2016-31 PRTCPS Meeting Notes 11-14-16

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Communication 2016-31 PAHOA REGIONAL TOWN CENTER PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE November 14, 2016 8:00 am Luquin's MEETING NOTES Present: Mark Hinshaw, Patti Pinto, Jon Olson, Larry Brown, Madie Greene, Eileen O'Hara, Oshi Simsarian Luguin's Parking Lot Elmer was unable to be present, but phoned in the following report: "Sal informs me that the County took the parking lot out of escrow. Offered him 100k less for the property with the building. Sal then told the owner of the building that it will cost him 100k to buy that piece of land. Owner of building said that he'll take the building down by the end of November. In addition, Paul's property is on Sal's land about 2 feet. Hopefully that's an easy fix. Sal hopes he can get the same deal from the County after the building is demolished, although he's scared that things will change with the new administration It is the opinion of the Pahoa Steering Committee that the new administration will be supportive of the project. Opening Up Pahoa Parking Lot: We need to have the County open the Neighborhood Center parking lot 24/7. At this time, the lot stays open until about 8:00 pm when the Community Center is in use. When the public uses the lot for Pahoa parking they risk having their care locked in for the night. It could take a long time to get the Luquin's parking lot up and in use by the public, we need the County lots to be open. We will add this to the agenda for our discussion with Mayor elect Harry Kim. Council member elect O'Hara made a note of the request. Meeting with Mayor Elect Kim: We discussed our planned meeting with Mayor Elect Kim. The Mayor Elect says that the 19th is not a good date for him to meet with the Pahoa folks. We will use the meeting time to discuss and prioritize our agenda and schedule a meeting with the Mayor in January in conjunction with the PCDP Action Committee. Puna priorities we suggested at today's meeting are: • The planning consultant and waste water treatment study which is "shovel ready". We discussed the necessity to address the burgeoning population of HPP and its needs and impacts on the Puna infrastructure, but it appears that we should start with the Pahoa Plan. • The possibility of creating a commercial area/community center in HPP and the infrastructure that would be required to support such an effort. • The parking crisis in Pahoa • Signage in Pahoa