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<br /> <br />Hermann Fernandez responded that the applicant is asking for a lower standard on how the <br />roads will be constructed. <br /> <br /> <br />NEW BUSINESS: <br />2) Community Meeting – Joe Carvalho said that the meeting is usually in February or March, <br />and they generally provided subcommittee reports, overview, and a lunch was provided by the <br />Sustainable group, and it was held on a Saturday. There was discussion that there were <br />constraints due to the vacancies on the AC and to wait until the new AC members are on board. <br />It was decided to wait until end of March or early April to hold the meeting. There was also a <br />suggestion to create a planning group to coordinate the community meeting. <br /> <br />There was a motion by Giovanna Gherardi to have Hermann Fernandez, Giovanna Gherardi, <br />Joe Carvalho and Collin Kaholo on the Investigatory group to plan an annual meeting, and it <br />was seconded by Ron Friman and all were in favor. <br /> <br />Community Notification. <br />3) Statements from the Public were requested earlier for this item <br />before discussion by the AC. <br /> <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: <br /> <br />Karen Martinez: Post a newsletter and subcommittee reports at the Takata Store. <br />Frank Cipriani: Post notices at Churches and religious places of worship. <br />Susan Laughlin: Religious organizations can have representatives communicate through their <br />bulletin boards used in the community. Reach out to other organizations. Introduce AC and <br />subcommittee members to the public at the AC meetings. <br />Frank Cipriani: Approach the small business association. <br />Karen Martinez: Create an email list. <br />Frank Cipriani: Go to Aquaculuturehub.org. and get West Hawai‘i Today to post notices to write <br />articles about the AC. <br />Susan Laughlin: Gather input for a focus group. <br />Karen Martinez: Is there more than one meeting a year that the AC can meet with people. <br />Susan Laughlin: Can agendas be posted on bulletin boards ahead of the meetings. <br /> <br />Discussion by the AC followed. Ron Friman suggested an electronic bulletin board, also known <br />as a silent radio used by CERT for emergency reasons. He would like to propose a way to <br />purchase one at a cost of $15-20k, and use a fund raiser to obtain the funds. Joe Carvalho <br />suggested identifying certain bulletin boards in the community to post minutes, agendas and <br />subcommittee reports. Giovanna Gherardi said that the Infrastructure A subcommittee came up <br />with a suggestion to communicate with the community. <br /> <br />4) Proposals for Inclusion in Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Budget. It was stated that no <br />additional CIP inclusions are anticipated other than the Mahukona Beach Park restrooms. Joe <br />Carvalho suggested that we see if the restrooms could be built as a cost less than previously <br />estimated. <br /> <br />OLD BUSINESS: <br />5) NKCDP Subcommittee Reports <br /> <br /> the Growth Management subcommittee reported that the Subcommittee <br />Growth Management: <br />met and had a long discussion on farm dwellings and reviewed essays on farm dwellings and <br /> <br />