2020-01-08 Exh B Hearing Transcript - RTA Kilauea Lodge REZ 19-239

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with a condition, but I wanted to put it on the record since this is a rezone going to the County Council, and essentially, it's just the old language which is speaking to the old site plan. The new language is speaking to the new site plan. That's all. So, in terms of the roadway improvement issue, Exhibit 3 of the Background Report is a letter from the Department of Public Works. It's our understanding based on conversations with them that their standard, their roadway improvement standards for commercial zoning are full curb, gutter, sidewalk along the entirety of the frontage of the property. We did speak with them after conversations with the Applicant to see if there was flexibility from that, if there was a way that we could craft something different understanding that maybe it doesn't necessarily fit the character of the area. Based on our conversations, we were told that that is their standard, and they are going to stick to that standard. Based on that information, I passed it on to the Director, and he agreed that we would keep our proposed condition. We do have Bryce Harada here from DPW if you have specific questions for the Engineering Division who produced that comment letter. However, that's kind of how we got here with that, and you obviously as a Commission have the opportunity to craft new condition language and certainly up at County Council, they have the opportunity to change that condition as well. CLARKSON: Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't we in the past on other rezones where the same standard condition was proposed by Public Works, defer the actual construction of curb, gutter, sidewalk and simply require that the landowner commit to their pro -rata share of the cost of such construction once there was a determination that a long stretch of road would actually be improved in that regard. Our original concern was you go from curb, gutter, sidewalk to no curb, gutter, sidewalk to curb, gutter, sidewalk to no curb, gutter, sidewalk. KAY: Sure. CLARKSON: And, that really a whole section of road should be done all at one time rather than piecemeal and that the funding for that all at one time should come from the landowners fronting that road, but not be required necessarily immediately. KAY: You are correct. In the past, we have done that, and there have been discussions about that. Again, based on the conversations that I had yesterday with Public Works, we were told that that was the standard and that's what we werethat's, they were sticking with that recommendation. Again, should you as a Commission want to propose different language or have us come up with some different language, that would then go up to County Council, that's certainly your right. AU: Mr. Chair? Question. CLARKSON: Yes. AU: Can I call Bryce over? Sorry, I didn't get your last name. EXHIBIT B