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JNtY OF k, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I STATE OF HAWAI`I Sri OF'N` RESOLUTION NO. 4f 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 HAWAIIAN PARADISE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH TO ASSIST WITH ITS PUNA NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAM. WHEREAS, Hawaiian Paradise Park Neighborhood Watch is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity that promotes community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie with the goal of creating safer and more resilient neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, Neighborhood Watch, founded by the National Sheriffs' Department in 1972, trains citizens and law enforcement in identifying and reporting terroristic activities, and supports surrounding communities during crises and post -disaster recovery; and WHEREAS, each month, Hawaiian Paradise Park Neighborhood Watch hosts a Puna Neighborhood Watch meeting, a collaboration of all neighborhood watch groups in the Puna District that gather to hear from the Hawaii Police Department and community organizations that help to improve the safety, security, and quality of life for the Puna residents; and WHEREAS, Hawaiian Paradise Park Neighborhood Watch is requesting funds for training manuals, participant handbooks, home and personal security guides, materials on "How to Start a Neighborhood Watch", Neighborhood Watch branded apparel such as t-shirts and caps, window decals, large banners, street signs and gate signs, magnetic car patrol signs, game and dash cameras, yellow flashing magnetic car lights, and Neighborhood Watch car visor ID signs to address public safety and well-being concerns in the Puna District; and WHEREAS, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney seeks to improve the criminal justice system by working collaboratively with the community, and encourages and promotes crime prevention and early intervention initiatives; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(C) of the Hawaii 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 5 will be appropriated to the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney to provide a grant to Hawaiian Paradise Park Neighborhood Watch to assist with its Puna Neighborhood Watch monthly program.