2007-05-14 Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission Minutes

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Ms. Piccichio stated ideally that's where more regional planning was exactly serving the purpose it should be. When dealing with a plan that's covering an area the size of Delaware, you really can't look at the details sufficiently to do it justice. Mr. Flores gave Ms. Piccichio some Suggestion Forms. He explained that if there were any sites that she thought were important, she could submit those forms in to this Commission for their consideration. Ms. Piccichio said that it will be great to work with this Commission and she was glad that it existed and she knows it will serve an important role. Mr. Kaneshiro thanked Ms. Piccichio. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Ms. Springer moved for approval of the minutes ofApril 9, 2007 regular session as amended, seconded by Mr. Gilmartin and carried unanimously by voice vote. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION NONE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REPORT Mr. Yada passed out some information from the State Legacy Land. On the second page; it listed the applications that are in with the Legacy Land Fund. Mr. Yada stated one of applications was from the County of Hawaii for the Kawa`a property. Mr. Yada stated some of the TMK's were familiar to the Commission because they are parcels on the overall list. Mr. Yada's understanding was that the Legacy Land Commission will be meeting and considering these applications for funding. He was not exactly sure what their total funds were at this point but his understanding was that it was supposed to be in a range of 4 -5 million per year. Mr. Yada stated there has been no communication from the previous offer on the Kawa`a property. His understanding was that they have been reviewing the appraisal, but have not provided any feedback yet. Mr. Yada stated the County met with Mr. Olsen to talk about his properties. One of the things they were pursuing or at least considering was a grant program from the US Fish and Wildlife for coastal wetlands. One of the Olsen properties may qualify under that program. The Trust for Public Lands was helping in reviewing those parcels and seeing what the potential of that grant would be. Mr. Yada stated Mr. Olsen was cooperative and not in a rush. He was willing to see if the County qualified for the property under that grant program. Mr. Yada stated they should by the end of June. The applications are due by the end of May so the Trust for Public Lands was trying to find resource information on the properties because there has to be justification for the grant. Mr. Yada stated he was hopeful that it would work out but at this point they didn't know.