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instance, lands acquired to provide access versus lands acquired to <br />preserve from development that may not be appropriate for public access). <br />b) Amend Charter Section 10-5 c & f to allow PONC funds to be used for the <br />planning, design, development of new buildings, facilities, (including <br />comfort stations) or infrastructure such as roads, paths, bridges, culverts, <br />ramps, or drainage features if such improvements are necessary to meet <br />the objectives of public safety and to meet the purposes outlined in Hawai'i <br />County Code 2-214.1. [Code] <br />c) Interpret or amend Charter Section 10-15 (c) 3 and County Code Section 2- <br />214.1 c) 3 referring to natural resource buffer zones to include buffer zones <br />for natural hazard areas, such as properties facing sea level rise, lava <br />inundation, steep slopes, or identified priority viewsheds. [Code] <br />d) Include assessments of tax revenue implications for lands nominated for <br />PONC consideration. <br />e) Amend Charter section 10-15 (c) and County Code Section 2-214.1 (c) to be <br />consistent with each other. For example, the County Code allows PONC <br />funds to be used for "significant habitat or ecosystems" but the Charter <br />does not include those terms. [Code] <br />4.64 Amend Chapter 15 to include PONC and trail development as part of the Parks and <br />Recreation Department's priorities to be consistent with Chapter 34 in partnership <br />with the Planning Department.[Code] <br />4.65 Conduct a performance review of the PONC Maintenance Fund and Stewardship <br />Grant program to identify and implement ways to improve PONC management <br />system. <br />4.66 Amend Hawai'i County Code Section 2-218 Prioritized list of qualifying lands worthy <br />of preservation to establish a means to evaluate the socio -environmental equity of <br />the lands nominated by district. Such as: <br />a) When there are multiple lands under consideration at any one time, priority <br />shall be given to coastal lands and lands where matching funding is available <br />to leverage the County contribution; <br />b) Consideration should be given to lands within districts under -represented <br />by PONC preservation program. [Code] <br />Section 4: Community Placemaking 107 <br />