on budget and financial come to order this is the committee's meeting of march third two thousand and fifteen that big girls the ladies thank you so thank you for being here this morning we have three items before us this morning for our agenda so this time i think you host keep being let's turn our voice making devices to sam and motor please thank you very much i will committee will receive testimony when any of the agenda as i we provide three minutes for testimony in this committee share a testimony budget office of the mayor subtitled hawaii state energy office so this morning mr baez if you would give us any opening comments before we  have restless in the director of the office of economic development here to answer any questions you might have the budget amendments required so that we can spend the money comforts is coming up very shortly that's why we're asking for it to be heard so quickly so thank you division of de bed and they have come to us with a twenty thousand dollars sponsorship for the conference which is is we're really appreciate that and them coming forward that shows the value of what they see as the value of this conference and and as you know it will be coming up on march twenty fifth and sixth and i hope that if you haven't registered yet you will and it's we have a great program plan so thank you and we really thank the bed for their support i haven't seen the budget projection actually for this year complete completed but it was well over one hundred thousand well over one hundred thousand to put the conference on last year and that's with  all the travel rebring and speakers from the mainland and so forth so but we'll be happy to provide a complete budget for you as you know our office is a sponsor but this conference is now put on by and i don't think we have any other questions for you in any other comments you might want to share for we take action now to thank you for your support for the conference and and we'll give you a full we'll be happy to give a full report afterward on all the proceedings thank you very much the chair with entertain a motion to move forward a bill for an ordinance that to a man fiscal year two thousand and fifteen budget act and we the key members is to receive federal monies of two point nine plus million dollars which would take it from eighteen point four zero one million to twenty one million three hundred twenty six thousand five hundred and fifty dollars regarding this item the chair will inform the committee members that the chair had the bill revised ice these basically program that used to be there fifteen plus years ago and there is no longer an iced tea program it's called map twenty one but the feds are combing is currently using so we've adjusted the ordinance to be reflective in more accurate of the current federal aid program of the federal department of transportation i was administration and mr good is here to explain the uses of these additional funds in our projects that we have going this fiscal year we think you're cuomo road all three projects we expanded the scope by putting in thicker sections of pavement than we originally thought was needed when we eventually conceded doing the project so after doing so i was analysis and various testing it was determined we needed thicker sections we applied to the state party transportation who administers a federally program here and they concurred and were able to  set aside more funding for us will be making up the match with our existing funds we save some money on construction management by doing it in house and the primary source of our match that's it regardless of what happens and what we are to be guarding the solvency of the highway trust fund these funds are committed and guaranteed to the county to be utilized for our projects that's correct there  federal fiscal year fifteen funds so starting october first of this year and so that's the i think the next budget battle beef this coming may and we've received assurances that a structure any questions for mr good director good you know not at this time sure i see the projects and every happy day i get every penny we can from the federal government so i appreciate this additional very happy to support key members i would direct you to the february nineteenth communication from the office of the mayor attached to that is the revised proposed bill that i will ask you to take action on this federal program therefore will entertain a motion to move this revised bill forward by increasing the appropriation by two point one two five five five zero million you have one more sir safe routes to school i know i don't for today members is we have twenty nine i mean there are huge there please this is for through a communication fifteen to six zero for mr baez the budget director proposing a bill for an ordinance an amendment that would add one hundred and one thousand dollars for the department of public works this is a grant from the department of state department of transportation safety to school program special fund mr baez any comments for the committee and no mr chair just the same thing additional revenue from the state  ongoing issue up it now he and i and thank you for addressing through this route and again wonderful to have additional funds from outside sources other than our own home front so that lee and support chair thank you really good so hopefully the the rest of these funds would get to just as good a use so thank you for doing a good job thanks not that i just wanted to ask a question whether this would be within the an activity or that border need or traffic manager what whatever is appropriate i do we give them what they qualify under the sea froze county portion regarding use of those funds if some of those things might be considered and if we would get a response back before we once we get into budget please mr bus yes sure we'll look at that school crossing guards the department the police department we can see if if they're eligible for this funds it looks like would have to be a part of the plan maybe but we haven't discussed this thank you every day would be one great revenue this would be and a department of public works state a forward department of transportation safe to school program special fund this would add one hundred one hundred and one thousand dollars to the