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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0295.002 2006-2008 . ~ DOMINIC YAGONG 6,?~c~ Phone: (808) 961-8264 Council Member - FAX: (808)961-8912 Email: dyagong@co.hawaii.hi.us ~'os'iv'~'~ HAWA77 COUNTY COUNCIL County ofHawai'i Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Apri130, 2007 TO: Pete Hoffmann, Council Chairperson and Members of the County Council FROM: Dominic Yagong, Council Member SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Resolution No. 134-07 On April 17, 2007, the Committee on Human Services and Economic Development recommended adoption of Resolution No. 134. Following wnsultation v~ith the United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services, I am submitting for your consideration a proposed amendment that provides for coordination with the USDA. The proposed amendment to Resolution No. 134 updates the following: 1. Resolution Title: "A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND DESIGNATED COUNCIL MEMBER TO COORDINATE WITH TF~ UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WILDLIFE SERVICES [ ` ~4SSA6~IAI+1] TO FORMULATE AONE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM TO TRAP INVASIVE FERAL PIG POPULATIONS IN HAWAII ISLAND RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES AND AGRICULTURAL FARM LOTS: ' 2. Seventh Whereas Paragraph: "WHEREAS, the CouncIl sugports the development of a one-year pilot program by the County in coordination with the United States D_.pe artment of Agricultut Wildlife Services [ ' I<lt~~+~s~ssesiatiea} to accomplish the following:,, • Item 2: "Formulate a procedure to receive requests for trapping assistance from Hawaii County residents and to obtain written permission from said residents for the setting of traps on private property, including indemnification of the County of Hawaii and the United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services [ ]and their respective agents from any and all liabilities, losses, or damages arising out of the trapping of feral pigs on said private property." ~L~ S , 2, Comm. No. Ref. To: ~CQi°'• Ref. Date~~ Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer -Proposed Amendment to Reno No. 134-07- -Page 2- • Item 3: "Set and monitor traps, [ead] retrieve animals. and conduct field blood tests for disease control on animals that are successfully trapped in accordance with guidelines formulated by the County and the United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services [ ] aid their respective agents." • Item 4: "Formulate a disposition plan for trapped feral pigs, whereby Hawaii County families are able to utilize them for subsistence purposes upon receipt of field blood test results stating that the animals for consumption are free from anv diseases " • Item 5: "Prepare a written report that shall include, at a minimum, the following harvest information: date of harvest, location of property, name and address of property owner, number of feral pigs trapped, field blood test results. and disposition of animals." 3. Eighth Whereas Paragraph: "WHEREAS, the Council supports the development of a one-year pilot program to trap invasive feral pigs in residential and agricultural communities in Hawaii County by recommending a $100,000 appropriation for the Department of Research and Developmeait to coordinate with the United States Department of Agricultrue Wildlife Services to administer this vital program beginning July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2008; and" 4. Ninth Whereas Paragraph: "WHEREAS, the Council shall designate one of its members to participate in the fommlation of this one-year pilot program with the Mayor, Department of Research and Development, and the United States Department of Agriculture Wil " e Services( now, therefore,,' 5. Be It Resolved Paragraph: `BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the Mayor, Department of Research and Development, and designated Council Member are authorized to coordinate with the United States Dep}utment of Agriculture Wildlife Services [ ' ] to formulate aone-year pilot program to trap invasive feral pig populations in residential communities and agricultural farm lots on Hawaii Island; and" 6. Be It Finally Resolved Paragraph: "BE TI' FINALLY RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Honorable Hang Kim, Mayor, the Department of Research and Development, and the United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services [ ] on Hawaii Island. DY:Ia Att. Hawaii CmuYy is an Fq+w! OppaTUtiry Provider aredEmployer A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND DESIGNATED COUNCIL MEMBER TO COORDINATE WTIH THE UNTIED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WILDLIFE SERVICES TO FORMULATE A ON~YEAR PH.oT PROGRAM TO TRAP INVASIVE FERAL PIG POPULATIONS IN HAWAII ISLAND RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES AND AGRICULTURAL FARM LOTS. WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council recognizes the need to address problems caused by invasive feral pig populations in residential communities and agricultural farm lots on Hawaii Island; and WHEREAS, feral pigs have caused severe property damage and crop losses due to their grubbing and rooting activities; and WHEREAS, in addition to suffering physical and economic damages, property owners island-wide have complained that they are fearful of encountering wild pigs outside of their homes and on their properties; and WHEREAS, Hawaii Island residents are requesting assistance from County government to help address the growing problem of feral pigs as County govemment had done in its initiation of coqui frog eradication and cornrol programs; and WHEREAS, the Council recognizes that an organized trapping program in residential and agricultural communities would be the safest and most efficient way of dealing with feral pig populations; and WHEREAS, the Council proposes that this organized trapping program be strictly intended to address problems confronting residernial and agricultural farming communities, and is not intended to trap feral pigs in established hunting areas or forest and watershed reserves designated as public hunting areas by the State Department of Land and Natural Resources; and WHEREAS, the Council supports the developmem of a one-year pilot program by the County in coordination with the United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services to accomplish the following: I. Purchase or build appropriate traps for feral pigs. 2. Formulate a procedure to receive requests for trapping assistance from HawaiS Coumy residents and to obtain written permission from said residents for the setting of traps on pmate property, including indemnification of the Coumy of Hawaii and the United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services and their respective agents from any and all liabilities, losses, or damages arising out of the trapping of feral pigs on said private property. 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