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RnS4 FN~INF,FR1i~IC;, TNC_ <br /> November 2Q, 2007 <br /> Honorable Pcic Holl'utumt, Chairperson <br /> Hawai i County Council <br /> 333 Kilauea Avenue <br /> Hilo, Hasi~ai'i 9(,720 <br /> Subject: Bill 51 Flood Management <br /> SECOND READING -SUPPORT PASSAGE NOW <br /> <br /> Aloha Chairruau Hulliuw+, <br /> t want to thank the Mayor Kim and his administration for [heir efforts to work with the Council towazds a <br /> <br /> balanced flood management rrdi^.a^.^e In p~rti^n!ar, a~ M±h Ri!! 51 Ril! 151 hive Tra;reseed, it has <br /> required a double effort by the Engineering I}ivision to discuss, prepare, and revise documents. In particular, I <br /> commend to you the work of Galen Kuba. who has assisted two council members offering different versions of <br /> the bill, while simultaneously incorporating the input and re~cornmerxlations of the professional design <br /> camntunily. 11 would tx: an wrdcrsWtcr+u;nl lo'kay, this has I;ruvcn te> lw an cxtmmcly ddi'icuti task. <br /> I have written to Mayor Kim on several occasions in the last few months as work on the flood management <br /> ordinance has prnLresaed RerPnr!y,• T r..~e:v..a a !error dpred ~i..ve.,,Mr 9's from Mpy^* Kim, sv~hexe he <br /> responded to me with the following important statemem: <br /> stated to McClure thm we must ensure we rb curt impose renneeessrrry cos? to home builders in <br /> areas that are not suseepiibte &r t&e type 9f1~n8 tle~ flee praJwsed xreasives were trying to <br /> address (emphasis ae!<td<t). t3eur ix mi;«t that !(refocus oJ'ihrs was to xat u<kt uxxeeecsury cvst to <br /> home huilders." <br /> It takes a significant effort to incorporate competing interests in a balanced way that really serves the highest <br /> common ga;vl r>f ctur commnnifiy'. The handi~anr~d C^mmt•^.Ph; ttiflr. s~ri~,ee!•~, ;oncerned i*,dth see a~jzPcts of <br /> the proposals put forward, until Mr. Kuba helped find a win/win solution with }anguage that required buffer <br /> zones along drainage ways. <br /> 11+crt ubvk>ualy ie more wo+k lu du uu a wbclu rouge of lUprca. 1'o arc, must i{nlxximd is a sututd pnx;cas L'ur <br /> moving forward. I wilt continue to urge the Council to take a professanal approach in developing legislation, <br /> attempt to evaluate the unintended consequences before Ming, assess the cost/benefit aspects, and then let it <br /> all simmer for a whi!a 1+=fo*e cn•,,.inp to z t•~rtt,eio~, <br /> We train our children not to make major decisions at the ~ minute or in a rushed way. We should apply tbe <br /> same principle nt County goverrm+enL An older friend ctE'neirre once said Eo utie, °Why is iE we never have time <br /> lu do it r+glel, lsut always have liu+c lu du it twice!" l lcuvo yex+ w+i!t flea{ us lixxl lix dtcxtg}+l, uud ihaztk you for <br /> your patience with us fran lire professional design community. <br /> Aloha, <br /> Comm. No. ~ 7 G G <br /> David M. Ross Jr. <br /> Civil f;ngi+tccr Ref. To: hta~M~ <br /> Ref. Date <br /> zor n:a nnxsi oMn Tr_sTruoav:~ao. <br /> i_ot iv.n 6l=fir: ~i~ma v.r utii v-. llc A.i ;U U.l ll-Aw:VU YO rt, <br /> 'II~Li. F2F.F: 56632#-31?3 TV9,: 868-}22-7152 PA\: fiGG-#56-44C18 E -M.1LL: acr~icr a'rekona.com <br /> <br />