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RESOLUTION NO. 1' 17
A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT
AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO THE FOOD BASKET,
INC.,TO ASSIST THE BODACIOUS LADIES EMERGENCY FOOD HUNGER RELIEF
PROGRAM OF PUNA.
WHEREAS, The Food Basket, Inc., is a 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization whose goals
include eradicating hunger on Hawai`i Island through the redistribution of food to prevent waste
and collaborating with organizations with similar missions to eradicate the root of hunger and
other social ills, such as poverty; and
WHEREAS, one of the organizations that The Food Basket, Inc., collaborates with is the
Bodacious Ladies, a group of women in the Puna district that are focused on helping their
community through food distribution and natural emergency preparedness; and
WHEREAS, the Bodacious Ladies is a group of committed volunteers serving under the
auspices of the Youth Business Center and the Community Grassroots Project,that was formed
to help communities in Puna become food sustainable, and was a significant community
contributor after Tropical Storm Iselle made landfall and the need for services in the Puna
community increased substantially; and
WHEREAS, The Food Basket, Inc., is requesting funds to assist with the purchase of
non-perishable and cold foods in support the Bodacious Ladies Food Pantry projects; and
WHEREAS,this emergency food grant will allow the Bodacious Ladies to continue
providing food for approximately 600 individuals and families in the Puna region; and
WHEREAS,this project as identified fits within the Department of Research and
Development's Community Building, that focuses on collaborating with Community-based
organizations to balance economic, social and community,health, and environmental priorities;
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; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that
Contingency Relief funds from Council District 5 will be appropriated to the Department of
Research and Development to provide a grant to The Food Basket, Inc., to assist with the
Bodacious Ladies emergency food hunger relief program of Puna.
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FUND: GENERAL
AMOUNT OF
APPROPRIATION: $1,800
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC—Contingency Relief $1,800
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5162.98 Department of Research and Development $1,800
HI Cty Resource Center
115 Misc. Contract Services
(The Food Basket, Inc. )
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to
the Director of Research and Development and 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 3rd day of May , 2017 .
INTRODUCED BY:
CO f IL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawaii AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i CHUNG X
DAVID X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANUHA
County of Hawaii on May 3, 2017 X
LEE LOY X
O'HARA X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
RICHARDS X
RUGGLES X
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i Cie Reference: C-239/Council
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 178 1.7
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