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COUNTY OF HAWAII • P'k'=-Nr=#- STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. 310 19
A RESOLUTION TRANSFERRING/APPROPRIATING AN APPROPRIATION OUT
AND FROM A DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT AND CREDITING SAME TO A
DESIGNATED FUND ACCOUNT TO PROVIDE A GRANT TO HAWAII COUNTY
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL FOR THE PURCHASE OF CITRIC ACID TO
CONTROL THE COQUI FROG INFESTATION IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 9.
WHEREAS, residents and visitors in Council District 9, specifically Waimea and North
Kohala, are being challenged by the nuisance and noise of coqui frogs, which are negatively
affecting their quality of life and our island's economy and ecosystem; and
WHEREAS, the Hawai`i County Economic Opportunity Council (HCEOC) is a
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works to improve Hawai`i Island's communities through
various programs, including providing citric acid to the public at a reasonable cost for the
purpose of controlling the coqui frog infestation island wide; and
WHEREAS, HCEOC is requesting funds to purchase citric acid to assist the public with
controlling the coqui frog infestation in Council District 9; and
WHEREAS, one of the objectives of the Department of Research and Development is to
support research or extension projects on invasive species, such as the coqui frog in order to
preserve and maintain the agricultural character of Hawai`i Island; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2-139(a)(2)(A) of the Hawai`i County Code,
Contingency Relief funds shall be transferred to an accepting County department/agency via
resolution identifying the nonprofit organization and the specific program, project, event,
activity, service, equipment, materials, or supplies for which the grant shall be used; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that
Contingency Relief funds from Council District 9 will be appropriated to the Department of
Research and Development to provide a grant to HCEOC for the purchase of citric acid to
control the coqui frog infestation in Council District 9.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the County of Hawai`i hereby
transfers/appropriates the following amount as set forth below:
FUND: General
AMOUNT OF
APPROPRIATION: $4,800
OUT AND FROM:
010.101.5101.91 Clerk-Council SVC-Contingency Relief $4,800
CREDITED TO:
010.161.5161.22 Department of Research and Development $4,800
Agriculture R&D OCE
115 Misc. Contract Services
(HCEOC-Citric Acid for Coqui Frog Control)
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Director of Research and Development and Director of Finance, and that the
Director of Finance is hereby authorized to make the necessary transfers in accordance with the
terms of this resolution.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 2nd day of October , 20 19 .
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL ME R, COUNTY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i CHUNG X
DAVID X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by EOFF X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted b_y the COUNCIL of the KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
County of Hawai`i on October Z) 2019
KIERKIEWICZ X
LEE LOY X
ATTEST: POINDEXTER X
RICHARDS X
VILLEGAS X
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Reference: C-481/Council
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