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STATE OF HAWAI`I
RESOLUTION NO. 658 24
A RESOLUTION TO AMEND RESOLUTION NO. 464-24 TO ADD
THE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM TO THE 2024
COUNTY OF HAWAI`I ANNUAL ACTION PLAN TO BE SUBMITTED
TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND TO MODIFY THE AUTHORIZATION
TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS.
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 464-24, adopted on April 17, 2024, in
accordance with Section 46-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, authorized the Mayor of
the County of Hawaii to execute, on behalf of the County, an agreement and
related documents with the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development and the State of Hawaii, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development
Corporation for the 2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME
Investment Partnerships (HOME) and Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Programs; and
WHEREAS, after the adoption of Resolution No. 464-24, funds from the
Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program were offered directly to the County of
Hawaii, and the Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) is
requesting that the ESG Program be included in the 2024 County of Hawaii Action
Plan; and
WHEREAS, the ESG Program provides funding for street outreach,
emergency shelters, homelessness prevention, rapid re -housing assistance, and
data collection through the Homeless Management Information System in the
County of Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 464-24 also authorized the Mayor of the
County of Hawaii or, in his absence, the Acting Mayor or authorized
representative to execute and submit the 2024 County of Hawaii Action Plan and
all other related documents, and that the Mayor or his authorized representative is
designated to act as the representative of the County; and
WHEREAS, the OHCD is requesting that authorization to execute
agreements be granted exclusively to the Mayor of the County of Hawaii, as the
certifying official; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`l that
in accordance with Section 46-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that the Mayor of the
County of Hawaii is authorized to execute, on behalf of the County, agreements
and related documents with the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development and the State of Hawaii, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development
Corporation for the 2024 CDBG, HOME, HTF, and ESG funds.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Emergency Solutions Grant Program is
hereby incorporated into the 2024 County of Hawaii Action Plan, which was
adopted and approved by Resolution No. 464-24, and that the Mayor of the
County of Hawaii, as the certifying official, is hereby authorized to execute and
submit the 2024 Action Plan and all other related documents necessary to process
the CDBG, HOME, HTF, and ESG Programs to the United States Department of
Housing and Urban Development.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of
this resolution to the Office of the Management, the Office of Housing and
Community Development, and the Department of Finance.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 16th day of October , 20 24.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL M ER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i EVANS X
GALIMBA X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by INABA X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KAGIWADA X
County of Hawai`i on October 16, 2024
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIE W ICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
LEE LOY X
VILLEGAS X
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