2011-05-04 Windward transcript HAAS

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chance to make a difference in hundreds of children’s lives. So I ask humbly for the approval of this project. Thank you. HONG: Our next speaker this morning is Paul Nash, our civil engineer who will highlight what he did for this project. NASH: Good morning. So I was hired to analyze the water needs for the school and possible solutions for providing that, and also analyze the sewage needs, the wastewater needs, and come up with solutions for that. As far as the wastewater goes, they will need to put in some septic systems. There is plenty of room and the Health Department allows one septic system for every 10,000 square feet of land. They’ve got plenty of land, they’ve got plenty of opportunity, so that should be pretty easy for them to accomplish. The water needs, there are different avenues that they can pursue for water needs. They can bring in some waterlines from three different directions. They can also, they have fire protection which can be provided by catchment on site. They have much of the tanks already there for the fire protection. And they also have the option to bring in potable water by truck. So probably the best way to go would be a combination of these options for their water needs. But all in all, it is very doable. HONG: Thank you. Our last speaker this morning is Phillip Rowell, our traffic engineer. ROWELL: Good morning. I prepared the traffic impact analysis report. And I think it’s important to note that we looked at various levels of student population on the campus and we developed a series of mitigation measures so that that particular intersection will operate at acceptable levels of service and safely. I think that’s the key issue that we stressed in developing these mitigation measures, was what is going to be the -. PUBLIC: We can’t hear. KERN: Yeah, if you could just speak up a little bit, speak closer to the microphone. Thank you. ROWELL: Oh, I’m sorry. KERN: Thank you. ROWELL: Thanks. The important thing is that we wanted to, that intersection assessing the school to operate it at an acceptable levels of service and also be consistent with the Kea‘au-Pāhoa traffic study developed by the State. HONG: Mr. Chairman, that concludes basically our presentation from the panel this morning. You have before you and the Planning Commission the amendments that we’re proposing to Condition No. 8 and also Condition No. 9, just some language changes. With that being said, we appreciate, again, the opportunity to be before the Planning Commission and certainly the assistance we have gotten from the Planning Director and her staff. Thank you. KERN: Very good. Thank you. Are there any questions from fellow Commissioners? ONO: Yes. DOMINGO: I -. KERN: Commissioner Ono, and then followed by Commissioner Domingo. ONO: I was just curious and, of course, it’s not related to our responsibility on planning. But being a former teacher I just wanted to know, I didn’t see any letters of support from the Department of 6 EXHIBIT A