2014-11-24 South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee Minutes

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119 applications but she can forward monthly application listings. Jojo 120 advised she would like the notifications as they arise, Deanne advised she 121 will put in a process request and place on agenda for the next meeting. 122 ii.Cohen would like to see a process established where a permit of any type 123 triggers a notification to all who would be reasonably affected by that 124 action. 125 e.Review Discussion of Bill 281 relating to Planned Unit Developments 126 (PUD) Applications before the County Council. 127 i.Review of Bill 281 – Hoover initiated discussion that the bill removes the 128 discretionary powers away from the PD and places it solely with the 129 commission. His concern is that the commission is appointed for 4 years 130 and may not have the background information as to make appropriate 131 decisions when they do not have the adequate knowledge and training to 132 make those decisions. He feels as though it may actually be making 133 matters worse in this regard. Cohen advised that he sent an email to 134 Karen Eoff, author of that bill, and she responded by phone. Cohen 135 advised that it is the role of staff is to make any report comprehensive 136 enough for all to understand. Regarding the commission being open to 137 being swayed due to lack of knowledge, he feels that staff and public 138 would need to be supplied with all available information on a topic prior 139 to making decisions, siding on the side of public input. Hoover added that 140 he feels discretionary authority should remain with the PD with public 141 input still being mandated in most cases. Cohen would like to know the 142 AC role within the bill, what would be reviewed by the AC and what 143 would the processes be in order to not delay projects. C ohen advised 144 having an AC member in attendance not as a committee member but as a 145 citizen, at all meetings on the bill to testify on the AC’s behalf. Dave Hirt 146 advised that the bill was referred back to the commissions at this point 147 and it not at the Council level as of yet. Jojo/Mueller advised that 148 individuals can provide/send in testimony and asked all to do so. 149 f.Discussion Items from AC Member Anika Glass: 150 i.Anika led a discussion of 2 roadway documents: Waikoloa Capacity and 151 Safety Improvements Study and Federal-Aid Highways 2035 152 Transportation Plan for the District of Hawai‘i. 153 ii.Anika led discussion of how an existing special permit affects land and 154 safety: Special Permit (SPP164) amended in 2010 allowed for the 155 continued operation of the Pu’u Hinai Quarry. She asks that a request be 156 prepared to ask landowner to cease all operations on the site 157 immediately. She asked that a sub-committee be formed to address this 158 issue. Jojo asked for guidance from Deanne who advised that there are no 159 new applications or amendments at this time. A notice of application 160 would do distributed at the time an amendment to their existing 161 application is submitted.