PCDP ProgressReport May 2012 to April 2013

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Third Progress Report on Implementation Actions Puna Community Development Plan May 2012 through April 2013 BACKGROUND The Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP) was adopted by ordinance on September 14, 2448; amended by Ordinance 14 -144 on November 4, 2414; amended on June 8, 2411, by Ordinance Nos. 11 -51, 11 -52, and 11-53; and amended on December 6, 2411, by Ordinance Nos. 11 -117 and 11 -118. The five (5) amendments adopted in November and December 2411 were those suggested by the PCDP Action Committee and introduced by the Planning Director following the adoption of Ordinance 14 -144. They include: 1. Ordinance No. 11--51 relating to Mass Transit Hele -On Service to the Hilo and Keahole International Airports, calling for regular service from all existing and future routes. 2. Ordinance No. 11 -52 relating to transportation and the development of at least one scenic turnout near Kehena Beach that includes restroom facilities and an emergency phone. 3. Ordinance No. 11 -53 relating to community park designations in Hawaiian Acres, to be determined through a community involvement process. 4. Ordinance No. 11- 117 relating to non - substantive formatting and clerical revisions to the Puna CDP. 5. Ordinance No. 11 -118 relating to reinsertion of the word "Preliminary" in the boundary title for the Regional Town Centers, Community Village Centers and Neighborhood Village Centers depicted in figures 5 -1 to 5 -11. The PCDP is intended to serve as an extension of the County of Hawai `i General Plan by articulating district - sensitive specific growth management strategies and the delivery of governmental services through a broad -based community input process. According to Chapter 16-4 of the Hawal `i County Code (HCC), each community development plan shall have an Action Committee (AC), which is advisory to the Planning Director, to serve as a proactive, community -based steward of the plan's implementation and update. The First Annual Progress Report on Implementation of Actions was approved by the AC at its May 14, 2411 meeting. The Second Annual Progress Report on Implementation of Actions was approved by the AC at its June 12, 2013 meeting. PUNA CDP ACTION CGMMITTE Current Membership: June Conant - Hawaiian Paradise Park Keikialoha Kekipi - Puala`a Sharon Daun - Mt. View Patti Pinto, Chair - Fern Acres Farris Etterlee - Puna Beach Palisades Oshi Simsarian - Pahoa Madie Greene - Pahoa Rene Siracusa - Pahoa Dan Taylor, V -Chair - Volcano