2011-02-14 Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission Minutes

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APPROVAL OF MINUTES Ms. Moon asked if there are any corrections or additions to the minutes. Ms. Kelepolo noted that the paragraph under approval of minutes needs to be removed as it was there in error. Motion: Commissioner Springer moved for the approval of the minutes of December 13, 2010; seconded by Vice -Chair Markovich. Mr. Van Bergen added that under the Department of Finance Report parcel "22" needs to be added and "two" needs to be changed to "three" for the Kingman Trust properties. Ms. Moon asked if there was any further discussion or corrections. The motion was re- stated; all members voted aye, motion carried. DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE REPORT Mr. Van Bergen reported that we are still working with the owner of Kawa and his legal advisors to address the issues, and get the title report in a status so that it will be acceptable to the State, Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR). In regards to the Kingman properties we are working on the acquisition as the owner has agreed to keep some of the money in escrow to demolish the old houses that are on the property before turning it over to the County. Ms. Markovich asked how many parcels are included for Kaiholena. Mr. Van Bergen replied that there are six parcels along with two parcels for access. The County already purchased the north parcels (11, 19, 20, 24) and we are now working on acquiring the south parcels (21, 22, 23, 25). We initially asked DLNR, Legacy Land Conservation Program for 5.1 million but amended our request to 1.65 million for only parcels 21, 22 & 25 since the LLCP is only allocated a limited amount each year. We will need to seek additional funding sources for parcel 23. Ms. Kelepolo handed out an "Acquisition Status Report" to the commissioners for review. Ms. Springer suggested that we put it on the Commissions' web -site for additional information to the public. CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT Ms. Moon thanked everyone for their support of her as Chair and thanked all past chairs for their hard work and effort that has gone into the Commission. She asked that if anyone has ideas or questions please feel free to share at any time. Ms. Moon asked Mr. Van Bergen and Ms. Kelepolo on whether the agenda item for the County's efforts to minimize paper would be discussed. Mr. Van Bergen noted that we are still working on that as we have already made some efforts to reduce paper and need to discuss further with the Information Technology Department. This item will be addressed at a later meeting.