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COUNTY OF HAWAII •• �" / •' STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. 119 13
(DRAFT 2)
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO LEASE REAL
PROPERTY IN THE EDUCATION TRAINING FACILITY IN NA KAHUA HALE 0
ULU WINI COMMUNITY IN NORTH KONA TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY WEST
HAWAI"I.
WHEREAS, Section 2-120 (a) (2) of the Hawaii County Code provides that the Council
of the County of Hawaii may, by resolution approved by a majority of its members, direct the
finance director to negotiate the disposition of real property by "[1]easing it to governments,
governmental agencies, nonprofit organizations, or affordable housing developers at such rentals
and on such terms and conditions as deemed proper"; and
WHEREAS, Na Kahua Hale 0 Ulu Wini ("Ulu Wini") is a program owned by the
County of Hawai'i and overseen by the Office of Housing and Community Development
("OHCD"), located on 9.6 acres that will consist of 96 service-enriched two-bedroom units, a
community center, and Education Training Facility ("ETF") and a wastewater treatment plant
that services transitional and low-income families to provide them with social support and stress
residential stability as a basic and primary goal and maximize their abilities to increase
independence; and
WHEREAS,the ETF is a 13,080 square foot warehouse consisting of three separated
bays completed December 2012; and
WHEREAS, Habitat for Humanity West Hawai'i ("Habitat"), is a nonprofit
organization, whose mission is to empower families, build community and hope through home
ownership for low income partner families; and
WHEREAS, Habitat Restore has an inventory generated through generous donations of
local businesses and community members that offers for sale to the public at discounted prices;
and
WHEREAS, the proceeds of sales at the Habitat Restore is used in efforts to eliminate
poverty housing in West Hawai'i; and
WHEREAS, since founding in 2002, Habitat has successfully completed 19 new homes,
18 critical home repairs, helped with renovation of the women's shelter, home repairs for seniors
and those affected by the 2006 earthquake, and the highly covered "2012 Blitz Build," consisting
of 5 homes built in 10 days for DHHL lessees in West Hawaii; and,
WHEREAS, Habitat desires to lease Bay 1 consisting of 7,114 square feet, including a
built-in mezzanine in the ETF ("the Property") for its Restore; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that in
accordance with Chapter 2, Article 19, Section 2-120 (a)(2) of the Hawai'i County Code, the
Finance Director is hereby authorized to negotiate the lease of the Property with Habitat.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor of the County of Hawai'i, is hereby
authorized to execute said lease agreement for the Property, on behalf of the County of Hawaii
following its approval by the Council as noted herein.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit copies of this
resolution to the Department of Finance, OHCD, and Habitat.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 18th day of June , 2013.
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i EOFF X
FORD X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by ILAGAN X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANUHA
County of Hawaii on June 18, 2013 X
KERN X
ONISHI X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
WILLS X
YOSHIMOTO X
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Reference: C-287.1/FC-70
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON& PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 119 1.3
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