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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0847.000 2016-2018 Harry Kim c°*.L.CL • \lei* Deanna S. Sako Mayor *: Director Nancy Crawford Deputy Director ' County of Hawai Finance Department 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2103 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720 (808)961-8234 • Fax(808)961-8569 March 21, 2018 Valerie Poindexter, Council Chair and -‹ Members of the Hawai`i County Council Hawai`i County Council 25 Aupuni Street r-n Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 - Re: Operating Budget The County of Hawai`i has been awarded $35,000 in federal funds from the State of Hawai`i Department of Transportation. These funds will be used to purchase self-contained battery- powered rescue tools for use by the Honoka`a Fire Company. Enclosed is a resolution to enter,into an agreement to accept these funds. Also enclosed is a bill for an ordinance amending the Operating Budget by appropriating this $35,000 grant. The Hawai`i Fire Department is requesting that this resolution and bill be waived from Finance Committee and be placed on the April 11, 2018 Council agenda to expedite the receipt of these funds. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call Melanio Lorenzo of the Hawai`i Fire Department at 961-2921. Deanna S. Sako Director of Finance Enc. c: Fire <Res. 55g-ts• WI 11 I 3% Comm. No. 2.417 Ref. To: Calst-t-GotFC) Ref. Date MAR'2 3 2.018 Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Form #: B-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DEPARTMENT: Fire Department DATE: March 20, 2018 STAFF CONTACT: Lance Uchida PHONE: 932-2907 A. REQUEST: Please prepare a resolution to accept a grant from the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation and also appropriate the funds as follows: Highway Safety Grant - Misc Equipment $35,000.00 Highway Safety Grant - Federal Grant Revenues $35,000.00 B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): The Hawaii Fire Department would like to increase its ability to rapidly extricate patients in the most precarious and technical crash situations. The ability for the Honoka'a Fire Company to utilize the self- contained, battery powered eDraulic line of rescue tools will allow them to move quickly and extricate patients swiftly in the least desirable of situations. Being that the grant has been awarded, the Department is requesting that the Finance committee be waived. DATE: MAR 2 0 2018 Department Head GRANT SUMMARY (Supplement to B-52, Request for Council Action) Type of Grant Appropriation being requested: (New or an additional appropriation) Fl New(for this fiscal year period). OR n Additional appropriation (to an existing grant); Is a draft agreement attached? Has the original grant notification been transmitted to Yes ❑ No Council? n Yes No Name of Grant Program: Hawaii Fire Department Cordless Extrication.Kit Grantor: State of Hawaii Department of Transportation County Grantee Department or Agency: Hawaii Fire Department - EMS Bureau County Grantee Contact Person: Lance Uchida Phone Number: 808-932-2907 Amount of Grant: $35,000.00 Grant Period (Commencement & Completion): FY 2017-2018 (October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2018) Purpose of Grant: To purchase cordless vehicle extrication kit for the Honokaa Fire Station to be use during motor vehicle collision reponses. County Match required?: ❑ Yes No If yes, Matching Amount? Budgeted in account# : In-kind? Explain: Explanation: County's personnel requirements: Amount of new position(s)? Qty: Permanent: Temporary: n, Duration: Full-time: Part-time: n, Time Element: Qty: Contractual: n Explain: Explanation: Additional Comments about Grant: B-52 Grant Summary Form DAVID Y.IGE JADE T.BUTAY GOVERNOR INTERIM DIRECTOR tiff:4 42itt \ Deputy Directors ROSS N.HIGASHI EDWIN H.SNIFFEN DARRELL T.YOUNG STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 869 PUNCHBOWL STREET IN REPLY REFER TO: HONOLULU,HAWAII 96813-5097 HWYN 9.5615 December 22,2017 Chief Darren Rosario Hawaii Fire Department 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2501 Hilo,Hawaii 96720 Dear Chief Rosario: Enclosed for your action is a copy of the approved highway safety reimbursement project No. EM 18-04(02-11-01), entitled"Hawaii Fire Department Cordless Extrication Kit." A total of $35,000.00 has been obligated to the project. The grant funds will allow the Hawaii Fire Department to purchase a cordless vehicle extrication kit to aid personnel responding to a motor vehicle collision to rapidly extricate patients and begin lifesaving measures. Progress reports must be submitted quarterly within 15 days(ending December, March,June and September)and a final report must be submitted within thirty days of the end of the grant period. A quarterly report must be submitted even if no activities were done during that quarter. Reimbursement claims must be submitted in accordance with the agreement(monthly or quarterly) by the 20th of the month following the claim period. A claim must be submitted even if no expenditures were made. This grant will be funded using National Highway Traffic Safety Administration FAST Act Section 402 program funds. Due to the federal budgeting process,the program funding source is subject to change. The project is subject to the audit requirements of 2 CFR §200 Subpart F. Note that the Department/Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance(CFDA)Program Number and Title that this project should be associated with in the Schedule of Federal Assistance Programs section of your single agency audit report are: Department of Transportation/CFDA 20.600—State and Community Highway Safety Program. A copy of the single audit report covering the grant period must be sent to the Hawaii Department of Transportation—Highway Safety Section, 869 Punchbowl Street,Room 405,Honolulu, HI 96813. Within 60 days of the date of project approval, the Highway Safety Section should be advised of your cognizant Federal audit agency and of when you anticipate the audit report covering the period of this grant to be issued. Sine- ..1y, , IF" A IE T. UT I erim Director of Trat.portat. n Enclosure • MAILE MEDEIROS DAVID ';Ntl OF .'. AARON S. Y. CHUNG I i1 Chairperson = �� v; DRU MAMO KANUHA I SUSAN L.K.LEE LOY KAREN EOFF EILEEN O'HARA Vice Chair VALERIE T.POINDEXTER 4TE Rµ�,.f► , HERBERT M."TIM"RICHARDS,III JENNIFER RUGGLES HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo,Hawaii 96720 March 21, 2018 Valerie T. Poindexter, Chairperson Hawai`i County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 RE: Resolution No. 558-18 : RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PURSUANT TO HRS 46-7, FOR A GRANT TO THE HAWAII FIRE DEPARTMENT Bill No. 131 : AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 17-39, AS AMENDED, THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAII FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2018. Pursuant to Section 2(g) of Rule 4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Council of the County of Hawaii, this written request is submitted with my approval that the above-referenced matter be waived from the Committee on Finance to the full Council for immediate action. In reviewing this matter, timely approval is crucial. It is therefore advantageous that approval is granted and the matter be placed onto the next Council agenda for review. However, in the event this request is denied, for whatever reason, I understand the matter shall be referred to the Committee on Finance for placement on its future agenda. Sincerel r— Maile David, C airperson Committee on Finance • Approved/Dat,./Waive to Council: Disapproved/Date/Refer to FC: /A,AR 2 201 Valerie T. Poindexter, Chairperson Valerie T. Poindexter, Chairperson Hawai`i County Council Hawai`i County Council Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer