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Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd ~~°`"~q Aaron S.Y. Chung, Memher
Chair • James Y. Arakaki, Memher
• Leningrad Elarionoff, Member
J. Curtis Tyler, 1[I Julie Jacobson, Memher
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Vice Chair '~•ol•rA'y°" Nancy Pisicehio, Memher
Gary Safarik, Member
Dominic Yagong, Me~rher
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>'~IAWAI`I ~'OUNTY COUNCIL
COMMIT'~EE ON PLANNING r ~.1- -
~5t°' Session
DATE: November 19, 2002 (Tuesday) ,
PLACE: Councilroom
TIME: 3:00 p.m.
(Note: Please turn cell phones, pagers and gther Ynobile cotnanunication devices on silent Ynode.)
CALL TO ORDER
STATEMENTS FROM TIME PUI~LIC ON ITEMS ON TIIE AGENDA
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Comm. 493: AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE COUNTY OF HAWAII
(Bill 163) GENERAL PLAN AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 89 142, AS
AMENDED
From Mayor Harry Kim; dated January 16, 2002, transmitting a letter and the
above bill from Planning Commission Chair Geraldine M. Giffin. Also attached
with the submittal from Ms. Giffin are documents related to the proposed
revision.
Comm. 493.8: From Planning Committee Chair Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd, dated February 7,
2002, submitting for duplication purposes, transmittal by the Revised General
Plan identified as Appendix A, which was part of Communication 493.
As required by the Hawaii County Charter, the County Council in 1971 adopted by
ordinance a General Plan which set forth the Council's policy for long range
comprehensive physical development for the County. The General Plan also
gequired feve and tin year comprehensive reviews and updates to maintain the
Plan's dynamism alnd flexibility to accommodate major changes and trends within
the County.
This bill proposes numerous amendments to the General Plan as part of the current
comprehensive revroew, including revisions to the following elements and
components: Ecodomic, Energy, Environmental Quality, Flooding and Other
Natural Flazards, ~IiS$Or1C Sites, Natural fleauty, ;Natural Resources and Shoreline,
3-lousing, Public Facilities, Public- Utilities, Recreation, Transportation, Land Use,
the Plan's Introduction, Plan Implementation and Amendment Procedures. This
trill also proposes amendments to (1) the Facilities Flaps and (2) the Land Use
Pattern Allocation,Guide IORaps, which are the graphic expressions of the General
Plan policies, partileularly those relating to land uses.
PC-35 - 2 - November l9, 2002
In order to make aimendments to the General Plan, this bill repeals Ordinance No.
89-142 (1989 Genep~al Plan) and replaces it in its entirety. The bill is available upon
request or for inspection at the County Clerk's Office, 25 Aupuni St., Hilo; the
Office of the 19~layar, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 103, Kailua-Kona; and the
Kona Councilmemibers' Office, 77-6399 Nalani St., Suite 104, Kailua-Kona. Copies
of the Offocial version and the unofficial Ramseyered version of the bill showing the
proposed changes to the 1989 General Plan are available upon request or for
inspection at the above mentioned offices.
Comm. 493.143: From Josephine L. Keliipio, dated October 22, 2002, regarding her
recommendation that a policy be placed in the Economic Chapter of the General
Plan that. would promote and encourage a recycling industry. Further, states that
the Energy Chapter should do more to encourage energy alternatives and should
include a chart or spreadsheet showing all the energy alternatives, percentage
used, cost, etc. Makes suggestions regarding solar energy and attaches two
newspaper articles on recycling and solar bond.
DELITiERATION ON TIIE FOLLOWING SE TIONS OF TIDE PROPOSED COUNTY OF IIAWAI`I
GENERAL PLAloT REVISION: (Conna'a. ~393/I$Iilt 163)
INTRODUCTION (Pages 1 - 19)
ECONOMIC (Pages 20 -49)
ENERGY (Pages 50 - 58)
STATEMENTS FROM TIIE PUDLIC/ADJOURNMENT
The meeting place is accessible for persons with physical disabilities. Persons who need special accommodations
to attend this meeting should call 961-8245 by November 15, 2002. Persons using TDDs may call 961-8521.
(Copies of this agenda and the communications are posted and filed at the County Clerk's Office, 25 Aupuni St.,
Hilo; the Office of the Mayor, 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite 103, Kailua-Kona; and the Kona
Councilmembers' Office, 77-6399 Nalani St., Suite 104, Kailua-Kona. For further information, please call 961-
8245. Those wishing to testify, please register with the County Clerk's staff prior to the convening of the meeting.
If possible, submit fifteen (l 5) written copies of the testimony to staff prior to the convening of the meeting.)
VIEWING OF MEETINGS ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS TELEVISION -Channel 52 (Hilo/Kona) Public
Works & Intergovernmental Relations Committee.and Finance Committee meetings -Tuesdays, November 26
and December 3, 2002, at 8:30 p.m.; Parks & Environmental Management Committee, Human Services &
Economic Development Committee and Planning Committee meetings -Thursdays, November 28 and December
5, 2002, at 8:30 p.m.; and all five Committee meetings -Sunday, December 8. 2002, at 10:30 a.m.