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REPORT OF THE <br /> COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND MASS TRANSIT <br /> DATE: February 4, 2019 Re: Comm.No. 68/Res.No. 37-19 <br /> PLACE: Council Chambers <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i <br /> TIME: 1:42 p.m. <br /> Council Chair and Members <br /> Hawai`i County Council <br /> Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 <br /> Your Committee on Public Works and Mass Transit,to which was referred Resolution No. 37-19, <br /> reports as follows: <br /> Resolution No. 37-19,transmitted by Deputy Corporation Counsel, Ronald Kim, via <br /> Communication 68, dated January 9, 2019, accepts the dedication of Road Lots A and D <br /> (Manawalea Street) and Road Lots B and C (Ka`eka Street), identified as TMK No. 7-4-021:044, <br /> situated at Keahuolu,North Kona, from FHT Kamakana LLC, a Hawai`i limited liability <br /> company. <br /> Public Works Director David Yamamoto was asked to provide a brief overview of the project. <br /> Director Yamamoto stated that the connector road extension was being dedicated to the County, <br /> and that all of Department of Public Works' issues have been resolved except for the street lights <br /> that have not been energized while the developer works with Hawai`i Electric Light Company on <br /> the utility easement. He added that the Department cannot inspect the lights until after they have <br /> been energized. <br /> Committee Member Karen Eoff asked about the location of the lights. Director Yamamoto and <br /> Deputy Director Allan Simeon said the lights in question are part of a future development phase, <br /> and not located on the parcel being dedicated to the County. Deputy Director Simeon expressed <br /> hope that the issue will be resolved between Hawai`i Electric Light Company and the developer. <br /> Ms. Eoff sought and received assurances that the roads being accepted in Resolution No. 37-19 <br /> are functional and up to County standards. She said it will be important to bring the "Phase 2" <br /> section of the road up to dedicable standards so it can be a connector and not just a dead end. She <br /> added that it is good that we are"getting there"for the benefit of the people who live in the <br /> affordable housing projects. Deputy Director Simeon concurred and expressed hope that an <br /> agreement could be reached between the two parties so that the County could accept the full <br /> alignment. <br /> PWMTC Report No. 1 <br />