HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 586 Draft 01 2024-2026A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO AWARD FUNDS TO PŌHAKU PELEMAKA THROUGH THE KĪLAUEA RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAM.
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 grants awarded “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 “nonprofit organization” as “an organization that is registered and in good standing in the State of Hawaiʻi as a nonprofit
organization and maintains a 501(c)(3) charitable designation from the Internal Revenue Service”; and
WHEREAS, the two projects (hereinafter, “the Projects”) specified in “Exhibit A”, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, were previously approved of by the Council through
Resolution No. 459-26; and
WHEREAS, Pōhaku Pelemaka, which correspondingly qualifies as a nonprofit organization as defined above, has agreed to sponsor the Projects after the original fiscal sponsor needed to
withdraw; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Department wishes to provide a total of $142,000.00 to Pōhaku Pelemaka, as outlined in “Exhibit A”; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I that, in accordance with Chapter 2, Article 25, Section 2-139 of the Code, the grant awards as identified in “Exhibit A” are hereby
approved.
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; and Jeffrey W. Darrow, Planning Director.
Dated at _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I