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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 178 Draft 01 2014-2016COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII +r• MM.'•. art os •N►.a+ RESOLUTION NO. 178 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 WAIMEA PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION FOR THE MINUKE`OLE PARK RESTORATION AND CHERRY BLOSSOM TREE BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT. WHEREAS, Resolution No. 18-14 was adopted on December 17, 2014, which provided a grant to the Rotary Club of North Hawaii for the Minuke`ole Park restoration and cherry blossom tree beautification project; and WHEREAS, the Rotary Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, however, the Rotary Club of North Hawaii is chartered under Rotary International, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, which makes it ineligible to receive County funds; and WHEREAS, the Rotary Club of North Hawaii will be replaced with the Waimea Preservation Association as the accepting nonprofit, which is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; F Ire WHEREAS, the Waimea Preservation Association is a community-based nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the character and history of Waimea and encouraging community awareness of its rich culture; and WHEREAS, Minuke`ole Park is a 10 -acre stretch of land behind Parker Ranch Shopping Center that was made available to the County as part of the 1992 Waimea Center rezoning; and WHEREAS, Minuke`ole Park has two soccer fields in disrepair that will be worked on by the Waimea Preservation Association; and WHEREAS, the Waimea Preservation Association will be spearheading this restoration project by cleaning, mowing, trimming, planting, and repairing and/or extending the irrigation lines to bring the park back to soccer -field standards; and WHEREAS, Minuke`ole Park is also used as a key principal location for the Waimea Cherry Blossom Festival and is where many cherry trees were previously planted; and WHEREAS, some of the cherry trees at Minuke`ole Park have died or are in poor condition and in need of care; and WHEREAS, the community of Waimea has been gifted replacement cherry trees by the Consulate of Japan, which are available for planting in the park; and WHEREAS, the Waimea Preservation Association is requesting funds for the purchase of tools, equipment, compost, fuel, and other supplies to support the restoration and beautification efforts; and WHEREAS, this volunteer -driven project will bring the community together to restore the soccer fields and for the Waimea Cherry Blossom Festival; 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 9 will be appropriated to the Department of Research and Development to provide a grant to the Waimea Preservation Association for the Minuke`ole Park restoration and cherry blossom tree beautification 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: 2 FUND: General AMOUNT OF APPROPRIATION: $5,000 OUT AND FROM: 010.101.5101.91 Clerk -Council SVC — Contingency Relief $5,000 CREDITED TO: 010.161.5162.98 Department of Research and Development $5,000 HI Cty Resource Center 115 Misc. Contract Services (Waimea Preservation Association) 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 COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawaii Hilo, Hawaii Hawaii, this day of I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on ATTEST: INTRODUCED BY: 20 1 COUNCIL UEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER 3 ROLL CALL VOTE AYES NOES ABS EX CHUNG DAVID EOFF ILAGAN KANUHA ONISHI PALEKA POINDEXTER WILLE Reference: C-278/Council RESOLUTION NO. J-78 15