2014-12-04 Cost of Government Commission Minutes

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B. Modify overly burdensome form policies within County departments to increase the flow of communication. Ms. Kierkiewicz stated this was a carry over and the Commission wanted to investigate exactly what forms were overly burdensome in order to be specific in the recommendation. She asked if the recommendation could be moved off of the agenda and create it as a recommendation with a note of massaging the language. Mr. Mitchell stated he feels keeping it in a more general form will assist the Commission and also serve the public better. Ms. Garson replied the language can be changed to be more specific, for example, to have the departments go through their forms and see what can be modified and that she is not sure if this is related to communication; everyone should be reviewing forms and policies to see what can be streamlined even with the use of technology. Motion and Vote : Ms. Kierkiewicz moved to include the recommendation that departments continuously review forms and polices and to look at streamlining where possible and incorporating technology into the draft report subject to revised language. The motion was seconded by Mr. Perry and all commissioners present voted aye. Ms. Garson confirmed this is basically to carry it forward into the draft report. C. Add a bus line for the Kona-Kealakehe-Airport corridor. This region also includes the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Honokōhau Harbor, the new Kaiser Permanente building, and the planned West Hawai‘i Community College at Palamanui, on schedule to open for the fall of 2015 to serve approximately 700 students. Ms. Maddox stated Mr. Mitchell brought this recommendation forward and it’s a carry over from the last meeting. Ms. Kierkiewicz said she sent a note to Tiffany Kai and she hasn’t heard back from her. Ms. Maddox spoke to Ms. Kai regarding the consolidation of Mass Transit and Automotive for more of a streamline process and Ms. Kai indicated this issue was discussed under Tom Brown’s administration and it is something she would support. They talked about bus routes and Ms. Kai also indicated they have been looking at the idea of hubs in general. Ms. Maddox asked if the Commission wants to recommend a specific bus route in the report; serving the general area of the West Hawai‘i campus is already on the table for discussion. Ms. Kierkiewicz stated the recommendation could be re-worded to include something about growing population centers; with the growing population, people are going to want to access public transportation and this recommendation can be modified to reflect that. Ms. Garson gave an example that for Mass Transit, they could explore the use of hubs at major areas where population growth is at its highest. Mr. Espejo stated to not limit certain areas. 16