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DONALD IKEDA Jt';~ : ' o Phone (808) 961-8261
Council Member Fax No.: (808) 961-8912
District 2 South Hilo' - E-mail: dikeda@co.hawaii.hi.us
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HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai `i
Hawaii County Building
25 Aupun: Street
Hilo, Hawai'i 96720
Date: December 18, 2006
TO Pete Hoffmann, Council Chair, and Council Members
FROM: Donald Ikeda, Council Member
RE: Proposed Bill 365 Draft 2
Attached for your favorable consideration is proposed Bill 363, Draft 2 with the following
amendments:
1. Delete Section 2-214(c):
(Passage of the 2% real property tax appropriation for this fund eliminates the need for this
Council appropriation.)
Section 2-214. Public access, open space, and natural resources preservation fund.
(a) A public access, open space, and natural resources preservation fund is hereby
established. This special fund shall be administered and managed by the finance
department.
(b) The fund shall consist of monies from:
(1) The proceeds from the sale of any general obligation bonds, authorized and issued
for the purposes of this article;
(2) Council appropriations for the purposes of this article;
(3) Any source of revenue dedicated by the Hawaii County Charter or the Hawaii
County Code for the purposes of this article;
(4) Grants and private contributions intended for the purposes of this article; and
(5) Two percent (2%) of Hawaii County real property tax revenues collected
annually (including penalties).
of $250,000 to the publie aeoess, open spaeo, and natimal reseurees preservation fund.
(1) [(2)1 Nothing in this seetion shall preveF4 the eouneil fiem appr-opFiafing
F h ll .,4.. tO this Aind.]
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2. Add "and maintaining" to newly re-lettered sub-section (c):
(This will provide monies to maintain the properties that have been acquired and/or will be
acquired in the future.) (Bolding has been added for purposes of clarity)
(c)[(d)]The fund shall be used for acquiring and maintaining lands or property entitlements in
the County of Hawaii for the following purposes:
(1) Public outdoor recreation and education including access to beaches and
mountains;
(2) Preservation of historic or culturally important land areas and sites;
(3) Protection of natural resources including buffer zones;
(4) Preservation of forests beaches coastal areas natural beauty and agricultural
lands; an
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(5) Protection of watershed lands to preserve water quality and water supply."
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
DI:awm
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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
BILL NO.
Draft 2
ORDINANCE NO.
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 42, HAWAII
COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO THE PUBLIC
ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION FUND.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2, article 42, section 2-214, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005
Edition) is amended to read as follows:
"Article 42. Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Fund
Section 2-214. Public access, open space, and natural resources preservation fund.
(a) A public access, open space, and natural resources preservation fund is hereby
established. This special fund shall be administered and managed by the finance
department.
(b) The fund shall consist of monies from:
(1) The proceeds from the sale of any general obligation bonds, authorized and issued
for the purposes of this article;
(2) Council appropriations for the purposes of this article;
(3) Any source of revenue dedicated by the Hawaii County Charter or the Hawaii
County Code for the purposes of this article;
(4) Grants and private contributions intended for the purposes of this article; and
(5) Two percent (2%) of Hawaii County real property tax revenues collected
annually (including penalties).
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(1) 1(2)] TT h: in this °a•'.. shall prevent the eauneil ffem appropriating
WrAsunts in excess of h above amounts to this r....a ]
(c) [(d)] The fund shall be used for acquiring and maintaining lands or property entitlements in the
County of Hawaii for the following purposes:
(1) Public outdoor recreation and education including access to beaches and
mountains:
(2) Preservation of historic or culturally important land areas and sites;
(3) Protection of natural resources including buffer zones;
(4) Preservation of forests beaches coastal areas, natural beauty and agricultural
lands: and
(5) Protection of watershed lands to preserve water quality and water supply."
SECTION 3. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or
applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION 4. Material to be repealed is bracketed. New material is underscored. In
printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material, and underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
Hawaii
Date of Introduction:
Date of I st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date: