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HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 099 10/20/2009 2008-2010 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE DATE: PLACE: October 20, 2009 Councilroom Ben Franklin Building, 2nd Floor Hilo, Hawai'i 9:53 a.m. TIME: Council Chair and Members Hawai'i County Council Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 Re: Comm. No. 564/Res 250-09 Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 250-09, reports as follows: Resolution No. 250-09, transmitted jointly with Bill No. 159, by Finance Director Nancy Crawford via Communication No. 564, dated October 1,2009, authorizes the Office of the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the State of Hawai' i Department of Transportation for the Job Access and Reverse Commute Grant funded by the Federal Transit Administration. The grant is intended to provide increased transportation service for working commuters and for those seeking employment. It will be used to fund operating costs to establish additional routes and frequency of bus service, which include additional weekday and weekend service. Pursuant to Section 46-7, Hawai'i Revised Statutes, County Departments must 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. There was no discussion on this measure. Your Committee on Finance is in accordance with the purpose and intent of Resolution No. 250-09 and recommends its adoption.' f,' kk AYES NOES A&E EX ENRIQUES X FORD X GREENWELL X HOFFMANN X IKEDA X NAEOLE X ONISHI X YAGONG X YOSHIMOTO X Respectfully submitted, COMMITTEE ON FINANCE _LJ~~~ DONALD IKEDA, VICE CHAIR FC REPORT NO. 99 ADOPTED:~