HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 127 08/19/1997 1996-1998 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: August 19, 1997 Re: Comm. No. 439/Res. No. 141
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 10:55 A.M.
Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. ] 41 reports as follows:
Resolution No. 141, transmitted jointly with Bill No. 124 by Finance Director Harry Takahashi,
via Communication No. 439, dated July 29, 1997, authorizes the County of Hawaii to participate
in a demonstration Papaya Quazantine Program.
The State Department of Agriculture (DOA), Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii
(RCUH), and the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) are desirous
of implementing a quazantine program in Kahuwai, Hawaii to demonstrate that papaya can be
grown successfully by following strict disease management protocols. The quarantine program
will also provide C"I'AHR researchers and the DOA a unique opportunity to study the
epidemiology of the papaya ringspot virus and evaluate other disease management measures.
Resolution No. 141 authorizes the County of Hawaii to enter into a five year lease agreement
with Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate and sublet land to papaya growers (permittees)
participating in the Papaya Quarantine Program. The county will issue permits to permittees to
plant genetically resistant papaya pursuant to protocols developed by DOA and CTAHR.
RCUH will act as the fiscal agent for the County of Hawaii and be responsible to the County for
collection of rents, disbursement of project expenses and accountability of all project income and
expenses. RCUH will also remit all lease payments to Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate
under the terms of the lease agreement.
Resolution No. 141 also authorizes the administration to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement
describing the responsibilities to be undertaken by each agency in the implementation of the
Papaya Quarantine Program. A draft of the Memorandum of Agreement was distributed to all
committee members for their preliminary review.
Members of Your Committee requested the Memorandum of Agreement be amended to include
a provision which would require the DOA to seek State funding and substitute the County's role
in the program.
Currently, the County's participation in the Papaya Quarantine Program is necessary because
time constraints prohibited the DOA from soliciting State funding during the 1997 State
Legislative Session.
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Pursuant to Section 13-13 of the Hawaii County Charter, the County may enter into contracts
with private parties, other counties, the state or the United States for the performance of any
function or activity which the county is authorized to perform.
A majority of Your Committee voted in favor of Resolution No. 141, with one opposing member
who was in favor of the program but had concerns regarding potential liabilities.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 141 and
recommends its adoption.
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CHUNG X Respectfully submitted
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