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sustainability. The State Department of Health, through their Healthy Hawai'i Initiative <br /> program, contributed $5,000 towards Downtown Hilo's required costs as a host <br /> community. In May 2009, a team of multi- disciplinary experts from around the country <br /> arrived in Hilo where they worked with a broad base of local stakeholders and Lead <br /> Solution Partners in a 3 -day charrette. The charrette included two Working Group <br /> sessions, with a total of 118 participants, and two Public Meetings, which 130 community <br /> members attended. The outcome of the SDAT Program included a final report detailing <br /> nuinerous recommendations. The Planning Department is continuing to work with <br /> members of the SDAT Team to design implementation support mechanisms for LS Ps. <br /> NEXT STEPS <br /> 17. Reorganization of the EDH 2025 VisionKeepers: In recognition of the financial <br /> constraints now facing the County and the challenges that community organizations face <br /> with sustaining volunteers and keeping afloat, in December 2009, the VisionKeepers <br /> decided to enter into a reorganization phase. In the next couple of months, the <br /> VisionKeepers will reach out to past VisionKeepers and FDHSC members to explore <br /> creating an informal network of VisionKeepers to ensure that EDH 2025 Plan stays alive <br /> and utilized. The fact that implementation is a dynamic process that evolves with its <br /> community, so too the VisionKeepers are adapting to changing conditions. The County <br /> of Hawai`i Planning Department will continue to provide a "physical home" for the <br /> EnVision Downtown Hilo 2025 Plan, but the true home for implementation of this and <br /> any community -based plan, is the community. <br /> 18. Moving Implementation Forward: During economic times when there are cutbacks <br /> and reduced budgets, implementation becomes even a greater challenge. Small, short- <br /> terrn visible projects, called Easy Wins, become the center of attraction. On the <br /> community level, the EDH 2025: 5 -Year Action Plan Update includes actions that look to <br /> foster implementation through alternate financing options; for example, by exploring the <br /> development of a Business Improvement District (B.I.D.). Implementation can also be <br /> encouraged through the identification of new grant sources. On the County level, <br /> implementation of this and other community -based plans should ideally begin with <br /> -7- <br />