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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0877.000 2022-2024 Mitchell D.Roth o+tY° "+ire. Diane Nakagawa Mayor ��,,Id,� Director -,,ii '• ,:{ _ Aaron K.H. Brown ''•,,44 u'4 -` I Deputy Director County of Hawaii Finance Department 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2103 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720 (808)961-8234 • Fax(808)961-8569 April 26, 2024 0 n c C) Heather Kimball, Council Chair and ---1 Members of the Hawai`i County Council 0, ' Hawai`i County Council c:A . 25 Aupuni Street ,.�. =-z i- / Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 •• Re: Operating Budget The County of Hawai`i Planning Department has been awarded $75,000 of federally derived funds from the State of Hawai`i, Department of Health, Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division. These funds will be used to advance the County of Hawai`i's work on Multi-Modal Transportation.Safety. Enclosed is a resolution to enter into an agreement to accept these funds. Also enclosed is a bill for an ordinance amending the Operating Budget by appropriating this $75,000. The Planning Department is requesting that this bill be waived from the Finance Committee and be placed on the May 15, 2024 Council agenda in order to expedite the receipt of these funds. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call Dawn Johnston of the Planning Department at 961-8712. Od‘V. Diane Nakagawa Director of Finance Enc. c: Planning L €s.52cO-Z4 'Zak «3 7 g1-1- Comm. wiT,o) Ref. To: U l . Hawai'i County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and ProvideRef. Date APR 3 0 2024 Form#: B-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION • DEPARTMENT: Planning DATE: 4/12/24 STAFF CONTACT: Dawn Johnston PHONE: 961-8712 A. REQUEST: Request a resolution for the County to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with the State Department of Health, Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division for the purpose of receiving grant funds to advance the County's work on Multi-Modal Transportation Safety. This Agreement covers the period of May 1, 2024,to April 30, 2026. Please create an ordinance to appropriate funds up to$75,000.00 to revenue account 010.3309.25 and expense account 010.141.5141.61.104. IS 'fn Request to waive Committee and for request to be placed on the May,t, 2024, Council meeting agenda. B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): Mulit-Modal Transportation Safety is a key concept in both Vision Zero, a nation wide effort to reduce traffic fatalites to zero by planing and designing roadways around its most vulnerable users, and Complete Streets, a nation-wide program to help local jurisdictions design, build, and operate streets to enable safe access for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and transit riders of all ages and abilities and regards multimodal transportation . The Couty of Hawaii passed a Complete Streets Policy in October of 2011 (Res. 171-11), and adpoted a Vision Zero Action plan (Res. 746-20) and Street Design Manual (779-20) in 2020 to The State Department of Health, Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Division is providing funds to allow key staff to attend Multimodal Transportation Saftey trainings to further the County's capacity to plan for, design, and build complete streets and implent our plans and policys through Multi-modal trasportation planning and design. SIGNED: /0 DATE: / Department Head GRANT SUMMARY (Supplement to B-52,Request for Council Action) Type of Grant Appropriation being retjuested: (Ncw or an additional appropriation) ® New(for this fiscal year period). OR ❑ Additional appropriation (to an existing grant); Is a draft agreement attached? ' Has the original grant notification been transmitted to ® Yes ❑No Council? ❑ Yes ❑No Name of Grant Program: Department of Health Multi-Modal Transportation Safety Grant Grantor: Hawaii State Department of Health County Grantee Department or Agency: Planning Department County Grantee Contact Person: Natasha Soriano Phone Number: 961-8174 Amount of Grant: $75,000.00 Grant Period(Commencement&Completion): May 1,2024 to April 30,2026 Purpose of Grant: To provide training for county staff regarding multi-modal transportation safety Funding Source: ❑Federal ®Federal,passed-through state EState *If Federal,passed-through state,provide Federal Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention County Match required?: ❑ Yes ®No If yes, Matching Amount? Budgeted in account# : In-kind?Explain: Explanation: Comity's personnel requirements: Amount of new position(s)? Qty: Permanent: ❑ Temporary: ❑, Duration: Full-time: ❑ Part-time: ❑,Time Element: Qty: Contractual: ❑ Explain: Explanation: Additional Comments about Grant: The total grant includes $75,000 funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a national initiative to address Covid-19 health deparities amound populations at high-risk and underserved, including racial and ethnic minority populations and rural communites . A-52 Grant Summary Form � ,oF,tiq ,,� MICHELLE M. GALIMBA MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER 0.• ' ,9�. HOLEKA GORO INABA Chairperson y `i�'' JENN KAGIWADA *' 'L.>tPe eta :* ; ASHLEY L.KIERKIEWICZ CINDY EVANS -= HEATHER L.KIMBALL • Vice Chair 'a�s�•:°,„„Mo;:•:� :� SUSAN L.K.LEE LOY oF•+�P'aP • REBECCA VILLEGAS HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai i 96720 May 1, 2024 Heather L. Kimball, Council Chair Hawai`i County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 /. RE: Resolution No. 520-24 _ : RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAI'I,DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PURSUANT TO HRS 46-7,FOR A GRANT TO THE COUNTY OF HAWAI'I PLANNING DEPARTMENT Bill No. 163 . AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO.23-50,AS AMENDED,THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAI'I FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30,2024. Pursuant to Section 2(g) of Rule 4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Council of the County of Hawai`i, this written request is submitted with my approval that the above-referenced matter be waived from the Committee on Finance to the full Council for immediate action. In reviewing this matter, timely approval is crucial. It is therefore advantageous that approval is granted and the matter be placed onto the next Council agenda for review. However, in the event this request is denied, for whatever reason, I understand the matter shall be referred to the Committee on Finance for placement on its future agenda. Sincerely, ItMatt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Chairperson Committee on Finance Approved P ate/Waive to Council: Disapproved/Date/Refer to FC: QK Heather L. Kimball, C ancil Chair Heather L. Kimball, Council Chair Hawai`i County Council APR 2 9 2024 Hawai`i County Council MKK/lkh Hawai`i County Is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer