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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 638 Draft 01 2016-2018 Hawaii County Council-45 July 25,2018 Res. 638-18: EXPANDS ALLOWABLE EXPENDITURES AUTHORIZED IN A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED CONTINGENCY RELIEF FUND TRANSFER FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, WHICH AWARDED A $2,600 GRANT TO MALAMA 0 PUNA FOR A FERAL PIG TRAPPING PROGRAM Expands the use of funds authorized under Resolution 566-18 to include the purchase of fencing materials to mitigate crop damage and protect new papaya crops from feral pigs. Reference: Comm. 982 Intr. by: Ms. O'Hara WITHDRAWN BY INTRODUCER Page 4 COUNTY OF HAWAII `_4 ='';= / STATE OF HAWAII Pp OF•Np`I . RESOLUTION NO. 638 18 A RESOLUTION TO EXPAND ALLOWABLE EXPENDITURES AUTHORIZED IN A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED CONTINGENCY RELIEF FUND TRANSFER FROM COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT,WHICH AWARDED A $2,600 GRANT TO MALAMA 0 PUNA FOR A FERAL PIG TRAPPING PROGRAM. WHEREAS, Malama 0 Puna is a 501(c)(3) environmental nonprofit organization that supports efforts to eradicate or manage invasive species and promote agricultural sustainability in Puna; and WHEREAS, on April 25, 2018, the Council adopted Resolution No. 566-18, which transferred Contingency Relief funds from Council District 4 to the Department of Research and Development to provide a$2,600 grant to Malama 0 Puna to assist the Hawai`i Papaya Industry Association(HPIA) with its feral pig trapping program; and WHEREAS, since May 3, 2018, thousands of acres of papaya fields have been inundated by lava or rendered inaccessible due to road closures, crippling the papaya industry on Hawai`i Island; and WHEREAS, HPIA members are working to relocate, plant, and protect new seed crops to rebuild the papaya industry; and WHEREAS, Malama 0 Puna, on behalf of HPIA, is requesting that previously • transferred Contingency Relief funds from Council District 4, which is to be used for pig trapping, also be used to purchase fencing materials to mitigate crop damage and protect new papaya crops from feral pigs; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that Contingency Relief funds from Council District 4, previously transferred via Resolution No. 566-18, be used to purchase materials for both pig trapping and fencing to mitigate the destruction and damage of papaya crops caused by feral pigs. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit.a copy of this resolution to the Director of Research and Development, and that the Director of Research and Development is hereby authorized to allow the expenditures in accordance with the terms of this resolution. Dated at , Hawai`i, this day of , 20 . INTRODUCED BY: SA44 S.f.a, D X/ COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX Hilo, Hawai`i CHUNG DAVID I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANCIHA County of Hawai`i on LEE LOY O'HARA ATTEST: POINDEXTER RICHARDS RUGGLES Reference: C-982/Council COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 638 18 2