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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 1005.004 2006-2008 Pete Hoffmann Phone No. Hilo: (808) 961-8027 Council Chair ',G" Phone No. Waimea: (808) 887-2043 District 9 - North and South Kohala Fax No.: (808) 887-2072 E-Mail: poffmann tilco.hawaii.hi.us HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai `i Hawaii County Building Holomua Center 25Aupuni Street 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Suite C-5 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Waimea, Hawaii 96743 MEMORANDUM TO: Council Members o Hawaii County Council i) r , FROM: Pete Hoffmann, Council Chair;.. U1 DATE: March 13, 2008 3 SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Resolution No. 530-08, Draft 2, Relating to-the r Exemption of Certain Code Requirements, Pursuant to Sections 20tH'38 and 201H-44 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, for the Proposed West Hawai'irn Emergency Housing Program in Kailua Kona Please find attached a proposed amendment to Resolution No. 530-08, Draft 2, relating to the exemption of certain code requirements for the West Hawaii Emergency Housing Program in Kailua-Kona, to be proposed at the Council meeting scheduled on March 25, 2008. The proposed amendment relating to recycling capabilities for this emergency housing project, is illustrated via Ramseyer format, and reads as follows: "WHEREAS, the OHCD will ensure that the design consultant is instructed that the project shall be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified[:] and WHEREAS the OHCD will ensure that the design consultant and the operator of the facility will be instructed that they design the facility to make it recycling friendly and to encourage the participants to recycle." As incorporated into the attached proposed draft 2, this clause would be inserted as the last WHEREAS clause in Resolution No. 530-08, Draft 2. PH/kf Attachment ll COMM"! lqm ~D 0 s• T Ref. To: ,e Ref. Date MAR 14 7gflff . Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawal`i County Is An EqualOpporlunily Provider And Employer RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN CODE REQUIREMENTS, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 20111-38 AND 20111-44 OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES FOR THE PROPOSED WEST HAWAII EMERGENCY HOUSING PROGRAM IN KAILUA-KONA WHEREAS, the Office of Housing and Community Development ("OHCD") has made several attempts to develop an emergency housing program in West Hawaii over a period of more than 20 years; and WHEREAS, the OHCD now wishes to construct an emergency housing program for homeless individuals on County-owned land in Kailua-Kona, Hawai' i, identified as tax map key 3/7-4-010: portion of 020, to provide decent, safe and sanitary emergency housing and supportive services to qualified homeless individuals in the County of Hawai' i ("County"); and WHEREAS, the OHCD has secured funding for the planning, design and construction of the Program from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ($819,113), State ($500,000), and County ($500,000), totaling $1,819,113; and WHEREAS, the Program will serve as the initial component of the housing continuum in assisting homeless individuals secure transitional and/or permanent housing; and WHEREAS, the proposed West Hawaii Emergency Housing Program ("Program") will function in collaboration with The Friendly Place (daytime service center) and the future Kaloko Housing Program (transitional and permanent housing program); and WHEREAS, the Program will be in close proximity to supportive services, employment, educational and other essential resources; and WHEREAS, Section 201H-38 and 201H-44 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes ("HRS") allows affordable housing projects, including commercial or industrial properties developed in connection with dwelling units, to be exempt from certain laws and rules contingent upon County Council approval of the project; and WHEREAS, Section 46-15.1 of the HRS grants to the County the same powers subject to applicable limitations as those granted to the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation under Section 201 H of the HRS; and WHEREAS, the Program will promote the goals contained in Sections 201H-38 and 201H-44 of the HRS, and Chapter 2, Article 13, of the Hawaii County Code ("Code"); and WHEREAS, the OHCD is seeking exemptions from Minimum Lot Size (Section 25-5- 154 of the Code); Minimum Building Average Width (Section 25-5-155 of the Code); Kailua Village Design (Section 25-7-4(b) and (c) of the Code); Setbacks (Section 25-5-156 of the Code); Plan Approval (Section 25-5-157(c) of the Code); Landscaping (Planning Department Rule 17); and Parking (Department of Water Supply Article 4, Chapter 25); and WHEREAS, the OHCD will ensure that the design consultant is instructed that the project shall be LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified; and WHEREAS, the OHCD will ensure that the design consultant and the operator of the facility will be instructed that they design the facility to make it recycling friendly and to encourage the participants to recycle. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, that the conceptual sketch of the West Hawai' i Emergency Housing Program site and the preliminary plans and specifications for the Project attached hereto as "Exhibit A" are hereby approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that pursuant to provisions of Section 201H-38 of the HRS, the Mayor of the County of Hawaii or his duly authorized representative shall be the County official responsible for certifying maps and plans of lands connected with the West Hawaii Emergency Housing Program as having complied with applicable laws. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor of the County of Hawaii or his duly authorized representative is hereby authorized to execute other documents required to develop the West Hawaii Emergency Housing Program. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Planning Director of the County of Hawaii, and the Office of Housing and Community Development. 2