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MASS TRANSIT <br />Subcommittee of the PCDP <br />Meetin Notes <br />Date: 11/21/13 <br />Time: 4:30 <br />Plarp• HPP <br />MT Subcommittee Members and Attendee list <br />Members absent are indicated by an "X-" <br />x Marlene Hapai-- Connectivity Subcommittee Chair <br />mha�aiaol. oom_ <br />Ma r#y_Mimmack- -Chair <br />mimmackmotivational@,Yahoo.com yahoo.com <br />Hannah Hedrick <br />hedrickh neca ao I_com <br />x Stephanie Bath <br />otpphbdth@gmall.com <br />Mark Hinshaw- -Pahoa Regional Town Center <br />baileysdad hawaiisntel.net <br />X Chris Cholas --HDRC <br />cscholas hawaii.rr_com <br />Rusty Jones <br />rus inpuna @gmail.com <br />June Conant -- Action Committee <br />'u� memc @yahoo.com <br />Jon Olson -- Transit Commission <br />jon631 Ptarthrink.net <br />x Sharon Daun — Action Committee <br />x Terry Daun <br />x Jerry Reiss <br />terrydaun2 y a hoo. com <br />jerpat.98hil.o@gmail.com <br />1. Call to Order and Chair Rem Chair Marty Mimmack called the meeting to order and thanked attendees for their <br />Willingness to use his residence as the regula, meeting place of the MTC. Attendees expressed their appreciation for <br />access to Marty's electronics to facilitate identifying resources and keeping track of actions. Marty reported that he <br />has (1) compiled a list of "foundational documents, reports, and plans" and (2) created a Puna Community <br />Committees Calendar His goal is to move forward in developing a "2014 Master Plan for the MTS. Marty displayed a <br />8 -item "2014 MTS Action Plan" and described the process for using a Google account to enter comments on <br />documents, the calendar, etc. The emphasis is on creating productive relationships with groups and individuals and <br />developing a MTS infrastructure_ See "New Business" for MTS actions. <br />2. Additions to the A,enda: Marty reviewed the agenda items; no new items were suggested_ <br />3.. Announcements: Next MTS Meeting is 12117 in HPP, next PCDP AC meeting is 12110 <br />4. —Approval of MTS Meetin Notes. There was no meeting in October so MTS members reviewed and approved the <br />September meeting notes distributed by Marty, including Stephanie Bath's October 8 emails. 3 :58 AM and 1005 AM <br />Stephanie identified the actions the MTS has taken, including (1) the letter to the MTA (Tiffany Kai) sent by Jerry <br />Reiss requesting information on MTA criteria, how decisions are made about routes, etc, and (2) the motion intended <br />"to encourage the AC to request CIP funds to do a feasibility study on connectivity specific to delivering mass transit' <br />services. Stephanie provided the specific wording of the CIP request and expressed her hope that "AC members Dan <br />Taylor or Sharon Daun will make a motion to move this forward." <br />5. New Business <br />&Start Regional Transit Plan Organizing. Attendees reviewed and commented on the 8 items in the ro osed "'2014 <br />MTS Action Plan" <br />P P <br />Action #11: Attendees approved the following six-actions as the "MTS Action Plan ": <br />1 Research, draft and publish a document that sets forth our specific needs rationale and justification for <br />requiring Hawaii County to complete an t'sland -wide Mass Transit Master Plan. <br />2, Work with the Mayor s Office to secure county funding for a Big Island Mass Transit Master Plan <br />Attend County Transit Commission meetings and other meetings where Mass Transit developments are <br />discussed_ <br />