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A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A DONATION OF FENCING MATERIALS AND LABOR FOR THE PANA‘EWA RAINFOREST ZOO AND GARDENS ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
WHEREAS, Article XIII, Section 13-12, of the Charter of the County of Hawai‘i (hereinafter “the Charter”) provides that the Council, “on behalf of the county, may accept gifts of donations
of money, securities or other personal property or of real estate or any interest in real estate”; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2, Article 30, Section 2-162(a), of the Hawai‘i County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended) (hereinafter “the Code”) provides, in part, that “gifts or donations of money,
securities, or personal property which fall within the capitalization procedures of the department of finance may be accepted by resolution approved by the council”; and
WHEREAS, an anonymous donor wishes to donate fencing for the quarantine pasture and secondary containment pad, inclusive of fencing materials and labor, which have an estimated total
value of approximately $74,000, to the Department of Parks and Recreation for the Pana‘ewa Rainforest Zoo and Gardens; and
WHEREAS, the donated fencing establishes a secure habitat, enabling the zoo to introduce larger hoofed animals to the exhibit; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Parks and Recreation is grateful for this donation and recommends its acceptance by the Council; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I that, pursuant to Section 13-12 of the Charter and Section 2-162 of the Code, the donation from the anonymous donor hereinabove
described is hereby accepted.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to William V. Brilhante, Jr., Managing Director; Clayton S. Honma, Parks and Recreation Director;
and PO Box 392, Honomū, HI 96728.
Dated at _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
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MATTHEW KĀNEALIʻI-KLEINFELDER
Council Member
BY REQUEST OF THE:
Parks and Recreation Director