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Chair DeFranco moved to send a letter to the Planning Director to request that the Kona CDP Open Space Network Plan appropriation be allotted in accordance with the subcommittee’s vision and recommended action. Second by Committee Member David. Vice-Chair Young suggested including a mention of the possibility of requesting Fair Share funds. Upon the motion to send a letter to the Planning Director asking for allotment for the Kona Open Space Network Plan appropriation with the possibility of using Fair Share funds, passed with 8 vote aye and 0 votes nay. 4. Nominations of lands in North and South Kona for acquisition with Funds from the County’s Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Fund: No nominations were heard. 5. Discussion of 2018 AC Meeting Dates and Goal Setting: Chair DeFranco explained that this is a continuation of a discussion item from the last meeting. Planning Director Yee shared his input that reaching out to the community may require simply opening up the conversation and providing a forum. He stressed the importance of reaching out to working families and the importance of hosting meetings outside of typical working hours. The Action Committee discussed how to develop a schedule which would maximize the ability for community members, as well as Action Committee members, to be present. They decided upon a schedule, which would be held on the second Tuesday of every other month (with occasional interim special meetings) and would alternate between a 2pm and 6pm time. The schedule would read as follows:  March 13th, 2pm – West Hawai‘i Civic Center  April 10th, 6pm – West Hawai‘i Civic Center (Community Hale)  May 8th, 6pm – Location to be determined  July 10th, 2pm – West Hawai‘i Civic Center  September 11th, 6pm – Location to be determined  November 13th, 2pm – West Hawai‘i Civic Center Committee Member Palacat-Nelsen moved to accept this proposed meeting schedule for the remainder of the year. Second by Committee Member Rabin. The motion to accept the proposed meeting schedule passed with 8 votes aye and 0 votes nay. Staff agreed to work on making the reservations to meet their proposal and to also expand their meeting locations to other areas in the Kona region when relevant topics present themselves. The Action Committee additionally discussed hosting a smaller 2pm meeting in March to discuss the CDP Amendments before bringing it out to a larger community forum in April. Chair DeFranco moved the discussion to Action Committee goals. A couple goas were identified and discussed. 1. Increase public engagement 2. Finish an Action Committee recommendation regarding the CDP amendments 3. Work toward the goal of undergoing a Kona Open Space Network plan 4. Develop openness toward requesting community expertise on Action Committee business matters