HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP PC 043 10/23/2001 2000-2002 REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
DATE: October 23, 2001 Re: C-378
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 1:12 p.m.
Chair and Members
I-lawai`i County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Communication No. 378 transmitted by Mayor Harry
Kim dated October 10, 2001, reports as follows:
Communication No. 378 recommends the appointment of the following individual to the Hawaii County
Board of Appeals to serve a term ending December 31, 2005:
Mr. John Joseph Langenstein, of no political affiliation, will fill a vacant position. He will be
representing Council District 7.
Mr. Langenstein has lived in I-lawai`i for more than 25 years and is presently self-employed as a
coffee farmer and processor. He is a founding member of the Kona Farmers Alliance, past vice
president of the Kona Coffee Council, past vice president of the Kona County Farm Bureau, and a
past coach for the American Youth Soccer League.
Pursuant to Section 5-6.3 of the Hawaii County Charter, the mayor shall appoint members of the Board of
Appeals to be confirmed by the Council, as prescribed in Section 13-4 of the Hawaii County CI%arter.
Mr. Langenstein's appointment to the Board of Appeals will bring their membership to six with one
unfilled position remaining.
Committee Member Dominic Yagong mentioned that there have been an ample number of appeals lately,
especially regarding CPR's. Mr. Langenstein responded that he sees the CPR's as being abusive in the
agricultural districts; whereas, he would like to see agriculture remain in the districts zoned Agriculture.
Your Committee on Planning recommends the approval of the appointment of Mr. John Joseph
Langenstein to the Hawai` i County Board of Appeals.
AYES NOES A ~c E EX
LEITHEAD-TODD X Respectfully submitted,
TYLER X COMMITTEE ON,PLANNI~JG
ARAKAKI X ~ _ ~ ~ i% ~
ELARIONOFF X Bf~ Y JEAN LEITHEAD-TODD, CHAIR
JACOBSON X
PISICCI~IO X PC REPORT NO. 43
SAFARIK X ADOPTED: ~ `~~Q~~
YAGONG X