HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 498 Draft 01 2024-2026A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI, OFFICE OF PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TO RECEIVE A GRANT FOR THE
34 RAINBOW DRIVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROPOSAL TO BE USED BY THE OFFICE OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
WHEREAS, Section 46-7 of the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes requires the consent of the Council in order for the County to enter into an agreement with the federal government or any other
public body respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted to the County by law and furnish, expend, and receive any funds or other assistance in connection with
projects being or to be undertaken pursuant to those powers; and
WHEREAS, the State of Hawaiʻi, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development (hereinafter, “OPSD”), has authorized $1,000,000 in federally derived funds to be provided to the County
as a grant for the 34 Rainbow Drive Affordable Housing Proposal (hereinafter, the “Project”); and
WHEREAS, the Office of Housing and Community Development (hereinafter, “OHCD”) wishes to enter into an agreement with OPSD to receive these grant funds; and
WHEREAS, on May 26, 1999, the County was conveyed 24.947 acres of land, which included the former Hilo Memorial Hospital (hereinafter, the “Hospital”), by Executive Order No. 3773, for
the purposes of government offices and community services; and
WHEREAS, the conveyed land is identified as 34 Rainbow Drive, situated in South Hilo and further identified as Tax Map Key No. 2-3-026:008; and
WHEREAS, since 2019, the Hospital has been used to provide homeless services, including temporary and permanent housing; and
WHEREAS, OHCD initiated the Project in 2022 with goals to renovate the Hospital, which was built in the 1920s, and to redevelop portions of the remaining property to establish an affordable
housing area; and
WHEREAS, this affordable housing area will complement homeless services and provide housing for individuals employed within the nearby health services corridor located on Waiānuenue
Avenue; and
WHEREAS, funds from this grant will be used for planning and engineering design for roadways and utility improvements to interior areas of 34 Rainbow Drive; and
WHEREAS, OPSD has determined that the Project would advance State objectives for promoting infill development of affordable rental housing units in urban transit corridors and contribute
to development initiatives in the regional health services corridor relating to the Hilo area; and
WHEREAS, the County strives to build a community that provides residents with affordable rental housing in proximity to regional medical facilities; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I that, pursuant to Section 46-7 of the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, the Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with
the State of Hawaiʻi, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, for the purposes hereinabove described.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the Honorable C. Kimo Alameda, Mayor of the County of Hawaiʻi; Diane T. Nakagawa, Director of
Finance; Jeffrey W. Darrow, Planning Director; Wesley R. Segawa, Director of Public Works; and Kehaulani M. Costa, Housing Administrator.
Dated at _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I