Applicant Response Letter to Leeward Commission dated 12-1-21

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Mr. Michael Vitousek, Chair December 1, 2021 Page 2 parties. Please note that the Applicant discussed th.s matter with one of the principals of the landowner of that property after the Novemb-r 18 meeting. The principal noted that it has no plans to develop that area. Nonetheless to allow for the connection possibility. the Applicant would have no objections to the incorporation of the intent of Con,lition E by adding a new condition to Change of Zone Application No. PL-Rez-2021-(00004. The proposed condition would read as follows: "Puakala Place shall be extended to the adjacent roperty to the north within the existing right-of-way easement, which may be adju,;ted to accommodate topographic or development requirements. This minimum resor t standard road shall be constructed meeting with the approval of the Depa;•tment of Public Works and in conjunction with any development within the area; equiring access from Puakala Place, but in any event no later than completion of a road on the adjacent property to the north. " Please note that the estimated open space acreage, is reflected in the project's conceptual plan did not consider this new road con section. As such, to retain this concept and secure the most open space acreage as feasible, we would like to also propose an amendment to Condition D to read as follows: Condition D "[A minimum of+/-12.8 acres] +/- 9 acres (includi ag a minimum of 6 acres of natural lava,which may include portions of the RS-10 zon,-d area) shall be set aside for open space as natural or renaturalized lava, as conceptuG Ily represented in the Applicant's conceptual plans." (New language is underscored; deleted portions in bracket.) 2. Need For More Police Service. In its comment on the subject applications, the County Police Department noted that additional tir ieshare units "will lead to an increased burden on public safety services such as police and fire/rescue. " The Commission wanted the Applicant to address that,:omment. I discussed this matter with the Police Chief, and t ie discussion is reflected in the attached letter, dated November 22, 2021,to the C iie£ In essence,the Chief made two (2)points: a. It has a small office within the "Mauna Lani"I ire Station which is used only when Police officers need to write reports or perform other clerical-related duties. It is and should not be considered a station or z sub-station, and the Department has no plans to make it one.