September 26, 2015 DRAFT minutes

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Section 6.5 — Develop a Place -Based Visitor Industry; Guides the development of a regional ho`okipa network — a place -based approach to community tourism. Section 6.6 — Revitalize Local Retail & Hamakua's Town Centers; guides regional strategies to increase "buying local" and revitalizing the Planning Area's commercial centers. Section 6.7 — Encourage Green Industries; guides sustainable, ecologically sensitive approaches to economic development. Section 6.8 — Preserve Informal Economies and Living off the Land; preserves traditional subsistence living, reciprocity arrangements, and opportunities to liv off the land. Ms. Gloor answered additional clarifying questions. Steering Committee "Walkabout" Exercise The Steering Committee completed a walkabout exercise for Section . ollowing the completion of the walkabout exercise, Mr. Agres facilitated a question and answer session based on the questions written on Post -it notes by Steering Committee members and the public. Ms. Gomes facilitated a discussion with the Steering concerns or additional informational from Section 6 s during Business Item 92 of the meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: There was no public comment at this time. v,,,,, MOTION TO CONTINUE: Ms. Mendoza moved to recess the September 26' meeting and continue October 10th at Honoka'a High School Cafeteria. Sec by Mr. eff and 0 votes nay. The meeting recessed at 3: 46pm. CONTINUANCE: October 10, 201 ne which questions, and discussed in detail IN at 8: 30am on Saturday, Motion passed with S votes aye Vice -Chairperson Farrah -Marie Gomes called the Hamakua Community Development Plan (HCDP) Steering Committee to ord %at 8:45 a.m. at Honoka`a High School Cafeteria. She noted that this was a continuation of the Septeer 26, 2015 meeting and that the committee would be continuing with Business Item 41. Disc ion of and Recommendations for the "Preliminary Working Draft" of the Hamakua CDP. ROLL CALL: Members Present: Brad Kuro a, F -Marie Gomes, Glenn Carvalho, Lorraine Mendoza, Jason Moniz, and Craig Neff. Ka`iu Pahi`6 arrived at 1:20pm. I Wk Members Absent: Ku`ulei Badu . and Scott Enright were absent. Ka`iulani Pahi`6 were absent Staff. LeAna Gloor — Hamakua CDP Project Manager, Planner, Ron Whitmore — Hawai`i County Planner. Keiko Mercado — Hamakua CDP Planning Assistant, and Bob Agres — HACBED. Members of the public: 2 MEETING OVERVIEW: Ms. Gomes (Vice -Chair) provided an overview of the meeting, including an explanation of the purpose and scope of the CDP, the roles of the Steering Committee and the meeting agenda. Ms. Gloor reviewed the timeline and next steps for the Hamakua CDP, and briefly outlined the content that would be covered. Page 15