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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON FINANCE <br /> DATE: September 16, 2024 Re: Comm. No. 1018/Res. No. 612-24 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Kailua-Kona, Hawai`i <br /> TIME: 3:01 p.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 612-24, reports as follows: <br /> Resolution No. 612-24, transmitted by Director of Finance Diane Nakagawa via Communication <br /> No. 1018, dated August 28, 2024, authorizes the acceptance of twenty-six portable generators from the <br /> State of Hawai`i, Department of Defense, Hawai`i Emergency Management Agency. <br /> This donation to the Civil Defense Agency, with an estimated value of$15,619.47, would be used to <br /> enhance the department's local emergency capabilities. <br /> Civil Defense Administrative Officer Barry Periatt was present in Chambers. <br /> Acting Committee Chair Cindy Evans asked if the stockpile of generators are in relation to climate <br /> change and recent natural disasters, specifically the Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS)program. <br /> Mr. Periatt answered that the generators were in excess and sitting in the State of Hawai`i Emergency <br /> Management Agency's Warehouse, and elaborated that after the Lahaina fires the agency distributed <br /> those generators to the counties. Mr. Periatt added that the PSPS is also being addressed and Civil <br /> Defense has been testing the generators to ensure adequate power would be supplied to potentially <br /> affected areas. <br /> Pursuant to 13-12, Hawai`i County Charter, the Council may accept gifts of donations of money, <br /> securities or other personal property or of real estate or any interest in real estate. In addition, <br /> Section 2-162(a), Hawai`i County Code, states that any gifts or donations of money, securities, or <br /> personal property which fall within the capitalization procedures of the Department of Finance may be <br /> accepted by resolution approved by the Council. <br /> Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 612-24, and <br /> recommends its adoption. <br /> Ikh <br /> AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted, <br /> EVANS X <br /> GALIMBA X COMMITT E ON FINANCE <br /> INABA X <br /> KAGIWADA X <br /> KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X <br /> KIERKIEWICZ x MAT N LI`I-KLEINFELDER, <br /> KIMBALL X CHAIR <br /> LEE LOY X FC REPORT NO.: 195 <br /> VILLEGAS x ADOPTED: OCT 0 2 2024 <br />