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purchase it. She said that there are about twelve access easement agreements between land owners and the County in different levels of completion. Infrastructure A: The Subcommittee reported that there is a new member Bill Aierstuck working on park improvements, and that the North Kohala National Guard Alumni are working on Kapaa Park. John Winter also reported that Keokea Park and Kapaa Park look good. He said they are waiting to meet with the Director of Parks and Recreation, Robert Fitzgerald, to discuss Mahukona Beach Park. John Winter said that he wants to discuss the non-profit parks management program and conditions at Mahukona and what needs repair and also discuss the feral cat problem. Giovanna Gherardi reported that the feral cat issue is a difficult situation and they have been facilitating a series of meetings between the cat feeders and Friends of the Park. She said that the goal is to bring Mahukona to a place where it is clean, safe and healthy. Hermann Fernandez asked about the non-profit park management program and it was discussed that Mahukona Beach Park is a priority for that program. Infrastructure B : The Subcommittee reported that they do not address communications or solid waste; that they focus on electricity and reliability, rural infrastructure, and view plane protection. Toni Withington gave the subcommittee report. She went over the electrical system, future transmission lines and overall state program of alternative energy. Toni said that an advisory committee will be formed by the Public Utilities Commission to draw up an Integrated Energy Plan. She said that HEI is an umbrella for HELCO (Hawai‘i), MECO (Maui) and HECO (Oahu) and that they are working on expanding alternative energy. Toni mentioned that a power line from Puna Geothermal may cross the island and go through Kohala before crossing over to Oahu. Affordable Housing: The Subcommittee reported that they are trying to get educational programs going and that they have identified the action steps to get the program started. The goal is to get a home for the families. Frank Cipriani left the meeting at 5:45pm and Hermann Fernandez left the meeting at 6pm. ANNOUNCEMENTS: STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: Margaret Wille said that for Important Agricultural Lands (IAL) it is a critical time to act and said that one IAL plan went through for Parker Ranch. Margaret Wille suggested that Larry Brown (County Planner) be invited to an AC meeting to discuss how information is presented on the CDP website for the Puna CDP AC. Margaret said she would like to see a presentation on Mahukona. Margaret said that HELCO did a presentation at a Council Meeting on geothermal and solar. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: Open Space Presentation IAL update Investigative Committee on Community Meeting 3