2007-06-12 Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission Minutes (Hilo Mtg)

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Ms. Self stated yes, they would just have to write it out and send it over to Data since they control the website. Ms. Springer stated it might be something for this Commission to consider. A subcommittee could be set up for the Commissioner's that are interested in doing this type of outreach and then something could be brought back to the table. Ms. Schuster stated she was thinking of finding links to opportunities for funding. Ms. Schuster stated that a subcommittee could do that. Ms. Springer asked Ms. Schuster if she wanted to initiate something now. Ms. Schuster stated yes. Ms. Schuster asked the commission members who would like to be involved. Mr. Campbell and Ms. Garcia both agreed to be part of this subcommittee. Ms. Self informed the subcommittee that they could meet outside of this meeting and then report their findings back at the next Commission meeting. The Commission can't vote at that meeting; it had to be at another subsequent meeting before they can adopt something. • Discussion of funds for maintenance, purchased from the Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Fund. Ms. Garcia stated she believed that it was important to have this fund because if we are going to give big parcels of land to anybody, they should have a maintenance fund. Or, the County should have the maintenance funds. We should talk to the County Parks director. Ms. Self stated that Ms. Patricia Engelhard will be coming to the August meeting. Ms. Self said that Parks has no money for maintaining anything that is being put under their control as a result of the Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation funds being used to purchase park land. Ms. Self stated one of the problems was that the code itself, does not allow the money to be used for that purpose. It is only "for purchasing the property and incidental cost involved in purchase, which would be, appraisals, title reports, surveying, and other costs incidental to the acquisition of land shall be permitted to uses of this fund." Ms. Self stated the only thing that the fund could be used for was the actual purchase of land and incidental costs. Ms. Garcia stated it doesn't make sense that we are going to acquire the land, give it to the County, and then they have no money to deal with it. Ms. Self stated they could always suggest to the Council members that they amend the code to allow some of the 2% monies to be used for maintenance. M