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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: January 31, 2012 Re: Comm. 531 PLACE: Council Chambers Hilo, Hawaii TIME: 10:31 a.m. Council Chair and Members Hawai`i County Council Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Comm. 531, reports as follows: Communication No. 531, from Mayor Billy Kenoi, dated January 9, 2012, requests confirmation of the appointment of Nominee Ms. Nancy Carr-Smith to the County of Hawai`i Board of Appeals. Ms. Carr-Smith is a ten-year resident of Hawaii. She is self-employed and the Principal Broker for Aloha Kohala Realty. Ms. Carr-Smith will complete her term as a member of the South Kohala CDP (Community Development Plan) Action Committee in February 2012. She is a board member of the Waimea Community Association and Ka Ulu 0 Kona. She is also a mediator at the West Hawai`i Mediation Center and volunteers with the Waimea Parade/Lokahi Giving Project. Ms. Carr-Smith is a member of the Democratic Party; and if confirmed, will serve a term to expire on December 31, 2016. Charmaine Shigemura, Executive Assistant to Mayor William Kenoi, introduced Ms. Carr-Smith who was present at the Waimea Council Office. Ms. Can-Smith stated that her volunteer work on the Action Committee of the South Kohala CDP is wrapping up and she would like to continue to do community volunteer work. She also stated that the Board of Appeals is a board that she can both contribute to and learn from. Council Member Pilago expressed his firm support and thanked Ms. Carr-Smith for her community service. Council Member Yagong stated that Ms. Carr-Smith's background in mediation will be very helpful for the Board and thanked her for her willingness to serve. Committee Chair Hoffmann related that Ms. Carr-Smith lives in his district and thanked her for her work in the community. Ms. Carr-Smith is not required to be present at full Council for final confirmation. PC Rept. No.: 41