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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MASS TRANSIT AGENCY TO AWARD A GRANT TO PEOPLE FOR ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION HAWAI‘I.
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139(a)(3)(A) of the Hawai‘i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) (hereinafter “the Code”) provides that grant awards “in excess of $25,000
to nonprofit organizations shall specifically identify the organization receiving the grant funds and the purpose for which the grant funds shall be used in a resolution”; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-136 of the Code defines a “nonprofit organization” as “an organization that is registered and in good standing in the State of Hawai‘i as a
nonprofit organization and maintains a 501(c)(3) charitable designation from the Internal Revenue Service”; and
WHEREAS, the Mass Transit Agency (hereinafter “MTA”) wishes to award a grant to People for Active Transportation Hawai‘i (hereinafter “PATH”), a Hawai‘i nonprofit organization, in the
amount of $240,000; and
WHEREAS, PATH is an eligible nonprofit organization as defined hereinabove; and
WHEREAS, PATH will utilize these grant funds to manage the HIBIKE bike share program; and
WHEREAS, MTA is in favor of this grant award because it will help promote a high quality multi-modal transportation system that provides safe, reliable, and convenient mobility choices
for Hawai‘i Island residents and visitors by sustaining the bike share program in alignment with the County Transit and Multi-Modal Transportation Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, a copy of the proposed grant agreement, including the scope of work and a description of the bike share program, is attached hereto as Exhibit “A”; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I that, in accordance with Section 2-139(a)(3) of the Code, the Mass Transit Administrator is hereby authorized to provide a grant
to People for Active Transportation Hawai‘i in the amount and for the purposes hereinabove specified.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to Diane T. Nakagawa, Director of Finance; and Zachary D. Bergum, Acting Mass Transit Administrator.
Dated at _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I