2010-01-21 Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee Minutes

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(vi) Summary: takes consistent, sustained effort. Build alliances in communities and with other organizations, sometimes need Federal money. Have to be committed and willing to identify priorities. Can't have scattered approach, 20 projects. Better to focus on three. Make use of CC representatives, three in Puna area. Talk to other CC members, remember it takes 5 votes to pass something. Even in weak economy it's possible to get projects placed on the CIP. There may be a second federal stimulus package. Once on CIP budget, on for three years. Look for other funding opportunities. (vii) Frank asked for deadline to get CIP list to PD. BJ said end of April need list to forward to CC. CC votes on CIP at first meeting in June. Even with all the amendments on the agenda, she said don't lose site of CIP or a year will be lost. (viii) Frank asked for format to make recommendations. BJ said be specific in terms of reference /language /mapping in CDP. D. Frank asked about agenda item 2 (requesting state legislation). BJ said deadline passed for introducing legislation this session. Can ask for amendment to state law. Send something to CC in letter. In lieu of selling lots, want authority at auction for county to bid on value of delinquent taxes. Then County would be able to get those lots. Have to have enabling legislation and have to protect private property rights. Need fund on which to draw money in order to bid on land, and authority from CC to put in bid. Right now county doesn't accept land transfer in lieu of delinquent taxes, but should be able to. E. Frank asked the AC how they want to proceed in dealing with amendments? Form separate sub - committee or have sub - committees tackle them? BJ said some amendments may need to be dealt with as a package, might depend on other amendments passing. Dan moved to form sub - committee to consider amendment package which can then make recommendations about parceling them out to other sub - committees. BJ expressed concern that amendments were not on the agenda. Can form a sub - committee but an action to send amendment package to that sub - committee has to be done at a meeting at which amendments are on the agenda. Community needs opportunity to comment on the amendments before they are sent to sub - committee. Larry H. seconded. Jeffrey abstained, all others in favor. Wes asked who would be on the sub - committee. Frank and Dan volunteered. 3. Action Item 3.1.3. (B) item 4 and 3.2.3 (E): (item 2 on agenda) A. Frank said land pooling or other methods are needed so village center concept can move forward. May want to look at other monies already out there to be able to retain property. Frank suggested sending a letter from AC to CC calling for implementation of this CDP action. Ask State to revise statutes. Frank said, Sen. Kokubun said the CC needs to address the issue before the state can look at it. BJ said that no one has made this request. Need to make a motion to ask CC to do this. CC will draft language. B. Keiki moved to make a recommendation to the County Council to submit a resolution to the State House and Senate proposing legislation enabling the County to retain lots delinquent in property taxes. Dan seconded. All in favor. in