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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0487.000 2000-2002 ~aq~ Ac h4~b Hang Kim 4°.°' c.~ ` William Takaba ylI iliy>P Mayor Director ;a ~ Nancy E. Crawford ; . Deputy Director 4Tg ®f•w?•~° County of Hawaii Finance Department 25 Aupuni Street, Room 118 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808)961-8234 • Fax (808)961-8248 January 4, 2002 Honorable James Arakaki, Chairperson and Members of the County Council t~~: ~ Hawaii County Council ~ ' 3 ' 25 Au uni Street M: _ , . P Hilo, Hawaii 96720 ~ . ~D . Re: Operating Budget '~.a Bnclosed is a bill for an ordinance amending the Operating Budget by appropriating $66,875 from the Cemetery Fund Balance to the Alae Cemetery Improvement OCE account. The funds will be used to pay Dodo Mortuary, Inc. fora 12,600 foot parcel of land which was deeded to the County in 1993. In order to expedite this matter, the Department of Parks & Recreation would like to request a waiver from the Finance committee and have this bill heard at the Council meeting scheduled for January 24, 2002. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call the Department of Parks and Recreation. r William Takab Director of Finance PROVBD: Harry Kim Mayor F.nc. cc: P&R Via; i 1 t i ~ ors es~r.~ f=orm 5-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DEPARTMENT: Parks and Recreation DATE: 113/02 STAFF CONTACT: Pat Engelhard PHONE: 961-8311 A. REQUEST: Appropriate $68,875 from the Cemetery Fund Balance to be expended from account 050-423-5424.02-115 to pay Dodo Mortuary, Inc. fora 12,600 foot parcel of land. S. 13AC9EGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEIsDED): Background information has been attached. In order to expedite payment to Dodo Mortuary, we are requesting that this be waived from Finance Committee and placed on the Counci9 Meeting agenda for January 24th. SIGNED: DATE: 3~b~-°-e- artment Head +C(3UN~1( ®F M~lVVAII A~puni Str~~~, ~m®rn 210 ~Bit~, 4~9ao~vai€ 96~2~ Ph®n~ 961-6311 Fax (8®i$) 961-411 M~ DATE: December 31, 2001 TO: DeeAnn Sadayasu ~&R Accountant~/ 1=ROM: Pat Engelhard 6J. SU6JI=CT: Payment for Dodo Mortuary 12,600 plot at Alae Cemetery In an agreement signed April 5, 1993 between Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro and Clifford Dodo, Vice President of Dodo Mortuary, Dodo transferred 12,600 square feet of land at Alae Cemetery to the County of Hawaii. The County was to have exchanged a future acquisition of equal size in return for that transfer of land. If that transfer could not be made, Dodo was to be paid the fair market value for the land. In his letter of August 9, 2001, Mitchell Dodo asked Mayor Larry Kim to follow through on the commitments of others. In his letter of August 28, 2001, Harry Kim asked me to negotiate a resolution. Mike McCall of the County Real Property Tax Office and I met with members of the Dodo Mortuary staff on September 6, 2001. Options were discussed. On October 15, 2001, I memoed harry Kim with the options, with a recommendation that we buy out Dodo it we were able. Managing Director Dixie Kaetsu asked me verbally to negotiate a figure for the purchase and to pay for it with the Cemetery Fund. ~a We offered- $65,250, the value of the number of plots we were able to get out of the 12,600 square foot parcel. a Dodo Mortuary countered with $75,000. a We offered $66,875, which was splitting the difference between the value of the plots Dodo thought we could put into the parcel (325 X $250 = $81,250) and the number of plots Mike McCall thought Sve could put in the parcel (210 X $250 ~ $52,500). a Mitchell Dodo accepted the second offer of $66,875 in his letter of December 10, 2001. We asked Deputy Corp Counsel Craig Masuda if anything further was needed to effectuate the land exchange. He said that the 1993 agreement between Yamashiro and Dodo already deeded the Alae parcel to the County. ' Would you please, therefore, arrange for the appropriation to use the Cemetery Fund to pay Dodo Mortuary, Inc. for the parcel? q~ ®G JAMES Y. ARKAKI ~'q,, AARON S.Y. CHUNG ` BOBBY ,TF...AN L,ET"THF.,AD-TODD Chairman & Presirfin,~ Of/icer ~ a LENTNGRAT) ELARIONOFI;' (may :,~.:;_.....r..;;:>:.;: ; JUL,.IE JACOBSON J. CUK"I'IS TYLER, IIT ~~'~¢~O'aa:~'°° NANCY PISICCHIO Gice Chairmen GARY SAF,~KIK DOMTNTC YAGONG COUNTY COUNCIL Cnttrth' of Hala~ai `i Hairai'i Cornrtr Brrildin~ 25 Auptari Stre~zt Hilo. f~fmvai'i 96720 January 11, 2002 Re: Comm. 487 James Y. Arakaki, Chair Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 RE: Bill No. ~ ~2 is a bill for an ordinance amending the Operating Budget by appropriating X66,875 from Cemetery Fund Balance to the Alae Cemetery Improvement OCE account. Pursuant to Section 1(g) of Rule 4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Council of the County of Hawaii, this written request is submitted with my approval that the above-referenced matter be waived from the Committee on Finance to the full Council for immediate action. In reviewing this matter, timely approval is crucial. It is therefore advantageous that approval is granted and the matter placed onto the next Council agenda for review. However, in the event this request is denied, for whatever reason, l understand the matter shall be referred to the Committee on Finance for placement on its future agenda. Sincerely, Aaron S.Y. Chung, Chair Committee on Finance Approved/Date/Waive to Council: Disapproved/Date/Refer to FC: Jam Y. Ar air James Y. Arakaki, Chair H ai`i County Council Hawaii County Council