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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 158 Draft 01 2002-2004 COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 15S 0~ A RESOLUTION RELATING TO A COUNCIL INITIATED IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IMPLEMENTATION STUDY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN WASTEWATER AND SEWER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS FOR HOLUALOA, DISTRICT OF NORTH KONA, HAWAII WHEREAS, the Council of the County of Hawaii wishes to initiate proposed improvements on certain real property located at Holualoa, District of North Kona, County and State of Hawaii for improvements consisting of an extension to the municipal sewer system, pursuant to the provisions of Section 12-10, Hawaii County Code, as amended; and WHEREAS, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has promulgated Underground Injection Control regulations on December 7, 1999 which require that large capacity cesspools existing prior to that date must be upgraded or closed by April 5, 2005; and WHEREAS, the "Sewer Policies" outlined in the General Plan states, in part: • "Private systems shall be installed by land developers for major resort and other developments along shorelines and sensitive higher inland areas, except where connection to nearby treatment facilities is feasible and compatible with the County's long-range plans, and in conformance with state and county requirements. The County shall take immediate steps to designate treatment plant sites, sewerage pump station sites, and sewer easements according to the facility plans to facilitate their acquisition. The County shall seek State and Federal funds to assist in financing the construction of proposed sewer systems." and WHEREAS, in its assessment of the projected sewage flow for the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant, the "Kailua-Kona Facility Plan Southern Zone" prepared for the County of Hawaii Department of Public Works dated November 1981 identified the area generally makai of Kuakini Highway between Kailua and Keauhou as the planning subarea for population projections; and WHEREAS, the Kilohana Homeowners Association has requested the assistance of the County in its efforts to comply with the EPA regulation and connect to the County sewer system; and WHEREAS, the Council of the County of Hawaii acknowledges the need to implement improvements consisting of an extension to the municipal sewer system on certain real property located at Holualoa, District of North Kona, County and State of Hawaii; and WHEREAS, extension of said improvements will include, but not be limited to, necessary gravity sewers, manholes, and sewer laterals with cleanouts to be installed to each property serviced by the proposed improvements; and WHEREAS, the Council finds that a number of options may be chosen for the allocation of costs of sewer system improvements, including, but not limited to: distribution of sewer improvement district costs by parcel, allocation by zoning or permissible number of units assigned to each parcel, potential usage, required sewer capacity, square footage of buildings, benefits conferred upon the land, or a combination thereof; and WHEREAS, the allocation of costs associated with said improvements and the preferred financing thereof may best be determined after the scope and timetable(s) of intended development, including incremental development, of all affected landowners are surveyed, and all landowners are consulted within a regional planning process. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that: (1) in consultation with the landowners referenced above, the Director of the Environmental Management is directed to prepare for submission to the Council a specific and detailed implementation plan for an improvement district to include the necessity, feasibility, proposed boundaries, proposed real properties subject to assessment, estimated total cost, and method of financing desirable for the aforementioned sewer system; and (2) include in the specific and detailed implementation plan all such data, survey, maps, plans, drawings, details and specifications for the improvements and any other matters or details intended to apply thereto in accordance with the provisions of Section 12-10, Hawaii County Code, as amended; and (3) advise the Council as to the preferred method of financing said improvements, whether by Council-initiated improvement district, owner- initiated improvement district, tax increment district, or private financing. ~E IT FURTHER RES®LV~U that the Clerk of the County of Hawaii transmit copies of this resolution to the directors of the Departments of Finance and Environmental Management, and the Environmental Management Commission. Dated at xilo ,this 5th day of March , 2004. Introduc d By: Council Member, County of aw i'i COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX Hilo, HaWal i ARAKAKI X CHUNG X I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by ELARIONOFF X The vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the HOLSCHUH County of Hawaii on March 5 , 2004 JACOBSON X REYNOLDS X ATTEST: SAFARIK X TULANG TYLER 8 0 1 0 Reference: ~ C-50~/T'C COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. e"~"U~ Q~~