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trying to find that balance. I think the CDPs have done a good job of defining those urban core
<br /> areas. But that's the, that's what it is.
<br /> VITOUSEK: Commissioner DeFranco.
<br /> DEFRANCO: I really appreciate the presentation, you know, and it's, it is fair, it's interesting,
<br /> because it's about policy and it's about an overview of policy. And so if you are sort of a
<br /> hands-on person that wants to find out actually what's happening, this doesn't actually address
<br /> that part of me that wants to know where these things are actually taking place and when they are
<br /> taking place. So, you know, I sit in South Kona, and we didn't talk about that at all, because it's
<br /> all focused on the urban district of, you know, Kona Town. So South Kona is not even involved
<br /> in the presentation hardly at all. But, you know, for me there were a couple of things like, you
<br /> know, we did sit and look at Palamanui's park structure, then it happen you know, those are
<br /> things I want to know. So when is this going to happen? When is Palamanui going to provide
<br /> the parks there, you know? When is the idea of a new hospital going to come for us in North and
<br /> South Kona? You know, that would affect everybody. Where are those types of projects
<br /> happening? Are they happening? At one time I remember the CIP had money to widen the
<br /> highway from, you know, Henry Street to Kam III, but I don't think it's even on the CIP
<br /> anymore. So now we heard a tiny bit about maybe an Alii Bypass, but, you know, connector
<br /> roads for tsunami, you know, all of these things are coming up for us. She has mentioned Lako
<br /> Street going through, but, you know, it doesn't mean so much to me as when is that going to
<br /> happen and what's happening around the Lako Street. Is there a development proposed there?
<br /> What—you know, those are things that I am particularly interested in and would like to maybe
<br /> have it put at for another meeting where we get more of the meat like that, that we get addressed
<br /> to hear a little bit more about the actual projects that are being proposed. Anyway, but, thank
<br /> you, I liked the overview; it was very thorough, and it was a lot of ground to cover. But I sat on
<br /> the CDP for four or five years and listened to all of these presentations for a long time, but, you
<br /> know, I like the action part and to know, you know, what is, what's roots on the ground, so to
<br /> speak, for me. Thank you.
<br /> VITOUSEK: I think that the key for us here is that we are reviewing specific projects a majority
<br /> of the time, right? We will be reviewing the General Plan, we'll be reviewing any updates to
<br /> community development plans, and so forth, but a majority of the time we are reviewing specific
<br /> applications. And the reason why we requested to have this overview of the community
<br /> development plans and CIP goals is so that when we are reviewing these specific projects,
<br /> permits and so forth, we know where they fit within this bigger picture of what needs to be done
<br /> so that we can condition those developments appropriately to meet the goals that are established
<br /> in these development plans, these larger guiding documents for what the community needs as a
<br /> way of us being able to use that information to incorporate it on a small scale when reviewing a
<br /> specific project.
<br /> KERN: And to add to that and maybe help Commissioner DeFranco's frustration that I also find
<br /> is there has, you know, in the past has been somewhat, you know, siloed with departments, and I
<br /> think we are doing a good job of working to adjust those and break those down. In my mind I
<br /> would like to see our project list a year out in advance where they are design-shovel ready and on
<br /> a list so you know. That doesn't exist the way that we'd like to have that, but it should. And it's
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