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Ms. Surprenant was called via telephone conference call to join in the meeting, and started her presentation. Ms. Surprenant said overall, the Planning Department has completed the initial phase of the comprehensive review of the General Plan update, and that they are following the schedule as outlined on the original public notice announcement of the General Plan Comprehensive Review, which can be found online at cohplanningdept.com/general plan and click on comprehensive update and see connect tab, then type in email address to get on list serve, and you can also get a copy of the announcement. April said there is also a resources tab for the information gathering that the Planning Department has completed to date, and this is where new information will be added, and this includes input from the public. Ms. Surprenant said that Phase II of the Comprehensive Review includes the recommended amendments, background research and scenario planning, and that this phase will be taking place from June 2015 through April 2017. She said that a summary with land use trends and forecasts will be available on the website soon, when the work is completed. She said Phase III will include the review of recommended amendments and that this is scheduled for the summer of 2017. A brief discussion on the different phases of the Comprehensive Review of the General Plan and overall interest was indicated by the AC following the presentation. The Chair, Hiram Rivera, thanked Ms. Surprenant for the presentation and said the AC was very excited by the program. 2. Alexandra Kelepolo: Members and/or staff of the Public Access, Open Space & Natural Resources Preservation Commission will provide the AC with a brief presentation about the Commission and explain the process of how to submit for consideration by the Commission. Susan Fischer and Kekaulike Tomich from the Commission gave the presentation to the AC and said that both of them are volunteers that were nominated by the Mayor to this Commission. Ms. Fischer said that 2% of the property taxes go towards this programs funds, and ¼ % goes toward maintenance funds. Ms. Fischer said that recommendations come from the public and that the Commission prioritizes projects into an annual report to the Mayor, then the Mayor receives the annual report and it goes to County Council and projects get selected for PONC funding. Ms. Fischer said there is island- wide representatives from each district on the Commission. A brief discussion of the PONC funding and maintenance program for projects/properties followed the presentation as the AC indicated their interest in the program. BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE: ITEMES FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION