12-19-2011 SKCDP AC Minutes - Final

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relationships. The Committee authorized the Chair to identify the two Committee members to serve on the interview panel in the event the request to have to have two Committee members on the panel is accepted. The Committee members also discussed the need to identify residents of the South Kohala District who could serve on the Committee in an effective manner and agreed that a proactive approach to recruiting such persons is desirable. The Committee also expressed a desire to have membership on the Committee be more representative of the various ethnic and cultural groups within the District, noting that the statutory mandate for the make-up of the Committee calls for such representation and that there are segments of the District population which are not presently represented on the Committee. The Committee then heard Subcommittee Reports. Mr. Hoover reported for the Puako Subcommittee and indicated that the Puako Community Association had held its annual meeting. In the absence of Ms. Smith and Ms. Eberhardt, there was no report for the Kawaihae Subcommittee. Mr. Fischer then reported for the Waikoloa Subcommittee. He summarized discussions at the Waikoloa Community Leadership Council (WCLC) meeting held earlier in December, at which the need for an emergency shelter was discussed, in addition to such other matters as the status of bus service in Waikoloa and priorities for 2012. Mr. Fischer also advised the Committee that Ms. Newlon and Bennett Mark, as representatives of the Planning Department, had called him regarding the Committees correspondence to Mayor Kenoi concerning the request by the WCLC to have Paniolo Avenue opened to traffic to provide access to the new park facility and the Kamakoa Nui Workforce Housing construction site. Ms. Newlon and Mr. Mark had indicated that a copy of the correspondence should be sent to the Planning Department for review and stated that the Planning Department would forward the correspondence to the Mayor if the Planning Department determined that it was consistent with the intent of the South Kohala Community Development Plan. They also requested that the correspondence be printed on a form of letterhead provided by the Planning Department. Mr. Fischer advised the Committee that he was under the impression that the Committee had directed that the correspondence be sent directly to the Mayor by the Committee on letterhead showing a return address for the Committee. The Committee members confirmed that Mr. Fischers understanding was consistent with the intent of the Committee and ratified and approved the transmittal of the correspondence directly to the Mayor by Mr. Fischer on behalf of the Committee. Ms. Horwatt and Mr. Roehrig then reported for the Waimea Subcommittee. Among other matters, they considered the desirability of encouraging further community meetings to discuss the trails and greenways project in Waimea. In the absence of a strong indication that a significant portion of the community desired such further discussions at this stage of the process, it was agreed that no further action concerning this matter would be taken by the Committee at this time. In the absence of Mr. Schulze and Ms. Eberhardt, there was no report for the District-Wide Subcommittee. Under the circumstances, the Committee then agreed that it would not take up any new business at the meeting and dispensed with the request for public comments. The next meeting of the Committee will be held at 5:00 p.m. on January 23, 2012, in the Waikoloa Village Association conference room, 68-1792 Melia Street, Waikoloa Village, Hawaii. There being no further business to come before the meeting, the meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m. ______________________________ Michael B. Fischer Chairman 2