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Honorable James Y. Arakaki, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 5 The Project District will be provided with all essential utilities and services. For its wastewater disposal, the applicant will provide hook up to the County's sewer line located along Punahele Street. Proposed on-site improvements include a pump station at the base of the Ponahawai Street extension. Electrical and telephone services are available to the project area. Other public services and facilities, including the provision of park areas, will be made a condition of approval of this Project District. The applicant will also be required to pay a "fair share" contribution towards the development, funding, and/or construction of school facilities within the school service area. While the proposal is to connect vehicular traffic to Wiliwili Street, the Director cannot support this at this time, because most of Wiliwili Street is substandard, with only 16 feet of pavement. There will be pedestrian connections from the proposed project to the side streets. The primary access will be from the planned Ponahawai Street extension. Therefore, it should be pointed out that the basis for supporting this request is that approval of this Project District would facilitate the completion of the Ponahawai Street extension; thus, improving the negative traffic implications if the project were granted without the condition to construct the roadway in its entirety. A condition of approval is included that would require the Ponahawai Street extension to be constructed from Komohana Street to Mohouli Street prior to issuance of any certificate of occupancy for the project or prior to receipt of final subdivision approval, whichever occurs first. The applicant had also proposed to connect to Komohana Street in two other locations: across from Pu'u Honu Place (the "north project entrance") and near Alenaio Stream (the "south project entrance"). The Department of Public Works opposed these two additional entrances, and the Director concurs, to help preserve the function of Komohana Street as an arterial street by limiting the number of intersections. As stated above, potential impacts associated with this project development, such as traffic, drainage and other design concerns, will be mitigated through conditions of approval. Therefore, the request would not unreasonably burden the public agencies to provide roads and streets, sewer, water, drainage, school improvements, police and fire protection, and other essential services. The proposed Project District zone change would allow for uses that complement the surrounding residential and commercial uses of this section of the City of Hilo.