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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: April 20, 2004 RE: Communication No. 564 PLACE: Councilroom TIME: 2:25p.m. Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawai"i 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Communication No. 564, reports as follows: Communication No. 564, dated March 22, 2004, is from Mayor Harry Kim submitting the appointment of Mr. Phil A. Davis to serve on the Kailua Village Design Commission. According to Communication No. 564, Mr. Davis is a three and a half year resident of Hawaii and is aself-employed architect He has also served on a number of design commissions. Mr. Davis is not affiliated with any political party. If confirmed, Mr. Davis will fill the commission requirement for a design professional and serve until December 31, 2006. At today's meeting, Mr. Wendell Hatada, Executive Assistant, Office of the Mayor, and Mr. Davis answered committee questions regarding the nomination. Members of the committee commended Mr. Davis' willingness to serve and spoke in favor of his nomination. The Hawaii County Code, Chapter 25, Section 25-7-2, relating to Zoning and the Kailua Village Design Commission delineates the membership requirements of the Kailua Design Commission as the following: (a) The design commission shall consist of nine members who shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the council. (b) The members shall be representative of the Kona district, provided that a majority of the appointive members shall have lived or worked in the Kailua Village for a minimum of two years prior to this appointment. (c) The design commission members shall include two design professionals (registered architects and/or landscape architects), two members with backgrounds in building construction and/or engineering, two members with knowledge about historic Kona, its cultural values and resources, and the remaining three members representing local business or property owners. PC REPOR"f NO. 82