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GARY SAFARIK ~,y,~;,:' COMMITTEES
Councilmember Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations
District V Puna Makai ° ` . ~ ~ Chair
Phone: (808) 961-8267 °+•04N:p Housing Agency
Fax: (808) 961-8912 p'4pf of wA'~* ~ ~ Chair
gsafarik@interpac.net County ofHawai`i ~~-~1-'~~''~ ~ ~ Finance
Hawai `i County Building Vice-Chair
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
May 21, 2004
MEMORANDUM
TO: James Y. Arakaki
Hawaii County Council
FROM: Jury Safarik, Chair
Public Works & Intergovernmental Relations Committee
RE: Proposed Bill 270, Draft 3 -Preservation Fund
Attached for your consideration is a proposed Draft 3 which increases the appropriation
to a maximttm of two percent (2%) and adds the purpose to include the preservation of
traditional recreational activities, including hunting and fishing. The changes are as follows:
SEC'T'ION 1. Intent and Purpose. The purpose of this charter amendment is to develop a
funding mechanism to be utilized for purchasing or otherwise acquiring lands or property entitlements for
land conservation; public outdoor recreation and education, including access to beaches and mountains;
preservation of historical or culturally important land areas and sites; protection of significant habitats or
ecosystems, including buffer zones; preserving forests, beaches, and coastal areas, protecting watershed
lands to preserve water quality and water supply; conserving land in order to reduce erosion, floods,
landslides, and runoff; improving disabled and public access to, and enjoyment of public lands and open
space; acquiring disabled and public access to public land and open space; and preservation of traditional
recreational activities includin~huntingtand fishing.
Section 10-12 2 [n adopting each fiscal year's budget and capital budget, the council shall
~_propriate a minimum of one-halfpercent (0 5%~ to a maximum of [e~~_~} two ercent 2%~
of the certified real property tax revenues to a fund known as the Public Access, Open Space, and
Natural Resources Preservation Fund provided that the Council may reduce such appropriation
below one-half percent ~0 5%Z if at any time during the fiscal year the Mayor reports a deficit
pursuant to section 10-9 This fund shall be utilized for purchasing or otherwise acquiring lands
or property entitlements and improvements in the County of Hawaii for the following purposes:
1 Public outdoor recreation and education including access to beaches and
mountains.
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2. Preservation of historic or culturall~portant land areas and sites.
3. Protection of significant habitats or ecosystems, including buffer zones.
4. Preserving forests, beaches, coastal areas and agricultural lands.
5. Protecting watershed lands to preserve water quality and water supply.
6. Conserving land in order to reduce erosion, floods, landslides, and runoff.
7. Improving disabled and public access to, and eniovment of, public land, and open
space.
8. Acquiring disabled and public access to public land and open space.
9. Preservation of traditional recreational activities_ncludnghuntngandfishing.