2021-03-02 HCHA Approved Minutes

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HCHA meeting March 2, 2021 administration, for instance, there was this notion that was put out that this agency needed to approve the Action Plan but in further reviewing the Code, Chapter 2, Article 13, Section 2-66 to 68, it identifies what our purpose and mission and scope is and it really is this agency's job to review those agreements so that is what is what is before us, not the Action Plan, the agreements and I think having just settled that has been extremely helpful and then having time to further connect with community on this and articulate the importance, I get calls and emails and text messages weekly from constituents wondering when this program in going to roll out, they may not be the loudest out in the community but they are still part of our community and they are still looking for avenues to rebuild their lives and move forward on their recovery journeys so we have to activate this program. The newspaper said that you're looking at about an April 30th activation, is that correct? We're on track to do that? Any sooner than that? Le: Yes, sooner would be harder but we are on track to do that in terms of kind of being able to initiate the program. Kierkiewicz: Okay, which means we will have, in addition to data from the survey that's circulating in the community and a month's worth of information of the program rolling out, that will all help to inform the substantial amendment for how we pivot the 23.4 million dollars that's been allocated. Le: Yeah, that data will be really critical in terms on how we approach programing the 23 million dollars. Kierkiewicz: Are you open to exploring a different survey for community and I ask that because some constituents have called my office concerns that they aren't able to sort of contribute to the overall vision and planning for Puna because this survey was specifically around housing, which I get, I think we needed it in order to inform roll out of the program but are we going to be doing broader pulse check of community where they can decide, you know, what the further of Puna is like and maybe this is a question for the Director. Kern: Certainly it's something we can talk about and work now, not opposed to it at all, this is was a really critical path element to get to actually performing the buyout so as Douglas said, this was critical but yeah, we could be open to that cause I think that's a greater discussion on what the Puna community needs are, Pdhoa, etc. Kierkiewicz: Okay, that's really helpful. Great, you guys, again, great job and just to kind of elaborate on a question you had asked earlier what the next step is, so the agency moving this forward is critical, tomorrow at Council we've got a resolution and a bill related to this particular agreements that this body must, Page 17 of 19