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<br /> To: Hawaii County Coundl: Testlmony for 4/t 8107 Hearing <br /> Fr: Margaret WiNe <br /> Re: Bill N 156: Affordable Housing Requiremertta for Industrial Enterprises <br /> Date: April 15, 2007 <br /> Testimony on behalf of: 1 am submRtlng this testimony on beheN of myself as a concern sd citiz 3n <br /> end not as the representative of any other party. Also, 1 am on the steering commit6a=. f.r tlrE <br /> Soutli Kohala Development Community Plan, however these views are my own and iu no; <br /> represent those of the South Kohela Steering tbmmdtee. <br /> GENERAL POSITION: SUDPORT --wkh seems sugger<ttd eAanges to simplify arni Improve <br /> thfa drafting, and to provide for f fNn? appNeatlorr of SrMe nqultaments. <br /> I support the Council's efforts to impose an affordable housing requVemeM on induE ~ ri al <br /> developments. This legis~fion ie important given ilia cdais In affordable housing the': h gs r a::ul;ad <br /> in large part from the IrtlpaCl of industrial developmertls that are located in areas when' lte* ~ is <br /> inatlequate affordable frousfrtg. <br /> MY Cpmments/Suggestions for changes ere as toNows: <br /> 1.Ra "Home imer*+V nt gruel" evomxton vet: t 1-4th; Delete the words: suratifl.tsa_]s:last <br /> improvement canters" <br /> Rationale: Why should there be an exemption for `riome improvement centers"? Thel e: is r o <br /> meaningful justnicatlon for Otis excepton. tl is Nmply a favor to one segment of indur. ri 31 <br /> developers, and uMair to all others. The County needs m establish level gaylnp tielcis. and rrc[ <br /> grant exceptlons to certain industrial di3vebpers. <br /> 2 fte. ~gwi n mpnppm, ~ ~ .t:S3L31ii.8 <br /> .,e_:c_ .,,..m...e..r ter affnrdabe horwine Swc a-t t td): Tt115 provision, relating to pr;tiou:31 ~ <br /> agreed upon terms for affordable housing requirrtrrreMS should be tightened. For era nple: <br /> /r_ <br /> o~^~~nt <br /> drBQ whi .h .rates: `...or to which Me County has agreed previously as te'tte <br /> specific means of satisfying the requirerrrents." <br /> 3e MIS p~Qnncerr redra2 "...or to which the Courriy has agreed previously es to th! !{recd c <br /> means of satisfying the requiremem6 anA ramalnrlin,_j~ <br /> e"onT..u.........rn. fh0-w~a losms of the aonad~rton means of aanst~mg JpN:ir1)hutANLIS <br /> onrarwise the requfrenrerrts of ItNS artlde appy. Jo.fllsiaffficss'hiithS <br /> ay J~tilUmm~.Ilcc.al~tsi6u <br /> .....tx.. n...nlr~mwn6 tll!!n a earted of 6 Y~[$.!m.Q"i1110. <br /> h,~sta <br /> ~9 <br /> ~1ui[flmauta. <br /> Ratlonale: This exception should rot provide an uttair loopfale for an irioustrtal rezoning thsl s <br /> not in full compliance with the agreed upon means of afltlsfylrr9 the housing requirramE+nt.. tAt <br /> the othar hand h is not fair m subject a davetpper who Is in compliance with an agrent pen <br /> eRoMaMe housing plan. >A rrow Da subject m some nttrer standard. <br /> v Ra~ ~ ~ntl_ arrro mt of atlorrtable housing credits rea~drea on the eal.fySiECHlll <br /> ~riyber of emobv full-tl ~ - ~ - 91.Sff1. ~.lS.l' `-u~g&e+t <br /> that Instead base this calculation on the number of empbyaesD~lrt"~. <br /> pngrsons paid on a , ~pfl whhout.r_,gard w <br /> <br />