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EXHIBIT B Following his presentation, the Action Committee and members of the public were welcomed to share their viewpoints. Committee Member Kimura stated that implementation of the CDP since adoption has been very difficult . She noted that the pla n has gone so fa r as to almost completely block development in general in the Kona area . She asked if it was the overall goal of the plan to prevent any development from happening and if so asked if they should be having that conversation with the community instead. Commi ttee Member Rivera state d that the CDP has effectively acted as a moratorium for the Kona area; its provisions cannot be abided and developers often f all short. He commended however that the plan creates a voice for the community that spans across administrations and could be a powerful tool if done the right way . Committee Member Weber expressed concern that the implementation table had been edited to with the department responsible for implementation. Nancy Pisicchio, an executive assistant to the M ayor, explained that the plan w as adopted in 200 8 by ordinance which is a format that differed from previous regional plans that had been adopted by resolu tion. She explained that at the time of its adoption they questioned if the plan had the ability to amend the code, or if it was possible to create regional ordinances. She encouraged community members in attendance to continue following the amendment pack age and to get involved in the conversation. Councilmember Eoff asked how much time the Action Committee had been provided to review the amendments after the Planning Department submitted their recommendations. Staff responded that they had initially share d the recommendations two weeks before and had submitted a second version , noting the changes, after incorporating comments from Corporation Council the afternoon before th (May 13 ). Committee Member Palma - Glennie had several amendments that she found conce rning which she wanted to discuss. She additionally expressed that she had concerns about the CDP Amendment process from the beginning. [Note: this section of the minutes is meant to be read alongside the CDP Amendment Package Communication Number 2019 - 11] T R A N - 1 . 1 Committee Member Palma - Glennie questioned why the word designate was changed to recommend in the second sentence of this policy. Planner Plunkett responded that the inability to change the roadway classification creates an unnecessary de gree of inflexibility as the maps cannot be updated without going through the CDP amendment process. T R A N - 1 . 4 Committee Member Palma - Glennie asked why the would was changed to could in the second sentence this policy. Staff clarified that the or iginal CDP used the word , , and Planning Staff recommended c . Planner Plunket t explained that the change came from working with the County Subdivision Planners and was intended to crea te more flexibility in case of any unexpected circumstances. A c t i o n T R A N - 1 . 5 a ( 2 ) ( a ) Committee Member Palma - Glennie suggested that this section of the policy be amended or deleted because the area for the roadway is narrow and surrounded by www.hiplanningdept.com kona@hawaiicounty.gov Page 3