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NANCY PISICCHIO • . Phone (808) 961-8266
Council Member
Fax (808) 961-8912
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COUNTY COUNCIL - _
County of Hawa~ 7 n'
Hawa~'e CountyBwldmg `
25 Aupum Street _ _
Hilo, Hawm i 96720
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February 27, 2001 '
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MEMORANDUM J
TO• James Y. Arakakt, Chair and Council Members
FROM• Nancy Ptsicctuo, C
Human Sernces conomi~Developm~mmtttee
SUBJECT. Appropnatton of FY 2001-02 Funds to Nonprofit Orgamzatrons
Pursuant to the transmittal of Communication No. 122 from Finance Dtrector William T.
Takaba, dated February 15, 2001, relating to appropnatton of funds to qualtfying nonprofit
organizations, I wish to stunntanze the grant review process undertaken by your Human Sernces
Nonprofit Grants Review Committee
1. Tlus year, the Finance Departrnent, County of Hawar't received forty-five (45) applications to
response to its FY 2001-02 grant solicitation The total amount of funds requested from
qualifying organizations is $1,477,841.28, for which the Council has $900,000 available to
appropnate One additional application was deemed ineligible due to late submission (see letter
dated 2-27-01 from Finance Dtrector William T. Takaba to the Hawar`t Library Fotindatton).
2 As to past years, the Legislative Auditor's Office has prepazed a summary of each
application accompamed by the budget tables submitted by the applicant. These matenals,
compiled In indexed binders, will be dtstnbuted to all council members no later than March 8,
2001
3. Site visits to tlurteen program applicants have been scheduled for Mazch 13-14, 2001 In
keeping with the intent of the Council's recent amendment of Chapter 2, Article 25, Hawaz`t
County Code, relating to the procedure for awazdtng grants, I have elected to schedule site visits
only for new applicant orgamzatrons, programs with new facrltries, or programs warranting
additional review For those many programs that have been continually funded by the county fo
many yeazs and present no maJor shift of program goals and obJecrives, I have not elected to
schedule site visits For all scheduled site visits publicly noticed below, I invite fellow council ~
members to accompany the Human Sernces Nonprofit Grants Review Committee as your x
schedules penntt The site visit itinerary (subJect to change) rs as follows• E z E? yr
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77-6399 Nalani St , Suite 1-A Kazlua-Kona, Hawau 96740 Kona Telephone (808) 326-5684 Fax (808) 326-5697
March 13, 2001 9:00 a.m. Salvation Anny Puna Prevention Program
10:00 a.m Hawaz`i Community Health Sernces
1 I :00 a m. Hawaz`i Island YMCA
1.00 p m. Diabetes Network
2.00 p m. Child and Family Service
3:00 p.m Boys and Girls Club
4 00 p m The Island of Hawaz`~ YWCA
March 14, 2001 9.00 a m. Kap~olani Chid Protection
10.00 a.m Special Olympics -West Hawaz`i
12.00 p.m. Hawan Island YWCA - Kohala
230 p.m Tunung Point for Families
4:15 p m. Hamakua Health Center
4. Letters dated Febn~aty 27, 2001 under my signature were mazled to each qualifying applicant
organization notifying them of the dates/tunes of scheduled site v~srts and mv~ting all applicants
to present to the Human Sernces and Economic Development Committee at rts Special Meetings
on Monday, March 19, 2001 at 10:00 m Hilo and Thursday, March 22, 2001 at 10:00 at the ICmg
Kamehameha Kona Beach Hote] m Kona.
Your thoughtful mqu~nes and consideration of the requests for fimding requested by nonprofit
organizations throughout our county ~s appreciated I welcome your input throughout this review
process and development of funding recommendations following our special committee meetings
on March 19 and 22, 2001