Discussion and action on a claim for the release of funds from the Geothermal Asset Fund that includes a recommendation from the claims adjuster, for the following community approved geothermal impact mitigation project:

Additional Funding to Supplement Geothermal Public Health Study -$225,000
Discussion and action on a request for additional funding to supplement the funding previously approved by the Windward Planning Commission to conduct a public health study of up to three years to determine ifthere are health effects on Puna residents that can be linked to geothermal energy development that will focus on effects on central nervous system, respiratory and anxiety disorder symptom functions. The Windward Planning Commission, at its September 4, 2014 meeting, awarded an amount of$ 750,000 from the Geothermal Asset Fund for this study subject to the Mayor’ s Office seeking additional input from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with annual reports to the Windward Planning Commission on the status of the Request for Proposal ( RFP). This current claim seeks additional funding beyond the awarded $750,000 to conduct this study based on responses to the RFP.