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1. Adopted an Implementation Matrix, which is posted on the PCDP website, that is designed to keep an up to date detailed status on the progress for the implementation of each Action in the plan; 2. Created six subcommittees, which include at least one, but not more than two, AC Member liaisons to facilitate active community participation in the implementation of PCDP Actions and other matters impacting the PCDP and the AC; 3. Adopted a process to allow the formation of Action Task Groups (ATG) under each appropriate subcommittee to identify and take responsibility for the implementation activities of individual Action items that can be completed or monitored by citizen -based groups; 4. Adopted Work Plan templates, also posted on the PCDP website, that each Action Task Group can develop and maintain for the specific Action in the plan that ATG takes responsibility for; 5. Produced a Fact Sheet about the PCDP and AC for distribution to community groups and organizations throughout the Puna district to broaden the level of public awareness and participation; 6. Set up, and launched, a web -based forum to facilitate broad -based community dialogue on the implementation activities that will allow for greater community participation without having to attend meetings; and 7. Prioritized specific Actions in the plan for initial implementation activities. The top five priority items for implementation determined by the AC are as follows: a. Preparation of a County -wide Mass Transit Master Plan. b. Establishing a hub and spoke transit system in Puna. c. Upgrade wastewater disposal facilities in lower Puna with initial emphasis on the Kapoho area. d. Create the Biosphere Reserve Buffer Zone (BRBZ) for the greater Volcano area. e. Plan the Puna Makai Alternate Route (PMAR) through and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) that meets Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) standards and thereby qualify for federal funding assistance for its design and construction. PUNA CDP ACTION COMMITTEE: SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS Amendment Subcommittee: This subcommittee was tasked with identifying a process for the review and evaluation of the Amendments to the PCDP proposed in Hawai`i County Council Bill 194. AC Members and participating Puna citizens of this subcommittee brainstormed on strategies the AC should employ that would allow for broad -based community input and to confirm, to the extent possible within the allotted time frame, the community sentiment towards the amendments being proposed. To that end some Amendment Subcommittee members sought out and met with several community groups seeking their opinions on the proposed amendments. The subcommittee drafted recommendations on behalf of the AC for transmittal to the Planning Director, which the AC approved on April 15, 2010. The AC letter of recommendations regarding the proposed amendments was included with the Planning Director's recommendations to the Hawai`i County Windward Planning Commission and County Council. 2