HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 546 Draft 02 2024-2026A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A RIGHT-OF-ENTRY AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAIʻI, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TO ACCESS A PORTION OF TAX MAP KEY NO. (3) 2-9-002:080
FOR THE HAKALAU STREAM BRIDGE REHABILITATION PROJECT.
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 to 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 County owns a certain property designated as Construction Parcel C7, identified as being a portion of Tax Map Key No. (3) 2-9-002:080, situated at Kamaʻeʻe, North Hilo,
and Hakalau-Nui, South Hilo (hereinafter, the “Property”), as depicted on “Exhibit A”, which is attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the State of Hawaiʻi, Department of Transportation (hereinafter, “HDOT”) requires access to the Property to commence construction of the highway project known as the Hawaiʻi
Belt Road, Hakalau Stream Bridge Rehabilitation, Federal Aid Project No. BR-019-2 (75) (hereinafter, the “Project”); and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation requests that a right-of-entry be granted to HDOT to allow access to the Property so the Project may proceed without delay; and
WHEREAS, the Project aims to ensure that Hakalau Stream Bridge can better withstand the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events and continue to provide a reliable
evacuation route; and
WHEREAS, granting the right-of-entry is in the public’s best interest as it advances the construction, preservation, and protection of the Project; 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 a right-of-entry agreement
with the State of Hawaiʻi, Department of Transportation, for the purposes hereinabove described.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to Edwin H. Sniffen, Director of the State of Hawaiʻi, Department of Transportation; the Honorable
C. Kimo Alameda, Mayor of the County of Hawaiʻi; Clayton S. Honma, Parks and Recreation Director; and J S. Yoshimoto, Assistant Corporation Counsel.
Dated at _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I