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Communication No. 2016 -3 PCDP Subcommittee on Connectivity and Emergency Response Meeting — January 26, 2016, Keaau Community Center 2:00 p.m. (Note change in meeting time) MINUTES Call to Order: 2:02 p.m. Call for Approval of Minutes as Circulated (December 22, 2015) — Approved as amended Present: Patti Pinto, Farris Etterlee, Jon Olson, Russell Jones, Marlene Hapai Old Business: • Update on Ad hoc Committee initiated by Gregor Ilagan Connectivity Location Site Visits — Friday October 30, 2015 Report regarding proposed Connectivity Locations TMK's and other supporting information to acquire connections Continue discussion to present at Ad hoc committee meeting on Connectivity, January 27, 2016, 10:00 a.m. County Council Chambers, Hilo, HI Patti Pinto presented a slide show she created on Upper Puna Connectivity which summarizes the findings from the October 30, 2015 CL site visit, the research she and Farris Etterlee and staff conducted and input from CERS members and meetings. Information, maps and overhead Google map images were presented for the following recommended CL's: • Kaleponi Drive to Punahele Ave. • Punahele Ave. to Apele Rd. • Waimaka O Pele Rd. to Orchid St. • Orchid St. to Uhini Ana Rd. • Pulelehua Rd. to 40th Ave. • South Lauko Rd. to Highway 11 • South Oshiro Rd. to Highway 11 Marlene Hapai added the following for consideration: 1) For the Orchid St. to Uhini Ana Rd (Hawaiian Acres Rd. 1), agree to improve Rd. I to provide an exit from HA to South Kulani Rd for emergency purposes and as a detour from S Glenwood to Kaleponi to Uhini Ana to S Kulani to Highway 11. Recent traffic accidents which have closed Highway 11 for up to 5 hours show the need for detours.Rd. 1 is also used for school busing services and is difficult to maneuver. Improvements would increase school attendance. 2) Pulelehua Rd. (HA Rd. 11) As the proposed Rd. I I to Pohaku Dr. CL is in a flood zone and thus not usable during floods, an alternate to consider would be the intersection of Alula and Pulelehua connecting to 40th. This midway exit /entrance between Pohaku Drive and Orchidland Drive provides travel for both of these roadways connecting to Highway 130.