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(The following testimony is verbatim) MR. TARNAS: Thank you, Vice -Chair Takamine, members of the Board. My name is David Tarnas. I'm a homeowner in Kamuela... and I'm speaking in support of your first Item under South Kohala ... the Lalamilo Well. And I'm speaking in support of it because I do believe it's a win-win agreement between the Department and the home developer. And I'm speaking of this with... It's consistent with the South Kohala CDP... Community Development Plan, and it would really help to address what we have ... is a low inventory on residential properties in South Kohala. I speak in support, from my years of experience in South Kohala as a community leader, a former State Representative from the area, co -convener of the Waimea Water Roundtable back in the 90's, where we were trying to deal with this issue of how to develop water in South Kohala. A key strategy coming out of the Waimea Water Roundtable was public/private partnerships, and this is a great example of that. And one other piece of my background, which I think was relevant, is that I helped to facilitate the Strategic Plan for the Board of Water Supply, back when you had the Chair, Sandra Scarr, who was running it, with former Manager ... that we were, you know, Milton Pavao was very involved with this Strategic Planning work that I facilitated... And one of the key findings of that Strategic Plan was that the only way we were going to be developing in many districts, including South Kohala, was through public/private partnerships. So with those two references in my experience, I would say that this is a great example of how to move forward, developing water in South Kohala, where we really need it. So I encourage you to support it. Thank you for listening. Aloha. 3) APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Vice -Chairperson entertained a Motion to approve the Minutes of the March 24, 2015, Water Board meeting. ACTION: Ms. Lee Loy moved to approve; seconded by Mr. Arikawa; and carried unanimously by voice vote. 4) APPROVAL OF ADDENDUM AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA None. 5) SOUTH KOHALA: A. LALAMILO WELL A (KAMAKOA) WATER AGREEMENT: The developer, Kamakoa Partners, LLC (Kamakoa) is proposing to enter into a development agreement to upsize an existing well in the DWS Lalamilo water system to provide the potable water needs for their proposed development. The agreement specifically calls for upsizing the existing Lalamilo Well A pump, motor and related facilities from 700 gallons per minute (GPM), to 1,000 GPM, making it comparable in size to Lalamilo Wells B, C, and D. The Manager -Chief Engineer recommended that the Water Board approve the Water Agreement between Kamakoa Partners, LLC and the Water Board of the County of Hawaii, subject to the procurement process, and that either the Chairperson or Vice -Chairperson be authorized to execute the documents subject to review as to form and legality by Corporation Counsel. MOTION: Ms. Lee Loy moved to approve; seconded by Mr. Arikawa. The Manager -Chief Engineer said that the Agreement will help all parties: the Water Board, DWS and the developer. He said that the increase in capacity of the well will be roughly 400,000 gallons per day (gpd), but the developer is not looking for an allocation of 100 percent of that Page 2 of 15 Water Board Minutes 4-28-15 js