2013-01-10 Windward Transcript Connections

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Third was to have a community meeting. Unfortunately based on some professional schedules and securing of the facility, that didn’t occur prior to the December hearing. We did have that on th December 17. But also at the December meeting the Attorney General’s Office, who has the authority over, or would provide legal representation to Connections Charter School, also requested a continuance so they would be present to make the record clear here before the Planning Commission. So my duty today really is to summarize to you folks the hearing that th was held with the community on December 17. Just by way of background I want the record to reflect that this would have been community meeting number five related to this application that the applicant has participated in or hosted, in addition to all of the notification processes related to this application, whether it was approvals through the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Office of Environmental Quality Control, public notice processes, and this body. We are probably at 12 different areas that the community had the opportunity to engage the applicant. Based on the community meeting, there seems to be the similar emerging issues related to traffic and water. What we’d like to do is, again, on behalf of the applicant, restate or reaffirm the commitment specifically to Condition 3 which addresses water availability for the campus. The applicant supports this condition which provides assurances to the area residents that the concerns about water availability and ability to support the campus are met. To reiterate, should the anticipated water usage exceed 4200 gallons from the existing waterline, the applicant shall limit the number of students to that which can be supported by potable water available, until such time additional sources of potable water can be secured or developed. So, again, this is a firm commitment from the applicant to address the concerns about water for that area. The applicant further states for the record Condition 12, the applicant supports this condition which provides assurances to the area residents that should reasonable opportunities arise with adjoining lands to provide an alternative means of access to Puainako Extension, the applicant will provide the necessary improvements within its own property. This also supports the position of the Planning Director and the County Department of Public Works to create road connectivities. So, we heard issues related to Kaumana Drive and the traffic impacts there. This is another affirmation on behalf of the applicant to keep the door open and come up with other opportunities to create road connectivity. th In addition to that December 17 meeting, I listened very carefully and heard a number of concerns. And I felt it was my duty to help the community address some of their concerns and minimize some of the fears that they have related to some of their concerns. So what I’ve done is prepared three additional conditions of approval. Condition – A - The applicant, successors and/or assigns shall provide a 50-foot buffer around the perimeter of the makai parcel in which no occupiable structures will be permitted. The rationale behind this really is to address the concerns of the adjacent owners and provide the 3 ATTACHMENT C