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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-03-04 Windward Exh A (Public Testimony SPP 09-000084) WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII HEARING TRANSCRIPT MARCH 4, 2021 Public testimony regarding the application of DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS – BUILDING DIVISION (formerly Fire Department) (AMEND SPP 09-000084) was called to order at 9:11 a.m. via live-stream online meeting, with Chairperson John Replogle presiding. COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE: Dean Au, Gilbert Aguinaldo, Joseph Clarkson, Dennis Lin, Thomas Raffipiy and John Replogle. ALSO IN ATTENDANCE: Malia Hall, Esq. (Counsel for the Commission), Zendo Kern, (Planning Director), Jeff Darrow (Deputy Planning Director), John Mukai, Esq. (Counsel for the Planning Director), Christian Kay (Planner), Jessica Andrews (Planner), Rachelle Ley (Secretary to the Planning Director), and Melissa Dacayanan-Salvador (Windward Planning Commission Secretary). APPLICANT: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS -BUILDING DIVISION (formerly Fire Department) (AMEND SPP 09-000084) Application for an amendment to Condition No. 5 (time to complete construction) and reduction/modification of project scope of Special Permit No. 09-000084, which was issued in 2009 to allow the construction and operation of a Fire Administration Support Complex, Fire and Police Dispatch Center and Related Uses on 5.35 acres of land situated within the State Land Use Agricultural District. The property is located at 540 Kupuna Place, fronting Mohouli Street between Komohana Street and Kukuau Street, directly west of the Mohouli Senior Housing Project, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 2-4-001:176 & 178. Secretary's Note: "—" indicates that there were technical and/or internet difficulties, which made the conversation inaudible. REPLOGLE: We are going to statements from the public first. We have one (1)testifier registered Major Andrew S. Burian of the Hawaii Police Department. Are you present Sir? BURIAN: Yes, I am. Good morning Commissioners. REPLOGLE: Good morning. BURIAN: We have submitted written testimony and we will stand on that. If the Commissioners have any questions — REPLOGLE: Excuse me Sir. BURIAN: Yep. 1 EXHIBIT A REPLOGLE: I would like to swear you in before we start. BURIAN: Of course. REPLOGLE: Please raise your right hand. Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter before the Windward Planning Commission? BURIAN: Yes, I do. REPLOGLE: Thank you. You may proceed Sir. BURIAN: Okay, we have submitted written testimony in regard to this and I will stand on the written testimony and I am available for any questions from the Commission. Thank you. REPLOGLE: I appeared to have lost you. Commissioners are there any questions for Major Burian? AGUINALDO: Hello, Mr. Chair I couldn't hear his testimony. REPLOGLE: You could not hear his testimony? AGUINALDO: No. REPLOGLE: Okay. I'm sorry Major Burian— HALL: Chair? REPLOGLE: I'm sorry go ahead. HALL: This is Malia Hall. Gilbert he just said that they submitted written testimony and so if you have any questions about the written testimony that you can ask those now. But he did not add anything to his testimony at this time. AGUINALDO: Okay, thank you. REPLOGLE: Thank you Malia. Are there questions from the Commissioners? Mr. Au? AU: Thank you Mr. Chair. Question for Mr. Burian. Hi Andrew, how's everything? BURIAN: Good, thank you very much. AU: So, a question I have for you is can you just give us a really brief plan on if this facility is built and when it's built what facilities at this point are going to be planned to consolidate, which facilities are planning to be closed down, because of course people are going to be moving into this new facility. How is it going affect the community basically? 2 EXHIBIT A BURIAN: Okay, what we will be doing with this facility is consolidating the Fire Dispatch Center and the Police Dispatch Center otherwise known as PSAP's. Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) and the reason for that is right now we run two (2) separate centers in 2 separate locations and both of these facilities are antiquated and we've outgrown these facilities. When I first started, we had as a Police Officer thirty (30)years ago we were in the same facility at that point we had normally one (1)to 2 dispatchers working at any one time and right now in the same facility with the same space we have normally seven (7) dispatchers with 1 supervisor. So, you can see on the Police side we are really stretching our capabilities being in there. I can't speak to the Fire Center but, I do understand that they have also outgrown their facility theirs is even smaller than our facility. So, by doing this we will have a modern facility with many more modern amenities, space to grow, this facility should last us for at least twenty (20)years, the next 20 years. Additionally, we are not going to shut down our current facilities. What we will do is use those as backup facilities so, that if something should happen up at that Mohouli Center we're able to fall back into our current facilities that we use now on a temporary basis and that will be no problem we'll be able to do that on a temporary basis. Right now, our temporary facility is a small area in Civil Defense with basically four(4) consoles that don't have a fraction of what the dispatchers need to do their jobs. So, this will really upgrade our capabilities, but nothing will be shut down per se, we are not going to get rid of the old centers because like I said we will be able to use those still, but Civil Defense will have a little bit more room. So, in that sense, Civil Defense will benefit from this. AU: Thank you Andrew for that answer and glad to know that you've been with the County for 30 years and I'm hoping you are going to be on for another 30 years so you can be in that new facility. So, thank you. BURIAN: (Laughing) Thank you. REPLOGLE: Are there any other questions Commissioners? If not, I will entertain a motion to close public testimony. AU: Motion to close public testimony. RAFFIPIY: I second. REPLOGLE: It's been moved and seconded to close public testimony, all those in favor say aye or raise your hand. AU: Aye and raised hand. RAFFIPIY: Aye and raised hand. LIN: Aye and raised hand. 3 EXHIBIT A CLARKSON: Aye and raised hand. AGUINALDO: Aye and raised hand. REPLOGLE: The ayes have it public testimony is closed. The public testimony ended at 9:18 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Melissa Dacayanan-Salvador Secretary Windward Planning Commission 4 EXHIBIT A