HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-03-12 KCDP Minutes Final
Harry Kim Michael Yee
Mayor Director
Duane Kanuha
Deputy Director
County of Hawai‘i
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
KONA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
Aupuni Center 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
Phone (808) 961 - 8288 Fax (808) 961 - 874 2
Tuesday, March 12 , 2019
Meeting Minutes
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Young called the Kona Community Development Plan ( K CDP) Actio n Committee (AC) to order at
2 :00 p.m. in t he West Hawai‘i Civic Center Community Hale . The following persons were present:
ROLL CALL
Action Committee Members Present : Charles Young (Chair), Shirley David (Vice - Chair), Barbara
DeFranco , Doug Payne , Janice Palma - Glennie, Kari Kimura, and Shane Palacat - Nelsen.
Action Committee M embers Absent - Excused: Hiram Rivera and Franz Weber.
Staff Planners : Bethany Morrison, Kamuela Plunkett , and Heather Bartlett.
Members of the public : 1 0
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: At the start of the meeting Vice - Chair David offered an ‘ ōlelo no‘eau to the Action
Committee.
He pāo'o ka i'a a'ohe kāheka lehei'ole ' ia .
" There is no sea pool that a pāo‘o does not leap into "
[This ‘ōlelo no‘eau acknowledges that an active person is found everywhere, Vice - Chair David relat ed
those in attendance to the pāo‘o fish as active members of the community]
1. C hair Young will address the Action Committee as a follow - up to topics raised in their
January meeting.
At the January KCDP meeting, the Action Committee moved to authorize Chair Young to draft a letter
to the Planning Director requesting updates on the committee’s priority projects. Chair Young
explained his preference for face - to - face conversation rather t han drafting letters. He updated the AC
on his recent meeting with staff in which they discussed the status of the Action Committee’s
priorities. He said it was insightful to talk to staff and learn about the limitations Planning Staff and the
County overa ll has in accomplishing these projects. He offered to bring other concerns from members
to Planning Staff to collaborate on solutions as requested by the AC body or individual members.
They additionally discussed the benefits of creating Community Partners hip which can have up to 2
members and does not trigger limitations from the state Sunshine Law.
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2. Planning Staff will Provide a Status Report on the Kona Open Space Network Priority Project.
Planner Bethany Morrison provided an update on the funding for t he Kona Open Space Network Plan.
The plan is on its way to being funded after having been appropriated, then allotted, through the
County’s Capital Improvement Program. The next step for the project will be to encumber the funds
through issuing a contract with a consultant who will partner with planning staff, and the Action
Committee, in drafting the plan. In the meantime, the Planning Department has been partnering with a
student from the University of Colorado Denver Masters in Urban and Regional Plannin g program.
Maria Torbert is currently researching case studies, best practices, and model ordinances for projects
in other areas which are similar in scope. It is anticipated that this, along with the visioning work from
the Kona Open Space Subcommittee, w ill further define the scope of work for the future consultant.
Her final report is due on Mary 6 , 2019. Ms. Morrison suggested they may be able to set up an
interactive presentation at the May Action Committee meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS : No one from the public signed up to provide public comment,
however questions, concerns, and other discussion points brought up by community members are
reflected in the narrative of the respective agenda items.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Committee Member Kimu ra moved to defer the approval of the minutes until after agenda item 3:
General Plan Comprehensive Review Update . Second by Committee Member Payne. The motion to
defer passed with 6 votes aye, 0 votes nay. [Committee Member Palacat - Nelsen was not present at the
time of the vote.]
Committee Member Kimura moved to approve the minutes of the January 8, 2019 meeting as
submitted [ with corrections ] . Second by Committee Member Payne . The motion to approve the mi nute s
as submitted pa ssed with 6 votes aye, 0 vot es nay . [Committee Member DeFranco was not present at
the time of the vote.]
REPORT and OTHER PRESENTATIONS :
3. General Plan Comprehensive Review Update :
Planner Bethany Morrison gave a presentation about the current progress and timeline of the General
Pla n Comprehensive Review. Her presentation slides, Communication Number 2019 - 0 7 may be viewed
and downloaded from the following website:
http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/ doc/99776/Page1.aspx
Ms. Morrison sought feedback on proposed new structural changes to the Long Range Planning
Program. For instance, standardizing the format and implementation of plans, eliminating confusing or
contradictory statements across plans, an d maintaining consistency between CDPs and the General
Plan are all ways to make the documents more viable and easily implemented. Additionally, planning
staff are working to integrate CDP content and values to translate better with the regulatory side of
planning.
Committee Members and the public responded with various questions and/or concerns, which were
recorded and discussed. It was stressed that gaining input from Action Committee members is a top
priority to formulate a comprehensive planning structu re that makes sense for everyone.
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BUSINESS:
4. Confirmation or Election of Action Committee Vice - Chair:
Vice - Chair David accepted the nomination made by the Action Committee at the January meeting to
continue as Vice - Chair through 2019 .
5. The Action Committee will Discuss the County’s Public Access, Open Space and Natural
Resources Preservation Fund :
The Action Committee discussed increasing awareness of the process of making PONC nominations.
They also expressed difficulty in keeping up with the various proposals to change aspects of the PONC
establishing language in the Charter , with specific interes t on the 2% property tax rate which funds it.
Committee Member Palma - Glennie moved to create a subcommittee to investigate PONC issues.
Second by Vice - Chair David.
The committee discussed a need to better define the subcommittee to prevent accident al ly
cre ating a standing subcommittee. Committee Member Palma - Glennie clarified she would like
the subcommittee to focus on identifying lands that would be good candidate s for PONC.
Additional purposes that were identified were to connect to community groups who are
similarly invested in PONC, or PONC - like projects in order and to determine what the most
effective relationship between the Action Committee and PONC may be.
Committee Members Palma - Glennie, David, Palacat - Nelsen , and Young volunteered to sit on
the s ubcommittee, several community members also indicated interest. The subcommittee
would continue to further define their purpose. A subcommittee chair would be established
th r ough their meetings.
Upon the motion to create the subcommittee a vote was taken, t he m otion passed with 6 votes aye, 0
votes nay. [Committee Member DeFranco was not present at the time of the vote.]
PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ( May 14 , 2019 )
1. Presentation from Antu Harvey of Pulama ia Kona Heritage Preservation Council regarding
H ō lualoa
2. Possible report from the Ali'i Parkway Investigatory Subcommittee
3. Possible presentation from Maria Torbert , University of Colorado, Denver Urban and
Regional Planning Master’s student regarding the Kona Open Space Network Plan
ADJOURNMENT: The Chair, without objectio n, adjourned the meeting at 4:24 p.m.
All Action Committee information can be viewed and downloaded from our website:
http://www.hawaiicountycdp.info/north - and - south - kona - cdp
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