2005-12-12 Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission Minutes

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As this point, the Commission's attorney, Amy Self, informed the Commissioners that this Honuapo Project, was NOT a listed agenda item. Should the Commissioners want to continue discussing this matter and /or make recommendations, a vote of 2/3 of the commissioners present must be taken to add this item to the agenda. Motion was made by Ms. Springer to add this matter regarding the Honuapo Project to today's agenda. This motion was second by Ms. Schuster and carried unanimously by voice vote. Deputy Corporation Counsel Amy Self, also informed the Commission that the letter should be addressed to the Mayor, as this commission is an advisory committee to the Mayor of the County of Hawaii. Motion to Withdraw the previous motion, requesting that a letter be sent from this Commission to Governor Lingle was made by Ms. Springer. This motion was second by Ms. Schuster and carried unanimously by voice vote. Motion was made by Ms. Springer to have this Commission send a letter to Mayor Harry Kim requesting that the Honuapo Project be completed in a timely and proper manner and without the need to proceed with a second appraisal. It is recommended that Ms. Garovoy prepare this draft letter. This motion was second by Ms. Schuster and carried unanimously by voice vote. COMMITTEE REPORTS Rules & Procedures Ms. Schuster distributed the "Proposed" Rules and Procedures. The members of this committee, Commissioners Yung, Kaneshiro and Schuster, basically used the County of Kauai's Rules as a guide. The commissioners will now review them and at the next meeting make suggested changes, deletions and /or additions. Assessment Criteria Ms. Springer distributed an Outline which includes a timeline for the public's input and help on the process of obtaining a list of properties this Commission would consider for the list. The Outline states suggested components to follow along with a strict deadline to adhere to as they would like to do an "island- wide" survey. At the next meeting, the Commission will discuss and approve the guideline to allow this committee to proceed with island -wide survey. This committee included Commissioners Garovoy, Walker, Flores and Springer.