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118 Q: Are there plans to establish a Hilo CDP? 119 A: This is an on-going budget request but has not yet been funded. The question of funding and 120 staff capacity considerations will be raised to the new administration. 121 Q: Coordination between Planning and other departments regarding CDP priorities has been a 122 challenge. How can this be improved? 123 A: We believe that the C2CLS approach will elevate certain priorities and provide opportunity for 124 improving this coordination. 125 Q: What is the status of the Kona Open Space Network (KOSN)? It is a fundamental component to 126 delivering on the Kona CDP. We need to re-engage the Mayor on moving this forward. 127 A: The KOSN was under development by the Mayor Kim administration. The KOSN requires a 128 consulting contract to fulfil its scope and needs to go out to bid, but the monies remain allocated. 129 Planning staff does not have the capacity to perform the consulting procedure, which will be 130 raised to the new administration to determine if they will resume the lead on this effort. 131 Q: When will we meet the new Planning Director? 132 A: As he is newly appointed, we will work with him to address this forum in our next session. 133 Q: AC focus should be topic based to draw more community member interest to serve and to 134 participate in the process. How can this be done? 135 A: Community energy should be spent wisely, requiring community, Council and County resources 136 to work more aligned in defining these focus topics. 137 Q: Lack of County capacity to support CDP implementation is disappointing. Hope that this forum 138 will help the County leadership recognize and address this deficiency. 139 A: As part of General Plan update, we are attempting to address topics that are of interest to 140 island -wide community and possible sources of funding. Engaging Council members more in CDP 141 implementation is also essential. 142 Q: Community members are concerned by the lack of progress with the CDPs and in the County in 143 general. For instance, the State awarded $1.5 billion to work on wastewater treatment issues but 144 the money has not been requested by the county, thus not disbursed. 145 A: We do not have an answer on this today, but these are the types of issues we encourage AC 146 members to raise so planners can help identify ways to move forward. Councilmember Tim 147 Richards: An RFP on this has been delayed during the COVID-19 impact and this needs to be 148 resurrected. 149 Q: Bill 217 will prohibit foot traffic into Waipi'o, raising an important topic that the AC could 150 address, but not hearing conversation on this in the AC. As the ACs are advisory to the Director 151 and the Planning Dept. has noted that the Director will not comment on this bill to the Council 152 (rendering any advice moot), what then is the role of the AC? Can the AC pass a judgement on the 153 merits of this bill to the Council? 154 A: AC members should provide their comments to the Council, which may be done independently 155 if this topic is not taken up by the AC. 156 Q: Regarding FEMA money in the Puna area, what is the County's role to facilitate bringing 157 together grass-roots groups to discuss ways to use this funding source? Zoom/on-line forums can 158 broaden community engagement —with this approach continue after the pandemic? 159 A: The Network Mapping that we intend to do with the ACs in 2021 intends to identify the groups 160 that should be leveraged and engaged on AC priorities and brought together. We agree that Zoom https.llwww.plannin,-.hawaiicounty.,-ov/home kona(a)hawaiicountp.gov Page 4