the Internal Revenue Code”; and WHEREAS, Pāhoa Lava Zone Museum is a nonprofit organization as defined above; and WHEREAS, the Planning Department wishes to provide $65,000 to the Pāhoa Lava Zone Museum for the purpose of purchasing and installing surveillance systems in Pāhoa Village; and WHEREAS, this grant will be used to purchase, install, and maintain twenty-five (25) surveillance systems throughout Pāhoa Village, which will consist of eight cameras each, and further be used to train on-site representatives to effectively host, manage, and operate these systems; and WHEREAS, passive surveillance infrastructure is a demonstrated deterrent to criminal activity; and WHEREAS, these surveillance systems will provide comprehensive coverage for surrounding businesses, sidewalks, and other public places; and WHEREAS, the Pāhoa Public Safety Partnership convened stakeholders from the public and private sectors in the first annual Crime Prevention Summit on August 10th, 2023, to develop strategies for a safer Pāhoa, with a focus on trespassing enforcement, built environment improvements, youth engagement, and mental health support; and WHEREAS, a key outcome of the summit was the collective recognition of the need to bolster security measures in Pāhoa Village; and WHEREAS, the surveillance data from these systems will be made available to the County, including the Police Department, Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Hawaiʻi Fire Department, Mass Transit Agency, Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Department of Public Works, and will support investigations of reported crimes and help inform resource allocation for initiatives to address homelessness, mental health support, medical assistance, housing, and social services in Lower Puna; and WHEREAS, under chapter 2, article 36, section 2-181(5) of the Code, allowable expenditures of the Geothermal Relocation and Community Benefits Fund for public purposes include, but are not limited to, road improvements, water infrastructure, land acquisition, parks and recreational facility needs, civil defense, and mass transit improvements in Lower Puna; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I that, pursuant to chapter 2, article 25, section 2-139(a)(3)(A) of the Code, the Planning Director is hereby authorized to provide a grant of $65,000 to Pāhoa Lava Zone Museum for the purposes hereinabove described and further authorized to make the necessary expenditures out of and from the Geothermal Relocation and Community Benefits Fund in accordance with the terms of this resolution. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward a copy of this resolution to the Honorable Mitchell D. Roth, Mayor of the County of Hawai‘i; Diane Nakagawa, Director of Finance; Zendo Kern, Planning Director; Stephen Pause, Director of Public Works; Victor Kandle, Mass Transit Administrator; Maurice Messina, Parks and Recreation Director; Benjamin Moszkowicz, Chief of Police; Kazuo Todd, Fire Chief; and the Honorable Kelden Waltjen, Prosecuting Attorney. 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.