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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 1035.001 2016-2018 .;t:!OF y♦ Karen Eoff :'cP,l'c� .'!`.,•,''., Phone: (808)323-4280 ' ��'�''''% `, Fax: (808)329-4786 Council Vice Chair • ...a ;} Email: karen.eo hawaiicoun ov Council District 8, North Konaww_.:6,....g;', ff@ �'g HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL C) 1 County of Hawai`i c7c7. CD,c", West Hawai`i Civic Center, Bldg. A 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy. Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740 tx,t c' DATE: August 31, 2018 2. `.` ,,- TO: Valerie T. Poindexter, Council Chairwoman ... and Members of the Hawai`i County Council FROM: aren Eoff, Council Member Council District 8 SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Resolution No. 663-18; A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES TO INCLUDE IN ITS 2019 LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE, A RESOLUTION URGING THE LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO EMPLOY LIFEGUARDS AND TO PURCHASE A LIFEGUARD TOWER AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT FOR KUA BAY AT KEKAHA KAI STATE PARK Please find attached proposed amendments to Resolution No. 663-18. These proposed amendments are illustrated below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Resolution No. 663-18 (material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken, material to be added is underscored). A draft copy of Resolution No. 663-18, Draft 2, is attached with these amendments incorporated. 1. The final three clauses are deleted entirely: , ["BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII, that the Hawai`i State Legislature is strongly urged to appropriate funds in the amount of$401,696, or so much thereof as may be necessary for salaries and benefits, equipment costs and other related expenses, for four lifeguards at Kua Bay at Kekaha Kai State Park for the fiscal year 2018 2019, and $325,696 or so much thereof as may be necessary for the fiscal year 2019 2020 to continue this program. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Governor of the State of Hawai`i is urged to • g release funds in the amount of$401,696, in fiscal year 2018 2019 and$325,696 or so much thereof as may be necessary for the fiscal year 2019 2020 to ensure the timely implementation and continuation of this program. a z 4 BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this E t°- g resolution to the Honorable David Y. Igc, Governor; the Honorable Cindy Evans, o d d V of ac Representative; the Honorable Nicole Lowen, Representative; the Honorable Sylvia Luke, ti Representative, and Chair of the Committee on Finance; the Honorable Ty J. K. Cullen, Representative, and Vice Chair of the Committee on Finance; the Honorable Ryan I. Yamane, Representative, and Chair of the Committee o- . - . -: . -:; -- - : -: . : _. -- _ Kong, Representative, and Vice Chair of the Committee on Water and Land; the Honorable Suzanne Case, Chairperson for the Department of Land and Natural Resources; Chief Darren Rosario, Hawai`i Fire Department; and the - :-: . : - - . •--, . 2. The eighth clause is amended, and a new ninth clause is added, to read as follows: "WHEREAS, the total for operational costs, together with start-up costs of equipment for the first year is $401,696, with an annual budgeted amount of$325,696 for three years thereafter; [now, therefore,] and WHEREAS, this resolution supports the intent of Resolution No. 49-17, adopted on January 25, 2017, that urges the Hawai`i State Legislature to appropriate funds to employ lifeguards and to purchase a lifeguard tower and rescue equipment for Kua Bay at Kekaha State Park, as well as HB 14 and HB2044 introduced in January 2017 and January 2018, respectively, which State bills were referred to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, however, were not scheduled for hearing; now,therefore, " 3. A new enacting clause and transmittal clause are added to read as follows: "BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it approves for inclusion in the 2019 Hawai`i State Association of Counties' legislative package, a resolution urging the legislature to appropriate funds to employ lifeguards and to purchase a lifeguard tower and rescue equipment for Kua Bay at Kekaha Kai State Park. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the State Senate President Ronald D. Kouchi, Speaker of the State House of Representatives, Scott K. Saiki, the Honorable Harry Kim, Mayor, and to the President and Secretary of the Hawai`i State Association of Counties, Dru Mamo Kanuha and Stacy Crivello." KE/wpb aft. 2 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES TO INCLUDE IN ITS 2019 LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE,A RESOLUTION URGING THE LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO EMPLOY LIFEGUARDS AND TO PURCHASE A LIFEGUARD TOWER AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT FOR KUA BAY AT KEKAHA KAI STATE PARK. WHEREAS, Kua Bay at Kekaha Kai State Park(Kua Bay) in North Kona, is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), and currently does not provide lifeguard protection; and WHEREAS, lifeguards (water safety officers) act as primary responders for onshore emergencies, provide injury control, and dispatch ocean rescue services to address dangerous incidents in nearshore waters, where the majority of ocean recreation activity takes place; and WHEREAS, the Hawai`i State Department of Health, Injury Prevention and Control Division and the Hawai`i Fire Department, Ocean Safety Division, have reported that from 2008 through 2018, there have been more than three fatal drownings, three near drownings, 10 spinal cord injuries, as well as cardiac arrests, shark sightings, other serious and minor injuries, and numerous distressed swimmers at Kua Bay; and WHEREAS, skilled-lifeguards, appropriate rescue equipment, and a lifeguard tower to provide adequate field of sight, are all essential to save lives and prevent injuries at the heavily- visited Kua Bay; and WHEREAS, West Hawai`i residents have repeatedly voiced strong concerns regarding the alarming number of reported and unreported incidents which have occurred at Kua Bay; and WHEREAS, annual operational costs to employ four lifeguards at Kua Bay as estimated by the Hawai`i Fire Department, Ocean Safety Division, would total $321,696 (salary and benefits of$80,424 per lifeguard, to staff a two person lifeguard tower, seven days per week); and WHEREAS, the start-up costs for equipment as estimated by the Hawai`i Fire Department, Ocean Safety Division, for Kua Bay for the first year would total $80,000: $60,000 for a lifeguard tower (one-time start-up cost); $8,000 for an all-terrain vehicle (to be replaced every four years); $8,000 for radios (to be replaced every four years); $3,000 for rescue equipment (bi-annually); $1,000 for personal protective equipment(annually); and WHEREAS, the total for operational costs, together with start-up costs of equipment for the first year is $401,696, with an annual budgeted amount of$325,696 for three years thereafter; and WHEREAS, this resolution supports the intent of Resolution No. 49-17, adopted on January 25, 2017, that urges the Hawai`i State Legislature to appropriate funds to employ lifeguards and to purchase a lifeguard tower and rescue equipment for Kua Bay at Kekaha State Park, as well as HB 14 and HB2044 introduced in January 2017 and January 2018, respectively, which State bills were referred to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, however, were not scheduled-for hearing; now,therefore, 3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it approves for inclusion in the 2019 Hawai`i State Association of Counties' legislative package, a resolution urging the legislature to appropriate funds to employ lifeguards and to purchase a lifeguard tower and rescue equipment for Kua Bay at Kekaha Kai State Park. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to the State Senate President Ronald D. Kouchi, Speaker of the State House of Representatives, Scott K. Saiki, the Honorable Harry Kim, Mayor, and to the President and Secretary of the Hawai`i State Association of Counties, Dru Mamo Kanuha and Stacy Crivello. 4