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161 process. She stated that she has attended many of the CDP meetings, and there is no <br />162 doubt that the CDP speaks to the peoples' wishes. <br />163 <br />164 BUSINESS: <br />165 1. County Council Committee on Planning Public Meeting Regarding the Hamakua Community <br />166 Development Plan (Bill 161): <br />167 This meeting was a concurrent County Council Committee on Planning meeting and a Hamakua <br />168 Community Development Plan Steering Committee meeting to abide by the Sunshine Law (HRS <br />169 Chapter 92) and enable the CDP Steering Committee members to attend and provide comments <br />170 to County Council Members. The purpose was to determine passage of the Hamakua Community <br />171 Development Plan to go before County Council (Bill 161: Adopts the County of Hawaii Hamakua <br />172 Community Development Plan). Prior to this meeting, the Windward Planning Commission <br />173 forwarded its favorable recommendation for the adoption of the Hamakua CDP to the County <br />174 Council Committee on Planning. Members of the Hamakua Community Development Plan <br />175 Steering Committee attended this Council Planning Committee meeting and were able to testify <br />176 and answer questions from the County Council Members during the public meeting. <br />177 At 1:20 p.m. Chair Eoff called for a recess. The meeting reconvened at 1:48 p.m. and at 1:49 <br />178 p.m., Chair Eoff called for a recess of the Planning Committee. [Note: there were initially five <br />179 members of the Steering Committee in attendance. Several members of the Steering Committee <br />180 left early for prior engagements, due to the extended recess that was called by Chair Eoff. The <br />181 extended recess was called to convene the full Council meeting for scheduling purposes.] <br />182 <br />183 The meeting reconvened at 3:30 p.m. r <br />184 <br />185 Ms. Poindexter moved to recommend passage of Bill 161 on first reading. Seconded by Ms. <br />186 David. <br />187 <br />188 Michael Yee, Planning Director, introduced the Hamakua CDP to Council and opened the <br />189 discussion on the passage of Bill 161. Planning Staff, LeAna Gloor and Bethany Morrison gave a <br />190 PowerPoint presentation to the members of the Committee. The presentation slides that were <br />191 displayed are available in PDF format and can be viewed and downloaded from the following <br />192 website: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?dbid=1&id=94090&page=1 . <br />193 NOTE: For viewing of the presentation, see the DVD copy of the meeting proceedings on file in <br />194 the County Clerk's Office. A copy of the PowerPoint presentation is made a part of the record, <br />195 see Comm. 967.1. <br />196 <br />197 Following the presentation from the Planning Department, a discussion was opened between <br />198 the County Council members and Planning Staff to address any questions or concerns the <br />199 Council Members had. The topics of transfer of development rights (TDR), affordable housing, <br />200 agricultural setbacks for apiaries and piggeries, and the authority of the CDP maps were <br />201 discussed between the County Council Members and Planning Department staff. Planning staff, <br />202 Ms. Gloor and Ms. Morrison provided further clarity on these topics. After discussing with <br />203 Planning Department staff, the Council did not have any outstanding issues with the <br />www.h iplannin,-dept com planningahawadcounty.-ov Page 5 <br />