HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 086 Draft 01 2024-2026A 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 BIRD AND BEE HAWAIʻI
ANIMAL SANCTUARY TO SUPPORT ITS THIRD ANNUAL WORLD BEE DAY EVENT.
WHEREAS, Bird and Bee Hawaiʻi Animal Sanctuary, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is dedicated to providing a safe haven for animals and honey bees through protection, rehabilitation,
and education, fostering a balanced and sustainable coexistence on Hawai‘i Island; and
WHEREAS, bees are essential to Hawaiʻi’s environment, agricultural systems, and to the sustainability of local ecosystems and food production; and
WHEREAS, World Bee Day serves to educate the public and raise awareness about the importance of protecting and promoting bee populations, which are facing significant threats from habitat
loss, climate change, disease, and misinformation; and
WHEREAS, Bird and Bee Hawaiʻi Animal Sanctuary will host the third annual World Bee Day event at the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center on May 17, 2025, which will be a free event and consist
of educational discussions, demonstrations, and interactive activities that highlight the critical role of bees, sustainable beekeeping practices, honey displays and tastings, and the
importance of environmental stewardship; and
WHEREAS, Bird and Bee Hawaiʻi Animal Sanctuary is seeking funds for honey sampling supplies, beeswax and melters, wicks and jars for demonstrations, art materials and supplies for hands-on
activities, educational brochures and banners, and venue rental fees for the third annual World Bee Day event; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development supports sustainable agricultural practices that increase consumption of local agricultural and value-added products by expanding
marketing and education at the local, national, or international levels; 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 1 will be appropriated to the Department of Research and Development to provide
a grant to Bird and Bee Hawaiʻi Animal Sanctuary to support its third annual World Bee Day event.
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:
$5,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91
Clerk-Council SVC – Contingency Relief
$5,000
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5161.22
Department of Research and Development
Agriculture R&D OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(Bird and Bee Hawaiʻi Animal Sanctuary – World Bee Day Event)
$5,000
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
GALIMBA
HUSTACE
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
ONISHI
VILLEGAS
Reference:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
RESOLUTION NO.