2019-08-01 Hearing Transcript - Admin Matters #2

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WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII HEARING TRANSCRIPT AUGUST 1, 2019 A regularly advertised hearing on the summary of the discussion on permits and ordinance condition deadlines and consequences of not complying with condition deadlines (Administrative Matters) was called to order at 10:50 a.m. in the County of Hawaii Aupuni Center Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawaii with Chairman Joseph Clarkson presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Dean Au, Joseph Clarkson, Donn Dela Cruz, John Replogle. ABSENT & EXCUSED: Gilbert Aguinaldo, Thomas Raffipiy. ALSO PRESENT: Michael Yee (Planning Director), Malia Hall (Deputy Corporation Counsel for the Windward Planning Commission), Jeff Darrow (Planning Program Manager), Christian Kay (Planner), Alex Roy (Planner), Jessica Andrews (Planner), and Sarah Hata-Finley (Commission Secretary). No members from the public were in attendance. DARROW: All right, if I could direct your attention to our next presentation. This is a summary, April and—March and April, we met with the Leeward Planning Commission in March at the Leeward Planning Commission meeting. We met with, we discussed this at the Windward April Planning Commission, and basically what it was, was there was a request by the Leeward Planning Commission to discuss permit and ordinance condition deadlines as well as consequences for not complying with these deadlines. So, we had a lengthy discussion at the Leeward Planning Commission. During that time, the entire room was filled with testifiers discussing this. I would venture to say that a majority of them were there based on a particular project, so it was more talking about a specific project that they didn't, there's a lot of opposition going on. But, overall, there were, there was testimony in relation to this topic generally. The Commission had a lot of good topics to share as well as the Windward Planning Commission. This is a summary of those discussions as what we're doing in this, is we're providing a summary of the ideas from the Commissions as well as from the public, and we're including some from staff. So, we'll begin with ordinances. This should be a pretty quick review, but a reminder, the authority for ordinances is the County Council, so what you're going to see is a lot of their regulations come out of Code. So, if we do a Code amendment, it will come before the Commissions and then a recommendation to the Council. I0,141111.11 11