REP PC 010 01/22/2013 (2012-2014)

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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: January 22, 2013 Re: Comm. No. 66/Bill,No. 19 PLACE: Council Chambers Kona, Hawai`i TIME: 1:01 p.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Bill No. 19, reports as follows: Bill No. 19,transmitted by Mayor William P.Kenoi, via Communication No. 66, dated December 14, 2012, amends the State Land Use Boundaries Maps for the County of Hawai`i by changing the district classification from the Agricultural to the Urban district at Waikoloa, South Kohala, Hawai`i (applicant: Hawaiian Riverbend, LLC) (Area: 14.622 acres). Mayor Kenoi is transmitting the above bills and enclosures with a favorable recommendation from the Leeward Planning Commission. The applicant wishes to develop a commercial shopping complex at the intersection of Waikoloa Road and Painolo Avenue. The applicant, Hawai`i Riverbend, LLC, was represented by Mr. Sidney Fuke who passed out maps of the project site, provided a brief summary of the history of the property and answered questions from committee members. Committee members expressed concerns with traffic interruptions and congestion during and after construction, the lack of parks, the lack of multi- modal facilities, and the availability of water to the area. Mr. Fuke explained that the applicant will be constructing a roundabout prior to occupancy,conveying an 11 acre site to the county for development as a park and possibly conveying a portion to the Waikoloa Community Association, and stated that the applicant has worked with the.Department of Water supply and obtained the necessary water commitments for the project. Council member Ford requested Mr. Fitzgerald from the Department of Parks and Recreation be present to address the issue of parks in the project area when the bill is discussed at the Council meeting. PC Rept.: 10