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<br /> <br />HAWAII COUNTY PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL RESOURCES <br />PRESERVATION COMMISSION <br /> <br />MINUTES-REGULAR SESSION <br /> June 13, 2011 <br />Department of Liquor Control Meeting Room <br />Center <br />nd <br />74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Bldg. B, 2 Floor <br />Kailua-Kona40 <br /> <br />Present: Chair Sarah Moon <br /> Vice-Chair Terri Markovich <br /> Commissioner Gail Byrne Baber <br /> Commissioner Searle Grace <br /> Commissioner Steven Hirakami <br />Commissioner Wilma Matsumura <br /> <br />Others Present: Ken Van Bergen, Property Manager, Finance <br />(left @ 11:15 a.m.; returned @ 12:18 p.m.) <br /> <br /> Iwaloa Chilson, Clerk III, Finance <br /> Amy Self, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br /> <br />The meeting was called to order by Chair Sarah Moon at 10: 00 a.m. <br /> <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS <br /> <br />COUNCIL MEMBER BRENDA FORD <br /> <br />Council Member Brenda Ford represents Council District 7 and spoke <br />(11-009). She noted that the shoreline to the high water mark along with the 10 feet shoreline access <br /> is approximately <br />10,000 square feet currently owned by the Kona Bali Kai Condominium (KBK) and is the access to the <br />, a normal day there could be <br />about 50-100 people and KBK has been very gracious to allow people to use this area, provide a <br />shower and security as needed for surf meets. There is also a public lua which is paid for by one of the <br />condos. Over the years the amount of people that frequent this area has grown and with that in mind, <br />KBK have made an offer to sell this parcel to the County, Parks & Recreation (P&R) to manage and <br />maintain for the public. <br /> <br />Ms. Ford noted that the County has entered into a lease from Mrs. Kobayashi for eight years to provide <br />a 15-18 stall parking lot directly across this parcel to reduce the amount of traffic parking on the makai <br />side In addition, the County has installed two crosswalks and will soon be installing <br />pedestrian control signal lights for added safety. Minimizing vehicles on the makai side would open <br />up vistas so people can see the ocean as the County has won one of two spots in the State for a scenic <br />by-way which an application is currently with the federal government. <br />- 1 - <br /> <br />