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REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: May 19, 2009 Re: Comm. No. 332/Bill No. 78
PLACE: Council Chambers
TIME: 10:06 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 78, reports as follows:
Bill No. 78, transmitted by Director of Finance Nancy Crawford, via Communication No. 332 dated
May 6, 2009, amends the Capital Budget by appropriating an additional $1,000,000 to the Kealakehe
Wastewater Treatment Plant Aeration Upgrade project. This project consists of design and construction
to address replacement of existing blowers with new ones, expansion of the Operations building to house
the new blowers, re-working the electrical system to accommodate the new blowers, replacement of
aeration piping to the existing lagoons, and replacement of existing air diffusers within the lagoons.
The additional funding needed to support the construction portion of the project is based on refined cost
estimate information provided in the draft April 2009 Preliminary Engineering Report (PER). This brings
the total appropriation for this project from $4,500,000 to $5,500,000. The amendment is as follows:
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT:
Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant Aeration Upgrade
(110.699.5696.18) 4,500,000] $ 5,500,000
Funds for this appropriation increase shall be provided from:
General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund -
$ 1,000,000
Fund Balance and/or other Sources
Pursuant to Section 46-7, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and Section 13-13(b), Hawaii County Charter, the
Mayor is hereby authorized to apply for, receive and expend the funds for the Department of
Environmental Management.
Councilmember Ford asked if this project was on the first round of Federal stimulus funding requests.
Wastewater Division Chief Dora Beck advised that it was but they had not heard yet if it was going to
receive funding. She stated that if the project did not get funding, it would be included in the second
round of requests as well.
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Councilmember Ikeda stated that he thought this was a change order for the project and while he
supported the project he wanted to point out to the Committee members that this was a change order and
it shows that sometimes they are necessary.
Councilmember Greenwell questioned the use of the lagoon technology and asked Ms. Beck if other
technologies were being considered. She indicated that this was the most inexpensive of the technologies
that is available, but that she would be happy to work with Mr. Greenwell in looking for new
technologies.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 78, and recommends it
pass first reading.
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AYES NOES A&E Ex Respectfully submitted,
ENRIQUES X
FORD X CO MITTEE ON FINANCE
GREENWELL X
HOFFMANN X
IKEDA X
NAEOLE X*- r
ONISHI X DO C YAGON, H
YAGONG X FC REPO NO 61
YOSHIMOTO X ADOPTED: JUN O 2 2009