HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PWC 288 11/21/1988 1984-1988 REPORT CF THE
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DATE: November 21 , 1983
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 9 : 00 a .m .
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Chairman and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo , Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Public Works to which was referred Resolution
410 . 495-88 , reports as follows :
The purpose of Resolution No . 495-88 is to authorize the Mayor to
submit an application- to the U. S . Department of Transportation for
$32,000 in Urban Mass Transportation Act (UMTA) funds for renovation
of the Mooheau Bus Terminal .
Communication No . 1828 is a transmittal letter from Steven Shinchi
stating that Community Development Block Grant funds appropriated for
the Mooheau bus terminal renovation have fallen short by $40 ,000 as
determined by public bid and he wishes to apply to the U. S .
Department of Transportation for additional funds needed to cover the
renovation .
A local match of 20 percent or $8 ,000 is required for the UMTA grant
and is broken down as follows :
1 . $2, 500 from Parks and Recreation to replace underground
electrical conduit from the bus terminal to the bandstand ;
2 . $1 ,500 from the Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council
Council ; and
3 . $4,000 from the County 's 1987-1988 fund balance .
Your Committee heard testimony from Steven Shinchi , Mass Transit
Agency Administrator , as follows:
• 1 . Mooheau Bus Terminal is not just a bus station as it
maintains restroom facilities for bus patrons and users of
Mooheau Park .
2 . A band-aid approach has been used to replace the wood in
the Mooheau Bus Terminal to keep the 35-year-old building
safe .
3 . The time has come to upgrade the facility .
4 . Resolution No . 495-88 is a necessary component of the UMTA
grant application .
5 . The renovation of the bus terminal will provide a safer and
healthier environment for users of the bus system and the
general public and will enhance and encourage business
opportunities at the northeastern entrance to downtown Hilo .
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A Committee member had extensive questions for Steven Shinchi on how
the unappropriated balance of UMTA Section 18 funds from 1987-1988 in
Resolution 497-88 would be used; if that unappropriated balance could
be used for the local match of $8 ,000 ; if the $8 ,000 was a firm
figure; if the scope of the project changed since the initial cost
estimate of $110 ,000 ; and if beautification funds could be used for
the local share . Steven Shinchi responded that the unappropriated
balance of $25 ,000 would be used for a new van and operational costs ;
federal funds can 't be used as a match for federal funds ; the $8,000
figure for a local match is firm; and he wants to submit just one
application for federal funds for the bus terminal renovation and
landscaping . He explained that the scope of the renovation project
was enlarged to include landscaping which would solve two problems ,
namely , a tree that drops debris on the bus terminal roof and an area
where rainwater accumulates .
Patricia Engelhard, Director of Parks and Recreation, stated that
beautification funds are intended for use near highways and the bus
terminal isn 't close enough to the road to qualify for highway
beautification .
Your Committee finds that the proposed application to the Department
of Transportation serves a public purpose .
Your Committee concurred with the Chairwoman ' s recommendation to
approve Resolution No . 495-88 .
Your Committee on Public Works is in accord with the purpose of
Resolution No . 495-88 and recommends its adoption by the County
Council .
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M' •LE K. LAI, C''!'WOMAN
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RUSSELL S. KOKUBUN, VICE CHR. FRANK DE LUZ III , MEMBER
TAKASHI DOMINGO, MEMBER SHERWOOD R. H. GREENWELL, MEMBER
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