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�J�tY•oF N,' , COUNTY OF HAWAI`I +� STATE OF HAWAI`I �Tf oF•- RESOLUTION NO. 586 18 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 HAWAII LGBT LEGACY FOUNDATION TO ASSIST WITH EXPENSES RELATED TO THE 2018 HAWAII ISLAND LGBTQ PRIDE FESTIVAL. WHEREAS, the Hawai`i LGBT Legacy Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports, empowers, unifies, and facilitates lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) organizations and individuals in Hawai`i; and WHEREAS, Hawai`i Island Pride, a project of the Hawai`i LGBT Legacy Foundation, will be conducting its Sixth Annual Pride Parade and Festival on June 30, 2018, in Hilo featuring live entertainment, food, crafts from local merchants, and informational booths from community groups; and WHEREAS, the Hawai`i LGBT Legacy Foundation is requesting financial assistance for the 2018 Hawai`i Island LGBTQ Pride Festival, to recoup expenses for park permits, sound system rentals, radio and print publicity, and decorations; and WHEREAS, one of the goals of the Department of Parks and Recreation is to provide community events to perpetuate and preserve cultural, ethnic, and community traditions; 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 Parks and Recreation to provide a grant to the Hawai`i LGBT Legacy Foundation to assist with expenses related to the 2018 Hawai`i Island LGBTQ Pride Festival. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai`i hereby transfer/appropriates the following amount as set fourth below: