2009-02-09 Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission Minutes

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Ms. Springer informed the Commissioners that Ms. Kelepolo had included a copy of Chapter 34 in their public access suggestion forms binder. She confirmed with Ms. Self that they should be looking at 34 -5, requirements. Ms. Self stated that public accesses do not stop; people are continuously coming in for entitlements. Some public accesses do exist, but signs are not up to indicate where the access is located. The owners are required to put up a sign indicating the location of the public access. Planning Department is doing what it can to make sure that the signs are put up. Ms. Springer indicated that on the Assessment Criteria form it mentions a book entitled "Inventory Showing Public Accesses of 1979 ", it maybe available at the public library. The book goes plate by plate around the island showing public accesses. Ms. Garcia indicated that the Planning Department also has this book, which can be looked at. Mr. Flores has a book titled "Public Access to Shoreline; Legal Aspects County of Hawaii " dated March 1982. Some information will be outdated and some are still relevant. A copy might be made and given to the Commissioners. Ms. Springer suggested that the Commissioners review Chapter 34 and that they might bring in some relevant materials on public accesses to the next meeting. Mr. Flores would like to know what the intended purpose of reviewing these suggestion forms is. Are the Commissioners to rank these forms? What are they doing with these forms? Ms. Garcia would like to assess the possibility of establishing or clarifying public access. She would like to look closer at these forms, maybe clarifying the language or provide support for these accesses. Would like to open these suggestion forms or close them? Mr. Flores would like to know what the focus is. Do they have to look at each form, or look at their districts? What are they looking for? Ms. Springer wanted know what is their homework? Ms. Garcia informed the Commissioners to go thru the public access suggestion form binder for their district only. Each commissioner is instructed to research the suggestion forms and locate the forms that fall under the commission. If the commission is able to do something about it, then they are to present it to the commission at the next meeting. If there is nothing that the Commission can do, then they will close it. Mr. Komata wanted to clarify that the Commissioners were reviewing these forms in order to prioritize these items. Ms. Springer indicated that these forms were presented to the Commission. We have not looked at access before this. They were reviewed and scored. But because they scored low, they were not looked at. The Commission will now look at these and prioritize them. Mr. Komata clarified that these forms were already prioritized. Why are the Commissioners re- prioritizing these forms? M