2006-12-11 Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission Minutes

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no matter what property they are looking at. Mr. Yada stated whether that should be used for ranking, it's was hard to say. It's a case by case basis. Ms. Springer stated her concern would be that the properties not be competitive with each other for funding. Ms. Springer stated the Commission's task was to generate a list and prioritize it and then be protective of that. Ms. Springer wondered if they should articulate in their report some sort of reference to the non - political merits of the properties. Ms. Self stated maybe the Commission could indicate in their report how they feel the process should go through. The Council wants guidance in that. Ms. Self stated if the Commission gave the Council some feedback, they would be appreciative. Ms. Springer asked if it should it go in the report or as a letter attached to report. Mr. Yada suggested in report. Mr. Yada stated an example of having a property that was 12 million dollars and based on the funding, it would take 4 or 5 years to build up the monies for purchase. Even though it may be first on the list, it would take longer to purchase. You may have to pursue different types of funding and set aside a certain amount of funding. Mr. Campbell stated it was his understanding that funding should be looked at no matter what. Mr. Yada stated when it's a large number, its hard for the County to do it alone. Ms. Garovoy stated that Maui County has 1% set aside for property taxes, the way they do it is through a grant process where some entity proposes to the County that the money from their Public Access Open Space Fund becomes available for a certain property. Ms. Garovoy stated she was sure one of the components of the grant application was probably whether or not they had matching funds from other sources. Mr. Gilmartin stated if the Commission gets the reputation of going to properties that were for sale, that person could basically jack up the prices. Mr. Flores stated it wouldn't shift the ranking because it would've been already assessed. Mr. Flores stated in the ranking process, it got certain points because of the overall components. If you follow the assessment scoring, it would place the property where it should be with regards to ranking. Mr. Flores stated with regards to educating the Council, maybe having the Chair do a briefing with the Mayor, his staff and the Council when the list comes out would be helpful. Ms. Self stated with Council, they wouldn't all be able to meet unless it's on the agenda. Mr. Yada asked if the Mayor's list gets agendized because that would be a good time for that. 31