2020-12-31 (2020 PONC Annual Report to the Mayor)

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Justin B. Lee, District 7 Jan. 1, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2024 Kekaulike P. Tomich, District 8 Jan. 1, 2016 - Dec. 31, 2020 Susan Wells Fischer, District 9 Jan. 1, 2016 - Dec. 31, 2020 Commission Meetings: Meeting dates and location for 2020 were: Jan. 14Kona Aug. 31Virtual Online Nov. 9 Virtual Online Mar. 11HiloSep. 14Virtual Online Jul. 13 Virtual Online Oct. 14Virtual Online Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID 19) and the Mayor’s Proclamation regarding gathering restrictions and social distancing, the Commission continued to hold public meetings virtually via YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrZJ-kxxPCWKNi- kaT1nPLhA?view_as=subscriber. The commission welcomed public testimony from the pub- lic and other government agencies as written communications. Interest in the Commissions work is evident as shown in the months of August to September, the Commission receive over 120 communications. Status of Properties on Past Prioritized Lists and Acquisitions Past prioritized lists were compiled in the Status of Properties on Past Prioritized Lists from 2006-2019 (Chapter 2). The commission recommends that properties from previous prioritized lists continue to be pursued as far as possible unless: the County has already acquired the property; the property no longer meets the criteria set by Hawai‘i County Charter, Article 10, Section 10-15 (Chap- ter 6); the property no longer meets the criteria for inclusion (Chapter 9); there are insufficient funds available for acquisition, or the County Council has not passed a resolution that would allow the property to be acquired. Comprehensive List of Properties Submitted by the Public The Comprehensive List of Properties (Chapter 4) is a sequential listing by the tax map key number in each zone of all properties submitted by the public since 2006 to the PONC Commis- sion. Suggestion Form There were new revisions to the Suggestion Form. The last revision was approved on Oct. 14, 2020 (Chapter 10). It is available to the public by request or on-line at the public website here: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/weblink/Browse.aspx?dbid=1&startid=13770&cr=1. The Com- mission received 20 Suggestion Forms (nominations) during the March 1, 2019 to February 28, 2020 deadline period, of which 16 made the 2020 Prioritized List. Assessment Criteria Form The Commission made no updates to the Assessment Criteria Form. The last revision was done on November 5, 2018 (Chapter 11). This Assessment Criteria Form was utilized to assess the suggestion forms received during the aforementioned time. iii