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Page 1 of 1 <br /> Caseria, Susan <br /> From: Christine Sheppard [christinesheppard@hawaii.rr.com] <br /> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 2:57 PM <br /> To: counciltestimony@co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> Cc: Ford, Brenda; Pilago, K. Angel; Jacobson, Bob; Hoffmann, Pete; Yagong, Dominic; Naeole, Emily; Yoshimoto, J; <br /> Higa, Stacy; Ikeda, Donald <br /> Subject: We Support Communication 176.35 and Oppose Communication 176.40 <br /> <br /> Aloha Chairperson Ford and members of the Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations Committee, <br /> We are writing in support of amending Bill 51 as proposed in Communication 176.35 from Brenda Ford. <br /> Specifically, we support: <br /> • placing strict limits on the amount of development that can occur on slopes that are 10% or greater. <br /> • raising the requirements in Chapter 27 from the 10-year flood standard to the 100-year flood standard. <br /> • bringing specific requirements from the County's General Plan, Section 5. Flooding and Natural Hazard, into <br /> Chapter 27, the County's Floodplain Management law <br /> • requiring the creation of an integrated electronic informational database that will accessible to all County <br /> agencies and the general public. <br /> • requiring 30-year old flood maps to be updated and expanded to include not only FEMA flood channels, but <br /> numerous mauka/makai "historic ditches" that only flow intermittently during high rainfall events. <br /> <br /> We oppose Communication ] 76.40 from Public Works Director Bruce McClure requesting postponement of the above <br /> <br /> amendments being proposed by Council members Brenda Ford and Pete Hoffmann. <br /> <br /> Ken & Christine Sheppard <br /> <br /> 75-6153 Hoomama Street <br /> <br /> Kailua Kona HI 96740 <br /> 329-7239 <br /> Comm. No. ~ ~ ~o • ~7_ <br /> R®f. 70: I,JI RGr,,,,,,,,. <br /> _ ~~t <br /> Ref. Uat: - <br /> 5/14/2007 <br /> <br />