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NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE MINUTES MEETING DATE March 14, 2011 TIME 4:30 pm PLACE Kohala Senior Center, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaau, Hawaii 96755 ATTENDANCE Members Present: Marlene Ching, Hermann Fernandez, Susan Fischer, Ron Friman, Giovanna Gherardi, Collin Kaholo, Richard Liebmann, Bob Martin. Joseph Carvalho was excused. Planning Department: Rosalind Newlon Public Attendance: Jesse Wells County Corporation Counsel: Amy Self arrived at 5:06 pm. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Approved with the following changes under Growth Management - The Mayor met with the Agriculture Advisory Commission to consider their top three priorities; we were waiting to see if Important Agricultural Lands is one of the priorities. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: none NEW BUSINESS: Community Meeting Discussion - The consensus was better attendance is needed, along with a better cross-section of the residents. Bob suggested an investigative subcommittee assess the annual community meeting and report back at the next AC meeting. Giovanna, Bob and Joe will make the assessment. Administrative Matters - Infrastructure Subcommittee restructuring It was asked who made the decision to remove Ron from the Infrastructure Subcommittee. Bob said his recommended restructured subcommittee assignments were discussed in December and January, and voted on in January, whereby Ron was removed from the subcommittee. Prior phone calls were made in October and November about how to break up the infrastructure subcommittee into two parts. Ron said he didnt understand the omission of his name to mean he was no longer on the subcommittee. Bob said he was getting complaints for over one year about Rons membership in the subcommittee as being disruptive. Bob said he asked to go to an infrastructure meeting to clarify the Capital Improvement Project process prior to the subcommittee meeting with Bob Fitzgerald, the Director of Parks and Recreation. Bob added he does not want to be a permanent member of the infrastructure subcommittee. Recently elected AC Chairman Joe Carvalho will recommend new subcommittee assignments. Hermann pointed out the ongoing issue of how to control the number of AC members to show up at subcommittee meetings. Bob said this item will need to be on the agenda for the next meeting. OLD BUSINESS: Planning Department Land Use Permit Review Timelines - No further report on timelines.