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Action Committee to support the need to get money back and execute on the sewage treatment plant and get also the transmission line funding for that. Ken Melrose asked for a motion to authorize the Chair to sign a letter in support of the Kealakehe wastewater treatment and trunk line funding to the Planning Director. Marni Herkes moved and Fritz Harris-Glade seconded. Ken Melrose asked if all in favor. Unanimous decision in favor. Bob Ward’s priority is the Transportation Implementation Plan, Part A – Trans 6. Implementation plan for arterial/collector network (mauka/makai collector roads), multi-modal program and retrofitting Ali’i Drive. Bob Ward identified the primary arterial/collector as Kuakini, north of Palani and that there would be two phases, upgrading the existing portion and the extension from Makala Blvd connects with Kealakehe Parkway. The next would be to widen Kuakini Hwy from Hualalai Road going south from approximately where the Parkway would come out. And a third would be a mauka/makai collector which is the makai portion of Nani Kailua basically south of Coconut Grove. Fritz Harris-Glade’s priority is the location and building of a new hospital. Marni Herke’s priority is the building of the West Hawaii University Campus. Mike Matsukawa’s priority is Outreach. Janice Palma-Glennie’s priority is creating Open space network. It was noted that all the priority projects and alternatives that the Action Committee members identified were from various elements of the Plan. The Action Committee discussed outreach efforts that the members can be doing to get the “word out” to the community regarding the plan, the action committee and the sub- committees. Since there are no funds for ads in the paper suggestions were made for notices to go into the West Hawaii Today “Coming Up” section, attached to the tax bills for all properties in North and South Kona and/or attached to HELCO billing statements. Pat Moore suggested he receive an email request so that he could then look in the possibility. However he warned that bill inserts usually run $5 to $6,000 and that’s for reaching 60,000 residents and commercial, all customers on the island which would be fairly costly. Ken Melrose also asked for a motion to authorize Chair and Bob Ward to testify in front of the Finance Committee related to Lako, Laaloa, the Makalei Fire Station, the Planning Department budget with focus on the Design Center and Kealakehe wastewater treatment plant improvements, consideration of multi-modal transportation and topics within the priority projects (from above). Fritz Harris-Glade motioned and Marni seconded. Ken Melrose asked if all in favor. Unanimous decision. tm;E