HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 594 Draft 01 2024-2026A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATIVE SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, WILDLIFE
SERVICES, RELATING TO A WILDLIFE DAMAGE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE HILO SOLID WASTE AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES.
WHEREAS, Section 46-7 of the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes requires 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 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, Section 46-1.5 of the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes grants the County the power to remove public nuisances, and to protect health, life, and property; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Environmental Management (hereinafter, the “Department”) wishes to enter into a cooperative service agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services (hereinafter, “APHIS-WS”), a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein as “Exhibit A”; and
WHEREAS, APHIS-WS identified the presence of hazardous wildlife impacting the operations at the Hilo Solid Waste Facility in the following ways:
1. Feral swine are rooting and foraging in waste;
2. Feral swine, cats, and rats are potentially spreading zoonotic diseases; and
3. Birds are defecating on equipment and personnel; and
WHEREAS, APHIS-WS proposes to provide one full-time Wildlife Specialist with supervisory oversight to conduct an integrated wildlife damage management program (hereinafter, the “Program”)
at Hilo Solid Waste and Wastewater Treatment facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Program’s major goals are to reduce damage to the Hilo Solid Waste and Wastewater Treatment facilities caused by feral swine, chickens, cats, rats, cattle egrets, pigeons,
and myna birds; and
WHEREAS, the Program’s operations shall include the trapping, removal, and coordinated disposal of feral swine; and
WHEREAS, the Department estimates the annual cost of this agreement to be $111,845; and
WHEREAS, the Program shall have an initial term of one year from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, with the option to procure additional services as needed for a maximum total of
five years; and
WHEREAS, all operations shall have joint concurrence between APHIS-WS and the Department’s Solid Waste Division, and shall be under the direct supervision of APHIS-WS, who will conduct
the program in accordance with its established operating policies and all applicable state and federal laws and regulations; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I that, pursuant to Section 46-7 of the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, the Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into an intergovernmental
agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services as specified in “Exhibit A”.
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; Daniel Girvan, Director of Environmental
Management; and Diana M. Mellon-Lacey, Deputy Corporation Counsel.
Dated at _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I