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Home My WebLink About2019-10-15 KCDP Minutes DraftHarry Kim Mayor County of Hawaii PLANNING DEPARTMENT KONA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 Tuesday, October 15, 2019 DRAFT Meeting Minutes CALL TO ORDER Michael Yee Director April Surprenant Deputy Director Chair Young called the Kona Community Development Plan (KCDP) Action Committee (AC) to order at 6:01 p.m. in the West Hawaii Civic Center Liquor Control Conference Room. ROLL CALL Action Committee Members Present: Charley Young, Shirley David, Barbara DeFranco, Kari Kimura, Franz Weber, Shane Palacat-Nelson, Janice Palma-Glennie Action Committee Members Absent -Excused: Hiram Rivera, David Huerta Staff Planners: Kamuela Plunkett, Keiko Mercado, Bethany Morrison, LeAna Gloor Mayor's Office Staff: Nancy Pisicchio Members of the public: 17 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None. ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Planner Kamuela Plunkett provided an overview of the Kona CDP amendment package that was passed by County Council on September 4, 2019. Mr. Plunkett recognized the hard work and time spent by the Action Committee and Kona CDP amendment subcommittee throughout the amendment process. 2. Mr. Plunkett provided an overview of the seat terms for the Kona CDP Action Committee. He shared that there were currently two candidates being processed through the Mayor's Office. He thanked the retiring members for their service to the Action Committee. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: 6 members of the public provided testimony. Per Chair Young's discretion, testifiers elected to share their testimony at the time when the specific/related agenda item was discussed. 1. Mr. Ken Obenski, representing the Governor's Highway Safety Council, provided testimony on agenda item #5. Mr. Obenski stated the traffic back up at Lako Street may be the most common complaint in Kona. Mr. Obenski shared that he would like to see the modernization of Highway 11 and would like to see it widened from a two lane road to a four lane road. Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Page I 2. Ms. Simmy McMichael, representing the West Hawaii Surfing Association, provided testimony on agenda item #5. Ms. McMichael recommended to stop developments that were granted because of the highway that never was completed and to not permit any new developments as well. She also suggested for the County not to allow for rezone from Agricultural to Urban on Ali'i Drive. She emphasized she would like to see more focus on the preservation of significant cultural sites on Ali'i Drive. 3. Ms. Lamaku Mikahala Roy, representing Ahu'ena Heiau Kamakahonu, provided testimony on agenda item #5. She stated that the lands surrounding Ahu'ena Heiau Kamakahonu are sacred and shared her opposition to development on Ali'i Drive in an effort to preserve that land as sacred. 4. Mr. Keawe Alapai, representing himself, provided testimony on agenda item #5. Mr. Alapai shared his opposition to further development on Ali'i Drive. He stated that he would not like to see Big Island become like Oahu and that he would like to preserve and promote Native Hawaiian Culture. 5. Mr. Mark VanPurvis, representing himself, provided testimony on agenda item #7. He stated that he had worked as an attorney in Kona for 40 years. Mr. VanPurvis stated there are too many ways to get around the CDP, and if language is written as voluntary instead of shall (required) it is even easier to get around. He shared his opinion that policies should be written using "shall" language to strengthen the document policies. 6. Mr. Ken Melrose, representing himself, provided testimony on agenda item #7. Mr. Melrose stated this General Plan has the most opportunity to move us forward and shared his belief that there are missed opportunities in the plan as well as errors of the past that are perpetuated through the plan. He stated there are over 200 shall's in the document and shared his concern that they may create obstacles where it was intended to create opportunities. He stated he would like to see sea level rise addressed in the land use section of the plan and see a larger area of rural distinction with only very few places designated as urban. Mr. Melrose also stated he does not think the Kona CDP maps have been well represented in the General Plan maps, and he would like to see the Kona Action Committee take a close look at the plan for revisions. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Committee Member Palacat-Nelson moved to approve the minutes of the June 12, June 20, July 23, August 7, August 21, and September 4, 2019 meetings as submitted. Second by Committee Member David. The motion to approve the minutes as submitted passed with 7 votes aye, 0 votes nay. BUSINESS: 3. Discussion and Action Regarding the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission (PONQ Subcommittee: Chair Young led a discussion relating to the function and future of this subcommittee. Committee Member Palacat-Nelson moved to dissolve the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission (PONQ Subcommittee. Second by Committee Member David. The motion to dissolve the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation Commission (PONQ Subcommittee passed with 7 votes aye, 0 votes nay. 4. Re -Establishment of the Kona Open Space Network (KOSN) Subcommittee: Chair Young led a discussion among Action Committee members concerning a possible re-establishment of a Kona www.hiplannin,-dept com kont0hawaiicounty.gov Page 2 Open Space Network Subcommittee. The Action Committee discussed and weighed the option of establishing an investigatory subcommittee or a standing subcommittee for the Kona Open Space Network. Committee Member Kimura moved to establish a Kona Open Space Network investigatory subcommittee. Second by committee member Weber. The motion to establish a Kona Open Space Network investigatory subcommittee passed with 7 votes aye, 0 votes nay. The Action Committee discussed what the purpose and targeted goals should be for the Kona Open Space Network investigatory subcommittee. Committee Member Palma-Glennie moved to adopt the following language as the purpose and scope of the Kona Open Space Network investigatory subcommittee: "To engage and communicate with the County, community, and the contractor of the Kona Open Space Network to support the research and planning for the Kona Open Space Network and facilitate POMC conversations for possible POMC nominations. " Second by Committee Member Palacat-Nelson. The motion to adopt "To engage and communicate with the County, community, and the contractor of the Kona Open Space Network to support the research and planning for the Kona Open Space Network and facilitate POMC conversations for possible POMC nominations. "cis the purpose and goal for the Kona Open Space Network investigatory subcommittee passed with 7 votes aye, 0 votes nay. Committee Member Kimura moved to set the sunset date for the subcommittee to be the same as the contract end date for the Kona Open Space Network contract. Committee Member Young made a friendly amendment to the motion to set the sunset date of the investigatory subcommittee to correspond to the end of the contract and/or to the final report of the investigatory subcommittee to the Action Committee. Committee Member Palma-Glennie moved that the sunset of the investigatory subcommittee shall correspond to the end of the Kona Open Space Network contract and/or the final report of the investigatory subcommittee to the Action Committee. Second by Committee Member Palacat-Nelson. The motion to set the sunset date of the investigatory subcommittee to correspond to the end of the Kona Open Space Network contract and/or the final report of the investigatory subcommittee to the Action Committee passed with 7 votes aye, 0 votes nay. Action Committee Members Kari Kimura, Janice Palma-Glennie, and Shirley David volunteered to sit on the investigatory subcommittee. Committee Member DeFranco moved to approve Action Committee Members Kari Kimura, Janice Palma-Glennie, and Shirley David as the seated members of the Kona Open Space Network Investigatory Subcommittee, with Kari Kimura as chair. Second by Committee Member Palacat-Nelson. The motion to approve Action Committee Members Kari Kimura, Janice Palma- Glennie, and Shirley David as the seated members of the Kona Open Space Network Investigatory Subcommittee, with Kari Kimura as chair passed with 7 votes aye, o votes nay. 5. Ali'i Parkway Investigatory Subcommittee: Committee Member Palacat-Nelson provided a report on the Ali'i Parkway Investigatory Subcommittee including the history of how the subcommittee was formed. Mr. Palacat-Nelson shared the group met a few times and pulled records from archeological surveys. The group contacted as many people as they could to pull together a www.hiplannin,-dept com kont0hawahcounty.gov Page 3 meeting with families that were part of the initial consultation, and gathered some recommendations from these families. The contacted families mentioned that they would encourage more formal consultation with the community and they would like to see a more thorough and updated archeological plan that will address the inventory and preservation concerns that arose previously in the project's history. They also encouraged an increase in open space and recommended a new traffic study for Ali'i Parkway. The contacted families also mentioned they would like to the discuss redesign of the highway. The Action Committee did not take any action to sunset the investigatory subcommittee, as subcommittee Chair Palacat- Nelson asked if the community testimony given on this agenda item could be added to the final report and asked for Planning Staff to advise. Planner Plunkett advised that a review of the original scope of the subcommittee's work would have to be reviewed to see if the testimonies could be attached to the report. Therefore, it was agreed between staff and the Action Committee that the sun setting of the subcommittee would occur at a future meeting after the review of the subcommittee scope of work and the resulting determination for attachment or non -attachment of community testimony to the final report would be permitted. 6. Forwarding of the Alii Parkway Investigatory Subcommittee Report to Government Agencies: Committee Member Palacat-Nelson moved to accept the report from the Alii Parkway Investigatory Subcommittee, and for the report to be amended at a later date. Second by Committee Member DeFranco. The motion to accept the report from the Alii Parkway Investigatory Subcommittee, and to amend the report at a later date passed with 7 votes aye, 0 votes nay. Committee Member Palacat-Nelson moved to defer agenda item 6 until the next appropriate time. Second by Committee Member DeFranco. The motion to defer agenda item 6 until the next appropriate time passed with 7 votes aye, 0 votes nay. 7. The Draft General Plan Land Use in relation to the Kona Community Development Plan (KCDP) Planning Area: Planner Morrison provided information and led a discussion on proposed future land use designations within the Kona CDP Planning Area, how those designations related to the Kona CDP policies, and the public comments received on the subject matter. Following the presentation, planning staff took questions from participants as well as the Action Committee. PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: 1. Meeting calendar for 2020 2. Updates from the subcommittees. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 pm. All Action Committee information can be viewed and downloaded from our website: http://www.hawaiicountvcdp.info/north-and-south-kona-cdp www.hiylannin,-deyzcom kona(a�hawaiicounty.Qov Page 4