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67 68 69 Hiram Rivera arrives and Aaron Nagata leaves the meeting at 2:31 p.m. 70 BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE 71 72 Ken confirmed that a letter on open space and a letter on street tree policy were sent to the 73 Planning Director. Janice stated the importance of open space throughout the planning process. 74 Marni asks whether Kona has open space defined on any maps or if it is only a verbal reference. 75 Ken said it did not get formally adopted. Janice has a map of County identified open space and 76 agreed to return it to the AC as part of her transition. 77 Janice recommends that the environmental committee should continue to identify the open space. 78 Ken noted that this is a topic which continues to need work so we can put the definition of open 79 space back on the agenda for discussion. This will be part of early transition. 80 Bo is noting that title issues are part of this concern. We need to be concerned how the County 81 acquires these parcels. A caution needs to be exercised in this process. 82 83 Open space versions of definitions by Bob Ward and Marni at the 12/14/11 meeting. The action 84 committee may wish the definitions to be re-visited. 85 86 Ken discussed the General Plan update: now the process is to integrate the CDP into the General 87 Plan more than just by reference. Ken offered the following items to be included in the General 88 Plan: 89 1.Official transportation network map 90 2.Watershed 91 3.Smart Code 92 4.Public facilities 93 5.Open Space 94 95 Planning Department is working on course corrections to allow the CDP to be implemented. 96 Discussion on how to integrate the CDP into the General Plan is taking place. 97 Keep Chapters 23 &25 on the agenda to permit future discussions as opportunities are presented. 98 Planning will present our work on Chapters 23 & 25 to the Action Committee as soon as the 3