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Communication 766 Bi1125 ] Page 4 of 5 County is unable to provide pressure at the upper elevation level, the best method is to bring a water line from Palani Road across Queen Liliuokalani Trust land and the Rapoza property. Once water gets to their property, SCD would construct underground dedicable standard infrastructure and provide water to Malulani Gardens at no extra cost. Another alternative is to bring water from Mamalahoa Highway down to SCD property and provide neighboring property owners limited access for security and safety purposes in return for its waterline over their property. Mr. Wheelock stated that this is the method and route preferred by the Water Department and the proposal will be presented to the Rapozas. He said Linda Cavis and Sammie Stanbro are concerned about this access becoming a thoroughfare but that three other landowners wanted the limited access SCD is offering. Mr. Wheelock said the County is pushing for the Hienaloli/Kahhului extension and SCD has agreed to provide an 80-ft portion of that roadway within SCD's property until the County is able to get other owners to participate in that road extension. He said SCD will also build a 650-foot graded right-of--way for amid-level road and when it is hooked up to Malulani Gardens the mid level access will be in place, but the lower portion of Malulani Gardens will still be gated. Mr. Wheelock said it would be up to the Planning Department and Malulani Gardens to resolve whether or not the mid-level road would also be gated. Council Member Safazik expressed concerns regazding subdivisions at the end of a cul-de-sac and was not clear regarding the eventual lateral North/5outh connectors and how the people in the 57 lots would exit this single-access road in unforeseeable situations. Mr. Wheelock stated the existing mauka/makai roads are typically 12-feet wide and not intended for normal traffic except farm vehicles and even caz access. He stated the 12-foot road could be used for emergency purposes but the technical question of how emergency personnel would know to use that 12-foot access in an emergency situation has not been addressed by SCD. In response to Council Member Jacobson's question, applicant stated that SCD needs to obtain the entitlements in order to afford the offer made to the Salvation Army and proceed with the proposed development. With respect to Mr. Jacobson's concerns regarding roads within the project not being county dedicable standards, Mr. Wheelock stated that portions of the roads will be county dedicable such as the road from the Malulani Drive extension up to the terminus past the Salvation Army site and to the affordable units. Director Chris Yuen stated there is a drainageway on the south side of applicant's properly but doesn't affect much of SCD's property. Mr. Yuen said the Hienaloli/Kahului N/S road is a fragment of a crossroad located at the top of Nani Kailua Drive and would require a feasibility study. Mr. Yuen said this is a difficult piece of road to build because it would have to cross major drainageways. As to the status of future development Mr. Yuen said it's unlikely that developers are going to build out this road and as a government project, is probably not be at the top of the priority list of roads to be built in Kona. Director Yuen sated it would be quite some time before this road gets done and that afive-year predicted start date would be a surprise, considering what's already in the pipeline that has priority. Council Member Pete Hoffmann stated there appears no hope for another access road anytime in foreseeable future or other permanent access out of this property and that the 12-foot dirt road is inadequate for emergency purposes. Mr. Hoffmann also noted that the Department recommended approval of a cul-de-sac subdivision with no hope in the near future of getting amid-level or upper road being planned or done. In response, Director Yuen stated that SCD has to build on their properly approximately 1,000 feet of an 8,000-foot future road. Director Yuen stated in addressing the Police Department's concerns regarding access, his decision was based upon what he considered reasonable in a PC REPORT NO. 67