2019-06-18 South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee Minutes - DRAFTv2

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response to a call for a meaningful public role in planning. Through the General Plan update, the Planning Department hopes to further facilitate that goal. The General Plan comprehensive review began in 2015 and has since involved years of research, analysis, and intergovernmental coordination. Ms. Morrison explained various components of the draft plan which include a focus on sustainability, consistency with the island's CDPs, and aligning layers of healthy, livable communities in an effort for a better future planning program. She oriented listeners by walking them through the table of contents for the plan and explaining the Mini Speakout session. The draft is planned for release in late July, early August with a review period before the revised plan goes forward for adoption in early 2020. The presentation, Communication Number 2019-12 may be viewed and downloaded from the following website: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/doc/100708/Page1.aspx Following the presentation, planning staff took questions from participants. During the Mini Speakout session, Action Committee members and members of the public read the sample policies and provided input. REPORTS and OTHER PRESENTATIONS: 2. Waikoloa Intersection and Second Access Road Subcommittee Report Committee Member McLaughlin provided a PowerPoint presentation, which walked attendees through the overall content of the subcommittee's report. He noted that the subcommittee decided to present its findings in two reports, one for the intersection and another for the second access road, where certain sections of the reports are identical and some divergent, and conclusions made as appropriate to the topic. Regarding the Waikoloa intersection, he shared that data they had collected from speaking to various department heads including the Department of Public Works and the Police Department, which lend credence to the safety issues they have sought to explore. Mr. McLaughlin gave a history of developer obligations to make infrastructure improvements to the intersection and of actions that have/have not been taken. He stated that given the history of non-performance of these obligations, they believe that developers cannot be relied upon to furnish these improvements. Mr. McLaughlin suggested that safety issues observed by community members should be raised to the County Traffic Division and overviewed how such issues may be resolved within the county. He added that they were recently surprised by a CIP appropriation added to the budget by Councilmember Richards for the planning, design, and construction of a roundabout. Lastly, Mr. McLaughlin pointed to the report (Communication No. 2019-10) should people be interested in additional details. Committee Member Alos added that a developer named Waikoloa Highlands was required to contribute to the intersection improvements after a Traffic Impact Analysis Report (TZAR) found they would have a significant enough impact on traffic flow. They paid an engineer to draft blueprints of a roundabout which was submitted to the Department of Public Works. Ms. Alos had worked to track down these blueprints in hopes that they could use them to save costs, but they were not located. A brief discussion ensued regarding roundabout versus signal light intersection solutions and Mr. McLaughlin noted the report's recommendation that a traffic engineer should study the intersection and make a recommendation on which option would be most appropriate. Committee Member Smith reported on the second report, which explores the need for a second access road out of Waikoloa Village. She stated that the need for this alternate ingress/egress route has remained a top priority for many in the Waikoloa community for many years. She emphasized that the need for this access road becomes absolutely critical in the event of an emergency evacuation. This includes both evacuations out of the village (as in the event of a wildfire) or into the village if people on www.hiylannin,-deyzcom kona(a�hawahcountuQov Page 2