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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0601.001 2014-2016Margaret Wille o. ,, PhoneNo -Hilo: (808)961-8027 Cmmdl Member ��. .P:'•,� Phone No. Waimea: (808) 887-2043 Disn5cr9-h'or0, and Sonth Knhala i• Fax ) 887-2072 (808 No.: I• 00/ E -Mail: mwille(a,)co.haweii.hi.us HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County ofHawai'i Hnwal'i County Building Holomua Center Rest Hmvai'i Cloic Cew, Bldg. 1 25 Aupunl Sweet 61-1067 A7mnalahaa fhgheay, Suit, C-5 74-5049 Ane Keahokalole lley. I/i1o, 71mvni'l 96720 linlmen. limtai'i 96743 Koh,, -Kano, Harv,n i.96790 ET_ n TO: Diu Mamo Kanuha, Council Chair t and Members of the Hawaii County Council � 1 -argaret FROM: Wille, Council Member DATE: January 5, 2016 0' SUBJECT: Testimony from John D. Winter, Chair, N. Kohala CDP Action Committee Regarding Bill 124 Attached please find testimony submitted this morning by the Chair of the North Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee. Please distribute copies for to at today's Planning Committee meeting. Thank you. M W'dh An, Serving lite Interests of lite people of Our Island Hawaii County Is An Equal Opporlualtp Provider And Employer Comm.6_ Ref. To:: O--- R0. Dote JAN 05 2015 From: John Winter <winterj@whitman.edu> Sent: Monday, January 04, 2016 6'10 PM To: Council Testimony Cc: Margaret Wille Subject: Bill 124 Attachments: Bill 124 suggestions.docx Dear Mr. Maeda. I'm sorry for the late input, but I have only recently seen Ms. Willa's draft of Bill 124. I have been chair of the North Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee (CDP -AC) for nearly three years. We who work as volunteers to help the county planning process really appreciate Ms Wille's endeavors to support us. Having been in 'the trenches' of the incipient stages of relationships between the CDP Action Committees and the Planning Department, I have intimate knowledge of the problems associated with staffing of these committees. I am presently speaking as an individual, because the NKCDP-AC has not had the opportunity to meet and discuss or approve of this Bill. But these issues are very real and I am hoping to suggest a few changes to the Bill to clarify the deficiencies and make it more functional for all County ACs. My suggestions are in the MS Word document attached. In it I have placed a line through the parts of the present draft that I think should be replaced and I have made my replacement suggestions in bold type. I hope you find it in your heart and capacity as County Clerk to pass these late suggestions along to the Council members. Thank yaw so much (and happy new year). John John D Winter Chair, North Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee PO Box 849 Kapa'au HI 96755 (808)889-6901 SECTION 2. Chapter 16, article 3, section 16- 5, Hawai' i County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows: Section 16- 5. Membership and tenure. a) The CDP action committee shall consist of nine members. All members shall have a primary residence in the arca covered by the CDP. The members shall be appointed by the mayor and approved by the County council. If a position remains vacant for more than three months a person to fill the position may be appointed by a council member who represents the area encompassed by the respective CDP and the appointment approved by the council Prior service as a member of a CDP steering committee shall not disqualify an individual from serving on the CDP action committee. b) The members shall serve staggered terms of four years. Upon the initial appointment of the committee, three members shall serve for a term of two years, three members for a term of three years, and three members for a term of four years. e, r.,.,.,. •,••^• ,..e...r..,-. m_. be appointed for u to4hree4e�s. When the term of a rneffibeF expines, the membeFsl�ue to serve until a -4 Annoino-d. Wx',qJH,- —apanpipq shall he filled PriBF to Fevittema arnmember v hese te� . A member whose term date) until all vacancies have been filled. Following a second term and replacement, members may not he reappointed for at least two years. c) The membership should reflect a broad cross- section of the community. The community development plan may specify more detailed selection criteria consistent with this objective. d) A chairperson and vice -chairperson shall be elected from its membership annually at the first meeting of each calendar year. (e) Each CDP Action Committee may establish rules of procedure necessary for the conduct of its business, which rules shall contain at a minimum the time and place of all regular meetings, (f) Except as provided for in this section, the committee shall be governed by the County Charter, section 13- 4."