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REPORT OF THE <br />COMMITTEE ON PLANNING <br />DATE: October 5, 2004 RE: Communication No. 564 <br />PLACE: Councilroom <br />TIME: 1:35 p.m. <br />Chair and Members <br />Hawaii County Council <br />Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Communication No. 564, reports as <br />follows: <br />Communication No. 564, dated March 22, 2004, is from Mayor Harry Kim submitting <br />the appointment of Mr. Riley Saito, to serve on the Kailua Village Design Commission. <br />According to Communication No. 564, Mr. Saito is a 42-year resident of Hawaii and is <br />the Vice President of Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows. He will fill the slot <br />representing local businesses and property owners. Mr. Saito is not affiliated with any <br />political party. If confirmed, he will serve until December 31, 2006. <br />Your Committee first considered this matter on Apri120, 2004. At that meeting, Your <br />Committee deferred action on Mr. Saito's nomination pending a legal opinion From the <br />Office of the Corporation Counsel clarifying his appropriateness to serve in light of <br />residency requirements of the commission as defined in the Hawaii County Code. <br />The Hawaii County Code, Chapter 25, Section 25-7-2, relating to Zoning and the Kailua <br />Village Design Commission delineates the membership requirements of the Kailua <br />Design Commission as the following: <br />(a) The design commission shall consist of nine members who shall be appointed by the <br />mayor with the approval of the council. <br />(b) The members shall be representative of the Kona district, provided that a majority of <br />the appointive members shall have lived or worked in the Kailua Village for a <br />minimum of two years prior to this appointment. <br />(c) The design commission members shall include two design professionals (registered <br />architects and/or landscape architects), two members with backgrounds in building <br />construction and/or engineering, two members with knowledge about historic Kona, <br />its cultural values and resources, and the remaining three members representing local <br />business or property owners. <br />