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70 Marnie noted that the Governor promised that University of Hawaii project in West Hawaii 71 would become a reality and the Governor sees a great future for everyone with this project. 72 Also, a discussion about benefits for public private partnerships as it pertains to Hospitals. 73 Employment figures are healthy. Board of Land and Natural Resources should be making a 74 recommendation on the contested case hearing for the thirty meter telescope (TMT) proposal on 75 Mauna Kea. 76 77 Ken Melrose indicated that Mauna Kea Management Committee has asked him to serve on the 78 Design Review Committee for the thirty meter telescope (TMT). 79 80 TOD Sub-Committee: no new discussions. Ken hopes we can have new discussions on the 81 improvement district for Kailua-Kona. 82 83 Land Use, Environmental & Cultural Resources 84 Bob Ward provided a list with new items underlined. This was presented by Janine Palma- 85 Glennie. New volunteer for the sub-committee is Keoki Schattauer. 86 87 Transportation Report 88 Bo Kahui was not present at this meeting. Ken Melrose will help by serving on the 89 transportation committee for an interim term. Bid for the mauka section of Laaloa street opened 90 and was they were substatially under budget. Hopefully this will open funding for additional 91 improvements. 92 Ken discussed different ways to fund all the roadways needed in town. Several connections 93 would make huge differences to the overall traffic bottlenecks. 94 95 Planning Department commented that Alahou Street was under review by the County of Hawaii 96 for possible dedication and improvements to eventually open the street to Henry Street. 97 Janice Palma-Glennie noted that many people feel that building all the roads is not necessarily 98 the best possible approach as it opens land for development. 99 100 Next meeting of the Kona CDP Action Committee is March 27, 2013. 101 3