2013-06-24 South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee Minutes

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Discussion of a request to the Planning Director to attend 2 separate meetings: e. 79 Kit Roehrig made a motion to have the Planning Director meet with the Chairpersons of all the 80 Action Committees to discuss the overall vision for the CDP’s. John Mueller seconded. 81 Unanimously approved 82 The Action Committee decided to postpone the request to meet with the New Planning Director 83 to meet with the Action Committee to discuss his vision of the CDP, the AC and how the 84 Cultural Resources Commission will work with the CDPs until after he has been confirmed 85 Discussion of a Proposed Motion Regarding Underground Public Utilities. f. 86 The Action Committee discussed a proposed motion by John Mueller and seconded by Jojo 87 Tanimoto. Proposed motion: “The South Kohala Community Development Plan Action 88 Committee requests the Planning Director support a rule change to require underground public 89 utilities in the coastal communities of South Kohala. The SKCDP addresses the undergrounding 90 of public utilities a number of times with regard to scenic view planes. The action committee is 91 also concerned about the unsafe presence of above public utilities, especially electrical lines, 92 which pose a danger to residents in the high wind and flood areas of South Kohala, particularly 93 Kawaihae and Hawaiian Homelands.” With 2 Ayes (Jojo Tanimoto and John Mueller) 2 Nays 94 (Kit Roehrig and Roger Harris) and 2 Abstain (Fran Tabor and John Hoover) the motion did not 95 pass. 96 Discussion of the “Make up” of the Committee: g. 97 Kit Roehrig made a motion to have the Chair draft a letter that recommends that the Planning 98 Department and Mayor’s Office make an affirmative effort to have the application process for 99 new committee members provide a cross section that closely reflects that of the community. 100 Jojo Tanimoto seconded. Motion Passes (Aye – Kit Roehrig, Jojo Tanimoto, Fran Tabor, John 101 Hoover) (Nay – Roger Harris, John Mueller). 102 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). h. 103 The list of CIP projects should also include the Kawaihae Community Center. (Dave Hirt will 104 provide the actual name of the project) 105 Discussion of Update Issues/Suggestions for the SKCDP/General Plan i. 106 No Discussion. 107 Discussion of Proposed Action Committee Name Change j. 108 Continued for the Next Meeting. 109 3.Sub-Committee Reports. 110 Permit Activity Comments from Action Committee a. – 111 None 112 Waikoloa b. 113 i.Extension of Paniolo is on track. 114 Kawaihae c. 115 i.2 Flash Floods in the last month and the bay and watershed has been affected by the run-off. 116 Page 3 of 5