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109 More information about the Maui Housing Plan can be found on their website here 110 ( sites.goog l e.com/view/mauihousingplan ) 111 Mr. Flaherty said he would provide the working group papers and information that he has on 112 the CDP housing background reports to the AC. 113 Chair Young suggested the possibility of using funds that are coming out o f Congress for 114 consulting services to assist with developing a comprehensive plan. He quest ioned if the AC 115 w ould be able to provide input on how they would want to see those monies utilized . 116 Ms. Mercado offered to find out more information on wh at the different roles are relative to 117 the infrastructure funding from Congress . She suggested that Mr. Flaherty provide his 118 working papers to the Planning Department so the documents may be scanned and made 119 electronically accessible to AC members and the public . 120 Council Member Inaba confirmed that Council passed Resolution 241 which encourages and 121 urges the Office of Housing an d Community Development (OHCD) to pursue a study on how 122 inclusionary zoning policies have affected the development of affordable housing. OHCD is in 123 the process of seeking out a consultant for this project . At the same time, Council Members 124 Inaba and Villegas are working to provide some changes to the current Chapter 11 affordable 125 housing chapter. 126 Mr. Flaherty brought attention to the big effort among community members in t he county 127 with regard to waste water treatment. The County was fined for the P ā hala wastewater 128 treatment plant, and EPA is now looking a t the Hilo and Kealakehe plants . Director Ramzi 129 Mansour, who oversees the Wastewater Division, estimated a billion dollars worth of 130 infrastruct ure would be needed for wastewater treatment. Mr. Flaherty suggested that this 131 be a priority to address as well. 132 Committee Member Palma - Glennie shared that people are really interested in solid waste 133 solutions ( li ke recycling) and would like to find a way to incorporate this issue into the CDP or 134 relate it to land use. 135 Mr. Flaherty informed that Christine Kubat a nd other people working with her have put 136 together a solid waste plan. He w ould reach out to see if she can do a presentation on the 137 matter or update the AC on current efforts . 138 Committee Member Kimura noted that solid waste and recycling are island - wide issue s . She 139 emphasized that this topic is not specific to the Kona CDP and is more appropriate for the all - 140 island AC meetings. 141 3. Implementation Updates from Action Com mittee Members: 142 a. Affordable Housing: Per the previous discussions, the AC agreed that affordable housing 143 is a priority. There was confirmed interest around a presentation by OHCD relative to an 144 affordable housing plan and the status of existing projects and overall capacity . 145 b. F lood Mitigation and Erosion Control : A n investigatory sub committee was formed at the 146 previous Kona AC meeting to address the issues related to flood mitigation and erosion 147 control . Committee Member Kimura informed that the sub committee had not yet 148 convened . www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov / CDP@hawaiicounty.gov Page 4