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Home My WebLink AboutAGE PC 2016/01/05 (2014-2016) ACTIONS GREGGOR ILAGAN AARON S. Y. CHUNG KAREN EOFF Chair and Presiding Officer DRU MAMO KANUHA DENNIS “FRESH” ONISHI MAILE “MEDEIROS” DAVID DANNY PALEKA VALERIE T. POINDEXTER Vice Chair MARGARET WILLE COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai‘i Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 COMMITTEE ON PLANNING th 19 Session ORDER OF BUSINESS Hawai‘i County Building 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai‘i January 5, 2016 9:30 a.m. (Note: Please turn all communication devices to silent mode.) CALL TO ORDER - 9:58 a.m. ROLL CALL STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS COMMUNICATIONS Comm. 609: NOMINATION OF ANN KERN TO THE KAILUA VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated December 15, 2015, submitting for the Council’s review and confirmation the above nomination. Recommends confirmation of the appointment of Ann Kern to the Kailua Village Design Commission: Ayes: Committee Members David, Eoff, Kanuha, Onishi, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Ilagan - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Chung - 1. Excused: None. Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. PC-19 January 5, 2016 Comm. 610: NOMINATION OF PAULINE KE‘ALA LEE LOY AND THERESA K. DONHAM TO THE CULTURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated December 15, 2015, submitting for the Council’s review and confirmation the above nomination. Recommends confirmation of the appointment of Pauline Ke‘ala Lee Loy to the Cultural Resources Commission: Ayes: Committee Members David, Eoff, Kanuha, Onishi, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Ilagan - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Chung - 1. Excused: None. Recommends confirmation of the appointment of Theresa K. Donham to the Cultural Resources Commission: Ayes: Committee Members David, Eoff, Kanuha, Onishi, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Ilagan - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Chung - 1. Excused: None. Comm. 611: NOMINATION OF JOHN (JACK) HOYT TO THE NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE From Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated December 15, 2015, submitting for the Council’s review and confirmation the above nomination. Recommends confirmation of the appointment of John (Jack) Hoyt to the North Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee: Ayes: Committee Members David, Eoff, Kanuha, Onishi, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Ilagan - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Chung - 1. Excused: None. ORDER OF RESOLUTIONS BILLS FOR ORDINANCES Page 2 PC-19 January 5, 2016 Bill 116: AMENDS CHAPTER 25, ARTICLE 1, ARTICLE 2, AND ARTICLE 4 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL TOURISM The bill would amend Sections 25-1-5(b), Definitions; 25-2-71(g), Applicability; and 25-2-75, Plan approval application requirements; as they pertain to Agricultural Tourism. Also would amend Section 25-4-15, Agricultural Tourism, to add and amend definitions and types of use for “major” and “minor” agricultural tourism activities; and sets forth specific regulations for each. Reference: Comm. 554 Intr. by: Ms. Wille Postponed: November 17 and December 1, 2015 Bill 116 postponed to February 2, 2016: Ayes: Committee Members Chung, David, Eoff, Kanuha, Onishi, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Ilagan - 9. Noes: None. Absent: None. Excused: None. ; and Comm. 554.4: From Council Member Margaret Wille, dated November 30, 2015, transmitting proposed amendments to Bill 116. (Note: There is a motion by Ms. Wille seconded by Mr. Paleka to refer Bill 116 to the Planning Director and Planning Commissions, pursuant to Section 25-2-43(b), Hawai‘i County Code; and a motion by Ms. Wille seconded by Mr. Kanuha to amend Bill 116 with the contents of Comm. 554.4.) Page 3 PC-19 January 5, 2016 Bill 124: AMENDS CHAPTER 16, ARTICLE 3, SECTION 16-5 OF THE HAWAI‘I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEES (CDPAC) The amendments would: 1) Allow a Council Member to appoint members to fill vacant positions if the CDPAC serves within that Council Member’s Council District and the position has been vacant for at least three months, subject to confirmation by the Council; 2) Allow a CDPAC member to serve up to three terms; and 3) Require that vacancies be filled before replacing a CDPAC member whose term has expired, if that member is willing to continue to serve until the vacancies are filled. Reference: Comm. 601 Intr. by: Ms. Wille Bill 124 withdrawn by introducer (Ms. Wille). Bill 127: AMENDS THE STATE LAND USE BOUNDARIES MAPS FOR THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I, BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM THE AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT TO THE URBAN DISTRICT AT PANA‘EWA ND HOUSE LOTS, 2 SERIES, SOUTH HILO, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 2-2-056:002 (Applicants: Minoru, Jr., and Katherine Takehiro) (Area: 2.666 acres) Recommends passage of Bill 127 on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members David, Eoff, Kanuha, Onishi, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Ilagan - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Aaron Chung - 1. Excused: None. ; and Page 4 PC-19 January 5, 2016 Bill 128: AMENDS SECTION 25-8-33 (CITY OF HILO ZONE MAP), ARTICLE 8, CHAPTER 25 (ZONING CODE) OF THE HAWAIʻI COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION), BY CHANGING THE DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION FROM AGRICULTURAL – THREE ACRES (A-3a) TO RESIDENTIAL AND AGRICULTURAL – ONE-HALF ACRE (RA-.5a) AT PANA‘EWA HOUSE LOTS, ND 2 SERIES, SOUTH HILO, HAWAI‘I, COVERED BY TAX MAP KEY: 2-2-056:002 (Applicants: Minoru, Jr., and Katherine Takehiro) (Area: 2.666 acres) The Windward Planning Commission forwards its favorable recommendation for this change of zone, which would allow the applicants to subdivide the property into four lots that the applicants state would be conveyed to their children. Reference: Comm. 612 Intr. by: Mr. Ilagan (B/R) Recommends passage of Bill 128 on first reading: Ayes: Committee Members David, Eoff, Kanuha, Onishi, Paleka, Poindexter, Wille, and Chair Ilagan - 8. Noes: None. Absent: Committee Member Aaron Chung - 1. Excused: None. ADJOURNMENT - 11:43 a.m. Note: B/R, when listed next to the name of an Introducer, signifies that the Council Member has agreed to introduce legislation “By Request” on behalf of the requesting party. It does not necessarily signify support of or opposition to the proposal. The meeting places are accessible for persons with disabilities. Persons who need special December 31, 2015 accommodations for this meeting should call 961-8245 by. Relay users please call 711(961-8245) to contact our office. Public attendance via courtesy site is available at the following locations until 4:30 p.m. or later in the event public testimony has not been completed:  Kona Council Office, West Hawai‘i Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Building A; and  Waimea Council Office, Holomua Center, 64-1067 Māmalahoa Highway, Suite 5. Public attendance via courtesy site is also available at the following locations until public testimony has been completed:  Conference Room adjacent to Hisaoka Gymnasium, Kamehameha Park Complex, 54-382 Kamehameha Park Road, Kapa‘au;  Nā‘ālehu State Office Building, 95-5669 Māmalahoa Highway, Nā‘ālehu; and Pāhoa Neighborhood Facility, 15-2710 Kauhale Street. Page 5 PC-19 January 5, 2016 If for technical or other unanticipated circumstances the video and/or audio connection cannot be made or is disrupted, the scheduled meeting will continue. Live stream of County Council Committee Meetings: Meetings are available for live viewing. Click on Council Meetings on the County’s homepage at http://www.hawaiicounty.gov. Copies of this agenda and items listed on the agenda are available on the County Council-Clerk web page at http://www.hawaiicounty.gov/lb-council-committee/. For further information, please call 961-8245. Submitting Written Testimony: Those submitting written testimony at the meeting should bring fourteen (14)before 12:00 noon copies for distribution. Public testimony may also be submitted on the business day prior to the meeting : (1) by mail to the County Clerk’s Office in Hilo at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720; (2) by facsimile to (808) 961-8912; or (3) by e-mail to Please submit separate testimony for each item. counciltestimony@hawaiicounty.gov. Submitting Video Testimony: Those submitting video testimony may email a complete web address before 12:00 noon on the business day prior to the (url) to videotestimony@hawaiicounty.gov meeting . The email shall indicate the appropriate Committee or Council meeting, the meeting date, agenda item (communication, bill, resolution, or report number), and number of testifiers on the video Each video submittal shall be limited to a single agenda item submittal. . Video submittals may contain up to three individual testifiers and shall each be up to three minutes in length. Video testimony will not be played during the meeting; however, it will be distributed to Council Members prior to the meeting. The Office of the County Clerk reserves the right to refuse testimony containing inappropriate content or that is not in compliance with Council Rule 13 (Public Statements and Testimony). Viewing of Meetings on Government Access Television - Channel 55: Public Safety and Mass Transit, Planning, Public Works and Parks and Recreation, Governmental Relations and Economic Development, and Finance Committee meetings - Tuesdays, January 12 and 19 at 7:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, January 16 at 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (These airtimes are subject to preemption by broadcasts from the State Legislature, and are subject to change by Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i. Please check the current legislative broadcast schedule on the Na Leo ‘O Hawai‘i website at http://www.naleo.tv/tv-schedules/channel-55/.) Page 6