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PUBLIC COMMENTS: Ms. Toni Withington commented on the May 8' Meeting Minutes, under Business of Committee, number 3, Letter Forwarded for Action by Subcommittee regarding a draft letter to Mayor Harry Kim outlining reasons that the County of Hawai'i should enter into negotiations to purchase property within the Hapu'u to Kapanai'a Cultural Corridor and Halelua, 6 parcels, with PONC. She cited that she has met with PONC staff and they are looking immediately to the purchasing of three of these parcels with the County of Hawaii with matching funds with the State of Hawai'i Legacy Land Conservation Program and elsewhere. They will tentatively start with the next three when this purchase is complete. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Due to lack of quorum, no action taken on the May 9, 2017 draft minutes. REPORTS and OTHER PRESENTATIONS: 1. No report on the May -June General Plan Presentation to Action Committee was made. Subcommittee Reports Chair Winter reaffirmed that the North Kohala Action Committee will be dissolving Subcommittee Groups. This will be done at the next CDP meeting. 2. Growth Management No Report 3. Public Access Ms. Withington presented the North Kohala Community Access Group June 7th meeting report (Communication No. 2017-1). She referred to a talk that Ms. Meredith Speicher of the Rails for Trails Program of the National Park Service gave to the group about the Mahukona Railroad. They are using GPS to locate the historical railroad easement and linking it with other trail systems in the area. She also spoke of the eviction of a squatter at Kapanai'a, and working with property owners to gain public access on the Kohala waterfront and trails with Ala Kahakai Trail Association. 4. Water, Parks and Roads Chair Winter reported the minutes (Communication No. 2017-3) for June 21St. One of the topics discussed was the Mimosa trees, located at the North Kohala Senior Center Complex, which the arborist at the COH Parks & Recreation recommended to be removed and replaced. The seniors along with COH Parks & Recreation will be responsible for the plantings that is suitable for the area. He referred to the emergency by-pass at Pratt Road and an upcoming meeting with the director of Public Works to create an agreement document with the land owners (about 43) and the County of Hawaii. He referred to parking congestion issues at Pololu Lookout and said that DLNR will send an engineer to assess the situation and receive community input. www.cohplanningdept.com North Kohala CDP Action Committee Meeting Page 2