2019-03-25 South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee Minutes - FINAL

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Plans, and the role of the Action Committee. Ms. Morrison also provided an outline for the public review and engagement process and timeline for 2019. Ms. Morrison sought feedback on proposed new structural changes to the Long Range Planning Program. Committee Members and the public responded with various questions and/or concerns, which were recorded and discussed. The General Plan presentation slides, Communication Number 2019-08, may be viewed and downloaded from the following website: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/doc/99963/Page1.aspx Planning Director Michael Yee address questions and concerns that arose during the presentation including the alignments of development with the Community Development Plans, standardization of Community Development Plan work plans, and the desired future for the CDP Action Committees. Director Yee addressed concerns over development alignment with CDP’s and explained that each time an application goes before Planning Commission the application is also reviewed by the Planning Department to determine if the proposed project is in alignment with the Community Development Plan of the respective planning area. Director Yee also addressed the relationship between the CDPs and CIP priorities. He addressed the standardization of CDP work and explained the purpose as an attempt to protect planning efforts from changes and reprioritization as administrations change, as well as to streamline working efforts and collaborative efforts across CDP planning areas. Director Yee addressed the expectations moving forward for the CDP Action Committees. He explained that ideally he would like to spend a year or two just building community capacity, going out and working with communities, encouraging facilitation, and building a trust between the community and government processes. 3. Climate-Smart Conservation Planning in South Kohala: Chad Wiggins and Julia Rose with the Nature Conservancy and the South Kohala Coastal Partnership provided presentations outlining their organization’s visions and action plans for the conservation of coastal resources in South Kohala. Chad Wiggins of the Nature Conservancy provided a presentation outlining the conservation action planning process and its implications for the South Kohala community and how it can align with the update cycle of the CDP to respond and proactively plan for climate change. Julia Rose of the South Kohala Coastal Partnership provided a presentation outlining the vision and goals of the South Kohala Coastal Partnership. In her presentation Ms. Rose provided and outline of the 6 strategies the group is focusing on to implement their goals. The strategies are as follows: 1. Resilient ocean policies 2. Soil and watershed management 3. Clean water management 4. County and community conservation planning 5. Community connectivity and stewardship 6. Climate-smart threat assessment and response www.hiplanningdept.com southkohala@hawaiicounty.gov Page 2