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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 137 Draft 01 2014-2016JtY OF h1 COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII ti .. ;*4' A RESOLUTION NO. 137 15 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 BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE BIG ISLAND, FOR THE PA`AUILO ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL GARDEN PROJECT. WHEREAS, the Boys and Girls Club of the Big Island is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that mentors youth by example and works together to build positive relationships within the community; and WHEREAS, part of its program involves healthy living and Science, Math, Engineering, Mathematics ("STEM") gardening; and WHEREAS, Pa`auilo Elementary and Intermediate School once had a flourishing garden that offered the community's youth a live hands-on gardening experience; and WHEREAS, the garden spaces are overgrown and require immediate cleaning and redesigning; and WHEREAS, new life for the garden was inspired when the Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency provided a presentation on community preparedness in efforts to teach the community how to work together to be resilient should a disaster strike; and WHEREAS, the Boys and Girls Club of the Big Island will work with teachers and the community to incorporate some math, art, design, journaling, and possibly marketing skills into this project; and WHEREAS, to applaud the "fruits of their labor," a celebratory luncheon from the garden's bounty will honor the collaboration; and WHEREAS, bringing parents and the community into the project will be beneficial to the youth's ownership aspect and help develop the mindset of self-reliance; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawaii 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 Council District 1 will be appropriated to the Department of Research and Development to provide a grant to the Boys and Girls Club of the Big Island, for garden supplies associated with the project; 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: $5,000 OUT AND FROM: 010.101.5101.91 Clerk -Council SVC — Contingency Relief CREDITED TO: $5,000 010.161.5161.22 Department of Research and Development $5,000 Agriculture R&D OCE 115 Misc. Contract Services (Boys and Girls Club of the Big Island) BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the Director of Research and Development 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 Hawaii, this 15th day of April , 2015 INTRODUCED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to the right hereof a ted by the OUNCIL of the County of HawaiiApril 1 on , L ATTEST COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER 2 ROLL CALL VOTF. Reference: C-223/Council RESOLUTION NO. 137 15 AYES NOES ABS EX CHUNG R DAVID EOFF ILAGAN KANUHA X ONISHI X PALEKA X POINDEXTER X WILLE X 9 0 0 0 Reference: C-223/Council RESOLUTION NO. 137 15