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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. ~~~ r~t~ A RESOLUTION URGING THE ADMINISTRATION TO RELEASE THE FUNDS OF THE AWARD OF A $500,000 GRANT TO HAWAII ISLAND VETERANS MEMORIAL, INC. WHEREAS, Hawaii Island Veterans Memorial, Ina (HIVM), is anon-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation, organized from community veterans' organizations on the Island of Hawaii, for the purpose of establishing a veterans center and housing project to meet the needs of the island's veteran community; and WHEREAS, in response to a HIVM/County of Hawaii joint request, a parcel of land (Tax Map Key: (3)2-4-057:001), was transferred from the State of Hawaii to the County of Hawaii by executive order in November 2004. WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii in turn leased the subject parcel to HIVM to develop the site for the veterans center and housing project; and WHEREAS, HIVM completed the Final Environmental Assessment Study, preliminary engineering plans, rezoning and subdivision for the project, and is now prepared to begin development of the project; and WHEREAS, HIVM is now finalizing a commitment with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for the design and construction of a combined veterans center to be built on the subject parcel, as Phase I of the development project; and WHEREAS, the Veterans Center will provide a permanent and convenient location for veterans and their families to receive counseling, and the administering of benefits and programs to assist them; and WHEREAS, the County of Hawaii appropriated a grant to HIVM for $500,000 in its 2008-2009 fiscal year operational budget, to be used for infrastructure development and completion of final building design and engineering plans that will enable HIVM to apply for State and donor matching funds; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, in accordance with section 2-139(a)(3) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), that the Council approves this grant award and urges the administration to release the funds to Hawaii Island Veterans Memorial, Inc. as soon as possible to enable it to finalize an agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs and to enable Hawaii Island Veterans