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Courses of Action: District Courses of Action (COA's) are included now in Draft 3. <br /> Upon review, it will become obvious that there exists a redundancy between policies and <br /> COA's; and that COA's are inconsistent because items are present in some districts as <br /> well as elements, but not in all. It maybe more appropriate for the Council to develop <br /> Island-Wide Courses of Action or to further adapt COA's into policies so that they are <br /> applicable Countywide. <br /> Development Plans: Draft 3 includes language that mandates the adoption of <br /> Development Plan's by Council ordinance and sets the criteria for plan formulation. <br /> Often in govemm~ent the "squeaky wheel gets the grease", whether it is in need of it or <br /> not. Draft 3 seeks to move beyond simple vociferous demonstration. It not only <br /> challenges the Council to prioritize plans and to initiate plans by resolution, but also to <br /> justify prioritization based on actual conditions, population and other tangible factors. <br /> There are several areas on our Island that are underserved in terms of infrastructure and <br /> facilities that aze also faced with continuous population growth. In some places, these <br /> conditions have existed for many years. Specifically, the Puna District comes to mind. <br /> Such areas should be considered high priority in development plan formulation. <br /> General Plan & Maps: Misconstrued language regazding the role of the General Plan <br /> and maps have been removed in Draft 3. In relation to the LUPAG, statements presently <br /> included on Planning Department LUPAG maps aze incorporated into the Land Use <br /> Element and throughout the document. The intent here is two fold. First, to implement <br /> Charter language, this stresses consistency with the General Plan as a whole. Secondly, <br /> to balance the importance of all the elements of the General Plan. <br /> To reiterate, eazlier communication, the LUPAG (Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide) is a <br /> graphic expression of the plan, particulazly on land use. It does not and should not stand-alone. <br /> There have already been applications that have come before the Council, in which map <br /> consistency was questionable, yet the item received a favorable recommendation from the <br /> Planning Department. In many regards, this is reflective of the fact that there aze a lot of policies <br /> and objectives not expressed on the LUPAG or other maps that aze just as crucial in the proper <br /> development of our Island. For example, azeas of Natural Beauty aze not mapped. Does that <br /> mean they aze not as vita] as the LUPAG or the Roadway Map? Another is the idea of rural <br /> districts and communities expressed in many vision statements. For many of us, even the <br /> <br /> mapped urban areas or centers aze meant to have an underlying rural feel or atmosphere rather <br /> <br /> than the typical skyscraper city-like make-up. This is not completely reflected on the LUPAG <br /> <br /> map. At the least, it would be necessary to read several parts of the General Plan as well as <br /> <br /> perhaps the zoning and building codes in order to fully grasp this concept. <br /> <br /> This being the case, future consideration of the General Plan and Maps, should only be done <br /> <br /> collectively with other pertinent core materials and with full acceptance of the role and purpose <br /> <br />