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31 REPORTS AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS: <br />32 <br />33 Community Partner Group Reports: <br />34 <br />35 Comm. No. 2018-20 NK Community Access Group Notes 5/2 & 6/6: <br />36 Group Member, Toni Withington, provided a summary of the recent progress of the <br />37 Community Access group from their May and June meetings. Ms. Withington stated that the <br />38 state legislature did not grant the funds for health and safety engineering study at the Pololu <br />39 lookout. The first steps have been taken to purchase the Hapu'u — Kapanaia property with open <br />40 space funds. Honoipu and Kaupalaoa were added to the public access open space priority list. <br />41 <br />42 Comm. No. 2018-20 NK Community Access Group Notes 5/2 and 5/6: <br />43 http://records.hawaiicountV.gov/Weblink/1/doc/94074/Pagel.aspx <br />44 <br />45 Power, View planes, and Erosion Control Group: Group member, Susan Fischer, announced that <br />46 the group is currently in the process of organizing, and that they would be discussing priorities <br />47 and steps to move the group forward at the next meeting on August 30th. The tentative group <br />48 meeting schedule is the last Thursday of each month. <br />49 <br />50 Parks, Water, and Roads Group: Group member, Toni Withington, stated that the group is still <br />51 focusing on the development of the Pratt Road emergency bypass. Mr. Coakley announced <br />52 there was a successful community effort to clean up Pratt Road on July 7th <br />53 <br />54 Growth Management Group: Group member, Richard Elliott, stated that there have not been <br />55 any recent applications to review. Mr. Elliott stated that the group had recently discussed a <br />56 DLNR quick claim for Kynnersley Road as well as a possible transfer of 6,500 acres of leased <br />57 land to the Department of Agriculture for preservation and access to historic sites. <br />58 <br />59 Agriculture Group: Group member, Jack Olson, stated that the group met with the Board of <br />60 Hawai'i Farmers Union United and discussed agricultural implications within the North Kohala <br />61 CDP and related cultural issues. <br />62 <br />63 BUSINESS: <br />64 1. Discussion of the 'Welcome to North Kohala brochure': Mr. Hoffmann stated that Beverly Blake, <br />65 who was leading the project had resigned from the committee. He asked for a volunteer on the <br />66 Action Committee to take the lead on the project. Committee Member Ah Sam volunteered to <br />67 take the lead on the project moving forward. Committee Member Coakley asked who the <br />68 target audience is for this brochure. Chair Hoffmann stated the target audience is people who <br />69 are thinking of moving to North Kohala as well as builders and contractors. Ms. Ah Sam added <br />70 that the brochure also serves as good platform to inform visitors and newcomers about the <br />71 character of the North Kohala community. <br />72 2. CDP priority matrix exercise: Ms. Gloor introduced the priority setting matrix exercise to the <br />73 Action Committee. The Action Committee was asked to submit three -to -five preliminary <br />74 priorities from the CDP before the meeting. Based on the selections submitted, there were 12 <br />75 top priorities selected. Ms., Gloor announced that the goal of the exercise was to narrow the <br />www.hiplanningdept.com northkohala(Whawahcounty.Qov Page 2 <br />