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Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 12:50 PM 2010 RPR 19
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Its only fair that this is passed. Fairness is justice!
4/19/2010
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CLERK
IF HAWAII
RESOLUTION 321 -10:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL THE OPTION TO DESIGNATE
A PORTION OF THE DISTRICT'S FUEL TAX ALLOCATION TO BE UTILIZED FOR A GRANT -INAID
PROGRAM FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ROAD
MAINTENANCE FOR PRIVATE STREETS AND ROADWAYS.
WHEREAS, Hawai'i Revised Statutes, §243 -6 in pertinent part states that fuel tax funds "shall be
expended for the following purposes, for the island for which the tax revenue is specially indicated,
or,
if none, for the county for which the tax revenue is indicated "; and
WHEREAS, Hawai'i Revised Statutes, §243 -6, fuel tax dispositions, section 2, "for acquisition,
designing, construction, reconstruction, improvements, repair and maintenance of county main and
general thoroughfares, highways and other streets... "; and
WHEREAS, this section indicates that the fuel tax revenues can be expended for improvements,
repair and maintenance for roadways other than designated county roads; and
WHEREAS, private, non - dedicated, substandard streets exists in the County of Hawaii, and are
open
to the general public; and
WHEREAS, road maintenance of private, non - dedicated, substandard streets will provide a roadway
accessible for authorized emergency vehicles which include fire and rescue vehicles, police
vehicles,
ambulance, ocean safety vehicles, public safety law enforcement vehicles, and conservation and
resources enforcement vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the Hawai'i County Council recognizes that during the 1960's, county government
approved large subdivisions particularly in the region of Puna which contain miles of non - dedicated
substandard private streets and roadways maintained by the community; and
WHEREAS, according to the Department of Finance Motor Vehicle Registration Division, Puna being
the fastest growing region, has 24,000 registered vehicles which represents nearly 17% of the
vehicles registered on the Big Island; and
WHEREAS, having the option to designate a portion of the district fuel tax revenue to be utilized in
a
grant in aid program allows for home rule in the distribution of fuel tax revenues as well as
providing
thousands of residents that live in government approved private subdivisions the benefit of their
fuel
tax contributions; and
WHEREAS, this option would grant the Hawaii County Council the choice of designating a portion of
the fuel tax allocation to help provide funding support to legitimate non - profit organizations
through a
grant -in -aid program, which would serve thousands of island residents that pay in to the fuel tax
system but fail to get the intended maintenance benefit; and
WHEREAS, this authority to set aside a portion of the county fuel tax allocation would apply to all
districts in the entire County of Hawai'i; now, therefore
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Ref. Date L PH 19 2010
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI'I, that the approval of this
resolution authorizes the option to designate a portion of fuel tax revenues to be utilized for a
grant -inaid
program for nonprofit organizations for the purpose of road maintenance on private streets and
roadways.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the council shall set forth the general criteria to qualify for the grant -
inaid
road maintenance program and shall oversee the awarding of the grant applications. Criteria
could include: nonprofit
501(c) (2), (3) or (4) or other government status deemed appropriate by the Hawai'i County
Council;
roadway must serve a minimum amount of residential lots; documentation that a specific
percentage
of the residents living on the roadway agree to accepting funding for maintenance of the private
roadway; priority funding to organizations that provide community matching funds; and other
criteria
deemed necessary by the Hawai'i County Council.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that organizations that receive funding through this grant -in -aid
program shall provide a complete financial reporting of the expenditures to the Hawai'i County
Council no later then one -year after the grant has been awarded.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an ad hoc committee will be formed by the Hawai'i County
Council by a separate resolution to set forth the process, general criteria, and qualifications of the
grant -in -aid program, and shall submit its recommendations to the full Council for approval and
implementation.
4/19/2010