2014-30.1 AC-Kenoi VLRP funding 13May14

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Communication No. 2014-30.1 May 13, 2014 To: Mayor William Kenoi Aloha, Mayor Kenoi: The Volcano Long Range Planning Subcommittee of the Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee,in conjunction with The Volcano Community Association VCA are seeking ffind ng in the ^m^ Arequesting allotment of the $100,000 included in the FY 2013-14 CIP budget in order to hire a planning consultant for ouf dfaftthe preparation of our Volcano village center plan suitable for adoption by ordinance. To that end we request that you consider identifying other CIP allotments for projects that may not be ready for implementation and/or general funds that could be re-directed to fund the Volcano village center plan. At the very least we hope you will include our project in your next bond authorization request., where we eannot advanee it ftirthef without help from a pfefessional plannef. The next stage would be Fef f6final feview by Planning Depaftinent, then eventually t Over the past two years the VCA has engaged in a process of updating and revising the 2007 Volcano 20-20 Plan that has resulted in a community vision, goals, objectives and actions that enjoy broad support within the Volcano community. However, we now require professional guidance in translating the work of the community volunteers engaged in this planning effort ffort over the past 29 years into a working plan with guidelines and standards as may be appropriate to define how growth and development in the Volcano planning area shall occur. We afe infofniedunderstand that Planning Department staffing is currently insufficient to assume the task of preparing our plan in-house. However, with extensive community assistance we believe that frenrthe Planning Department are not available to assist us been„^° of wofk4e^a ^ nstf rots The-refewe seek the eensulting 3efvi°° of a pfefessional nar-.would be able to manage the project with a planning consultant onboard. We hope you will be able to alleeate ffinds froin pfojeets elsewhefe in County that inight be ,,hale but not yet alleeatea and seine offieials in the Planning Depaftinent have Fead it infefinally and eelmnented. All the work on the dfaft plan has been done by eemmunity volunteefs, none of whein has eemmunity planning. We believe that,eview of the-our current draft plan twill provide exceptional guidance for a professional planner wouldto ensure all elements are in ali ng ment :* with County and State laws, regulations and plans, and that it is properly linked with the PCDP., and its stewardship h., the PCDP Aetion Committee, within whieh we now have a subeeinraittee wefk4ng towafd this We r°°a *o''° sufe we''a-have eeffeetly :a°„*J °aRealistic funding sources and strategies need to be identified for implementation and im lein I - °as that afe fefeffed to in of our action proposals, that the maps are displayed professionally, and that it is presented in a