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93 Phase 2 will begin on June 61h and is about a two year process. This will be 94 where the Planning Department will be reviewing and analyzing the 95 information that has been submitted. They will also be setting up software to 96 be able to analyze it. Going forward there will be stakeholder meetings and 97 agency discussions. April explained that it's critical that the Planning 98 Department learn how other agencies can and want to use the General Plan 99 and tailor it to their needs. 1111H, 101 Phase 3 is when an initial working draft will be ready. There will be larger 102 workshops and public comment on a broader scale. This will last about 6 103 months. This is an opportunity to have final input, refine it, and then it will go 104 to the Planning Commission for review and consideration, and from there to 105 the County Council for review. 106 107 April went on to answer questions in regard to a website, public access, 108 simplification of the document and process, CDPs, the Maui General Plan, 109 smart growth development, public input, and more. 110 111 2. Update on the Kealakehe Regional Park Development and the Laiopua 2020 112 Community Center Development Plan by Bo Kuhui, Executive Director. 113 114 Bo Kahui handed out packets of his presentation for everyone to follow 115 along. 116 117 Bo explained that Laiopua 2020 submitted an application to the USDA in 118 December and they were approved to do the project in February. They were 119 approved for a loan, but chose to decline the loan and are looking to do it as a 120 grant. In order to do so, they need to do a demographic survey, which is 121 about 2 weeks away from being initiated. If the demographic survey is 122 successful, they will be meeting with the USDA director soon after the survey 123 is completed. 124 125 The plan is to survey about 1200 people, and of that 1200 they need 300 126 returns that are 50% below the AMI. If they only get 150 of the 300 they need 127 at 50% of the AMI, then the rate at which they qualify goes down by 50%. 128 129 BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE: ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION 130 131 1. Discussion and action on the previous report from the first Adhoc 132 Subcommittee (Greg Ogin, Kari Kimura, and Barbara DeFranco) on outreach, 133 economic development, and TOD activities of the Kona CDP as it relates to 134 the General Plan. 135 136 Barbara DeFranco made a motion to approve the subcommittee's report as 137 submitted. Keoki Schattauer seconded that motion. All in favor and the