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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 711 Draft 01 2022-2024 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 MALAMA O PUNA TO SUPPORT THE BLACK SANDS BEACH COMMUNITY GARDEN’S KEIKI RESILIENCE PROJECT. WHEREAS, Malama O Puna is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, volunteer service organization whose mission is to provide community resources to maintain a safe and healthy community through environmental education, hands-on projects, advocacy, watchdogging, and land trusting; and WHEREAS, Malama O Puna serves as the fiscal sponsor for the Black Sands Beach Community Garden, an entirely community-driven initiative that increases awareness and action around food security and sustainability in Lower Puna; and WHEREAS, Black Sands Beach Community Garden provides a safe and nurturing environment for Lower Puna youth, fostering holistic well-being, self-sufficiency, and a sense of responsibility toward the future through hands-on projects and resilience initiatives; and WHEREAS, the Keiki Resilience Project is a staple resource for low-income families in the Black Sands Beach community, providing fresh, nutritious food to those facing food insecurity, fostering sustainable gardening knowledge and skills among local youth, ensuring access to essential personal health items, and offering education on managing invasive species and restoring native trees impacted by the 2018 volcanic eruption; and WHEREAS, Malama O Puna has requested funds for feminine hygiene products, diapers, oral health items, formulas, nutritional supplements or vitamins, healthy snacks, juices, and teas; and gardening supplies such as fertilizer, insect control, black cinders, gloves, cups, wheelbarrow, paint, printer ink, tape, ʻōhiʻa tree seedlings, and a 10x20 shaded house to support the Black Sands Community Garden and Keiki Resilience Project; and WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development supports sustainable agricultural practices and community well-being by promoting educational opportunities designed to build skills and capacity in the community; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(C) 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 HAWAI‘I that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 4 will be appropriated to the Department of Research and Development to provide a grant to Malama O Puna to support the Black Sands Beach Community Garden’s Keiki Resilience Project. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai‘i hereby transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below: FUND: General       AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATION:  $10,000       OUT AND FROM:    010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC – Contingency Relief $10,000      CREDITED TO:    010.161.5161.22 Department of Research and Development Agriculture R&D OCE 115 Misc. Contract Services (Malama O Puna – Keiki Resilience Project) $10,000   BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the Director of Research and Development and Director of Finance, and that the Director of Finance is hereby authorized to make the necessary transfers in accordance with the terms of this resolution. Dated at _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___. INTRODUCED BY: _______________________________________ COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hilo, Hawai‘i ROLL CALL VOTE    AYES NOES ABS EX   EVANS       GALIMBA       I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawai‘i on _____________________________________. INABA       KAGIWADA       KĀNEALI‘I-KLEINFELDER       KIERKIEWICZ      ATTEST: KIMBALL       LEE LOY       VILLEGAS              Reference:  COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO.