2016-04-21 Leeward Exh B (REZ 16-201)

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BIRCHER: I’m Amy Bircher. I live at 73-4156 Ka‘ala Place, near the new County fire station. And I grew up on the land that my dad is speaking about up there. UNGER: Thank you. FUKE: Sure. UNGER: You can continue. FUKE: Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I think the staff’s report is pretty comprehensive. Mr. Carlson and his family has had the chance to review the proposed conditions, and found them to be acceptable. There were a couple of questions that the Commissioners had raised, and I’d like to respond to them directly. First of all, in relation to the water system, the water system is a privately operated water system. It was developed pursuant to the standards and guidelines of the Department of Water Supply. So the comparable water system would be like Waikoloa for example; you have a Waikoloa water system that’s coincidentally also be managed by the same company that services Waikoloa Village and the resort area. Likewise, this water system developed consistent with the County’s standards also services the Kūki‘o resort area. So when the system was developed, what happened was that some of these properties were assigned a certain amount of water allocation. So the system that goes through these properties here were also designed in accordance with the County system. And each of these parcels, according to an agreement, when the original water system was developed, was assigned a maximum of 3,000 gallons per day. And so with this two-lot subdivision, knowing that the County standards require currently a maximum of 600 gallons per day to enable you to subdivide, obviously with a two-lot subdivision you’ll have approximately 1,500 gallons per day, which is far and excess of what the County would require. The other question I think related to, you know, the possible snowballing effect, that is quite possible, Commissioner Church. And I think that what the Department, you know, took into consideration was that possibility. But need to bear in mind that, you know, before those properties could be entertained for a favorable land use considerations, then obviously you must have the appropriate infrastructure system. Fortunately, for some of these properties here they already have the water allocation, but if you look at the adjoining properties, then they were not the beneficiary of the water system. So in that sense, there would be some amount of, as the staff kind of noted, some amount of delay in possibly having those properties be developed. UNGER: Thank you. Any other testimony from the applicants at this time? Commissioners, any questions for the applicants? Thank you. You may be seated. At this time I’d like to call up Janice Palma-Glennie. Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth before the Planning Commission? PALMA-GLENNIE: Yes, I do. UNGER: Thank you. Please state your name and your area of residence. 4 EXHIBIT B