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Home My WebLink AboutAGE LAAC 2023/08/15 (2022-2024) ACTIONS HOLEKA GORO INABA tv OF a CINDY EVANS Chan and Presiding Officer �?N'. '� +� 7ENN KAGIWADA J MATT KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER ASHLEY L.KIERKIEWICZ MICHELLE M. GALIMBA HEATHER L.KIMBALL Vice Chair —° +f,TE OF H►' SUSAN L.K.LEE LOY REBECCA VILLEGAS COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i Hawai`i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i, 96720 COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE APPROVALS AND ACQUISITIONS 14'h Session ORDER OF BUSINESS West Hawaii Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Building A Kailua-Kona, Hawaii August 15, 2023 1:30 p.m. NOTE: The Hilo Council Chambers is closed for this meeting. Public Attendance via Courtesy Site is available at the following locations: • Old Kohala Courthouse, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa`au; and • Pahoa Council Office, 15-2879 Pahoa Village Road If a courtesy site is unavailable and/or participation is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. Oral Public Testimony via Zoom: To provide oral testimony via Zoom, email councilremotetestimony@hawaiicounty.gov or call (808) 961-8255 to complete the registration process and obtain meeting login information. Please contact our office to register by 12:00 noon, Monday, August 14, 2023. Submitting Written Testimony: To ensure timely delivery to Council Members prior to the meeting, written testimony must be submitted no later than 12:00 noon on Monday,August 14, 2023,by: (1) email to counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov; (2) facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or(3) mail to the County Clerk's Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720. All written testimony, regardless of time of receipt, will be made part of the permanent record. Please submit separate testimony for each item. Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer LAAC-14 August 15,2023 CALL TO ORDER—1:30 p.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Pursuant to HRS § 92-3, oral testimony may be provided entirely at the beginning of the meeting, or immediately preceding the agenda item being opened for deliberation by the committee. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS Res. 220-23: AWARDS A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO ALA KAHAKAI TRAIL ASSOCIATION Approves a grant of$160,000 to Ala Kahakai Trail Association, a 501(c)(3)nonprofit organization to establish a Kaunamano Community Resource Management Plan to ensure the conservation, preservation, and protection of Kaunamano Property in Ka`u, (Tax Map Keys: 9-5-011:001, 004, 005, 006 and 9-5-012:001), pursuant to Section 10-16(h) of the Hawaii County Charter. Reference: Comm. 391 Intr. by: Ms. Galimba RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—8. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: Committee Member Galimba— 1. Page 2 LAAC-14 August 15,2023 Res. 221-23: AWARDS A PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE FUND STEWARDSHIP GRANT TO ALA KAHAKAI TRAIL ASSOCIATION Approves a grant of$87,000 to Ala Kahakai Trail Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for its Waikapuna-Kaunamano Heritage Preserve Ranger Program for the maintenance, protection, and preservation of the Waikapuna and Kaunamano Properties in Ka`u, (Tax Map Keys: 9-5-007:016, 9-5-011:001, 004, 005, 006 and 9-5-012:001), pursuant to Section 10-16(h) of the Hawaii County Charter. Reference: Comm. 392 Intr. by: Ms. Galimba RECOMMENDED ADOPTION: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—8. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: Committee Member Galimba— 1. BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Bill 61: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-19 (NORTH HILO ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING) OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016 EDITION, AS AMENDED), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL—TWENTY ACRES (A-20a) TO AGRICULTURAL—FIVE ACRES (A-5a) AT `O`OKALA, NORTH HILO, HAWAII, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 3-9-001:024 (Applicant: Dennis Schmitz) (Area: 20.027 acres) The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for this change of zone request, which would allow the applicant to request the subdivision of the property into four lots, each approximately five acres in size. The property is located north (makai) of Old Mamalahoa Highway approximately 270 feet east of its intersection with Milo Street. Reference: Comm. 388 Intr. by: Mr. Inaba(B/R) (Note: Vote on Bill 61 is on the next page) Page 3 LAAC-14 August 15,2023 RECOMMENDED PASSAGE ON FIRST READING: Ayes: Committee Members Evans, Galimba, Kagiwada, Kaneali`i-Kleinfelder, Kierkiewicz, Kimball, Lee Loy, Villegas, and Chair Inaba—9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT—2:21 p.m. Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed to introduce legislation `By Request" on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify support of or opposition to the proposal. Live stream of County Council Committee Meetings: To view the live stream of this meeting, at the scheduled meeting start time, type the following into the address bar of the browser: http://hawaiicounty.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view—id=1. 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