2013-62 Project Priority list (Rev 9-30-13 )

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Project Budget: A/C Tasks Completed to date: • Submitted PONC request to Acquire the 321 -acre Hara property • AC Letter in support of the Acquisition • 3/13 - Group met with Councilman Hagan and worked with his office to draw up resolution to be passed by Council to authorize the release of the funding for acquistion • 6/13 - Group (6 +) worked together to re- submit the application for acquisition on A/C Next Action Item: • Encourage DLNR to more effectively enforce Conservation District rules • Implement a patrol and enforcement partnership with the communities in proximity to the M LCD • Work with Vacationland subdivision to improve signage at Wai'opae about protecting the coral 14) Collaborate with Dept of Mass Transit to establish Hub and Spoke public bus routes (PCDP 4.2.3) A/C Champion: Subcommittee formed (Dan, Patti, June, Sharon) Chair: Marty Mimmack Description: Subcommittee main focus of the subcommittee is to implement a public bus routing strategy that would circulate busses between hubs (Hilo - Kea'au; Kea'au — Pahoa; Kea'au — Volcano) with secondary routes that would deliver passengers to the hub terminals or to the main corridors. This routing pattern is recommended in the Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP) and has the authority of ordinance, and thus is the obligate purpose of the subcommittee. Insufficient funding levels at MTA and demands for bus service to un- served areas dilutes the Hub - and -Spoke model so that such a system has not yet been implemented. Project Budget: A/C Tasks Completed to date: • A subcommittee on Mass Transit is operating and active. • Established an advisory team to co- ordinate discussions with Mass Transit Department - members have met with MTA director, Ms Kai, with an understanding that the PCDP Subcommittee is the authoritative voice for Puna residents, and a hope that MTA will not dilute routes and schedules in the future. A/C Next Action Item: • Subcommittee members to engage in discussions about bus shelter design, designated and marked bus stops, and increasing schedules to accommodate workers and students who live in distant areas. • Confirm Kea'au town as the primary hub terminal in Puna • Collaborate with village and town planning teams in Kea'au, Pahoa, Mountain View, Volcano, and other destinations to integrate bus terminals /stops as their plans develop