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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0434.004 1996-1998 oJ~ty OM•M,~i JOHN L. SANTANGELQ JR. ` ~~Lh•- Phrne: (808) 961-8263 Councilmemher 'Tf FOR M'~ C= COII?~`I~Y COU.~ ICIL p" County of Hawaii C'~1 c--' Hawaii County Building ~ ; 25 Aupuni Street u Hilo, Hawaii 96720 August 25, ] 997 ci TO: James Y. Arakaki, Chair and Members of the Hawaii County Coun it FROM: John Santangelo, Council Member RE: Resolution No. 140-97, Relating to the a Emergency Access Road Attached for your information is some additional background relating to Resolution No. 140-97. This letter from Mr. Norman Olesen of the Mayor's Office, dated August 25, 1997, offers a clarification of the purpose and intent of the project. Thank you very much for your consideration of this important matter. lc Encl. tc~oiAr 110._~,~ i~~ xU._ D C ~ fiat. To; ~ 2 S 1997 n ~ 40a~tV Os M1~ ~2,I~r;.; ~ William G. Davis Stephen K. Ya mashiro ~ Momiwi,q D6rcfur Mnyar - . I ii•n n' Cho 4 +r, o~•N~+!.~ Urpulp ;Jana~uiy Director Cnnuut~r a~ ~ttfvuii 25 Aupuni Slreet, Ruom 215 • llilo, Hawaii 96720-4252 (ri08) 9fi1-8211 Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 75-5706 Kuakini Highway, Suite lU3 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 (808)329-5226 Fax (808)326-5663 Auyust 25, 1997 Dear Property Owner: Re: Hawaiian Acres Subdivision, Emergency Access Road Project Based on correspondence received, the following is a clarification of the purpose and intent of the project: • The enclosed excerpts from the Environmental Assessment describe the Project Location, the Purpose and Objectives of Action, and the Project Description. • The existing roads in Hawaiian Acres are designated by the Land Court as Road Lot 6213. After the County of Hawaii approves the Resolution you have previously received, this portion that the County is acquiring, will be designated as Road Lot 6213A. • Funding for the project will come from the County Capital Improvement Fund. There will be NO assessment for the road surfacing on any of the property owners, nor will any of the existing lots of record be affected. • This project has no affect on your taxes. • There will be no payment to property owners for the proposed Road Lot 6213A. No taxes have been paid on the Road Lot 6213 since the subdivision was first formed. • This project does not affect any of the utility easements or rights of way. • The Road Lot the County will be acquiring by Resolution has not been restricted to general public travel for more than five (5) years and therefore allows the County to adopt the Road Lot by resolution in accordance with the Hawaii Revised Statutes, Section 264-1(c)(2). n ~ August 25, 1997 Page 2 Property Owner Resolution 140-97 will be acted on by the County Council on September 3 and September 17, 1997. Any comments on the resolution should be addressed to Hawaii County Council, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, HI 96720. Sincerely, l j Norman Olesen Executive Assistant, Mayor's Office Enclosures r PART f: ACTION DESCRII'TION I.I Project Location The County of Hawaii proposes to fund construction improvements and assume maintenance and liability for an emergency access road that would connect State Highway l 1 to State Highway 130, passing through the Hawaiian Acres and Ainaloa subdivisions. The route begins at the junction of Old Volcano Trail (a County road) and S Road near Kuttistown in Hawaiian Acres; then proceeds southeast 4.5 miles along S Road to F Road; northeast 0.3 miles along F Road to 9 Road; southeast 0.50 miles along 9 Road to parcel 1-6-45:073 (hereafter referred to as the connector lot); northeast 0.3 miles across the connector lot to Ainaloa Blvd.; and then northeast 3. I miles along Ainaloa Blvd. to its junction with Highway 130 (all distances approximate) (Fig. I). The total length of roadway is approximately 8.7 miles. The County will assume ownership and responsibility for the entire right-of--way associated with each road, which has a width of 60 feet in Ainaloa and 40 Feet in Hawaiian Acres. 1.2 Pumose and Ohjectives of Action The primary purpose of the project is to provide a paved road connecting Highway 130 and Highway I 1 in order to improve Police Department, Fire Department, and ambulance services. It would also provide a bypass in case of accidents or Civil Defense emergencies that closed Highway 130 between Ainaloa and Keaau. Especially useful would be the ability of Hawaiian Acres residents tvho are prevented by flooding along the subdivision roads that connect to Highway I I to exit via Ainaloa Blvd. The road would also be open for public travel and would serve residents for travel within and between the Hawaiian Acres and Ainaloa Subdivisions. The project proposal developed as a combination of several ideas generated within the Hawaii County Fire Department, the Office of the Ntayor, and the Hawaiian Acres and Ainaloa Community Associations. The dedication of the road (albeit to emergency standards only) would enable future capacity and safety improvements to be paid for with fuel tax maintenance funds. 1 9 P 1 l.3 Pmiect n ecri to ion Except far the connector lot mentioned above ;a distance of approximately (,500 Ceet), the road already exists. The project would widen, pave and otherwise improve the road as appropriate to meet the following standards: o Two paved 8-foot travel lanes, with center stripe; o Two paved 2-foot shoulders, striped for separation from travel lanes; 0 2-inch AC pavement; o Sight distance appropriate to 25 MPH road. Alt surfacing on the existing roads would be done over compacted base course that •.vas installed about 30 years ago and has become overgrown from lack of maintenance. Tfre ' new section on the connector lot would require grading and a base course in addition to paving. Because this section is an entirely new road, slightly higher standards requiring 20 feet of paved lanes, 6-foot shoulders, and Z-inch AC pavement over 4 inches of base course with 6 inches of sub-base (if necessary) will be applied. Most road work would take place in Hawaiian Acres and in the connector lot, because Ainaloa Blvd. currently meets the above standards in most places and requires only minor widening and striping. Ainaloa Blvd and much of Road 8 (approximately 60 percent of the total route) are already paved. Several sections of the road require safety modifications in order to meet minimum sight distance safety requirements. Because the roads are all straight, no adjustment of horizontal alignment is necessary. Blind hills impair sight distance in several locations, which will be improved mostly through placement of fill. Avery limited area of cutting is required. The road would have a posted speed limit of 25 MPH. A County Capital Improvement Fund of $1,000,000 has been authorized to bring the route up to County emergency standards. These funds can only be applied after the County acquires ownership of the road.