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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0014.000 2018-2020 JMZVOcH7�,.• Hany Kim Deanna S. Sako Mayorit�,��jt 14- Director County of Hawaii Finance Department 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2103 • Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 (808)961-8234 • Fax(808)961-8569 ▪ C.) • C)n C.() November 30, 2018 Valerie Poindexter, Council Chair and cz) ©-C Members of the Hawaii County Council =rc-)- Hawai`i County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 U -- -- Re: Operating Budget The County of Hawai`i has been awarded up to $100,000 from the State of Hawai`i Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA). These funds will be used to support and facilitate efforts to increase access to affordable Internet and broadband services in unserved and underserved areas of Hawai`i County. Enclosed is a resolution to enter into an agreement(MOU) to accept these funds. Also enclosed is a bill for an ordinance amending the Operating Budget by appropriating this $100,000 grant. If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to call Jules Ung, Director of the Department of Information Technology at 932-2975. • • Deanna S. Sako • Director of Finance Enc. c: IT Res. a‘-tCt' (311 a' Comm. No. I�� " Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Ref.To: C v Ref. Date DEC 0 4 2018 M1� Form #: B-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DEPARTMENT: IT DATE: 11/20/18 STAFF CONTACT: Jules Ung • PHONE: 808-932-2975 A. REQUEST: The County of Hawaii would like to enter into an MOU with the State of Hawaii DCCA to support and facilitate efforts to increase access to affordable Internet and broadband services in the unserved and underserved areas in Hawaii through a project called Hi-WiFi. DCCA shall pay to the COUNTY an amount not to exceed ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($100,000.00) for the performance of the Work. The maximum amount of compensation above may be increased upon written mutual agreement between the COUNTY and DCCA. B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): DCCA,through its Cable Television Division, has determined that one method to provide residents in such areas with access to Internet and broadband services is a program that offers free public WiFi hotspots at government locations, which may extend communications infrastructure to underserved areas and in turn facilitate communications providers' offering of affordable Internet service in the surrounding community. DCCA desires to implement the Hi-WiFi Pilot on Hawaii Island because it presents the greatest challenge in providing Internet and broadband access to unserved and underserved rural areas, given the distances and geography presented that make deployment of communications infrastructure to such areas very costly. Please reference the MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE HI-WIFI PROGRAM OF THEDEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS for more details. , 1. SIGNED: ,uG� /% , DATE: 11/20/18 /department Head GRANT SUMMARY (Supplement to B-52,Request for Council Action) Type of Grant Appropriation being requested: (New or an additional appropriation) 171 New(for this fiscal year period). OR" ❑ Additional appropriation(to an existing grant); Is a draft agreement attached? Has the original grant notification been transmitted to Fl Yes n No Council? ❑ Yes n No Name of Grant Program: Hi-WiFi Grantor: State of Hawaii DCCA County Grantee Department or Agency: DIT County Grantee Contact Person: Jules Ung Phone Number: 808-932-2975 Amount of Grant: $100,000.00 (may be increased upon written mutual agreement between the County and DCCA) Grant Period (Commencement& Completion): Date of CoH Mayor's signature to October 31, 2022 Purpose of Grant: Increase access to internet and broadband in unserved and underserved areas in Hawaii Funding Source: (Federal (Federal, passed-through state FiState *If Federal,passed-through state, provide Federal Agency: 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: n Part-time: n, Time Element: Qty: Contractual: Li Explain: Explanation: Additional Comments about Grant: B-52 Grant Summary Form