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2. Investigative Committee Report. Giovanna Gherardi reported that there was a draft program available for the proposed community meeting and that a date and time th had been confirmed for September 12 at 5:30-7:30pm. Giovanna said that they are still working on effective communication and compiling an email list. NEW BUSINESS: 3. Public Access, Open Space & Natural Resources Preservation Commission (PONC) – Gail Byrne Baber provided a brief overview of the PONC and the process for submitting open space nominations. She explained how the PONC makes recommendations and reports to the Mayor at the end of the year. Gail said that the NKCDP has identified parcels for open space and that that has helped the PONC and that usually the 2% fund is leveraged with other funds. Gail went over some of the parcels that have been purchased in the North Kohala District and said she brought copies of the annual report which included parcels purchased in other districts. There was a discussion on how the PONC ranks the parcels. Gail said that there is a strong grass roots effort in Kohala. Gail said there is information on the PONC on the Finance Department website. OLD BUSINESS: 4. NKCDP AC SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS a. Growth Management: Hermann Fernandez reported that their next meeting will go over their procedures for obtaining information. He said they reviewed the Sargent subdivision application and found it to be consistent with the NKCDP since according to the NKCDP, the growth/density should be near the town centers. He said that the main issue is the water availability and that one parcel has a well and that they are trying to see if that well can serve the other four parcels. b. Public Access: Toni Withington gave the report and said that there was a nice celebration at Kauholo Point which was the beginning of more community owned and stewarded land. She said that the Upolu restoration was moving forward and that the right of entry was approved by BLNR. Toni said that the public access easements on Upolu agriculture leases are being working on by DLNR. Toni said that the subcommittee is trying to convince the DOT to change the location of the parking at Kohala Kai to move it closer to the mauka-makai access. c. Infrastructure A: John Winter said that at Mahukona Beach Park they are working on revitalization and that new soil has been spread. John said that there are two groups working at Mahukona; Mahukona Cat Colony Caregivers and Friends of Mahukona. The first group focuses on the cat issues, and the second group focuses on the landscape and maintenance. Both groups have submitted proposals to the Parks and Recreation Department stating what they are going to do at the Park. John said there is also the Friends of Keokea group. John said that another project is to work on the water lines and help people identify the spaghetti lines that go from the water meter to the person’s house and are offering assistance in identifying those lines to those who request it. Giovanna said that it has been suggested that the 2