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Commission Meetings Meeting dates and location for 2018 were: January 8 Kona March 12 Hilo May 14 Kona July 9 Hilo September 10 Kona November 5 Hilo At each of these meetings, the Commission welcomed public testimony from the public and other government agencies. Interest in the Commissions work is evident through increased awareness via the public website, increased in public attendance, verbal/written by members of the public, property owners, non-profit organizations, and other interested parties. In addition to these meetings, our commissioners presented information of the Open Space Acquisition program and applications at various community meetings. To give equal exposure and opportunity to the public every year, the meetings alternated between Hilo and Kona. During the year, alternating the meetings between Hilo and Kona prove to be effective with the public's contribution to the process. In addition to these meetings, the Commission appointed four of its members to a special sub-committee to conduct site visits to nominated properties that commissioners felt would be helpful to see in person. This committee was charged with making visits and then reporting on their findings at a regularly scheduled meeting. Status of Properties on Past Prioritized Lists and Acquisitions Past prioritized lists were compiled in the Status of Properties on Past Prioritized Lists from 2006-2018 (Appendix 3). The commission recommends that properties from previous prioritized lists continue to be pursued as far as possible unless: the County has already acquired the property; the property no longer meets the criteria set by Hawaii County Charter, Article 10, Section 10-15 (Appendix 6); the property no longer meets the criteria for inclusion (Appendix 9); there is insufficient funds available for acquisition; or the County Council has not passed a resolution that would allow the property to be acquired. Comprehensive List of Properties Submitted by the Public The Comprehensive List of Properties (Appendix 5) is a sequential listing by tax map key number in each zone of all properties submitted by the public since 2006 to the PONC Commission. Suggestion Form The Suggestion Form was revised and approved on September 10, 2018 (Appendix 11). It is now available to the public by request or on-line at the web site below: http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/Weblink8/Browse.aspx?dbid=l&startid=13770 The Commission considered properties identified on the forms that were submitted by the public when creating the 2018 Prioritized List. P O N C r e c e i v e d 16 Suggestion Forms from the public between July 1, 2017 and February 28, 2018 (next page).