2014-5 Kern - AC Project Update for 14Jan14

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I. COUNCIL MEMBER ZENDO KERN - DISTRICT 5 UPDATES For Review by Puna CDPAC on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 �i Lot PROJECTS 1. AINALOA BLVD. PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS Bill 172, an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 13 -66, as amended, relating to public improvements and financing thereof for the fiscal year July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014. This will approve the Department of Public Works to add this project, appropriating $86,000 of funds from General Obligation Bonds, Capital Projects Fund -- Fund Balance and/or other Sources. At Finance Committee Meeting held on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, in the Hilo Council Chambers, the bill was, with one absence, unanimously recommended to First Reading at Council level. 2. KUAULI /HWY 1 I ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS - seeking assistance with State funding on CIP list; ranked priority #43 under the summary of requests for Department of Public Works in ordinance No. 13 -66, the Capital Budget and Six -Year Capital Improvements Program. 3. MT. VIEW PLAYGROUND named AJ Watt [after a well -known figure in Mountain View area} Playground; blessing and opening ceremony was conducted on Friday. November 22, 2013. As a courtesy, you may view a video presentation of the ceremony on YouTube at this link: http - -/, uFww.youtube, conrwatch ?v - OA Uf- vhFMow 4. POSSIBLY A NEW EVENT CENTER IN KEA`AU in early stages of discussion with Shipman} representatives and County; will keep Puna CDP AC members updated and involved. 5- The projects noted in this numbering have been authorized by Mayor Billy Kenoi through Bill 156, Draft 2. an ordinance authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds of the County of Hawai` i for the purpose of funding all or a portion of the costs of various public improvement projects; fixing the form, denominations, and certain other details of such bonds and providing for their sale to the public; and authorizing the taking of other actions relating to the issuance and sale of the bonds be it ordained b y the Council of the County of Hawaii. This bill passed 2 "d and Final Reading unanimously with one absence at Council Meeting held in the Hilo Council Chambers on Wednesday. January 8, 2014. once Mayor Billy Kenoi receives the bill, he then has 10 days to either sign the bill into law, veto, or allow to become law without his signature. a. DEVELOPMENT OF PAHOA PARK [Pdhoa Park Expansion] $20,000.000 b. PAHOA SEWER FEASIBILITY STUDY $30000 c. PARKING LOT LAND ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT $00.000 NEXT TO LUQUIN'S IN PAHOA [Public Works Land Acquisition] d. PAHOA REGIONAL TOWN CENTER MASTER PLAN $1501000 Total amount authori.- ed -- $20,650. 000: approximately 3401 o of bonds authorized in bill.