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The Commission took up this item at 10:05 a.m., with approximately eleven people from the <br />public in attendance. <br /> <br />Mr. Darrow drew the Commissioners’ attention to the latest log that had been distributed, and <br />reported that applications had been coming in steadily. He said that with the exception of delays <br />caused by review or enforcement of archaeological, historic and cultural matters, applications <br />were being processed in a timely manner. He reported that SMA related enforcement was also <br />going smoothly with no new violations to report at this time, except for one case in the <br />Conservation District in East Hawai‘i. He spoke of pending matters along Ali‘i Drive that <br />created a jurisdictional difficulty because of the ever-changing shoreline, a portion of which was <br />now under one of those houses. He said that it was not an easy process to resolve such a case. <br />There were no questions from the Commission. <br /> <br />ANNOUNCEMENTS <br /> <br />Mr. Darrow introduced new staff planners, Mr. Alex Roy, who had most recently worked in the <br />state Department of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands, and <br />Ms. Jessica Andrews who had worked in the Department of Public Works, Building Division. <br /> <br />Mr. Darrow also informed the Commission that the short-term vacation rentals bill, Bill 108, <br />which the Planning Commissions had acted on earlier, had been adopted by the County Council, <br />and that the Planning Department was actively amending the Planning Department Rules to meet <br />the effective date of the ordinance, which was April 1, 2019. Upon inquiry by Chairman Unger, <br />Mr. Darrow clarified that public hearings on proposed amendments to the Planning Department <br />Rules would be held in both Kona and Hilo by the Planning Department, not by the Planning <br />Commissions. <br /> <br />ADJOURNMENT <br /> <br />There being no further business, it was moved by Commissioner Shimaoka and seconded by <br />Commissioner Kealoha that the meeting be adjourned. A voice vote was taken and the motion <br />carried with all in favor. Chairman Unger adjourned the meeting at 10:10 a.m. <br /> <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Noriko Sauer, Secretary <br /> <br />A T T E S T: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Keith F. Unger, Chairman <br />Leeward Planning Commission <br />3 <br /> <br />