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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0057.001 2008-2010KENNETH G. GOODENO R' County Clerk Mailing Address: (Farmer County Building) 25 Aupuni Street Hilo. Hawaii 96720 County of Hawai `i Office of the County Clerk RODNEY OSHlRO Deputy County Clerk Business Address: 333 Kilauea Avenue, Second Flour Ben Franklin Building Hilo. Flawai'i 96720 Telephone: (808) 96/-8255 Facsimile.' (808J 96/-8912 r s 2 ;; ~$ ~ro~t~: MEMORANDUM ~ ~ ~~ ~ r9~' ~ ~ roc DATE: December 29, 2008 ~ o Y z ~ ;~ ~~ ~ ~ ~3c: ~r~•ca. FROM: Kenneth Goodenow, County Clerk ~ ' ~''' '"' ~ ~ Si ~~c~ w ~c"q TO: J Yoshimoto, Chair ~ c C. and Members of the Hawaii County Council z ~~ ~: RE: _ Proposed Amendment to the Enacting Clause of Resolution No. 26-09 Upon further analysis of Resolution No. 26-09, it was discovered that the enacting clause of the resolution is not complete. Unfortunately, we were not able to catch this error prior to placement on I:he January 6, 2009, agenda for the Committee on Food and Energy Sustainability (FESC). Therefore, I am requesting that the FESC amend Resolution No. 26-09, specifically the enacting clause, to read (Ramseyer format applied, material to be added is underlined): "BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that in the interest of public health, safety, welfaze, and economic well-being, it is both fiscally prudent and opportune that the County of Hawaii work jointly with the State of Hawaii in pursuing the vazious economic stimulus and stabilization packages that aze mutually beneficial to the County of Hawaii and State of Hawaii, and" Hawaii County Charter section 3-8, Actions of the Council, states in pertinent part: "The enacting clause of every ordinance shall be "BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII" and the enacting clause of every resolution shall be "BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAIL" A draft copy of Resolution No. 26-09 with the proposed amendment incorporated thereins attached. As the supervisor for the Legislative Reseazch Branch, I accept responsibility for this oversight and thank the FESC for its consideration of this request. Thank you. Comm. No. 51. ~ Att. Ref. To: Preaeoted fEs Serving the Interests ajthe Peaple ojOur Island Ref. Dat~R Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer A RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING DIALOG BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, THE STATE OF HAWAII, AND APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, REGARDING ELIGIBILITY UNDER ANY AND ALL EXISTING OR PROPOSED ECONOMIC STIMULUS AND STABILIZATION PACKAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE NEW "FOOD, CONSERVATION AND ENERGY ACT OF 2008". WHEREAS, economic stimulus and stabilization packages are currently being encouraged and proposed by programs such as the new Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (also known as the 2007 U.S. Farm Bill; the Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007 or Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007, and the Food and Energy Security Act of 2007), enacted on May 22, 2008, which relate to various azeas such as energy, conservation, nutrition, and rural development; and WHEREAS, these economic stimulus and stabilization packages also encompass a wide variety of programs that promote and foster reseazch, education, and activities designed to ensure that these programs effectively coordinate and integrate across various disciplines, agencies, and institutions; and WHEREAS, during periods of economic downturn and employment instability, it is both prudent and opportune that the County of Hawaii collaborate and work diligently with the State of Hawaii to identify and pursue these programs and any other source of federal funding beneficial to the citizens of the County of Hawaii and of this State; and WHEREAS, in furtherance of promoting safe and healthy environments and economic stability for its citizens, the Hawaii County Council finds that it is imperative and fiscally prudent that the County of Hawaii and the State of Hawaii collaborate and pursue any and all economic stimulus and stabilization programs that are applicable to, and which both the County of Hawaii and the State of Hawaii aze eligible; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that in the interest of public health, safety, welfaze, and economic well-being, it is both fiscally prudent and opportune that the County of Hawaii work jointly with the State of Hawaii in pursuing the vazious economic stimulus and stabilization packages that aze mutually beneficial to the County of Hawaii and State of Hawaii, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County of Hawaii and the State of Hawaii aze encouraged to commence dialog through interagency networking and begin the process of identifying the various programs that both the County of Hawaii and the State of Hawaii could be deemed eligible including, but not limited to, the new "Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008", and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward certified copies of this resolution to the Honorable Governor Linda Lingle, the Honorable Mayor of the County of Hawaii, the Honorable Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, the Chair of the Council of the City and County of Honolulu, the Honorable Mayor of the County of Kauai, the Chair of th'e Kauai County Council, the Honorable Mayor of the County of Maui, the Chair of the Maui County Council, the United States Secretary of Agriculture, and the United States Secretary of the Interior.