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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 425 Draft 01 2024-2026 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 THE BIG ISLAND RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL TO ASSIST WITH EXPENSES RELATED TO THE 2026 KA‘Ū COFFEE FESTIVAL. WHEREAS, the Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council (BIRCDC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, supports the economic, cultural, and natural environment of Hawaiʻi Island through its sponsorship of festivals, programs, and special events unique to this island; and WHEREAS, BIRCDC is working in partnership with the Kaʻū Coffee Growers Cooperative to coordinate the 2026 Kaʻū Coffee Festival, a signature annual event that brings local farmers, artisans, educators, and cultural practitioners together to showcase Kaʻū-grown coffee through tastings, workshops, farm tours, and performances, and to celebrate the culture, heritage, and natural beauty of Ka‘ū, which will be held in Pāhala from June 14-20, 2026; and WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development supports this event as it is in alignment with its goals and objectives of the department to increase consumption of local agricultural and value-added products at local, national, or international levels; and WHEREAS, BIRCDC is requesting funds to cover the rental and set up fees of a public seating event tent, stage, sound and lighting equipment, and administrative fees for the festival, which will serve a public purpose by benefiting, improving, or promoting the interests of culture and the arts of our island; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I that, in accordance with section 2-139(a)(2)(C) of the Hawaiʻi County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), Contingency Relief funds from Council District 6 are hereby transferred to the Department of Research and Development to provide a grant to the Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council for the expenses and purposes identified in “Exhibit A,” a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, in the following amount as set forth below: 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:    1010-11-10191 Clerk-Council SVC – Contingency Relief $5,000      CREDITED TO:    1010-11-16122 Department of Research and Development $5,000   Agriculture R&D OCE    530115 Misc. Contract Services (BIRCDC – 2026 Ka‘ū Coffee Festival)    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.