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HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 250 07/30/2002 2000-2002 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE DATE: July 30, 2002 Re: Comm. No. 696/Bill No. 247 PLACE: Council Chambers TIME: 10:10 a.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 247, reports as follows: Bill No. 247, transmitted by Director of Finance William Takaba, via C ommunication No. 696, dated July I5, 2002, amends Ordinance No. 02-77, as amended, the Capital Budget, ending ,Lune 30, 2003, by adding the following project: PUBLIC WORKS: Waianuenue Avenue Sidewalk l 10-399-5391.81 $50,000 Funds for this project shall be provided from general obligation bonds, capital projects fund fund balance and/or other sources. Funds will be used to construct a sidewalk along Waianuenue Avenue across from the Hilo Medical Center. Currently, the employees of the medical center walk along the side of the road to get from the parking lot to the crosswalk that crosses Waianuenue near the hospital. Because of an embankment on the side of the road, the pedestrians are forced to walk close to the traffic lanes. Pursuant to Article X, Section 10-6 (d) of the Hawaii County Charter, the council, by ordinance may amend the capital budget by an affirmative vote of as least two-thirds of the entire membership. Some members of Your Committee expressed concerns regarding the funding source as the State or the private Hospital Corporation should be responsible for funding this project because State employees will be using this sidewalk. Your Committee, during its discussion of Bill No. 247, made the following amendment to Section 2: including the Hawaii I-Iospital Systems Corporation.'" Another motion was made to amend Section 2 to eliminate "General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund-Fund Balance, and/or", however motion was defeated. FC REPORT NO. 250 A motion to approve Bill No. 247, as amended, was made and seconded, followed by a vote by the eight members in attendance. 'The final vote, as reflected below, prompted the Committee Chair to forward this measure to full Council with a negative recommendation. Your Committee on Finance forwards Bill No. 247, as amended to Draft 2, to Council with a negative recommendation. smc Respectfully submitted CIiUNG X Plslcce~lo x CO I T ~ ~ ON FINANCE ARAKAKI ELARIONOFF X ~ JACORSON a( LEITHEAD-TODD X SAFARIK x AARON S.Y. CHt I G, CHAIR TYLER X FC REPORT NO. YAGONG X ADOPTED: