HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0798.009 2002-2004
JAMES Y. ARAKAKI
Phone: (808) 961-8272
Chairman &Presiding Q#,cer Fax: (808) 961-8780
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COUNTY COUNCIL
County ofHawai'i
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
October 23, 2004
TO: Council Members /
FROM: James Y. Arakakit 4)(a/
Chair
RE: Bill 348, Draft 2 relating to $47 million General Obligation Bonds
At the last Finance Committee meeting on October 19, 2004, the Council amended Bill 348 to include an
additional $2 million to fund much-needed island wide facility planning efforts, such as roadway
corridors, sewer and solid waste infrastructure, and multimodal transportation planning. I inadvertently
neglected to put one of the highest priority public safety issues on the list of islandwide efforts-that is,
flood and drainageway planning and implementation. Therefore, the amendment (proposal in
bold/italics) would be as follows:
"SECTION 2. Purpose. In selecting various road and highway construction projects, priority
shall be given to internal connector roads and road extensions to relieve traffic bottlenecks and
congestion in North Kona and South Kona, the findings and recommendations of the Keahole to
Honaunau Regional Circulation Plan and Puna Regional Circulation Plan, an alternative route to
the intersection of Lindsey Road and Mamalahoa Highway in Waimea, strategic and timely
acquisition of rights-of-way in Kona and Puna, and installation of traffic signals and other safety
improvements. It is intended that the distribution of the proceeds shall be apportioned as follows:
North and South Kona, [$23 million] $23,000,000; South Kohala, [$10 million] $10,000,000;
Puna, [$7 million] $7,000,000; four nark-and-ride facilities in Hamakua, South Kona. North Kona
and Puna, $1,500,000; Sand Gulch by-pass road in Hamakua, $2,400.000; Laupahoehoe Point
emergency access road, $100,000; transportation enhancement projects in Hilo, $1,000,000.
Moreover, islandwide facility planning efforts shall include $2,000,000 for flood and
drainageway planning and implementation, the identification of roadway corridors, wastewater
facilities planning and expansion, solid waste facilities planning and implementation and
multimodal transportation planning and implementation.
"SECTION 14. Authorization of Proceeds for Public Improvements. The proceeds from the
issuance and sale of General Obligation Bonds of the County of Hawaii in the principal amount
of [$40,000,000] $47.000,000 shall be used for the sole purpose of financing road and highway
construction, transportation enhancement projects in the districts of North Kona, South Kona,
Puna, Hamakua, Hilo and South Kohala, and islandwide infrastructure Planning efforts for flood
and drainagewar planning and implementation, roadway corridors, wastewater and solid waste
facilities, and multimodal transportatiot "
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