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Proposed Website: Allen stated that the internal site is being moved from HCRC to the Planning Department. Joe agreed to support Allen with the website and Bob will be a back up support. Allen shared that it will be possible for community comments to be placed on the website;the procedure will need to bedeveloped. Ron suggested that we take pictures at the Fair and put them on the website, especially keiki photos. Joe and Ron will work this out and report back at our September meeting. Susan noted that affordable is spelled incorrectly and we need to send any corrections to Allen. All public documents that are presented at our meeting need to be given to Susan whohas taken on the role of our documentarian. She will scan and PDF the documents which will then be submitted to the website. Projected timeline for the website is December and definitely ready bythe January community meeting. Compiled Work Plans –Semi Annual Report: Allen stated the final printout will be 81/2 x 11 in size. He sees this as an informational brochure for the community and governmentalagencies. He is aiming for it to be ready for the community meeting in late January. Each subcommittee needs to finalize their work plans and document their accomplishments. The following timelinewas agreed upon: November 15 –all subcommitteescurrent work plans and summary of accomplishment submitted to Allen December 8 –reviewed at Action Committee meeting with sign off, final editing and approval December 15 –to the printer It was moved, seconded and unanimously approved that Bob will pen a message to be a key part of the report which will include the accomplishments of the Action Committee. He will have this ready at the November meeting for AC review. All subcommittees are responsible for sending changes to Allen as soon as they occur. NKCDP Subcommittee Reports Growth Management: Fencing has been installed at the school garden,the garden building will have a temporary roof, two small catchmentsunits are in and an 80,000 gallonreservoir is readyto be lined. Richard and other farmers have received an S.A.R.E. (Strategic Agriculture Research Education) grant to hire high school aged kids to work on local farms and gardens for a two year period –“growing farmers”. People have questioned the rezoning of 2 acre AG;they were concerned about what kind of a voicethe Growth ManagementSubcommitteehad in these issues. Giovanna stated we really need to educate the public about our role in rezoning. Richard stated the current subcommittee has an AGgrowth focus versus growth management. Richard and Hermann will establish a process to investigate land use issues. Allen will send them the monthly Land Use Permit Activity Report two weeks earlier which will aid Hermann and Richard to contact/interface with the landowners. Future agendas will include a report from Growth Management under the Land Use Report. Allen received several suggestions regarding the content and format of the report;he will take these into consideration and report back at the next meeting.Hermann will emailSusan the information that was circulated regarding the Union Mill rezoning application. Public Access: A letter has been sent to the Mayor encouraging him to purchase the 3 remaining lots at Kaiholena using supplemental grantand land trust money in addition to the Open Space Fund. Greg Mooers, the plannerrepresenting the landowner ofKohala Shoreline LLC makai of Kohala Ranch wants to rezone the land from RS-15 to AG 3 creating a 12 lot subdivision. An archeologist will review the archeological sites with the help of the subcommitteetoinsure that theyare identified so that house pads 2