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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: May 20, 2019 Re: Comm.No. 281 PLACE: Council Chambers Hilo, Hawai`i TIME: 1:01 p.m. Council Chair and Members Hawai`i County Council Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Communication No. 281, reports as follows: Communication No. 281,transmitted by Mayor Harry Kim on May 2, 2019, submitted for the Council's review his nominee to the South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee, Karen Anderson of Waikoloa. It noted that Ms. Anderson is a business consultant and former Director of the Nature Conservancy in Washington State, in addition to previous work as an engineer in various capacities with the Boeing Company and Microsoft Corporation. Ms. Anderson is the co-founder of Zeno Math, a non-profit education service organization dedicated to assisting economically disadvantaged students in the study of mathematics. Ms. Anderson has been a resident of Hawai`i County for the past six years and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from the College of Wooster, Ohio and both a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and a Master in Business Administration from the University of Washington. Currently, Ms. Anderson is a volunteer for the Waikoloa Community Association, Hokuloa Church in Puako, and at Hawai`i Preparatory Academy. Appearing before Your Committee via videoconferencing from Waimea was Ms. Anderson and from the West Hawai`i Civic Center was Mayoral Deputy Managing Director Barbara Kossow. Ms. Kossow introduced Ms. Anderson to the Council and Ms. Anderson followed by discussing some of her philosophy surrounding her solution-focused approach, combining engineering with community planning for long-term outcomes to meet the greatest needs. Council Members Rebecca Villegas and Herbert M. "Tim"Richards thanked Ms. Anderson for her willingness to serve and bringing her talents and skills to the South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee. Planning Chair Ashley Kierkiewicz also commented in favor of the appointment and called for the vote. The vote was taken on the motion to move this measure to Council with a positive recommendation and passed unanimously with nine "ayes." Planning Chair Ashley Kierkiewicz notified Ms. Anderson that she was not required to appear at the full Council meeting on June 4, 2019. Pursuant to Article 3, Section 16-5 of the Hawai`i County Code, Community Development Plan Action Committees shall consist of nine members with a primary residence in the area covered by the Community Development Plan, and shall be appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Council. PC Report No.23