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NSv os N�'', COUNTY OF HAWAI`I •i6k-SA_ • STATE OF HAWAI`I J ....641•rM��•'.� to,F.14:.1 RESOLUTION NO. 491 24 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 '0 KA`U KAKOU TO SUPPORT ITS COMMUNITY GARDENS PROJECT. WHEREAS, '0 Ka`u Kakou (OKK) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to support and promote a healthy community through education and economic development opportunities that improve the quality of life in Ka`u and return Ka`u to the productive and healthy community it has been in the past; and WHEREAS, OKK started its Community Garden project to provide the community with fresh produce and a space to promote and expand sustainable gardening practices through aloha `aina and kuleana within the community; and WHEREAS, OKK is requesting funds to purchase seeds, hog wire rolls, no weed mats, staple boxes, and fertilizer; and WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development supports sustainable agricultural practices by promoting educational opportunities designed to build skills and capacity in the farming community and to support locally produced agricultural products; 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 HAWAII that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 6 will be appropriated to the Department of Research and Development to provide a grant to OKK for its Community Gardens project. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai`i hereby transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below: