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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0632.000 2004-2006 +t~ os Harry Kim ~ William Takaba J/uPOr /)vector ~ Nancy 1;. Crawford ~r llepWi lhreclor err oi'ni•'M ~tvrr County of Hawaii ~ Finance Department ~"r'° ~i Aupum titrcc~ Room I IS • I Iilu. I law0u 9fi730 C~OIIp1y (XOR)9G 1-R~74 . Fn.e (ftOR)9(.l-ft2d8 January 3, 2006 Stacy K. Higa, Chairperson and Members of the Hawaii County Council Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Re Operating Budget The County of Hawaii, through its Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD), and Catholic Charities Hawai i are working together to evaluate the actions necessary to sustain the Kawaihae Transitional Housing Program for at least two (2) years. The County intends to work cooperatively with the Catholic Charities to keep the only transitional housing program currently available in West Hawaii, which provides comprehensive case management and supportive services that are integral to the successful family placement into permanent housing viable. Council members K. Angel Pilago and Pete Hoffman are each contributing $10,000 from their respective discretionary funds (council relief contingency account) for fiscal year 2005-06 to help sustain this program. They are both submitting resolutions to transfer their funds out of the contingency account and placing them in the General Fund's Transfer to Housing Fund account. Enclosed is a bill for an ordinance amending the Operating Budget by appropriating that $20,000 to create the Kawaihae Transitional Shelter account within the Office of Housing Fund. For the purpose of having this appropriating bill proceed concurrently with the Council's transfer of funds resolutions, the OHCD would like to request a waiver from the Finance committee and have this bill heard also at the Council meeting scheduled for January 20, 2006. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call the Office of Housing and Community Development. ~illia Takab>a Director of Finance APPROVED: Harry Kim Mayor Enc. Comm. No.--~c---3 Z- cc: OHCD Ref. To: (~~a--J-_ `Q~AQ, tea' Ha wai'i County ~s an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Ref. hots _ JAN O 5 ?OII6_ STACY K. H/GA vv or a JAMES Y. ARAKAKI Chair Xc Presiding Officer C'-~."~'iy PETE HOFFMANN FRED HOLSCHUH, DR. VIRGINIA ISBELL DONALD IKEDA Tice Chair BOB JACOBSON ANGEL K. PILAGO •,,'Oi'N~ GARY SAFARIK HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawa! `i Hawu'ii County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo. Hawai `i 96720 January 5, 2006 Stacy K. Higa, Chair Hawaii County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Rl;: (Bill No. 202 An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No. OS-86, as amended, the operating budget for the County of Hawaii for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006.) Pursuant to Section 2(g) of Rule 4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Council of the County of Hawaii, this written request is submitted with my approval that the above-referenced matter be waived from the Committee on Finance to the full Council for immediate action. In reviewing this matter, timely approval is crucial. It is therefore advantageous that approval is granted and the matter placed onto the next Council agenda for review. However, in the event this request is denied, for whatever reason, I understand the matter shall be referred to the Committee on Finance for placement on its future agenda. Sincerely, ~ r,r-~.~.~- ~~,1 Virgi~a Isbell, Chair Committee on Finance Approved/Date/Waive to Council: Disapproved/Date/Refer to FC: tacy K. H ga, hair Stacy K. Higa, Chair Hawaii County Council Hawaii County Council V [/smc Hawaii ('aunty !s An Equa/Opportunity Provider And Employer Form B-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DEPARTMENT: Office of Housing & Comm. Dev. DATE: 12/30/05 STAFF CONTACT: Edwin S. Taira, Housing Administrator PHONE: 961-8379 A. REQUEST: The Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) respectfully requests to increase appropriations of $20,000 to the Housing Revenues: Transfer from General Fund (152.3609.11) and appropriate it to EXPENDITURES: Kawaihae Transitional Shelter (152.461.5466.36.115). This is a companion bill to the resolutions which transfer $20,000 out from the Clerk's Contingency Relief account (by Council members K. Angel Pilago and Pete Hoffmann) to the General Fund's Transfer to Housing Fund account. As time is of the essense, a request has been made to waive this item from Finance Committee, and send it to the full Council meeting scheduled for January 20, 2006. B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): The County, through the OHCD, and Catholic Charities Hawaii are working together to evaluate the actions necessary to sustain the Kawaihae Transitional Housing Program for at least two (2) years. Catholic Charities Hawaii is in need of additional funding to continue to provide temporary housing for two to three years until a permanent site if found and new facilities built. The County intends to work cooperatively with the Catholic Charities to keep the only transitional housing program currently available in West Hawaii that provides comprehensive case management and supportive services that are integral to the successful family placement into permanent housing viable. Council Members K. Angel Pilago and Pete Hoffmann have requested the transfer of $10,000, each, from their respective discretionary funds for fiscal year 2005-2006, to help sustain the Kawaihae Transitional Housing Program. SIGNED: ~t---~._ _ DATE: 12/30/05 Department Head