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Home My WebLink AboutINDIVIDUAL COMMENT EMAIL - 128770Mori, Ashley From: Morrison, Bethany Sent: Monday, October 28, 2019 11:30 AM To: General Plan Subject: FW: GP Section 6 Attachments: Section 6. draft NP.docx Ashley, for intake. r- J j • r Thank you, Bethany D From: Sent:Sunday, October 27, 2019 11:49 AM X? To: Surprenant,April <April.Surprenant@hawaiicounty.gov>, Morrison, Bethany Bethany.Morrison@hawaiicounty.gov> Subject: GP Section 6 Hi April and Bethany, Attached are my proposed alterations to Section 6 of the draft GP. Mahalo! 128 7 Draft amendments submitted by Section 6: Implementation Priorities & Actions GOALS 6. Hawai'i County will strive for efficiency and coordination as vital to implementation. a) Adequate public infrastructure and services provides a foundation for growth and are essential for community quality of life and environmental protection. b) The fiscal budget is stable, transparent, and adequately funded to provide for public services and infrastructure for current and future needs based on long range planning assessments and priorities. c) Plans will regularly be evaluated and monitored for consistency and integration opportunities. d) Hawai'i County Code is comprehensively reviewed and updated to ensure consistency with long range plans. e) Hawai'i County will establish a Program to address the siting, design, finance, and development of critically needed core public infrastructure, specifically focusing upon municipal water, wastewater transmission /treatment, and multi-modal transportation, serving to implement Smart Growth goals. PLANNING AND FINANCING FOR SMART GROWTH POLICY 600. In planning for core public infrastructure, the County shall prepare and map Future Infrastructure Service Areas targeting: a) Urban Expansion Areas, prioritizing: a. Growth Opportunity Areas, b. areas containing existing or planned high density mix of residential and commercial zoning; c. Redevelopment districts where the development of affordable and multi- family housing is hindered by the lack of core public infrastructure. b) Rural Village Growth Boundaries; c) Consistency with the District's CDP 600. The County shall prioritize funding opportunities for the development of core public infrastructure located within Future Infrastructure Service Areas. 600. As part of compliance with HCC Concurrency Ordinance, the County shall work to phase out the future approval of: individual septic systems or private waste water treatment facilities for development within Urban Expansion Areas. BUDGETING FOR IMPLEMENTATION SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVE Regularly analyze all viable financing tools. Regularly seek opportunities for revenue diversification. Infrastructure investment priorities implement land use policies of the General Plan. POLICY 601. The County shall seek opportunities to leverage multiple sources of funding during itsCapitalImprovementbudgetpreparation. [Rationale: GP Infrastructure Report] 602. The County shall advance alternative financing and funding mechanisms such as community development financial institutions, public-private partnerships, revolving funds, taxincrementfinancing, and other innovative methods for projects exceeding (1 million) Rationale: This would establish a threshold for agencies to do an analysis of finance optionsforcertainprojects.] 603. The County shall develop a debt financing plan to schedule bond issuance. Rationale: GP Infrastructure Report] 604. The County shall conduct a comprehensive review of the real property tax structure toassurecompatibilitywithGeneralPlangoalsandpolicies. Rationale: All County codes will need to be evaluated after the adoption of the General Plan to be sure they are consistent with and helping to achieve our long-range goals for theCounty.] 605. The County shall develop and adopt an impact fees ordinance that considers district specific needs and excludes urban core areas where infill is encouraged. Rationale: GP 10.1.3 (d)] 606. The County shall seek to increase economic efficiency by regular review of the fee andfineschedules. Rationale: One of the ways to diversify revenue is to look at opportunities to adjust fee and fine schedules to recover costs associated with providing the services.] 607. The County shall establish infrastructure priorities bascd on the following criteria: ee-._ in need of renovation, and areas where affordable housing is lacking and development e . . -! 608. The County shall develop and implement rural infrastructure standards. [Rationale: NorthKohalaCDP4.8] 609. Ensure change of zone and concurrency compliance review during subsequentsubdivisionandplanapprovalapplications. [Rationale: Kona CDP LU 2.8b] 610. The County shall invest in asset management systems to develop a complete inventoryandperiodicmeasurementofthephysicalconditionandexistenceofallcapitalassets. Rationale: A central repository of all fixed assets with pertinent information such as repair, maintenance, replacement schedules would be useful in identifying CIP priorities. GPInfrastructureReport] 611. The County should calculate the full cost of the different services they provide.612. The County should provide and improve existing infrastructure where high density usesarepermittedandencouraged. 613. The County shall explore financing options and provide technical assistance forinfrastructureinunderservedareas. 614. The development of County facilities should be designed to fit into the locale with minimalintrusionwhileprovidingthedesiredservices. Implement protocols for receiving communityinputduringCapitalImprovementProjectsitinganddesign. ACTION 6.1 Establish financing districts for new facilities and services in areas designated as urbangrowthareas. 6.2 Build infrastructure to support affordable housing development in urban areas targeted intheGP. 6.3 Establish infrastructure and design standards for rural areas and special districts.6.4 Conduct a review and re-evaluation of the real property tax structure to assure compatibility with land use goals and policies. 6.5 Establish concurrency requirements that would impose reasonable and fair infrastructureconcurrencyrequirementsonalldevelopments. 6.6 Develop and monitor level of service standards for all County public services provided.6.7 Conduct a Countywide facility inventory and maintenance schedule. 6.8 Establish memorandums of agreement to partner with community groups for facilityimprovementsandon-going maintenance opportunities. 6.9 Contract a technical consultant to assist the County in the analysis of public, private, grants and public/private financing options and opportunities includingthedraftingofneededimplementationlegislation.