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1 ~ COUNTY OF HAWAII PLANNING DEPARTMENT NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN (NKCDP) BACKGROUND REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR BACKGROUND RECOMMENDATION On June 12, 2008 the North Kohala Community Development Plans (CDP) Steering Community voted unanimously to send the Prefinal Draft of the North Kohala CDP to the Hawaii County Planning Commission with a positive recommendation for approval. The Planning Director recommends that the Planning Commission send a favorable recommendation to the Hawaii County Council for adoption by ordinance for the North Kohala Community Development Plan. The accompanying draft bill is provided for your favorable consideration. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROGRAM Chapter 15 of the County General Plan provides the regions around the island with the opportunity for the creation of CDP. The General Plan requires that the CDP's shall be adopted by the County Council as an ordinance, giving the CDP the force of law. The CDP process offers a forum for receiving Community input into managing growth, delivery of government services, resources preservation and any other matters relating to the planning area and integrating this input into Goals, Objectives, Policies, and Actions as they apply to specific geographical regions around the Island INITIATING THE NKCDP PLANNING PROCESS In the spring of 2007, the Planning Department formed a review committee to evaluate "Statements of Qualifications" submitted by Planning Consultants on the County of Hawaii's "Professional Services List" to serve as Planning Consultant in the development of a Community Development Plan for North Kohala (NK). The committee chose the consultant, Townscape, inc., to work with Planning Department staff and the community to create ofthe NKCDP. The following objectives for the NKCDP were included in the Scope of Work that was approved by the Planning Deparhnent and agreed to by Townscape, Inc. • Provide Project Coordination by periodically updating and maintaining an overall work plan and schedule for the NKCDP. Provide Stakeholder and Community Outreach by working with the CDP Team to plan and host four (4) public meetings on the 1`;KCDP process and products.