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RESOLUTION NO. 510 14
A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT
AND FROM THE DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE PUAKO
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR A WASTEWATER STUDY.
WHEREAS, the Puako Community Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is
passionate about the impact of land-based pollutants; and
WHEREAS, the Puako Community Association is clear and firm about being a good
steward of the water, ocean, and reef right out their front door; and
WHEREAS, the wastewater from the Puako area is not treated at a central waste-
treatment facility; and
WHEREAS, sewage from homes flow into either cesspools or septic systems installed
close to the shoreline and in highly permeable basalt; and
WHEREAS, the Puako Community Association would like to assess whether the
community needs to change their sewage treatment systems; and
WHEREAS, the University of Hawai`i at Hilo (UHH) will conduct a study that will
establish a baseline, which will enable a comparison of water quality before and after the
completion of cesspool removals in Puako and Waialea Bay; and
WHEREAS, the goal of this project is for the Puako community to work with UHH to
identify land-based sources of pollution and to assess their impact on water quality and the reef
ecosystem; and
WHEREAS,pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawai`i County Code,
Contingency Relief funds shall be transferred to an accepting County department/agency via
resolution identifying the nonprofit organization and the specific program, project, event, activity,
service, equipment, materials, or supplies for which the grant shall be used; and
WHEREAS, Contingency Relief funds from District 9 will be appropriated to the
Department of Environmental Management to provide a grant to the Puako Community
Association to assist UHH with conducting a study on the impact of land-based pollutants on the
reef ecosystem at Puako; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
following amount is hereby transferred/appropriated as set forth below:
FUND: GENERAL
AMOUNT OF
APPROPRIATION: $6,000
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC —Contingency Relief $6,000
CREDITED TO:
010.801.5801.31 Department of Environmental Management $6,000
Trans to Sewer Fund
341 Misc. Charges
(Puako Wastewater Study)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward a copy of this
resolution to the Director of Environmental Management and the Director of Finance and that the
Director of Finance is hereby authorized to make the necessary transfers in accordance with the
terms of this resolution.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 17th day of September , 2014.
INTRODUCED BY:CO 1 CIL 4 BER, COUNTY OF AWAI`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 X
County of Hawaii on September 17, 2014
KERN X
ONISHI X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
WILLE X
YOSHIMOTO X
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'" Reference: C-1013/Waived FC
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 5510 14
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