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William P.Kenoi JNTV OF 11 Duane Kanuha Mayor Director Bobby Command Deputy Director ATE OF'M�•'� County of Hawaii PLANNING DEPARTMENT PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street,Suite 3 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720 Phone(808)961-8288 • Fax(808)961-8742 Tuesday, April 8, 2014 Meeting Minutes CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Patti Pinto called the Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP) Action Committee (AC) meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. in the Kea'au Community Center. The following persons were present: Action Committee: Patti Pinto, June Conant, Oshi Simsarian, Rene Siracusa, Leila Kealoha and Farris Etterlee. Sharon Daun arrived at 3:02p.m., Susan Osborne arrived at 3:05p.m. .Staff. Larry Brown- PCDP Project Manager, Keiko Mercado - PCDP Planning Assistant Members of the Public: 22 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA-None ANNOUNCEMENTS PUBLIC TESTIMONY: Nine people signed up to testify, four of the nine testifiers deferred their testimony until the agenda item came up for consideration by the AC. 1. Tiffany Hunt, Puna resident, testified that she is in strong support of re-opening S. Lauko Rd. as a means of beginning connectivity between subdivisions. Tiffany also expressed her general support of working closely with the individual communities in order to come to agreements on different points of connectivity. 2. Neena Roumell, Mt. View resident, testified that she is in support of re-opening S. Lauko Rd. as a point of connectivity and as a way to create a safer, more expedient way for parents and children to travel to and from Mt. View Elementary School. 3. Anita Owen, Mt. View resident, testified that she is in support of re-opening S. Lauko Rd. as a point of connectivity and a safer way for parents and children to travel between their home communities and Mt. View Elementary School. 4. Stephanie Bath, Puna resident, testified in favor of connectivity and believes that the re- opening of S. Lauko Rd. should be a major priority, as well as continuing to move forward with the selection of connectivity locations. She also noted that it will be important to spread out these points of connectivity to avoid placing a heavy burden on certain subdivisions and roads. Stephanie also testified on the issues of Mass Transit. She is a strong supporter of the hub and spoke concept and believes it needs to begin now,with looping from Hilo to Kea'au, Kea'au to