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REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: May 19, 2009 Re: Comm. No. 337/Bill No. 79
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. 79, reports as follows:
Bill No. 79, transmitted by Director of Finance Nancy Crawford, via Communication No. 337 dated
May 6, 2009, amends the Capital Budget by appropriating the first increment of the fuel tax increase
established by Resolution No. 504-08. Projected revenues are being allocated based on each district's
percent of miles of local streets, for all roads maintained by the County. Below is the breakdown of the
programs:
PROGRAM AMOUNT
Roadway Projects (Engineering) $2,000,000
Bridge Inspection, Repair, & Replacement, 1,000,000
Program (Engineering)
ADA Curb Cut & Accessible Route Program 500,000
(Engineering)
Local Road Improvements (Highways) 3,500,000
TOTAL $7,000,000
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 Public
Works.
Councilmember Ford asked for the status of the County's ADA curb upgrades, and why an additional
$500,000 was being requested. Galen Kuba of the Department of Public Works stated that all required
curb upgrades had been completed but that part of the settlement that the County agreed to was to keep
$500,000 over a two year period to respond to requests for upgrades from the disabled community.
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Councilmember Hoffmann requested details of the proposed upgrades to the Mamalahoa Highway in
Waimea be e-mailed to him.
Mr. Kuba indicated that there was a typographical error in Exhibit A and that a amendment would be
provided before first reading at full Council.
Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 79, and recommends it
pass first reading.
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AYES NOES A&E Ex Respectfully submitted,
ENRIQUES X
FORD X COM TEE ON FINANCE
GREENWELL X
HOFFMANN X
IKEDA X II,,
NAEOLE X
ONISHI X DOMMC YAGON H
YAGONG X FC REPO O. 66
YOSHIMOTO X ADOPTED: JUN 0 2 2009