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118 the policies. He expressed he would like to see the verbiage to remain as "shall". Ms. Gloor 119 explained that the changes in verbiage were recommendations from Corporation Council and 120 these two policies were not originally intended to be mandates. 121 Chair Kurokawa (in relation to Policy 108) expressed concern that the State and County are not 122 doing anything to preserve viewsheds. He stressed the need to identify and protect scenic 123 resources in future planning so that Policy 108 could be implemented. 124 A member of the public stated her concern with the dairy farming operation in O'okala; that 125 there is no policy that addresses the number of animals dairy farms are allowed to keep. She 126 asked if there is anything that can be done to amend the CDP to address the dairy farm 127 situation in O'okala. Ms. Gloor responded that the focus of the meeting is not to revise the 128 CDP, but to review the agency comments and revisions. She explained that the situation with 129 the dairy was not an issue during the creation of the CDP, therefore it was not addressed in the 130 CDP and there are other appropriate mechanisms to address issues with farming practices. Ms. 131 Gloor pointed out that there are other policies in the CDP related to watershed protection that 132 may relate to the dairy issues, but that the dairy is not specifically addressed in the CDP. 133 Councilwoman Poindexter addressed commented that there are ongoing efforts to resolve the 134 dairy issue separately from the CDP. 135 Councilwoman Poindexter inquired about Policy 118. Ms. Poindexter asked if the policy 136 included confined animal feeding operations for cattle and other livestock other than pigs. Ms. 137 Gloor stated that community originally was concerned about the minimum distance 138 requirements for beekeepers — for example, the requirement for bee hives to be 1,000 feet 139 away from public roads might not work for our small beekeeping operations. Ms. Gloor 140 pointed out that other amendments to the code may be appropriate to address other farm 141 issues, but this particular policy was focused on how the zoning requirements of minimum 142 distances affect the operations of small farms. 143 2. Discussion of Steering Committee Roles during CDP Adoption: Ms. Gloor announced that the 144 recommended HCDP is to go before the Windward Planning Commission on April 12, 2018 at 145 5:30 p.m. at the North Hawaii Education and Research Center conference room. Ms. Gloor 146 stated that it will be agendized as a CDP meeting and she invited and encouraged both 147 Committee Members and members of the public to attend. 148 Ms. Gloor presented the process of the Planning Commission review of the HCDP. The first 149 hearing is Thursday April 12th, 2018 at the North Hawaii Education Research Center at 5:30pm 150 and the second hearing will be Thursday May 3rd, at 9:00 a.m. at the Aupuni Center conference 151 room in Hilo. The first hearing will primarily involve a presentation to the commission about the 152 CDP and it will take testimony from the public. The second hearing is the opportunity for the 153 commission to discuss the CDP and vote on recommending it to the County Council. 154 Committee Member Carvalho asked if the Steering Committee would be meeting again after 155 the February 261h meeting. Ms. Gloor replied that there is not another anticipated meeting for 156 the Hamakua Steering Committee prior to the Windward Planning Commission meeting. 157 Committee Member Carvalho asked if Steering Committee members have to accept the 158 proposed changes to the HCDP if they do not agree with them. Ms. Gloor responded that if 159 committee members have issues with the Planning Director revisions, the planning team would 160 be interested in hearing about them. She stated that the Planning Department would not want www.hiplanningdept.com hamakutahawaiicounty.-ov Page 4