HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FC 025 2019/04/09 2018-2020 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
DATE: April 9, 2019 Re: Comm. No. 201/Bill No. 51
PLACE: Council Chambers
Hilo, Hawai`i
TIME: 10:58 a.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
• Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 51, reports as follows:
Bill No. 51, transmitted by Finance Director Deanna Sako, via Communication No. 201 dated
March 21, 2019, amends Ordinance No. 18-68, as amended,the Operating Budget for the County of
Hawaii for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2019.
This bill appropriates revenues in the Federal—Block Grant account ($2.5 million) and the Block
Grant—Program Income account($100,000); and appropriates the same to the following accounts:
Hale Ohana Domestic Abuse Shelter—Renovations ($280,500); West Hawai`i Domestic Abuse
Shelter—Renovations ($195,250); West Hawai`i Homeless Emergency Shelter Improvements
($600,000); Kula`imano Elderly Housing—Phase III Renovations ($284,250); Kiheipua Family
Shelter—Certified Kitchen Construction($200,000); Hale Maluhia Shelter—Accessibility
Improvements ($300,000); Boys and Girls Club—Accessibility Improvements ($240,000); and •
Administration, Planning&Fair Housing($500,000).
Housing Administrator,Neil Gyotoku, stated that the bill creates the project accounts so that the funds
can be disbursed to the different projects if and when the 2019 grants are approved. He also noted that
these project accounts are set up in anticipation of receiving the funds. Mr. Gyotoku stated the monies
are 100 percent Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds received through the block grant
program and if the grant is not funded, these accounts would be closed.
Chad Cabral, CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of the Big Island, who was asked by Council Member
Ashley Kierkiewicz to elaborate on the importance of the HUD grant funding, described the various
services and programs that benefit families who participate.
Council Member Valerie Poindexter commented on the importance of encouraging the public to
complete and submit the 2020 Census survey, which is necessary in the HUD funding process.
Ms. Poindexter noted that accurate census numbers, especially in rural areas, is critical in determining
qualification for funding.
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Your Committee on Finance is in accord with the purpose and intent of Bill No. 51, and recommends its
passage on first reading.
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AYES NOES ABS EX Respectfully submitted,
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RICHARDS X FC REPORT NO.: 25
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