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Home My WebLink AboutRES 478 Draft 01 2020-2022 V 0 W" t COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII tJo•:Xi MO4. ��\ 7rt OF.Nt,i RESOLUTION NO. 478 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF THE SOUTHERN ROADWAY STUB-OUT OF KA`EKA STREET IN THE DISTRICT OF NORTH KONA, COUNTY AND STATE OF HAWAII. WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 24-153.3, Subsection(b) of the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), "the Council by resolution, in consultation with the chief of police and the director of public works, may authorize the temporary closure of a roadway stub- out, dead-end and/or road terminus...", subject to certain conditions; and WHEREAS, Ka`eka Street is a County road that extends north and south from Manawalea Street in the district of North Kona, County and State of Hawaii, and is depicted and attached hereto as Exhibit"A"; and WHEREAS, residents of Lei Kupuna and Lei `Ghana at Kamakana Villages have complained that the roadway stub-out at the south end of Ka`eka Street provides unlimited access to convenient and unrestricted areas for activities that compromise public safety, including loitering, littering, consumption of alcohol, and other illegal activities; and WHEREAS, closure of the southern roadway stub-out of Ka`eka Street would not affect the flow of traffic or public access, and adjacent landowners are in support of the same and have been provided with written notification regarding the purpose and need for this temporary closure, which notification letter is attached hereto as Exhibit`B"; and WHEREAS, the Chief of Police and the Department of Public Works have been notified and have expressed approval of the temporary closure of the southern roadway stub-out of Ka`eka Street, which notification letter is attached hereto as Exhibit"C"; and WHEREAS, in order to reduce acts of loitering, littering, and illegal consumption of alcohol, and to promote a safer and cleaner community that can be fully enjoyed and embraced by its residents, the County Council finds that the southern roadway stub-out of Ka`eka Street should be temporarily closed and barricaded; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that pursuant to Section 24-153.3 of the Hawai`i County Code,the southern roadway stub-out of Ka`eka Street shall be closed and barricaded until such time as the council, by resolution, authorizes its reopening. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward a copy of this resolution to the Honorable Mitchell D. Roth, Mayor, the Chief of the Hawai`i Police Department, and the Director of the Department of Public Works. • Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i,this 7th day of September , 20%2.2 . INTRODUCED BY: dca..% COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX Hilo, Hawaii CHUNG 1 X DAVID X I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by INABA X the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X County of Hawai`i on September 7, 2022 KIERKIEWICZ X KIMBALL X ATTEST: LEE LOY X RICHARDS X VILLEGAS X 8 0 1 0 II I r . ` � .I Reference: C-899/PWI"fC=20 COUNTY LERK CH A RPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 478 22 2 t� �. Southern Street Stu•..- xt i yy 5 1I �/ JNSY'Uf 4 Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba c° ,� Office: (808) 323-4280 Council Afenrber,District 8,N. Kona " Email:holeka,inaba(cchawcziicozmtv.goi= f i rpt{Of NR�f HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL f ounn,ofHawai`i West Haivai`i Civic Center, Bldg.A 74-5044 Ane Keohohalole Hivv- Kaihra-Kona, Hawai'i 96740 DATE: July 15, 2022 TO: Stanford Carr Development TMKs: 7-4-021-020,036, 037&039 Stanford Carr - Via Email: scarr(crstanford carr.com FHT Kamakana 1100 Alakea St 27th Floor Honolulu Hi 96813 2833 Hawai`i Housing Finance&Dev. Corp. TMK: 7-4-021-038 Chris Woodward,Chief Planner - Via Email: christopher.i.woodardLa)hawaii.aov 677 Queen Street Suite 300 Honolulu,Hawaii 96813 Department of Hawaiian Home Lands TMK: 7-4-021-023 James Dupont,W.HI Supervisor - Via Email: iames.w,duont"a hawaii. ov 91-5420 Kapolei Parkway Kapolei,Hawaii 96707 FROM: Holeka Goro Inaba, Council Member f' Council District 8 SUBJECT: Notification to Adjoining Land Owners pursuant to Hawaii County Code Section 24- 153.3 regarding the proposed temporary closure of the southern roadway stub-out of Ka`eka Street,North Kona,County of Hawaii Hawaii County Real Property Tax records indicate that you are the owner of real property adjacent to Ka`eka Street in North Kona. On behalf of constituents of the Lei Ki5puna and Lei `Ohana at Kamakana Villages in North Kona,I am part of a comprehensive effort to reduce illegal behavior such as loitering, littering,illegal consumption of alcohol,in order to promote a safer and cleaner area on and around Ka`eka Street. I have prepared a resolution pursuant to County Code Section 24-153.3, for introduction at Council to assist our efforts,which resolution would authorize the temporary closure and barricade of the southern roadway stub-out of Ka`eka Street, We will contact you when this resolution is scheduled for hearing at Council. Thank you for your attention and please feel free to contact this office for further information. EXHIBIT "B" Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba J? ' *.r Dffice: (808)323-4280 Council Member; District 8,N.Kona %' �`��r'' Email:holeka.irnaba(h)hawaiicountv.gov 1TT GP•�t� HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i West Hawai`i Civic Center,Bldg,A 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole H14y. Kailua-Kona,Hawai'i 96740 DATE: July 15, 2022 TO: Chief Paul Ferreira, HPD - Via Email pain.fere-etra"(�hawaiicounty gov Stephen Pause, DPW Acting Director - Via Email: steve pause(t,.hawaiicounty.gov FROM: Dr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Council Member Council District 8 SUBJECT: Proposed Temporary Closure of the southern roadway stub-out of Ka`eka Street On behalf of constituents of the Lei Kupuna and Lei 'Ghana at Kamakana Villages in North Kona, I am part of a comprehensive effort to reduce illegal behavior such as loitering, littering and illegal consumption of alcohol, in order to promote a safer and cleaner area on and around Ka`eka Street. I have prepared a resolution pursuant to County Code Section 24-153.3, for introduction at Council to assist our efforts, which resolution, in consultation with the Chief of Police and Director of Public Works, may authorize the temporary closure and barricade of the southern roadway stub-out of Ka`eka Street. Thank you in advance for continued discussion regarding the above. My office will inform you when this resolution is scheduled for hearing at Council. EXHIBIT "C"