2018-07-23 South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee Minutes - FINAL

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with 6 votes aye, 0 vot es nay [ Committee Members Akau and Licoan were not yet present at the time of the vote ] . BUSINESS: 1 . G I S A r c R e a d e r T r a i n i n g . Staff Morrison demon strated presentation, s taff provided copies of the program on DVD. Staff Morrison went over the basics of the program including how to navigate various tools and use layers to identify d ifferent types of permits and zoning specifications . General Instructions for using the program [communication number 2018 - 11] may be viewed and downloaded from the following website: http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/weblink/1/doc/95368/Page1.aspx Note: these DVDs may be purchased for $5 at either of the Planning Department offices. Staff update these disks every quarter and the outdated disks are given out for free, when available . 2 . D i s c u s s i o n o f 2 0 1 8 / 2 0 1 9 A C G o a l S e t t i n g C o n t i n u e d : The Action Committee recapped from the last meeting the 5 priorities which were chosen out of the Goal Setting list [communication number 2018 - 06.1] . They discussed what the next steps would be, which c ould include : modifying this list, formalizing the list through a motion, assigning subcommittees, etc. Staff Morrison gave the Action Committee members a template to help them hopes to accomplish, who is involved, and what the next steps are. Committee Member McLaughlin gave a brief recap o f the purpose of the currently operating Waikoloa Intersection (Investigatory) Subcommittee : to research into the history of agreements bet ween the county and area developers to improve the Waikoloa Intersection. They hope to discover why the He stated that they began by researching the history of the major developers in the area, and have now begun to move onto the current status of these developers and what obligations exist for constructing the intersection. They have also looked into traffic studies to understand the urgency. He explained that they are currently in the research stage of their project and are drafting their report to bring back to the full c ommittee. T hey are c urrently trying to determine what the next steps could be, given the information they have. Staff Morrison asked if they woul d be interested in using the template to give a general overview o f the ir ready for their final report . Committee Member McLaughlin suggested that since the Waikol oa Intersection (Investigatory) Subcommittee has already been established, the ir completed template could be used as an example for the other groups . Committee Member Alos asked what could be done to make sure developers follow through with their obligati ons , as seems to be part of the problem for the Waikoloa intersection improvements . She was concerned that as more development occurs in Waikoloa, the traffic gets worse and the Waikoloa community loses opportunities for new public infrastructure with priv ate funding. www.hiplanningdept.com southkohala @hawaiicounty.gov Page 2