COUNTY OF MAUl, BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY
RESOLUTION NO. 19 (1998)

RESOLUTION GIVING AUTHORITY TO THE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO 
INTERGOVERNMENTAL LOAN AND GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH THE UNITED 
STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RURAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICE 
REGARDING THE ULUMALU-PEAHI WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS AND 
THE NECESSARY COLLATERAL AGREEMENTS WITH RECIPIENTS OF THE 
LOANS AND GRANTS



	WHEREAS, the United States Department of Agriculture, under the Rural 
Utilities Service (RUS), provides for federal assistance in the form of low 
interest loan and grant monies under the RUS's Water and Waste Disposal Loans 
and Grants Program; and

	WHEREAS, the Board is continually pursuing compliance with applicable 
federal and statc laws to providc its consumcra with high quality drinking water; and

	WHEREAS, the Board's capital improvement program reflects the need to utilize all 
funding resources available to construct the necessary improvements; and

	WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 11, Charter of the County of Maui, the Board is 
charged with the management of the Department of Water Supply.

WHEREAS, the Director for the Department of Water Supply is charged with the 
administration of the Department's affairs and is responsible for the day-to-day 
management;

	WHEREAS, the Board may delegate its ministerial duties and responsibilities 
to the Director; and

	WHEREAS, the signing of loan documents are ministerial in nature; now therefore,

	BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Water Supply, County of Maui:

1.  	That the Director be authorized to request for and execute loan/grant applications
	and agreements, including collateral agreements, for the planning, design, and
	construction of certain drinking water projects pursuant to the rules and
	regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service
	regarding the Ulumalu-Peahi water system improvements.

2.	That either the Director or the Deputy Director is authorized to sign the necessary
	Federal Rural Utilities loan and grant documents up to $2.5 million.

	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the secretary be directed to provide certified copies 
of this Resolution to the Director and Deputy Director of the Department of Water Supply, 
the Fiscal Officer, Mayor, Maui County Council, and the appropriate governmental agencies.

Approved as to form and legality:

Gary Zakian, Deputy Corporation Counsel County of Maui