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The Honorable Chairman James Y Arakaki, et al Page 2 March 27, 2001 c Submit a revised draft to the County Councl by July 2000 Update The General Plan objectives have not been met Two rounds of public workshops have been held in nearly each distract The additional time spent for public input has deferred the submittal to the Planning Commission by a year The scheduled submittal date is now May 1, 2001 The anticipated date to submit to the Council is July 2001 3 Work with the County Councl to adopt the comprehensive amendments to the Subdivision Code in the fiscal year Update The County Councl has deferred consideration of the Subdivision Code Before the Council resumes review of the Subdivision Code, the Planning Department intends to work on another draft of the Subdivision Code to address issues raised durang the General Ptan update (e g ,street standards) 4 Amend the department's Table of Organization to distingwsh the ministerial and planning functions in a manner that best serves the public Update The reorganization objective has not been met in that a revised Table of Organization has not been formally approved We are currently amending the Table of Organization to bolster West Hawau where the workload is increasing The present organization already distinguishes between administrative approvals by the Planning Director (e g , variances, subdivisions) and more discretionary approvals by the Planning Commission (e g ,use permits, SMA) We are actively filling vacanaes to restore the Department to full capaaty We have also budgeted for software, publications, and training to improve staff proficiency Improved public service should result from the staff reallocation to West Hawan, hinng to fill vacanaes, and staff development 5 Continue the administration and implementation of the Coastal Zone Management Program as required by State and Federal laws Update The Coastal Zone Management objective has been met The program has been actively administered and implemented throughout the 2000-01 fiscal year During the balance of the fiscal year and over the next fiscal year, the Coastal Zone Management Program will be used to inventory resources, study trends and impacts, and monitor indicators of change within the shoreline area and nearshore coastal waters In particular, efforts will be initiated to identify high-value natural and recreational resources, improve understanding of non-point source pollution, analyze adequacy of public shoreline access, and improve water quality monitoring programs Towards this end, we have recently applied for a CZM grant