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
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