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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0303.000 2018-2020 .:JNtY Os ,� . Harry Kim �' '�. Deanna S. Sako Mayor Director i am • . %,', : -= *r r Steven A. Hunt .15;t4 Deputy Director 1TE OF•N's County of Hawaii Finance Department 25 Aupuni Street,Suite 2103 • Hilo,Hawai`i 96720 (808)961-8234 • Fax(808)961-8569 C-I May 15, 2019 CD C7 C— t..) Aaron Chung, Council Chair and Members of the Hawai`i County Council Hawai`i County Council 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 a) =- Re: Wastewater Improvement Project Enclosed is a bill for an ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into an intergovernmental agreement for a State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Loan (SRF) of$37,000,000 and authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds for the purpose of financing the following projects: Pahala Wastewater Collection System $15,000,000 Pahala Large Capacity Cesspool Conversion $22,000,000 Pursuant to the County Procedures Manual for Participation in the Hawai`i State Revolving Fund Loan Program, prepared by the Wastewater Branch of the Hawai`i Department of Health in April 1994, part of the loan application process requires a"resolution or ordinance passed by the County Council which authorizes the SRF loan application and identifies the dedicated source(s) of revenue (i.e., general obligation bonds),which will fund the project and repayment of the loan with interest." The Council's authorization of the issuance of general obligation bonds will serve as a pledge of its general obligation authority as security for repayment of the loan and interest. If there are any questions,please do not hesitate to call Robin Bauman of the Department of Environmental Management at 981-8179. • Deanna S. Sako Director of Finance - Enc. c: Environmental Management <51 ‘1 ) Comm. No. 30 Ref.To: FC _ Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Ref. date MAY 1 6 2019 Form #: B-52 7/18/91 DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DEPARTMENT: Environmental Management DATE: 5/9/19 STAFF CONTACT: Dora Beck PHONE: 961-8513 A. REQUEST: An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into an intergovernmental agreement for a State Pollution Control Revolving Fund Loan for Wastewater improvement project and authorizing the issuance of $37,000,000 General Obligation Bonds of the County of Hawai'i for the purpose of financing the following projects:, Pahala Wastewater Collection System $15,000,000 Pahala Large Capacity Cesspool Conversion $22,000,000 B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): The Pahala Community is currently served by a combination of Individual Sewage Disposal Systems and a County sewer system previously owned and operated by C. Brewer. The County is under a USEPA AOC to construct a secondary wastewater treatment facility to serve the community, close two large capacity cesspools (LCC), and expand the existing wastewater collection system by December 16, 2021. The current collection system is comprised of substandard gravity lines that convey sewage from approximately 109 parcels to two large capacity cesspools. The AOC requires servicing all currently connected properties and a minimum of 65 additional properties. Based on wastewater flow projections developed using 2017 City and County of Honolulu wastewater standards, the treatment and disposal facility would be designed for an average dry weather flow capacity of 190,000 gallons per day. Attachment A illustrates the parcels that would be serviced, the existing large capacity cesspool locations, and the preferred alternative site for the new secondary wastewater treatment and disposal facility. This request will provide funding for design and construction for these projects and allow us to take advantage of the lower interest rates provided by the State Revolving Fund Loan Program. SIGNED: itL _ s'�l� - DATE: 7/f Department Head g 41r1 m l Attachment A A \ // \\\,____ ___2,. ...4.651,7t/A r1, l/ o,7, 1/ LEGEND 1.14; ♦� • Existing Large Capacity Cesspool(LCC) $4�`♦ cm's*-ea �` ,� ' Pahala Future County Sewer System N ���♦♦♦ IN I °�I��+ eW; \ / / / \� ♦d►, r 1 m„M,,r_ �v�s44 C Newly Accessible Lots to WWTP v y4 / \ \ '‘.:-,Y-- ..,,. Ir /(''s , / C.Brewer System Lots to Large Capacity R` tat:,�k Existing Large --,---,a, _ Capacity Cesspool Cesspool(LCC) . . _ _ --il''` i /T` ■ Proposed Pahala WWTP Site c\. ,.) ) —-—--„\ / <�' -� az \ N Existing Large \ N Capacity Cesspool 4, , (LCC 1) o`�', t l//\� `11 ,,, .'}P:': / V \ �A�' \\\ 0 2,500 3,000 r \\\l''' ./%/".-"--: � \` ��� Feet