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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 255 Draft 01 2004-2006 „YY O( A?'•;~~ ~~;q' COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII •J.;\ ...((W ~M(~' RESOLUTION NO. 2 S ~ ~ RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE MAYOR AND HIS ADMINISTRATION TO EXPEDITE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LA'ALOA STREET EXTENSION AND, AS A SEPARATE PROJECT, WHILE THIS IS BEING PLANNED AND DESIGNED, PROVIDE TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICES ON LA'ALOA STREET VIA A SEPARATE BUT CONCURRENT PROJECT CALLED THE LA'ALOA STREET TRAFFIC CALMING PROJECT. WHEREAS, the White Sands, Keauhou View Estates and Ali'i Heights subdivisions have been built over the past thirty years with Ali'i Heights Subdivision not yet completed; and WHEREAS, there are over 400 homes involved in these three subdivisions that all use La'aloa Street, one-way-in and one-way-out that ultimately empty onto Ali'i Drive; and WHEREAS, with the on-going building of subdivision, custom homes and condominium complexes, the traffic congestion on Ali'i Drive has become a quagmire ofbumper-to-bumper cars, bicycles, wheelchairs, joggers and pedestrians trying to stay alive and well; and WHEREAS, the developer was to have built a comrector road to Kuakini but was informed by the county Public Works Department that the road would too steep and, in lieu of the developer providing the connector gave funds to the county to design and construct an alternate connector that would be less steep and safer for traffic; and WHEREAS, the Dratt Lnvironmental Assessment for the La'aloa Street Extension to Kuakini Highway has been published, and WHEREAS, it is a matter of life and death plus citizen well-being that the Mayor and his Administration provide the resources and creativity needed to complete the La'aloa Street Extension -that will greatly help alleviate the congestion on Ali'i Drive and provide a sate evacuation route; and WHEREAS, at a recent community meeting called by the Public Works Department, the Context Sensitive Solution Process was discussed and it was indicated that the Public Works Department would be implementing this process in order to get community input in the design and implementation of traffic calming devices for that portion of La'aloa Street presently constructed and in use. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the Mayor and his Administration are requested to expedite the design and construction of that portion of the La'aloa Street Extension that is the obligation of the County; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and his administration move with great haste to install the traffic calming devices through the Context Sensitive Solution Process for the safety of those who travel the La'aloa Street; and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVEll, that copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Mayor and his Administration, the White Sands, Keauhou View Estates and Ali'i Heights subdivisions through mailing and/or media. DATED: ,Hawaii, this day of 2006. INTRODUCED BY: ' x t,,,. ~ ~Ci7--, ~ ~ 4 COUNC L MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII COUN"I'Y COUNCIL ROLL cnLE vole County of Hawaii _ Aves Noes ABS i;x Hilo, Hawaii ARAxAKi HIGA I hereby certify [hat the foregoing RESOLUTION was by HOEPMANN the vote indicared to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the HOLSCI IUH Counq of Hawai'f on - - IKEDA ISNELL ~ ATTEST: JACOnSON PILAGO snEARih - - ~ Reference: C-667/pt,7~gC COUNTY CLERK CHAIRMAN & PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO.