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provided to Planning Staff just prior to the meeting and are attached to these minutes for distribution to the AC Members: 1. Simmy McMichael's written testimony states her concern that the minutes from the October 15, 2020, meeting do not reflect her main point regarding the restriction of additional development on Ali'i Drive in light of threats from tsunami(s) and to historical burial sites in the area. See attached COR -21-140777 for Ms. McMichael's written testimony. 2. Lamaku Mikahala Roy's written testimony requests that the written testimony provided during the October 15, 2019, meeting and a communication to the State of Hawai'i's 31" Legislature (2021) be shared with the Action Committee members and entered into record. See attached COR -21-140778 for Lamaku Mikahala Roy's written testimony. BUSINESS: 1. Review Action Committee Member Community Network Maps: Mr. Leasure presented a visual portrait of the AC members' network of community groups and projects with which they are involved. This network image was created on the on-line Kumu software and shows the type of community groups and specific projects linked to each AC member. See attached Communication Number 2021-01. Mr. Leasure noted further that the categorization of the types of community groups is a proposal to be reconciled with other CDP ACs so that they may be combined for an island -wide view, and he stated that the planning staff would like the committee members' suggestions on other information to include and ways to organize the data that would be useful to them in their effort to prioritize and implement CDP -related implementation actions Ms. Mercado connected this mapping exercise to the December All -Island CDP AC meeting where planning staff presented an approach to focus the ACs on community-based implementation actions and intends for this mapping to define AC and planner roles more clearly and to build on collective action. Committee Member Palma-Glennie stated the concern that taking the approach of asking once again for community participation in implementation actions may result in community frustration given the lack of fulfilling the critical Kona Open Space (KOSN) objectives. Vice -Chair David indicated that this mapping will be useful for identifying the community connections of interest to the new AC members and inform them of potential implementation actions. Chair Young commented on his concern of engaging community interest in implementation actions under the reduced -meeting format but endorsed the mapping as a useful communication tool. Ms. Mercado stated that in addition to the AC members navigating their networks, the planning staff must do the same within the County to engage fully with the different departments in support of implementing CDP actions, and to rebuild relationships and trust with the ACs. Committee Member Palma-Glennie noted that KOSN was a top priority on CIP funding and received Council support, yet the initiative remains in the planning stage. Mr. Plunkett clarified that the funding has been secured but staff capacity for project management of the consultant contract has not yet been made available. Committee Member Kimura commented that planning staff support for the ACs was reduced to support the General Plan update and asked if it is winding down so that planning staff may be re -committed to the ACs. Ms. Kimura further stated that if this is not so, then AC members may consider appealing to the Director, Mayor and County Council to resurrect support. httys.llwww.ylanninQ.hawaiicounty.Qov/ kona(a�hawahcountuQov Page 3