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o~aev as y~~ v ~ ~ lid, Harry K_im @ , Chris+ohher J. Yuen Mayan nr,ecror •i : +rp•nr~H~:M Roy R. Takemoto e~.rrrr nF~,ua o,,e~r.,, ~1.D1TY1~~I B~ ~LCfU2XtT PLANNING DEPARTMF,NT 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 ~ Hilo, Hawaii 96720-3043 (808)961-8288 Fax(808)961-8742 - - June 14, 2004 _ . Honorable Leningrad Elarionoff, Chair and Members of the Committee on Planning HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL ' 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, HI 96720 Dear Chair Elarionoff and Members of the Committee on Planning: SUBJECT: GENERAL PLAN COMMENTS ON BILL NO. 163, DRAFT 2 I am writing to present some initial comments on Draft 2, Bill 163, the proposed redraft of the General Plan released by the Chair of the Planning Committee and the Council Chair on June 8. In summary, my recommendation is that if the Council wishes to adopt a much-condensed version of the General Plan similar to Draft 2, it should include some of the major policies and map changes that were in the proposed new General Plan that was sent to the Council in Draft 1, but have been deleted in Draft 2. In January 2002, the Council received the Planning Director's comprehensive redraft of the General Plan, including many new amendments. (I will refer to this January 2002 draft, which is Bill 163, Draft 1, as "Draft 1."Page references are to the "Ramseyered" version, with the green cover.) Since January, 2002, we have been at the stage in the General Plan review process where the Council must act on the Planning Director's amendments, propose modifications to those amendments, and initiate new amendments that it might want to suggest. Any new amendments proposed by the Council, and any modifications to the Planning Director's amendments, must be reviewed by the Planning Director and the Planning Commission before the Council can take final action on them. For example, if the Council votes to enact the changes in Draft 2, these have to be sent to the Plaiming Hawaii County is an equal opportunity provider and employer