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Page 1 of 1 <br /> Caseria, Susan <br /> From: Hart Phillips [ham@kona.neti <br /> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 3:36 PM <br /> To: counciltestimonyt~co.hawaii.hi.us <br /> Subject: Support Communication 176.35/Oppose Communication 176.40 <br /> May 14, 2007 <br /> Aloha Chairperson Ford and members of the Public Works and Intergovernmental Relations Committee, <br /> I am vvrlting lri Support Of amending Bill 51 as proposed in Communication 176.35 from Brenda Ford. <br /> Specifically, I support: <br /> • placing strict limits on the amount of development that can occur on slopes that are 10% or greater. <br /> • raising the requirements in Chapter 27 from the 10-year flood standard to the 100-year flood standard. <br /> • bringing specific requirements from the County's General Plan, Section 5. Flooding and Natural Hazard, into Chapter 27, [he <br /> County's Floodplain Management law <br /> • requiring [he creation of an integrated electronic informational database that will accessible to all County agencies and [he general <br /> public. <br /> • requiring 30-year old flood maps to be updated and expanded to include not only FEMA flood channels, but numerous mauka/makai <br /> "historic ditches" that only flow intermittently during high rainfall events. <br /> Finally, I oppose Communication 176.40 from Public Works Director Bruce McClure requesting postponement of the <br /> above amendments being proposed by Council members Brenda Ford and Pete Hoffmann. <br /> Malama Pono, <br /> Hartley Phillips <br /> <br /> PO Box 127, Captain Cook, HI, 96704 <br /> 5/14/2007 l:, ~ - <br /> <br />