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REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: November 3, 2009 Re: Comm. No. 588/Res 261-09
PLACE: Councilroom
Ben Franklin Building, 2"d Floor
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 11:16 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Resolution No. 261-09, reports as follows:
Resolution No. 261-09, transmitted jointly with Bill No. 164, by Finance Director Nancy
Crawford via Communication No. 588, dated October 21, 2009, authorizes the Office of the
Mayor to enter into an agreement with the State of Hawaii Department of Business Economic
Development and Tourism for a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic
Development Administration.
The grant will allow the Hawaii County Department of Research and Development to develop a
master plan for the North Kohala Agricultural Processing Facility. This facility will serve the
community by enabling farmers to process taro into poi and their vegetables into value added
products, by being a distribution center with refrigerated storage facilities and by having a place
to hold meetings and classes.
Pursuant to Section 46-7, Hawaii 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.
David Fuertes from Ka Hana No`eau said the proposed facility will help the district prepare for
the future of sustainability.
Several Council Members spoke in support of the measure, and pointed out that other districts
throughout the County could benefit from this type of facility and could use North Kohala as a
model.
FC Rept. No. 106
FC-106
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Your Committee on Finance is in accordance with the purpose and intent of Resolution
No. 261-09 and recommends its adoption.
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AYES NOES A&E EX Respectfully submitted,
ENRIQUES X
FORD x COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
GREENWELL X
HOFFMANN X
IKEDA X
NAEOLE X
ONISHI x DENNIS "FRESH" ONISHI, CHAIR
YAGONG X FC REPORT NO. 106
YOSHIMOTO X ADOPTED: NO -1e ZK