2022-07-11 Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission Minutes - Approved

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them on the list or not. There being no further discussions, Chr. Kelepolo called for a roll call vote: Ms. Ward, Ms. Crivello, Ms. Rosam, Dr. Frank, Ms. Chang, Ms. Naungayan, Ms. Kanealii, and Chr. Kelepolo all voted aye, with Mr. Lee excused. There being a unanimous vote in favor of the motion, the motion passed. Chr. Kelepolo continued to the next item on the agenda, and called for any public testimo- ny, there being none, called for volunteers to write summaries of the 2022 Prioritized List. 2. ASSIGNMENT OF THE 2022 PRIORITIZED LIST SUMMARIES. Chr. Kelepolo clarifies the purpose of the summaries, and the members of the commission volunteered to write them (see above list with names in parenthesis). Reminder by Chr. Kelepolo that the write-ups are due by October 21, 2022, or sooner to the secretary. There being no further discussion, Chr. Kelepolo, called for a break at 10:49 a.m. She re- convened the meeting at 10:58 a.m., moved on to the next item on the agenda, and called testifier, Ms. Toni Withington to the microphone. Ms. Withington testified on the next item on the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Hawaii County PONC specifically to rule 4.a. She gave a brief statement on the importance of continuing to prioritize repetitive nominations with resolutions. She said that prioritizing these properties each year helps with matching fund partners. She continued that the requirement to have a willing seller landowner letter is a "crazy idea." She presented examples of unwilling sellers for previous properties on the prioritized list that have been purchased by the county or in the process of being purchased. As a result, she continued to support the program and hopes the commission addresses these items when making changes to the current rules. There being no futher public testimony, Chr. Kelepolo continued to the next item on the agenda and informed the commission that this is a discussion only on the pro- posed revisions to Rule of Practice and Procedures of the Hawaii County PONC Draft No. 1. 3. DISCUSSION REGARDING PROPOSED REVISIONS TO RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY PONC-DRAFT NO. 1. The following discussions were held for the following said rules: RULE 4. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (a) Ms. Naungayan started the discussion with the issue requiring the nominator to submit a letter from the landowner as a willing participant. She cited a past situation where a landowner attended a meeting, very upset, with a letter from a law firm, asking to remove them from the prioritized list. A lengthy discussion ensude regarding willing participants and willing sellers letter as noted on the current suggestion form, how on the assessment criteria form is scored, the possibility of having the option to remove it from the list, and how to draft this into the rule. Ms. Naungayan invited Ms. Campbell to the microphone for some assistance in this matter. PONC Minutes July 11, 2022 Page 4