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NSY OF y <br />COUNTY OF HAWAFI STATE OF HAWAFI <br />OFNF <br />RESOLUTION NO.�-�� <br />A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MASS TRANSIT AGENCY TO AWARD A <br />GRANT TO PEOPLE FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION HAWAI`I. <br />WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139(a)(3)(A) of the Hawaii County Code <br />1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) (hereinafter "the Code") provides that grant awards "in excess <br />of $25,000 to nonprofit organizations shall specifically identify the organization receiving the <br />grant funds and the purpose for which the grant funds shall be used in a resolution"; and <br />WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-136 of the Code defines a "nonprofit <br />organization" as "an organization that is registered and in good standing in the State of Hawaii <br />as a nonprofit organization and maintains a 501(c)(3) charitable designation from the Internal <br />Revenue Service"; and <br />WHEREAS, the Mass Transit Agency (hereinafter "MTA") wishes to award a grant to <br />People for Active Transportation Hawaii (hereinafter "PATH"), a Hawaii nonprofit <br />organization, in the amount of $240,000; and <br />WHEREAS, PATH is an eligible nonprofit organization as defined hereinabove; and <br />WHEREAS, PATH will utilize these grant funds to manage the HIBIKE bike share <br />program; and <br />WHEREAS, MTA is in favor of this grant award because it will help promote a high <br />quality multi -modal transportation system that provides safe, reliable, and convenient mobility <br />choices for Hawaii Island residents and visitors by sustaining the bike share program in <br />alignment with the County Transit and Multi -Modal Transportation Master Plan; and <br />WHEREAS, a copy of the proposed grant agreement, including the scope of work and a <br />description of the bike share program, is attached hereto as Exhibit "A"; now therefore, <br />