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Committee Member Palma-Glennie suggested not changing the first “shall” to “should” in this policy because she felt that would remove the requirement to make Ane Keohokālole a trunk transit route. Mr. Takemoto responded that replacing the “shall” would give deference to the Island-wide Mass Transit Plan which already defines the road as a major transit way. The Action Committee unanimously agreed that the first “shall” could remain in their recommendation for this policy. For the second sentence in the policy, the Action Committee discussed changing the “should” [which was originally “will” in the CDP as adopted] to “shall” for the same reason. The Action Committee unanimously agreed to this change. However, further discussion on this revealed doubts as to the feasibility of having an additional dedicated transit way along the roadway and whether that would even be necessary within the 10-15 year horizon of the plan. The Action Committee then unanimously decided to change the word back to “should” [over-riding their earlier decision]. Further discussion also occurred to explain the definition of headways. The subcommittee’s amendment to the last part of the paragraph attempts to remove confusion by bypassing the use of the word “headway” altogether. Policy TRAN-2.1: Connectivity Standards. Committee Member Palma-Glennie shared her concern for changing the “shall” to “should” in the second bullet of the policy. Ms. Surprenant shared her concern that the policy purports to amend code, which is an example of language within the CDP that has led to legal confusion. Mr. Childs recollected the discussion the subcommittee had on the matter which included concerns about topography or archeological impediments which could make this mandating language infeasible. Chair Young shared his opinion that the language needs to be loosened to allow for desired forms of development, such as affordable housing. The Committee discussed how the words could be edited to get the most desirable outcome including adding the words “where practicable” to the policy. The Committee stressed the importance of being lenient enough to encourage desired development without completely negating connectivity standards. Due to the divided opinions of the Action Committee members on this topic, Committee Member Palma-Glennie requested a vote. Committee Member Palma-Glennie moved to change the word “should” to “shall” and to retain the words “where practicable” in Policy TRAN-2.1. Second by Vice-Chair David. The motion passed with 3 votes aye, 2 votes nay, and one vote kanalua [uncertain]. (Committee Member Palacat-Nelsen did not vote). Policy TRAN-3.2: Public Right-of-Way Maintenance. Committee Member Palma-Glennie proposed changing the “should” to “shall” in this policy recommendation. She expressed concern for the quality of roadway maintenance in Kona and felt more should be done to enhance it. Mr. Takemoto agreed with Ms. Palma-Glennie’s sentiment that landscaping needs more attention in Kona but stated that he was happy either way with this amendment.