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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0233.000 2018-2020 Harry Kim �at:'� ey Deanna S. Sako Mayor °� ,��' ` Director ^'1 ' �' Steven A. Hunt ._-.s.r • Deputy Director County of Hawaii Finance Department 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2103 • Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 (808)961-8234 • Fax(808)961-8569 h.2 April 4, 2019 (`7 _ c Aaron Chung, Council Chair and , Members of the Hawai`i County Council cp Hawai`i County Council 25 Aupuni Street , " `' .. --r) Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 Y -y Re: Agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Enclosed is a resolution authorizing the submittal of a financial assistance application to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for the planning, design, and construction of the expansion of the Kealakehe Recycled Water Treatment and Distribution System and authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to accept those funds. The Department of Environmental Management requests that this resolution be waived from Finance Committee and be placed on the April 24, 2019 Council agenda in order to meet the requirements and deadline as an official resolution is required to complete the application process. If there are any questions,please do not hesitate to call Robin Bauman of the Department of Environmental Management at 961-8179. Deanna S. Sako Director of Finance Enc. c: DEM es. 131-05 Comm. No.�+h1-' Ref. To:WunuL CW(FC) Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and ProviderRef. Date APR 0.8 2019 Form #: B-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DEPARTMENT: Environmental Management DATE: 4/2/19 STAFF CONTACT: Dora Beck PHONE: 961-8513 A. REQUEST: A resolution authorizing the submittal of a financial assistance application to the Bureau of Reclamation for the Planning, Design, and Construction of the expansion of the Kealakehe Recycled Water Treatment and Distribution System; authorizing the Department of Environmental Management Director to execute all necessary application documents; and authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement to accept grant funds. B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): J The Department is pursuing federal grant funds from the Bureau of Reclamation for the planning, design, and construction of the expansion of the Kealakehe Recycled Water Treatment and Distribution System, also known as the Kealakehe Wastewater Treatment Plant R-1 Upgrade project. The initial application will request funding for the planning and design phases of work. A subsequent application will be submitted to request additional funding for construction once the eligibility requirements for that phase of work are met through the planning and design phase: The grant program may award a grant up to 25% of the total costs and requires a recipient cost share of 75% or more. The application deadline for the grant is April 22, 2019. An official resolution is required to be submitted as part of the application process and must be received no later than 30 days from application deadline. Therefore, we respectfully request to have the resolution waived from committee and placed on the next Council Agenda. f' SIGNED: DATE: 5 // y Department Head l , s;t11.gF gyy,, AARON S.Y. CHUNG MAILE MEDEIROS DAVID =�°', ` ` • 9* KAREN EOFF Chairperson ' y * � . MATT KANEALI I KLEINFELDER . �� ,► ti X41: <.:* ASHLEY L.KIERKIEWICZ %HERBERT M."TIM"RICHARDS,III _= SUSAN L.K.LEE LOY Vice Chair VALERIE T.POINDEXTER Or;4 .= REBECCA VILLEGAS HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 April 5, 2019 Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council Chair Hawai`i County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 RE: Resolution No. 137-19 : A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE APPLICATION TO THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION FOR THE PLANNING, DESIGN, AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE EXPANSION OF THE KEALAKEHE RECYCLED WATER TREATMENT AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION TO ACCEPT FUNDS FOR THE EXPANSION Pursuant to Section 2(g) of Rule 4 of the Rule's of Procedure of the Council of the County of Hawai`i,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. Sincerely, • Maile David, C person Committee on Finance A..rove.PDate/Waive to Council: Disapproved/Date/Refer to FC: Altr Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council Cha Aaron S.Y. Chung, Council Chair Hawaii County Council 4151 Iq Hawai`i County Council Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer