2016-02-18 Leeward Exh B (SMA 15-062 & SSV 15-010)

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TERRY: Yes. Much of the park site is in the 100-year flood plain, the “AE” zone, as you noted there. There is a figure in here that clearly delineates where the flood zone ends and starts, and it’s the striped area in these Figures 4A and 4B. The, Manini‘ōwali is, most of it is outside the flood plain, but at Mahai‘ula most of it is inside. And the structures that are proposed there are permitted structures within the flood zone as long as they meet certain criteria. UNGER: Thank you. I recommend to the Planning Department that they adjust their background report to include the “AE” hazard zoning. Also, in regard to accessibility – and thank you for clarifying – when you mentioned accessibility, you made no reference to Americans with Disabilities Act, so good clarification. I notice, or you discussed the ramp that was going to be replaced with the stairs. I’m assuming the ramp is for ADA. Or maybe you can give some background on, was that an ADA requirement at the time and now you are taking out the ramp and rebuilding stairs? Is that going to be an issue for accessibility purposes? KUMABE: Our understanding that the ramp that was installed was a runoff ramp to handle, I guess that type of conditions versus mobile accessibility. So the, actually, the slope and the construction of the particular ramp is not made anywhere close to any of the accessibility standards that we currently have. TERRY: Let me add, yeah, the ramp is, that’s a euphemism maybe for the cement structure that’s there. People use it because it accesses the south end of the beach, but it’s unsafe to use for any individual at this point. But it does, it’s in the right spot for keeping people off the cultural resources on both sides, so if you simply close it, they’ll crawl around that and go into the cultural resources, and that’s not a good idea. The stairway won’t be accessible, but it will allow people to get to that end of the beach in a safe manner. It’s also, the foot of the stairway, although it’s in the shoreline setback, is 14 feet above sea level; it’s well out of the normal zone of coastal processes there. And it’s the same place as the existing ramp is. WHITTEMORE: Okay. Any further questions? Okay, thank you. PATEL: Mr. Chair, if I can. WHITTEMORE: Yes. PATEL: Sorry, just to confirm for the record. Did you receive the Planning Director’s background and recommendation reports for both the SMA and the Shoreline Setback Variance? KUMABE: Yes, we did. PATEL: And do you agree with the proposed conditions? KUMABE: Yes, we do. WHITTEMORE: Thank you. Okay. We have some testifiers who would like to speak to this request. Could I have Janice Palma-Glennie and Bobby Camara please step forward? Is Mr. Camara here also? 8 EXHIBIT B