Mainstreet Pahoa Marketing & Business Plan 1997

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Iv. Land Acquisition As described earlier, the parcel under consideration for the Pahoa village Park is privately owned b AMFAC JMB, Inc., and has been the subject of various community led P y y 1 and supported options, starting with attempts to secure a state land exchange (HCR 147, PP P 1994 State Legislature) and currently with a county initiated CDBG grant application for $400,000 to cover the cost of acquisition for a multipurpose community facility at the site. Cunt of Hawaii 1997 Communi1y Development Block Grant application for ac uisition of Pahoa Site for Multi-Purpose Facili The Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG} program was applied to by the County Office of P ... Housing nd Community Development for $300,000 for acquisition and $ 100,000 for g tY completion of Site improvement Resign, completion of an environmental assessment, desi n grubbing, and on- and off -site improvements, for a total of $400,000. The planning, g g g Coun ty requested these funds for a proposed acquisition of 180,532 sq. ft. parcel, TMK: q ... (3)1-5-02:24, p y presently known as the Akebono Theater parking lot. The acquisition is for the future construction of a gymnasium/multi-purpose room facility to be constructed with CDBG funds through a future application of CDBG funds. Upon acquisition of the site, the County is proposing to use CDBG funds for the planning, desi gn grading radin and on and off site infrastructure improvements for the multipurpose facility. The site is P resently owned by A mac Property Development Corp., whose mailing address is P.O. Box 3140, Honolulu HI 96820. The 1995 real property assessed value is $327,700. The real property tax is $346.80. The parcel is presently a parking lot. Accordin g to the grant, the Center will service a general population of 20,781 over a general land area of 696.91 s . km. and the County Dept of Parks and Recreation would be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the multi- purpose community facility. A P P section of the parcel would be leased by the county to the MSP association for the purpose of maintaining proposed on site vendor spaces. "A gymnasium/ multipurpose room facility is being recommended for the site since gY� � the community presently uses the Pahoa School gymnasium, and since the facility yP belongs to the DOE, priority usage goes to the DOE creating conflicting use times and many community groups and county public parks and recreations activities without a P lace to go. If the gymnasium was constructed as part of the Pahoa community center complex, the Pahoa center could then be renovated to accommodate general government operations, e.g., Police sub - station, social service offices, etc. [ correspondence ondence Jan 24 1997 from County P &R Director to Office of Housing and Community Development]. Upon approval of the project by the County Housing Agency the OHCD will RFP for an independent appraiser to determine the fair market value of the subject property. 13