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z CORRECTIONS TO JUNE 22 SUMMARY: Page 1, participants: Katina Hanson, NCRS was not in attendance and Jerry Williams was not standing in for Steve Skipper. Page 3, bullet 3: Hawaii County does not yet have a Floodplain Administrator. No reference to federal was made. ISSUES DISCUSSED: It was emphasized by nearly all again that a "one size-fits-all" designation cannot be made for either "Island Wide Floodplain" or "100-year Flood Standard." It is not economically, logistically, administratively, or scientifically viable. Items in Chapter 27 have profound (some said impossible, catastrophic) impact and consequences if these designations should be applied. If they are not applied, many items on the questionnaire were otherwise fine. (Please refer to June 22 Summary, Issues Discussed for detailed information.) There was definite concern about the use of words like "all", "every", and other absolutes, especially in regard to 27-20, which would require all homeowners and small subdivisions to conduct a Flood Study before issuing a grading or building permit. One participant said, "kinda scary." Overall concern about the integrity of the structure of Chapter 27 regarding: Conflict or duplication with other ordinances & organizations (i.e., Army Corps of Eng.) ? Consistency of Scope and Methods being carried through to implementation elsewhere in chapter ? Coordination with other chapters, departments and non-county organizations regarding compliance and enforcement ? Challenge of implementing and enforcing is enormous re people and resources Whatever results from Chapter 27, it will be dependent and related to grading and grubbing in Chapter 10. Chapter 10 has little enforcement or penalty as is; changing the ordinance won't have much effect without enforcement. Paying fines for violations is currently a `cost of business' to developers; it's more economical than compliance, risk is good they won't get caught. Suggestion to make the developers partly responsible/liable along with the County to inspire compliance. Zones D and X are not statutorily the same as A-remove D and X. FEMA zone D does not exist on this island. Zone X, shaded and not shaded, represents a very large portion of the island not in a floodplain area and not mapped. Mapping was discussed as the key tool and again, the cost, time and inaccuracy of current maps was emphasized along with the need to monitor and stay current with watercourse changes.