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RESOLUTION NO. 205 09
(Draft 4)
A RESOLUTION URGING CONGRESS TO SUPPORT AND PROVIDE FEDERAL
FUNDING FOR THE HIGHEST PRIORITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
IN THE COUNTY OF HAWAII
WHEREAS, the statewide unemployment rate for May 2009 was 7.4 percent with
Hawaii County's unemployment the highest at 10.4 percent; and
WHEREAS, funding capital improvement projects will help to stimulate the Big Island
economy at a time when it is most needed; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council has created a list of capital improvement
projects throughout the Big Island that are in need of funding; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council feels that the most effective way to gain the
support of Congress is to submit one priority list as a unified Council rather than nine separate
lists from each district; and
WHEREAS, the capital improvement projects are ranked by priority as follows:
1. Laupahoehoe Point Access Road Improvement
2. Mid-Level Road (Ane Keohokalole Highway)
3. `Ainaloa Waterline Installation
4. La`aloa Street Extension (Kailua-Kona)
5. South Kona Police Station (Captain Cook)
6. Kahuku Park Community/Senior Center and Gym
7. County-Wide Radio Tower Installation
8. Waikoloa Gymnasium
9. Ke6kea Beach Pavilion
10. Hilo Bayfront Trails
11. Ahalanui/Pohoiki Bay Beach Parks
12. Puna Makai Alternate Route (PMAR); and
WHEREAS, this priority list, as shown in detail in "Exhibit A," will be sent to our
Congressional delegation for the 2010 Congressional budget session; and
WHEREAS, each Council Member is responsible for providing documentation (e.g.,
plans and designs, maps, costs, etc.) of their district project upon request by our Congressional
delegation; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
Hawaii County Council respectfully requests that Congress support and provide Federal
funding for the priority projects listed above.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward a copy of this
resolution to the Honorable Senator Daniel K. Akaka, the Honorable Senator Daniel K. Inouye,
the Honorable Representative Neil Abercrombie, the Honorable Representative Mazie K.
Hirono, and the Honorable Mayor William P. Kenoi.
Dated at , Hawaii, this day of , 2009.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS Ex
Hilo, Hawaii ENRIQUES
FORD
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by GREENWELL
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the HOFFMANN
County of Hawaii on
IKEDA
NAEOLE
ATTEST: ONISHI
YAGONG
YOSHIMOTO
Reference: C-420.19/PWIRC-
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 205 09
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EXHIBIT A
Request for Federal Funding for Hawaii County's Highest Priority
Capital Improvement Projects
Submitted By Project Description Tax Map Benefits Cost
Key(s). District(s)
Guy Enriques Kahuku Park Community/Senior Center and 9-2-094: 036 & 6 $8.5 million
Gym: 101:32
Brenda Ford La`aloa Street Extension: 7-7-008: 120, 7 & 8 $22.440 M
114 & 029 ($20M const.)
South Kona Police Station: 8-2-001: 72 7 $5.085 M
($3.685M
const.)
Kelly Greenwell Mid-Level Road (Ane Keohokalole 7-4-020: 010 & 8 $51+
Hi hwa : Construction of a new major 022 Million
collector road from the intersection of
Palani Rd. and Henry Street to Hina Lani
Street.
Pete Hoffmann Waikoloa Gymnasium: 9
Ke6kea Beach Pavilion: 9
Donald Ikeda County-Wide Radio Tower Installation: Island-wide $80 million+
The County faces a Federal mandate to
upgrade our radio towers. Our current
system is antiquated and obsolete.
Emily L Naeole Ahalanui/Pohoiki Bay Beach Parks: 5
Dennis "Fresh" Hilo Bayfront Trails: 4
Onishi
Dominic Yagong Laupahoehoe Point Access Road 3-6-02 & 04 1 $4 million
Improvement:
J Yoshimoto Ainaloa Waterline Installation: To install a 3-1-6: 97 & 99 3 & 5 $5.5 million
waterline from State Highway 130 along (design/survey
Ainaloa Boulevard to Wood Rose Drive in &
the Ainaloa Subdivision in order to provide (construction)
water to residents and to the proposed
Ainaloa Volunteer Fire Company. Fire
hydrants will also be installed every 600
feet. (The Ainaloa Subdivision borders the
Puna Forest Reserve where thousands of
acres of forest burned to the property lines
of the subdivision in a range fire during a
drought in 1984.)
Puna Makai Alternate Route (PMAR): To 3, 4 & 5 $1.5 million
conduct an Environmental Impact Statement
and Preliminary Engineering Report
(EIS/PER) to identify alignment and design
criteria for PMAR between Nanawale Estates
and Hilo with particular emphasis on
identification of a corridor alignment through
Hawaiian Paradise Park that presents the
least adverse impact on existing developed
lots. PMAR will reduce the number of miles
driven by commuters, provide an alternate
and shorter evacuation route for Puna Makai,
and help to reduce traffic congestion in the
area.
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