HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 204 2024/10/01 2022-2024DATE: October 1, 2024
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 9:36 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Re: Comm. No. 1055/Res. No. 636-24
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 636-24, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 636-24, transmitted by Director of Finance Diane Nakagawa via Communication
No. 1055, dated September 13, 2024, authorizes the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the State
of Hawaii Department of Transportation, Pursuant to the Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 46-7, for
a grant to the County of Hawaii Mass Transit Agency.
This resolution allows for the receipt of $1,145,239 in federally -derived funds to purchase Americans
with Disabilities Act vans to accommodate the increase in ridership within the Paratransit Program.
Mass Transit Director Victor Kandle provided an overview on this measure.
Committee Member Cindy Evans questioned what account the matching funds would be debited.
Mr. Kandle stated that the account still needs to be provided and explained that there are different
options to provide these funds. Upon further discussion, Committee Member Heather Kimball
provided the matching fund account to Ms. Evans.
Committee Member Ashley L. Kierkiewicz asked the time frame for receiving these vehicles and
servicing the community; Mr. Kandle replied that it would be about nine months from ordering to
receiving them.
Committee Member Jenn Kagiwada inquired about the possibility of having zero -emission vehicles.
Mr. Kandle explained that due to the cost and manufacturing of those vehicles, the department has
decided to hold off for now. Ms. Kagiwada urged Mr. Kandle to move toward expanding zero -
emissions vehicles.
Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 46-7, the Mayor of the County of Hawaii is authorized
to execute, on behalf of the County, an agreement and related documents with the State of Hawaii
Department of Transportation for the purpose as described above.
FC Report No. 204
FC-204 Page 2 October 1, 2024
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 636-24, and
recommends its adoption.
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AYES
NOES
ABS
EX
EVANS
x
GALIMBA
x
INABA
x
KAGIWADA
x
KANEALI'l-KLEINFELDER
x
KIERKIEWICZ
x
KIMBALL
x
LEE LOY
X
VILLEGAS
x
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
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MATT KLEINFELDER,
CHAIR
FC REPORT204
ADOPTED: OC T 1 6 2024