HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 131 Draft 01 2008-2010COUNTY OF HAWAII
STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. g3~ 09
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER
INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH, PURSUANT TO HRS 46-7, FOR FUNDING FOR THE
HAWAII COUNTY'S CONGREGATE AND HOME DELIVERED MEALS
PROGRAM
WHEREAS, annually, the Hawaii County Office of Aging is awarded Older
Americans Act (Title III) and State of Hawaii Kupuna Care (KC) funds from the
Executive Office on Aging of the State of Hawaii Department of Health; and
WHEREAS, these funds are then contracted out to the Hawaii County Nutrition
Program to provide congregate and home delivered meals to older individuals in Hawaii
County; and
WHEREAS, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), signed by
President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009, included an appropriation for Nutrition
Services; and
WHEREAS, the ARRA funds will enable the County of Hawaii to provide
approximately 4,899 congregate meals and 3,561 home delivered meals to eligible
older individuals in Hawaii County; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the meals provided, portion of the ARRA funds will be
used to employ a temporary part-time staff to deliver meals to homebound seniors and
increase work hours to a number of staff at congregate meal sites; and
WHEREAS, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 46-7, requires that county
departments obtain the consent of the council to enter into agreements with the federal
or state governments respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers
granted by law to furnish, expend, and receive any funds or other assistance in
connection with projects being or to be undertaken pursuant to those powers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF
HAWAII, in accordance with section 46-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that the Mayor of the
County of Hawaii is authorized to execute, on behalf of the County, an agreement and
related documents with the State of Hawaii Department of Health (DOH), to enable the
County to receive funds for the Hawaii County Nutrition Program as noted in the DOH
Executive Office on Aging's Intent to Award ARRA Funds Memorandum to the County,
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit "A".
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk of the County of Hawaii
shall transmit copies of this resolution to the Office of the Mayor, the Hawaii County
Office of Aging, and the Department of Finance.
Dated at Kona ,Hawaii, this 6th day of Mav , 2009.
INTRO UCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, UN HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Hilo, Hawaii
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by
the vote indicated to [he right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of [he
County of Hawaii on Mav h, 2009
ATTEST:
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COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER
ROLL CALL, VOTF.
AYES NOES ABS EX
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FORD X
GREENWELL X
HOFFMANN X
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NAEOLE X
ONISHI X
YAGONG X
YOSHIMOTO X
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Reference: C-291/Waived FC
RESOLUTION NO. gag ~9
LINDA LINGLE
GOVERNOR OF HAWNI
CNIYOME L FUKINO, M.D.
DIRECTOR OF HEALTH '
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STATE OF HAWAII
EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING
NO. 1 CAPITOL DISTRICT
250 SOUTH HOTEL STREET, SUITE 406
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96673-2831
March 19, 2009
TO:
FROM:
Alan Parker
Couhty Executive
Hawaii County Office of Aging
Noemi Pendleton~~-~~~ ~
Director
Executive Office on Aging
SUBJECT: INTENT TO AWARD AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT
ACT OF 2009 FOR NUTRITION SERVICES
Subject to the availability of funds, the Executive Office on Aging (EOA) intends to
award the County of Hawaii, Hawaii County Office of Aging (HCOA) the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 funds for Congregate and Home
Delivered Nutrition Services.
NOEMI PENDLETON
DIRECTOR
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EOA utilized the Intrastate Funding Formula (IFF) weighted proportions for the projected
distribution of ARRA funds for Nutrition Services. It is our intent that HCOA will receive
the following:
Congregate Meals ARRA $53,889
Home Delivered Meals ARRA $26,530
The period of performance for these intended funds is March 18, 2009 through
September 30, 2010.
These funds are subject to the allotments to be made by the Director of Finahce, State
of Hawaii pursuant to Chapter 37, Hawaii Revised Statutes. We advise HCOA to check
with your County Council regarding the acceptance of these funds.. In addition, we
advise you to begin seeking guidance from your procurement office as to the proper
procurement protocol.
EXHIBIT "A"
Mr. Alan Parker
March 19, 2009
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Further communication about the special terms and conditions that apply to these
ARRA funds will be forthcoming. If you have any questions; please contact Nancy
Moser at 586-7309. Thank you.
CTC
c: Ernest Reid
Nancy Moser
Elvira Lee