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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0975.001 2016-2018 • Phone: (808) 323-4280 Karen Eoff SY of N -o .•'f .'',.`!'v Fax: (808) 329-4786 Council Vice Chair �•'c,� �• •• �I rr, Email: karen.eoff@hawaiicounty.gov Planning Committee Chair • ...,4:`��% HAWAII COUNTY COUNCIL County of Hawai`i West Hawai`i Civic Center, Bldg.A 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy. c) Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740 CIO CrD t.: --( Cit "n DATE: July 10, 2018 "' >rn TO: Valerie T. Poindexter, Council Chairwoman x'= And Members of the Hawai`i County Council .4= FROM: Karen Eoff, Council Member, Council District 8 —North Kona SUBJECT: Submitting Powerpoint Material received from the Planning Department regarding Comm. 975 that requests an update regarding housing solutions for those displaced by the recent lava event. Attached please find Powerpoint Material received from the Department of Planning. This material will be presented regarding Communication No. 975 from Council Members Karen Eoff and Dru Kanuha during the July 10, 2018 Human Services and Social Services Committee meeting. Thank you. KE/wpb Attachment: Powerpoint Material from the Department of Planning Comm. No. q-7 s P Ref. To: 1201.5 SSC. Ref. Date JUL 1 0 2018 Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island Hawai!i County Is an Equal Opportunity Provider And Employer Recovery Housing Update July 10, 2018 From Response to Recovery TIL DIC19RCCRY� lPPtAMPWnWX (PNO tr) � KA 1 F RY I" A T Pr�"Ondno'dr PREP,AREnNESS ■ !SHORT- RM IN I [, RMI- 1 A It, LONG-TERM FaVanu UAY5 w6+ MOnm, "OWHS-YEAft Response y Assistance y Recovery (FEMA "Emergency Support Functions" -- ESFs) (Stafford Act Programs) (FEMA "Recovery Support Functions" -- RSFs) Guiding Principles • Create housing that provides a Choices range of choices for various income, family -size and lifestyle choices • Timeliness is critical especially for Timeliness, Ishort and medium term solutions • Working together with all our partners will lead to better housing choices for impacted families Guiding Principles • Leverage disaster planning and Opportunities Leverage"l—", financing to overcome barriers for building more affordable housing. Community • Engage communities in planning Engagement process. Align plans with General Plan and Puna CDP. itigate • Mitigate future hazard exposures Current Emergency Sheltering • Pahoa Community Center = 182 • Kea'au Armory= 37 • Total = 219 • Determining barriers to exiting shelter. This will inform mix of programs and assistance needed to close current shelters. FEMA Registration L • FEMA will provide data on housing needs of those registered for assistance. This will inform mix of housing and assistance needed by evacuees. Exiting Emergency Sheltering • Clearinghouse — Developing system to match displaced owners and renters with available inventory and to incentivize longer term rentals • Rental assistance from NGOs. • Investigating expansion of Section 8 vouchers • FEMA Program for short-term non - congregate sheltering for displaced survivors. • County likely to request to expand this program to other forms of accommodations such as bed & breakfast and vacation rentals. From Response to Recovery TIL DIC19RCCRY� lPPtAMPWnWX (PNO tr) � KA 1 F RY I" A T Pr�"Ondno'dr PREP,AREnNESS ■ !SHORT- RM IN I [, RMI- 1 A It, LONG-TERM FaVanu UAY5 w6+ MOnm, "OWHS-YEAft Temporary Shelter Housing Faith -Based Orgs & NGOs Sponsored Potential State & County Lands "N Private Property • Sacred Hearts Church -20 units with 20+ more • Connect Point Church — planned 11 units in HPP • I<aeo Jones/Puuhonua o Puna — potential 50 units in Pahoa • Determining need for non -congregate temporary shelter housing at Pana`ewa Equestrian Center, Maku`u, or Keonepoko. • This demands intensive coordination with FEMA to be eligible for assistance. • Currently, exemptions provided by proclamations are not being considered for temporary shelter housing on private property because of lack of services. • Investigating options Response to Recovery TIL DIC19RCCRY� lPFtAMFWnWX (PNO tr) � KA 1 F RY I" •w T Pr�"Ondno'dr, PREP,AREnNESS ■ !SHORT- RM IN I [, RMI- 1 A It, LONG-TERM FaVanu UAY5 w6+ MOnm, "OWHS-YEAft Recovery Housing Plan Guiding Principles GP, CDPs and Community Engagement RECOVERY HOUSING PLAN Recovery Puna CDP Opportunity ("Recovery Support (Goal Areas) (funding, authority) Functions") m General Plan "More than 25 percent of the area in Zone 1 has been covered by lava since 1800. Zone 2 includes the areas adjacent to and downslope of the most active parts of the rift zones. About 15-25 percent of the areas in Zone 2 has been covered by lava since 1800." • Protect human life • Prevent damage to man-made improvements • Control pollution • Prevent damage from inundation General Plan • Maintain a housing supply that allows a variety of choices • Attain safe, sanitary and livable housing • Create viable communities with affordable housing and suitable living environments • Make affordable housing available in reasonable proximity to employment centers • Encourage and expand home ownership opportunities for residents Puna CDP Relevant Goa • Reduce exposure to high risk natural hazards • Retain the rural character of Puna while protecting its natural and cultural resources • Lands for agricultural use are preserved • Reduced overall number of buildable lots in Puna • Encourage infrastructure improvements consistent with CDP growth management strategies • Support CDP identified village & town centers, including the underserved subdivisions Future Considerations for Lava Zones 1 & 2 • Inundated • Isolated • Evacuated • Voluntarily evacuated • Impacted by gases • Earthquake • Potentially - impacted nd Use Tools • Condemnation • Land use district or zone amendments • Transfers of development rights Im lications • FEMA assistance • Property tax rates • Mortgages • Insurance • Income tax Increasing the Housing Supply Short Term Options Multi -Family Lease and Repair Move/Relocate Undamaged Homes • Program allows FEMA to enter into lease agreement with owners of multi -family rental property and make repairs or improvements to provide temporary housing. • Ex: Hale Aloha O Puna in Kea'au • FEMA determining whether any IA programs would fund this activity. Increasing the Housing Supply Short Term Options Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) Incentivize Long Term Rentals • Encourage construction of more ADUs, i.e., ohana units, guest homes • Streamline permit process, i.e., pre - approved packaged homes • Encourage real estate industry to provide property management services and training to owners. • Enhance affordable rental class rate. • Create new class for Sec 8 rentals Increasing the Housing Supply Intermediate Term Options and Beyond Reconfigure Puna • Rezone walkable radius of town centers subdivision town • Target additional density within walkable radius centers • Purchase vacant lots within walkable radius • Create value — rezoning & infrastructure Close to Schools • Capture value — dedicate land to State for and Services HRS 171 exchange • Example: Kea'au • Priority in -fill within existing State Ag Parks Agriculture • In -fill within existing ag zoned subdivisions Options • New ag parks to include clustered housing, infrastructure & shared processing facilities Highlights of Recovery Housing • Organizational working groups consistent Overall Recovery with FEMA recovery planning HousingFive Working Groups - Legislators, County DNLR, FEMA/HI-EMA, NGOs & Private Sec Research Tough Questions Community Engagement Legislative Support • Restricting development in high hazard zones- compensatory and regulatory • Developing a community engagement program • Preparing for possible Special Session at Legislature and/or County Council F w , sr -ifI Arn . 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