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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN PWMTC 2022/10/05 2020-2022 Committee on Public Works and Mass Transit 27th Session Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii October 5, 2022 CALL TO The regular meeting of the Committee on Public Works and Mass Transit ORDER: was called to order at 9:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers, Hilo, by Ms. Susan L. K. Lee Loy, Chair. ROLL CALL: Present: Ms. Susan L. K. Lee Loy, Chair Mr. Matt Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Vice Chair(came in later) Mr. Aaron S. Y. Chung, Member Ms. Maile Medeiros David, Member Mr. Holeka Goro Inaba, Member Ms. Ashley L. Kierkiewicz, Member Ms. Heather Kimball, Member Ms. Rebecca Villegas, Member (came in later) Absent& Excused: Mr. Herbert M. "Tim" Richards, III, Member STATEMENTS The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, FROM THE Statements from the Public on Agenda Items. PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: (There were none.) ORDER OF The Chair directed the Committee to proceed to the next order of business, RESOLUTIONS: Order of Resolutions. Res. 542-22: ACCEPTS THE DEDICATION OF ROADWAY LOT A, IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP KEY: 2-5-003-110 (POR.), SITUATED AT KAUMANA HOMESTEADS, DISTRICT OF SOUTH HILO, ISLAND AND COUNTY OF HAWAI'I, STATE OF HAWAII, FROM MARK RODRIGUES AND KIM RODRIGUES, TRUSTEES OF THE RODRIGUES FAMILY JOINT REVOCABLE TRUST, DATED JUNE 1, 2011 The landholder seeks to dedicate the roadways and all improvements for public roadway purposes. Reference: Comm. 984 Intr. by: Ms. Lee Loy (B/R) PWMTC-27 October 5,2022 Motion to Approve: Mr. Inaba moved to recommend adoption of Res. 542-22. Seconded by Ms. Kierkiewicz. CHR. LEE LOY: I believe we have Corporation Counsel here. Anyone? I think this is just a standard receiving of dedication of our roadways. Anyone has any comments, questions? Mr. Inaba MR. INABA: Thank you. Corporation Counsel, please. (Note: At this time, Deputy Corporation Counsel Sinclair Salas-Ferguson came forward to address the members of the Committee.) MR. INABA: I see here we have a letter from DWS (Department of Water Supply) and the Planning Department. I just want to make sure that you folks gave final approval that we have everything completed and it is at dedicable standards. MR. SALAS-FERGUSON: Good morning. Deputy Corporation Counsel Sinclair Salas-Ferguson. Council Member Inaba, all the departments that were required to approve this dedication approved of it. MR. INABA: Thank you. That's it, Chair. Mahalo. CHR. LEE LOY: Thank you, Mr. Inaba. Anyone else? Mr. Chung. MR. CHUNG: I just want to make sure, this is along Kaumana Drive? MR. SALAS-FERGUSON: That's correct. MR. CHUNG: Yeah, so this is not within his subdivision? MR. SALAS-FERGUSON: No. MR. CHUNG: Okay. So I just want to explain this matter to everyone. You know, a portion of Kaumana Drive was encroaching upon Mr. and Mrs. Rodrigues' property for many, many, many, many years, okay. So I don't know exactly what kinds of improvements were made over here, but I think we definitely owe an obligation to the Rodrigues' to accept the dedication of this property. So it's not something where he built a subdivision, because he did develop a subdivision, as you can see all those things on the right of that map. But it's really for a portion of the Kaumana Drive that was encroaching upon his property that we're accepting, yeah. And he's been, well, I used this term earlier, but he's been very patient, and I'm talking patient over ten years kind of patient, yeah. And all during that time, right around the area is a chronically bad area, and we don't know why there are a lot of accidents in that area. All he's ever been asking for was some guardrails, and it took a really, really long time for whatever reason. Page 2 PWMTC-27 October 5,2022 So I just want to really thank you know, his wife just passed away you know, Mr. Rodrigues, and his wife also, for their many years of patience in this regard. Thank you. CHR. LEE LOY: Thank you, Mr. Chung, for providing a lot of context for us, and knowing your district. Any other members? Mr. Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you, Chair. Corporation Counsel, thank you for being here. The road is to our dedicable standards? Everything is above board on that? MR. SALAS-FERGUSON: Yeah, like Council Member Chung said, our road had been encroaching on their property for many years, so it's part of the subdivision. Part is their zoning change, and part of the subdivision process is it's required to be dedicated. So it's all—it's up to standard. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Okay. To our County standards, correct? MR. SALAS-FERGUSON: Yeah, DPW (Department of Public Works) approved the road as it is today. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you. MR. SALAS-FERGUSON: Yeah. MR. KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER: Thank you, Chair. I yield. CHR. LEE LOY: Go ahead, Mr. Chung. MR. CHUNG: Yeah, and then I don't know the extent of their improvements, but the Department of Public Works went in there, with Neil Azevedo and his crew. They got the plans from Engineering; it took a while. But then they went and constructed the improvements and then made it safer as well, too. We still don't know why that place you know, we're thinking maybe algae or something was accumulating whenever it rained, but it was always the same kind of accident, and people saying that they weren't speeding. And they were always going into either Mr. Rodrigues' property or to another property on the other side but of the road, Estabilio property. Always, yeah, and even with the lightest rain, too. But I believe that the County came in and made the improvements. Thanks. CHR. LEE LOY: Thank you, Mr. Chung. Anyone else? Seeing none. We have a motion to forward Resolution 542-22 to the Council with a favorable recommendation. All those in favor, please say "aye." Page 3