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Home My WebLink AboutRES 267 Draft 03 1996-1998 ~. I · . OFFICE INFORMATION ONLY Meeting: Hawaii County Council - October 7, 1998 Action: Close file Re: Res. 267-98/C-604.45/FC-271 . , .-" . ." ';,::':',:'::::.}:;:':~::::::,':::._>':':',;: COUNTY OF HAWAII . . . . ::; .- :,:.:.,'.-:', \'>. ' . Sl'ATEOF HAWAII ,". ". ( DRAFT" 3) " ' . . .. · RESOLUTION [PRESENTING A] REQUESTING THE MAYOR TO SUBMIT A REVISED PLAN OF DISPOSITION FOR THE FORMER HAMAKUA SUGAR COMPANY, INC. LANDS NOW UNDER COUNTY OWNERSHIP. RESOLUTION 'NO. 267("~98 WHEREAS, in 1994, the Council of the County of Hawaii agreed to accept approximately 4,400 acres oflandbyComnJjssioner'sQuitclaini Deed asa settlement f6r retroactive real property taxes amongWestem Farm Credit Bank, the County of Hawaii and Hamakua Sugar Company, Inc.; arid WHEREAS, the settlement amount and the annual tax revenues lost as a result ofthe private to public ownership conversion have shifted the tax burden to other lands during this period of public ownership; and WHEREAS, the Council ofthe'County of Hawaii, pursuant to Resolution No. 196-97, requested the Mayor develop a disposition plan for the former Hamakua Sugar Company, Inc. lands now under County ownership; and WHEREAS, on May 1, 1998, the Mayor forwarded to the Council Resolution No. 267-98, which approves a disposition plan that proposes land exchange with private landowners on a value-for-value basis in order to expand or improve the Hoolulu Park Complex, Kahaluu Beach Park parking, Honolii Beach Park, Ahalanui Park and other lands as they may become available or may be necessary; and WHEREAS, on August 17 ,1998,Council Member Dominic Yagong forwarded to the Council Resolution No. 309-98, which authorizes the leasing of County lands for diversified agricultural, eco-tourism and pastoral uses by negotiations; and WHEREAS, on August 27 and 28, 1998,the Council's Finance Committee held public hearings on Resolution Nos. 267-98 and 309-98.in Captain Cook, Kona and Hilo, respectively; and WHEREAS, written and oral public testimony received by the Finance Committee supported 'an array of disposition methods, including sale of the County parcels, lease of County lands for a variety of purposes, exchange of County parcels for purposes proposed in Resolution No. 267-98, and sub-lease to the State of Hawaii for agricultural purposes; and WHEREAS, the County Council finds that the 4,400+ acres of land identified in Exhibit A should be invested in ways that would most benefit the overall public good utilizing a combination of disposition methods; and /'" I" . . I .-'1' . t, t --- .._"..._._-~--._,---,-,-_._..~~.._.~.~.__.-.~._--------::-~-:-----"'_.~-"._---,.__.~_._~----.~-------_. .. . WHEREAS, the County Council acknowledges that there exists a lack of both financial and personnel resources for implementing and enforcing lease agreements on all 4,400+ acres. of. land as proposed by Resolution No. 309-98; WHEREAS, the goalof preserving and protecting important agricultural lands is being accomplished, in part, through the State of Hawaii's agricultural leased lands in the Hamakua District; and . WHEREAS, the County Council, nevertheless, recognizes that a portion of these lands should be retained under government ownerShip and control to ensure that certain important agricultural lands are used primarily for commercial agricultural purposes; and WHEREAS, the County Council believes that a portion of these lands should be sold to the highest bidders to bring short-and long-term revenues to the County treasury at a time when the County is anticipating a $10-$14 million shortfall to the next fiscal year's budget; and WHEREAS, although the Mayor'sdisposition plan set forth in Resolution 267-98 outlined several worthwhile proposals to expand the County's infrastructure in the area of parks, water systems and roads, the County Council feels that these projects should be prioritized and only those of overriding demand and need should be implemented as part ofa disposition plan; and . WHEREAS,. the County Council does not wish for the lands to. remain idle, become overgrown and more susceptible to fire h~ds; and WHEREAS, the County Council encourages diversity in land tenure and, as such, disposition of the County's 4,400+ acres should reflect such diversity; and 1. To lease or sub-lease a portion of these lands through a 'Request for Proposals for . Commercial Agricultural Development'. . I I I I I I I I I I ! WHEREAS, the County Council realizes that a long-range disposition plan of the entire 4,400+ acres may not be prudentorpossible at this time because of external forces beyond the County's control, thus, acknowledging that a partial. disposition plan may be more feasible and practical. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE. COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HA W All that the Council requests the Mayor to reformulate a partial or total disposition plan of the former Hamakua Sugar Company lands delineated in Exhibit A in accordance with Chapter 2, Article 19,. Hawaii County Code, which [contains 1 includes, but is not limited to, the following elements: 2. To exchange a portion of these lands on avalue-for-value basis for purposes of expanding existing County-priority parks, roads, water projects or other infrastructural systems or facilities. I ! 2 I, I ., ..' I I ____o.... ..-:--__._~--:-__'_...~_~_:-_____..______ " , " " . . 3. To sell a portion of these lands to the highest bidder. [BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council requests the Mayor to submit a revised disposition plan within thirty days from adoption of this resolution, provided that the disposition plan shall be deemed approved pursuant to Chapter2~ Article 19, Hawaii County Code. if no final decision on the'disposition plan is made by the Council within sixty days from the date of, ' its receipt from the Mayor.] , BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Honorable Mayor Stephen K. Yamashiro. ' ' Dated at Hilo, Hawaii this day of , 1998. INTRODUCED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER,~O~)~;~WAD COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii " 'ROLL CALL VOTE I hereby ~ertify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on ' AYES NOES ABS EX ' ARAKAKI . ' ' CHUNG " , LEITHEAD-TODD RAY , REYNOLDS , SANTANGELO " , SMITH TYLER YAGONG .' '" " " ATfEST: COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER, Reference C-604.45 RESOLUTION NO. 267 c:: 98, (DRAFT 3) . . . , ; '. .~.' , Tax MaD Itev: "-2-05:001 "-3-07 :001 . . EXHIBIT "A" DescriDtlon: Acreaae: Xoholalele, Bamatua, Bavall 10"0.000 paauUo to Manlenie, Bamatua, Bavali 57.000 148.090 "-3-07:004(Por) paauilo to Manlenie, Bamatua, Bavall paauilo Bomesteads, 1st Serles, Bamakua, Bavall 51.100 "-3-09:002 "-3-09:019 "-3-09:02" "-3-11: 001 4-3-11: 002 "-3-12: 006 "-7-05:001 "-7-05:002 4-7-05:003 "-7-06:001 4-7-06:005 "-7-06:006 4-7-06:07 4-7-06:010 4-7-06:018 4-7-06:020 4-8-03:005 Paaullo Bomesteads, 1st Serie., Bamatua, Bavall 110.900 Paaullo Bomesteads, 1st Serles, Bamatua, Bavall 169.500 Pohatea , Pore 2nd Serles paaullo Bomesteads, Bamatua, Bavall 56.730 Pohatea , Pore 2Dd Series paaullo Bomesteads, Bamatua, Bavaii 306.275 Pore Paauilo (3d Series) Bomesteads, Bamatua, Bavaii 77.400 Pore of XapuleDa to Banapai, Bamatua, Bavaii 777.940 Pore of Xapulena to Banapai, Bamatua, Bavaii 38.570 Pore of XapuleDa to Banapal, Bamakua, Bavaii 1.430 Pore of Bamatua Forest Reserve, Bamatua, Bavaii 214.000 Pore of Bamatua Forest Reserve, Bamatua, Bavaii 81.400 Pore of Bamatua Forest Reserve, Bamatua, Bavaii 167.700 Pore of Bamatua Forest Reserve, Bamatua, Bavaii 61.250 Pore of Bamatua Forest Reserve, Bamatua,' Bavaii 164.850 Pore of Hamatua Forest Reserve, Bamatua, Bavaii 227.284 Pore of Xaauhuhu, Bamatua, Bavaii 5.383 Pore uf Hamatua Forest Reserve, Bamatua, Bavaii ...., 660.800 4417.596 acres TOTAL