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PC-21 Page 3 April 23,2019 Committee Chair Kierkiewicz asked Department of Public Works Civil Engineer Robyn Matsumoto to discuss the access points of the property. Ms. Matsumoto stated that Mamalahoa Highway is an arterial highway, and as a result DPW limits the number of access points. She went into further detail regarding possible access points and additional requirements they might have based on their location within the property due to the area being flood prone. Committee Chair Kierkiewicz confirmed with Mr. Kern that amendments would be made to the conditions as recommended by the Planning Department and that he would work with Council Member Poindexter to address concerns that the neighboring property owners had. She noted that the condition as read by Mr. Darrow would be added and noted an addition to Condition E, stating that access points to the property shall meet the approval of Department of Public Works. Council Member Richards noted he was looking forward to the amendments and that the requests that were made by Council and the community were reasonable. Council Member Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder asked additional questions regarding flooding and the possibility of the lot being bisected in the future for road connectivity. Mr. Darrow addressed these questions and concerns and acknowledged that there would be a 50-foot right of way, and Conditions G and H spoke to this. Mr. Kern noted that if the connectivity road were to be built, new access points would be established at that time. A motion was made to postpone the matter to the next Planning Committee meeting in Kona on' April 23, 2019, with the requirement that Council Member Poindexter facilitate a meeting between the community and the applicant. Committee Vice Chair Lee Loy offered to draft proposed conditions of approval to the bill before the meeting with community. Bill No. 47 was then postponed to the meeting on April 23, 2019, in Kailua-Kona. At the meeting on April 23, 2019, Council Member Poindexter recounted the multiple meetings that she held with the applicant and the neighbors, and the site visits to the subject property. She then invited Mr. Kern to provide more information. Mr. Kern agreed that there existed on the subject parcel a flooding issue that exists with or without the change of zone. He said the applicant agreed to work with surrounding property owners, especially the Onodera property on the subject parcel's eastern boundary and submitted to them a letter providing that commitment in writing. The applicant is willing to ensure whatever work goes in there makes the flooding situation better and offered to install a French drain. Council Member Poindexter expressed support for the drainage improvements that would be installed by the applicant, and called the rezoning request a blessing in disguise. Mr. Kern said the land set aside for possible future road development was for something far in the future. There was no intention with the current rezoning effort. Committee Chair Kierkiewicz invited Mr. Darrow and Planner Christian Kay, who appeared by videoconference from Hilo, to comment on the proposed amendments that included conditions of approval. Mr. Darrow affirmed that the proposed amendments to Bill No. 47 were substantially similar to those proposed by the Planning Department, with additional changes that arose as a result of the Planning Committee discussion on April 9, 2019. Addressing the concerns of a testifier regarding future road PC Report No.21