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Harry Kim ~°i• Edwin S. Taira
Mayor ~ a Housing Administrator
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OFEI~E OF ~IOIJSING AND
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50 Wailuku Drive • Hilo, Hawaii 96720-2484
VITT (808) 961-8379 • FAX (808) 961-8685
January 24, 2002
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T0: James Y. Ara kaki, Chairman
Hawaii County Council -z~
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FROM: Gary Safarik, Chairman
Hawaii County Housing Agency
SUBJECT: An ®rdinaaace to ~exad ®rclinaaace No. 0~-55, ~s a~aa~nd~~,
the Q~erating budget for the County of Iiavaai' i for tae
E°isc~i 5~e~r Endiaag June 30 , 2002
The Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) submitted
an Ordinance to amend the operating budget in the Housing
Assistance Payments account to $1,000,000.
The HCHA reviewed and approved the ordinance at its meeting on
January 23, 2002, and voted as follows:
AYES: J. Arakaki, L. Elarionoff, J. Jacobson,
B. Leithead-Todd, N. Pisicchio, J. Tyler, III,
G. Safarik - '1
NOES: none
ABSENT AND EXCUSED: A. Chung, D. Yagong - 2
Accordingly, I am requesting that this ordinance be included on
the Council agenda for action at its February 6, 2002, meeting.
Enclosure
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HAlo7AI ' I COUNTY HOUSING AGENCY
Resol~ata.on No. x.29
A RESOI~L7TION AU'THORI~ING THE I~lAYOR fi0 NEGOTIATE ANY9 EXECUTE AN
AGREENT TnTITF~ THE LFNITED STATES I)E~ARTI~IENT OF HOUSING ANO L7RF3AN
BEVE~OPI~TT AN&~ TFIE IIOL7SING ANfl CO ITY DEVEIaOPN~NT CORDORATION
Off` HA~TAI' I , TO TRANS~°ER SECTION 8 RENTAL VOUCHERS Tr`ROi~! THE STATE
OF HA~TAI' I TO THE COUNTY Off' HA~nTAI' I .
WHEREAS, the Housing and Community Development Corporation of
Hawaii (~~HCDCH") and the Counties of Hawaii, Kauai, and Maui
administer the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program on the
neighbor islands; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the ~~Report to the Twentieth State
Legislature Relating to Duplication of Government Services, Act
223, SLH 1998", there is a duplication of efforts between the
State and the Counties in the administration of the Section 8
Housing Choice Voucher Program on the neighbor islands; and
WHEREAS, due to the relatively small size of the State's
neighbor island voucher program as compared to the neighbor island
counties, the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program could be
more efficiently administered if the respective county public
housing agencies became the sole operators of the voucher program;
and
WHEREAS, on March 20, 2001, the Board of Directors of HCDCH
adopted Resolution No. 056 authorizing the cancellation and
transfer of Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher contracts to the
Counties of Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai subject to the approval of
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the respective counties and the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development ("HUD"); and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Housing Agency ("HCHA") wishes to
accept the transfer of Section 8 Rental Housing Vouchers from the
State of Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, the United States of America ("Government"), through
HUD, may require the Section 8 Annual Contributions Contract
("ACCs") be amended to reflect the transfer of Section 8 Rental
Housing Vouchers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HAWAII COUNTY HOUSING
AGENCY AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the Mayor or Acting Mayor is hereby authorized and
directed to execute the agreements and/or other required
documents with the United States Department of Housing
and Urban Development, and the Housing Administrator or
Assistant Housing Administrator is hereby authorized to
forward such executed agreements to HUD together with
such other documents evidencing the approval and
authorizing the execution thereof as may be required by
HUD.
2. That the Mayor or Acting Mayor is hereby authorized and
directed to execute the necessary documents and
agreements to implement the transfer of Section 8 Rental
Housing Vouchers from the State of Hawaii to the County
of Hawaii.
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3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this 23rd day of January 2002.
FiAsL~AI ' I COLTNT'Y ~iOUS ING AGENCY
GARY A A Ch irperson
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Nancy P SICCHIO, Vice-Chairperson
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J S Y . A~AKAi ; Membe r
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AARON CHUNG, Member
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LENINGRAD E A~IONOF Membe
JULIE JACO ON, Member
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~ BY-JEAN L EAD-TODD, Member
J ~ IS YLER II, Member
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