2006-09-11 Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission Minutes (Kona Mtg)

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HAWAII COUNTY PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES - REGULAR SESSION September 11, 2006 Department of Liquor Control Conference Room 75 -5722 Hanama Place, Suite 1107, Kailua -Kona, Hawaii Present: Chair John Replogle Vice -Chair Hannah Springer (arrived 10:05 a.m.) Commissioner Paul Campbell Commissioner E. Kalani Flores (arrived 10:05 a.m.) Commissioner Ruth Walker Commissioner Benedict Yung Commissioner Jocelyn Garovoy (arrived 10:10 a.m.) Commissioner Kenneth Kaneshiro Absent: Commissioner Laura Schuster Others Present: Amy Self, Deputy Corporation Counsel Stacie Waltjen, Secretary Dave Caylor Beryl Blaich, Vice -Chair for Kaua`i's Public Access, Open Space Commission CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chair John Replogle at 10:00 a.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Debbie Hecht from Save our Lands Citizen Committee Ms. Hecht thanked the Commission for giving their support. Ms. Hecht came to bring to the Commission's attention the ballot question was very different from how their committee expected it to be; it deleted part of the Ordinance. (Ms. Hecht brought hand- outs to be passed out to Commissioners) Ms. Hecht stated on the initiative petition under Section 2 -214 Pubic access, open space, and natural resources preservation fund, it showed the changes that the committee asked for. Ms Hecht stated under (b)(5) added 2 percent of Hawaii Real Property Tax revenues collected annually and under (c) the stricken though and bracketed part were deleted. Ms. Hecht stated on the top of the Initiative Petition Amendments it said, "new materials underlined and material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken." According to County Clerk, Connie Kiriu because they left off (d) which really showed the entire purpose of the fund and in the actual open space ordinance, it had 2(d) and Ms. Kiriu stated that because they didn't include that in