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Committee Member Rabin said that he did not feel that the June 21, 2017 minutes as submitted accurately described the conversation that took place and were not explicit enough to portray the Action Committee conversation. A discussion took place following his statement in which the Action Committee agreed that the minutes need to include summaries of the public testimonies that took place as well as further deliberation of points and opinions of Action Committee members. Committee member Young withdrew his motion. Committee Member Kimura moved to defer approval of the June 21, 2017 minutes to a future date and after revision. Second by Committee Member Rabin. The motion passed unanimously. Draft minutes of the June 21, 2017 Action Committee meeting can be viewed and downloaded here: http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/webIink/l/doc/89079/Pagel.aspx BUSINESS: 1. Open Space, Open Space Network Objectives, Formation of Investigatory Subcommittee. Mr. Childs distributed handouts to the Action Committee listing quotes where Open Space objectives are described in the Kona CDP as a reference. Mr. Childs emphasized the importance of Open Space in regards to developing compact walkable communities. Chair DeFranco asked Committee Members how they would like to proceed with the formation of an Open Space Subcommittee. Mr. Childs offered the suggestion that perhaps as an investigatory subcommittee the best course of action would be to first discuss what the specific purpose of this subcommittee would be and what information they would hope to bring back to the Action Committee. A Committee member brought up that there was previously a subcommittee devoted to the concept of Open Space and requested a recap on what that subcommittee accomplished. Committee Member Kimura, who was a member of the previous Open Space Subcommittee, responded by describing their work on reviewing data layers in GIS software. These layers included mapping where State vs. County land is located, as well as mapping locations of archeological sites. The Subcommittee was interested in mapping natural waterways but was not able to get access to GIS flood data. The Subcommittee never got to the stage of taking action on their findings but instead had opened communication with various public and private stakeholders and had begun building a network of interest. The Action Committee was reminded that the goal of the past subcommittee was not to actively map out areas of open space but to gather data on the factors involved in preparation for potentially mapping these areas in the future. A Committee Member stated that they felt the Action Committee needs more information and guidance from the County regarding open space. They stated the Action Committee is not fully aware of what they have the power to do as far as open space is concerned and why that is important to understand in order to come up with an objective. A discussion took place regarding who should be responsible for mapping out open space. Mr. Childs suggested that the Planning Department could provide the GIS data support they need. www.cohylannin,-deyt.com kona(ahawaiicountuQov Page 3