2014-12-15 South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee Minutes

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44 a change or amendment. Cohen acknowledged that the 1.5 hr rule should be a 45 goal as approved by the committee but may not always be possible due to 46 time constraints of issues involved. Jojo motioned for approval, all approved 47 aside from Anika who voted against due to being unable to submit her reports 48 in advance as required. 49 Cohen opened new motion regarding the 7 day rule and asked for an 50 amended to the rule to acknowledge that reports may not always be able to be 51 submitted one week in advance. Amendment to apply to the 7 day rule to add 52 (if possible). Roehrig amended the prior motion to reflect the change as 53 initiated by Cohen. Cohen seconded, all in favor, none opposed. 54 Review Discussion of Bill 281 relating to Planned Unit Developments 3. 55 (PUD) 56 a. Joel Cohen advised that he will be in support of Bill 281 as an individual as 57 it goes to the Planning Commission and will be providing verbal testimony 58 (written testimony already submitted) at that meeting. Emphasis will be on 59 processes to be established and adhered to. 60 b. Public Hearing on Bill 281 is set for 12/18/2014. 61 c. Hoover advised that during the testimony, members providing individual 62 testimony cannot disclose their AC member affiliation, Cohen 63 acknowledged. 64 State Land Use Commission statewide meetings on land use regulation – 4. 65 Jojo Tanimoto led a discussion of the LUC statewide meetings on land use 66 regulations and proposed the following motion be considered. 67 a. The SKCDPAC motioned that the Planning Director include into the 68 Planning Department comments to the State Land Use Commission 69 Boundary Review the following comments: 70 i. What is not working is the Kawaihae community request to recognize the 71 Pelekane Watershed as a watershed in the Land Use Commission 72 Boundary Review. 73 ii. What is not working is the portion of the Pelekane Watershed that 74 affects the water quality of Pelekane Bay and surrounding marine 75 environment, is not in conservation designation. 76 iii. What is not working is the Palihae Stream that runs from the Watershed 77 directly into Pelekane Bay. 78 b. Motion by Tanimoto for the SKCDPAC ask the Planning Director to 79 consider these matters in changing this portion of Pelekane Bay from an 80 AG designation to a conservation district. 81 i. Hoover asked for clarification on Tanimoto’s item 4 as it relates to home 82 rule, and asked that it is too aggressive to ask this of the PD. 83 ii. Cohen moved to approve the 12/08/2014 handout by Tanimoto for 84 recommendations item 1, 2, and 3, but omitting item 4 on the second 85 page from the approval.