HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 238 06/04/2002 2000-2002 REPOIdT OF TIIE
COIVIIVIITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: June 4, 2002 Re: Comm. No. 466.2/Res. No. 209-02
PLACE: Council Chambers
TIME: 10:35 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 209-02, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 209-02, transmitted by Council Member Dominic Yagong, via Communication
No. 446.2, dated May 2, 2002, authorizes the sale by negotiation of the former Hamakua Sugar
Company, Inc. lands now under county ownership in addition to the authorization provided in
Resolution No. 161-02.
On January 24, 2002, the Council adopted Resolution No. 161-02, which authorized the Finance
Director to proceed with the sale of real property by auction or negotiations for a land exchange
of certain former Hamakua Sugar Company, Inc. lands now under County ownership (4,417,596
acres) for certain properties under private ownership.
Resolution No. 161-02 further proposed that in the short-term and while negotiations for land
exchange were occurring, the County wanted to offer two-year pastoral leases on the Hamakua
lands with month-to-month options thereafter for the purpose of keeping weeds, grass and other
vegetation under control.
Since Resolution No. 161-02 was adopted, the Finance Director established a `Land
Management Committee,' composed of county personnel with expertise or interest in the
County's management of its real property resources, for the purpose of reviewing County land
management issues and making recommendations to the Finance Director.
In addition to Resolution No. 161-02, Resolution No. 209-02 proposes the sale by negotiation of
the former Hamakua Sugar Company's land in order to obtain the highest value and best return
potential in view of the circumstances surrounding the properties.
Pursuant to Section 2-114(a), Hawaii County Code, real property may be sold or leased through
negotiation upon a finding by the council that the public interest demands it.
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During its discussion, Your Committee learned that the Land Management Committee members
were Director of Finance William Takaba, Deputy Director of Finance Nancy Crawford,
Planning Director Chris Yuen, Director of Public Works Dennis Lee, Council Member Dominic
Yagong, Corporation Counsel Lincoln Ashida, Real Property Value Analyst III Mike McCall,
Director of Parks & Recreation Patricia Engelhard, Deputy Managing Director Peter Young,
Ronald Ueoka Deputy Chief Engineer, Planning Deputy Director Roy Takemoto, and Property
Management Specialist Stanley Iwamoto.
The Land Management Committee is recommending that a realtor should conduct the sale of
these properties to bring the best value for its land.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 209-02
and recommends its adoption.
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