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Ltr. to Honorable Chairman and Members March 27, 2008 Page 2 1. The Pedestrian Signal proposed on Halekii Street at or near the Muli Street Intersection would be changed to a Pedestrian Warning Light. In consideration of the soon to be completed 70 stall parking lot at the Clarence Lum Wong Park, the warning light and crosswalk would be initially installed and once pedestrian traffic warrants have been established, then a full pedestrian signal would be programmed, funded and installed at a later date. 2. The Alii Drive/Kaleiopapa Road Intersection would be initially converted to a Three- Way Stop and a Special Duty Police Officer would be hired during the test of the 3:30 to 6:30 PM one-way traffic test use of the Halekii Street Extension. This will allow the test to proceed without sacrificing safety for any increases in traffic during the test time period. At all other times when the Halekii Street Extension is closed, traffic at this intersection would return to normal. Upgrading this intersection for a complete traffic signal will proceed during the traffic test period and the signal would be activated as soon as construction is completed alleviating the need for the Police officer. 3. The resolution of bike, pedestrian and right-of-way encroachments within three years has been changed to establishing appropriate project scopes and program funding for these projects to account for proper project planning, environmental reviews and land acquisition in some cases to ultimately resolve some of the encroachment concerns. 4. The sunset provision has been extended from 12 to 18 months to provide additional time to implement mitigation measures in the event of unforeseen complications in delivery these projects before the traffic test is started. The other changes made in Draft 3 are minor editorial and numbering changes that consistent with Councilmember Ford's Draft 2 version of the bill, Reference 2 above. We will be happy to present the attached Draft 3 at the April 9, 2008 Council meeting. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact either our Planning Director, Mr. Chris Yuen, or our Public Works Director, Mr. Bruce McClure. Q~ Harry Kim MAYOR Attachment cc: 1250 Oceanside w/ atch Department of Planning w/ atch Department of Public Works w/ atch Department of the Corporation Counsel w/ atch County of Hawaii is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.