2012-08-13 NKCDP Minutes Final - Laserfiche WebLink

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2. INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE PLANS FOR A COMMUNITY MEETING AND IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY Giovanna Gherardi discussed the final results of the investigative th committee. The community meeting will be held September 12 at the Kohala Intergenerational Center at 5:30pm. Hermann Fernandez discussed the email list that they are putting together to improve communications. John Winter asked about the idea of neighborhood meetings and Giovanna Gherardi said that they would look at that further to see what they can do. John Winter also asked about a poster for the community meeting and if the AC was interested in participating in the upcoming Kohala County Fair. The AC discussed their participation at the Kohala Country Fair in the past and John Winter said that he would like to have a booth at the Kohala Country Fair to provide information on the NKCDP and will try and get maps for the booth. Joe Carvalho said that he was working on the email list and bulletin board announcements and selecting which bulletin boards to place announcements. 3. NKCDP AC SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS nd a. Growth Management: Hermann Fernandez said that at their July 2 subcommittee meeting they discussed the Kohala Wishing Well application which is listed on the Land Use Report. Hermann said that he obtained a copy of the special permit application. Hermann said that the main concerns expressed by the people attending the subcommittee meeting were that Hoea Road was already dangerous and that they bought into an agricultural subdivision and didnt want it changed into a non-agricultural subdivision. Hermann explained that the Dept. of Public Works comments came in after the subcommittee meeting and that their comments stated that at the point where the road turns into one lane that an additional six foot of paving width was necessary to increase Hoea Road to two lanes. David Rotstein made a comment from the public that the applicant was willing to put in a bus system to transport students. th Hermann Fernandez said at their August 6 subcommittee meeting that he reported that the applicant for the Kohala Wishing Well project had withdrawn their application for a special permit. Hermann said he reviewed a variance from water supply application and the Sennett Subdivision application. Herman also discussed the Kohala Estates Subdivision application and asked Susan Fischer whether the lots in the subdivision would still have access over Lot 41. Susan Fischer said that newer deeds did not show rights to access over Lot 41. Susan said that her association has submitted copies of deeds to the Planning Department. b. Public Access: Joe Carvalho reported that the subcommittee is getting help from the National Park Service in creating draft maps of trails and access areas. Joe discussed the coastal access at 2