HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-03-04 Windward Exh B Department of Public Works Amend SPP-09-000084 WINDWARD PLANNING COMMISSION
COUNTY OF HAWAII
HEARING TRANSCRIPT
MARCH 4, 2021
A regularly advertised hearing on the application of DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS –
BUILDING DIVISION (formerly Fire Department) (AMEND SPP 09-000084) was called to
order at 9:18 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 move on to New Business and we have one thing before us today.
The Department of Public Works Building Division formerly Fire Department, Amend SPP 09-
000084. Application for an amendment to Condition Five (5) time to complete construction and
reduction/modification of project scope of Special Permit No. 09-000084, which was issued in
Two-Thousand and Nine (2009)to allow the construction and operation of a Fire Administrative
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 Mohouli
Senior Housing Project, Waiakea, South Hilo, Hawaii, TMK: (3) 2-4-001:176 and 178. Staff,
we have a presentation today by Jessica Andrews and Jessica take the floor.
ANDREWS: Okay, thank you. I'm going to share my screen here first. Okay, can everybody
see?
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REPLOGLE: Yes, ma'am.
ANDREWS: Okay, the application is for the County of Hawaii Department of Public Works,
Building Division and this is an application to amend the Special Permit Number 09-84. Okay,
so the location is in the South Hilo District and you can see on this screen the site, the TMK is
outlined in red it's just mauka of Downtown Hilo. The Applicant is requesting a five (5) time
extension to comply with Condition Number 5 which is time to complete construction and also a
project scope reduction of the Special Permit Number 09-84. The Special Permit was originally
issued in 2009 to allow the construction of a Fire Administrative Support Complex, a Fire and
Police Dispatch Center and related uses. The Applicant has proposed downsizing the project to
include the Dispatch Center, Site Infrastructure, the Radio Tower, Dormitory and Parking.
On the Zoning Map you can see the parcel outlined in red and it is zoned Ag-la, one (1) acre and
nearby zoning is RS-10, Multi-Family RM-Four (4) and Three (3) that is the Senior Housing just
makai of the property and there's a Project District in light purple and University in dark purple
also, RS-7.5 zoning. State Land Use Boundary Map is designated Agriculture for this parcel just
adjacent to the parcel is Urban State Land Use in pink there and the parcel is designated as
Medium-Density Urban in the General Plan Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide (LUPAG) map
nearby is University Use in the dark blue as well as Low Density Urban nearby as well as Rural
designation. These two (2) site plans show the original site plan which was proposed with the
original Special permit on the left there and then on the right you see the newly proposed revised
site plan. You can see that the Emergency Call Center which is the Dispatch Center is still in the
same location. The tower has moved from the rear of that Call Center to the front of the Call
Center closer to Mohouli Street. There is also a parking area that has downsized and shifted just
makai of the Emergency Call Center, but this allows you to see the comparison of the proposed
versus the revised site plan.
An aerial photograph shows the Mohouli Senior Living just makai of the property and the
property is currently undeveloped. On the left is a view of Mohouli Street facing east showing
the entry drive that would be used to access the property and on the right showing the view
facing west on Mohouli Street showing the right-hand turn into the access drive. The next slide
shows the subject parcel is currently underdeveloped, vegetated, and this would be the view from
Mohouli Street. The Planning Director is recommendation is approval with conditions. I can
take any questions at this time.
REPLOGLE: Thank you Jessica. Any questions from the Commissioners? Mr. Clarkson?
CLARKSON: Yes, I'm wondering why for a project like a rezone application wouldn't be more
appropriate would not have any time limits, wouldn't have had to be doing this if it didn't
rezoned originally. I'm just curious as to why a Use permit was applied rather than a Rezone.
ANDREWS: Yeah, well originally in 2009 it was the Special permit and I don't know if the
Applicants ever considered a Rezone we could ask them about that question but, at this time we
are just considering the time extension for the Special permit since they are in State Land Use
Agricultural.
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CLARKSON: Thank you.
RAFFIPIY: Mr. Chair?
REPLOGLE: Yes.
RAFFIPIY: I have a question.
REPLOGLE: Mr. Raffipiy?
RAFFIPIY: You know on that site map there is that little strip of it looks like there is a little
strip of the property right next to the Kupuna Road. Can you go to the site map,please? No, the
one before that, no not this one. Oh I think I know what it is, yes, right there. Is that the access
road to the bottom right? (The slide that is shown on the screen is the General LUPAG map).
That's the access road yeah? Jessica, you're muted.
REPLOGLE: Yes, she said she put up her thumb that's what it is.
RAFFIPIY: Okay, alright. Thank you.
REPLOGLE: Any other questions Commissioners? Yes, Mr. Au?
AU: Ms. Andrews, got a question for you. So, in your presentation and I'm reading through the
recommendation and the background report. My question is pertaining to the radio tower. So,
you know we've have a lot of applications in the past regarding this issue and I know it does just
say for radio use. Just want to clarify that it is only used for the Police, is that correct?
ANDREWS: That's my understanding Commissioner Au is that this was specifically located on
this parcel to support the proposed use and it's for the Dispatch Center. It was relocated from the
originally location in the back of the property to be towards the front of the property which
moves it even further away from any residential properties. But, yes, that was my understanding.
AU: Okay, well thank you Ms. Andrews I do have further questions regarding this matter for the
Applicant, for the Applicant's representative as well. So, thank you very much.
ANDREWS: Thanks.
REPLOGLE: Okay. If there is no further questions, we will move onto the Applicants
presentation. So, we have Ron Terry, Geometrician Associates is the agent for the County of
Hawaii Department of Public Works, James Imanaka, Project Coordinator County of Hawaii
Public Works Building Division, David Yamamoto, Building Division Chief County of Hawaii
Department of Public Works Building Division, David Moriuchi Building Project Manager,
County of Hawaii Department of Public Works Division. Also,present and they will be
attendance to answer questions as well is Larry Dietrick, Banyan Networks Consultant regarding
the communication tower portion of the Fire application, Harold Inouye of Anbe, Aruga& Ishizu
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Architects, Inc. Consultant regarding the communication tower and Acting Chief Robert
Perreira, Hawaii County Fire Department. Would you all please raise your right hand do you
swear to affirm and tell the truth on this matter now before the Windward Planning Commission?
TERRY, IMANAKA, MORIUCHI, DIETRICK, INOUYE AND PERREIRA: I do.
REPLOGLE: Thank you. So, please state your name and the area of your residence and did you
receive the Planning Department's background report and recommendations?
TERRY: Chairman Replogle?
REPLOGLE: Yes.
TERRY: If I may start since you mentioned my name first, I'll go ahead and start Ron Terry,
live in Hilo. I believe we all received the background report and recommendations so, unless
there is a need these other individuals to state I'll just say that they all did. We don't intend to
provide a presentation today I think that the application speaks for itself it's fairly simple, Jessica
did a good job presenting the purpose, the location, other aspects of the project. We are more
here to answer any questions that you might have, I do want to emphasize that it is an extremely
important project for the County to proceed on and it's a shame that it hasn't been done up to this
point. But it is really important to step on it now and that's the reason that we wanted to get the
amendment submitted as soon as possible. I think maybe the next person who should speak
maybe is Mr. Imanaka perhaps he can speak for the Department of Public Works or someone he
selects and then I know you have a question for I think Commissioner Au has a question perhaps
related to the communications facility. We do have Mr. Dietrick here for that and we will be I
think Mr. Imanaka will be presenting we have one change in conditions that we would like to
request. So, if you have any questions of me, I'm ready to answer or I will cede my time to Mr.
Imanaka.
IMANAKA: Chairman.
REPLOGLE: Yes.
IMANAKA: David Yamamoto is not present,just for the record.
REPLOGLE: Okay.
IMANAKA: Chair and Dave Moriuchi will be speaking on behalf of the Building Division.
REPLOGLE: Okay, that's sound fine.
IMANAKA: Thank you.
MORIUCHL Okay, my name is Dave Moriuchi and I am the Building Project Manager for the
County of Hawaii Public Works. As Ron mentioned and Jessica as well too about the project.
It is an important project to the community and as well as to the County and the State of Hawaii.
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As it was mentioned before it was unfortunate that in a nutshell way back in Two-Thousand and
Eight(2008), but we are bringing this thing back and hopefully the Planning Commission will
approve this. We've downscaled the size of the project as Jessica stated the project now consists
of just a Dispatch Center with associated ancillary facilities to support the Dispatch Center.
Anyway, if there's any questions we'll be able to answer that for you as Ron had mentioned. So,
thank you very much.
AU: Mr. Chair, I have a question.
REPLOGLE: Excuse me one moment. Is there someone else in this group that wishes to testify
as part of the project?
PERREIRA: Chair, this is Acting Fire Chief Robert Perreira with the Hawaii Fire Department.
REPLOGLE: Yes, Chief please continue.
PERREIRA: I would like to say a few words.
REPLOGLE: Please go ahead.
PERREIRA: Okay, good morning everyone and thank you guys all for your work that you are
doing for our County and our community. I just wanted to share my excitement for this project,
this project is many, many, many years overdue and as the Fire Department and Police
Department look to move forward in collaboration with our Public Safety Answering Points and
becoming Departments that work together and integrate our facilities. It's very exciting and it's
very much needed. Currently our Fire Dispatch Center consists of a room about the size of
twenty (20)by 20, 20 by twenty-five (25) with four (4) consoles and no room for growth. This
new Dispatch Center will add nine (9) consoles and room for growth for our department and our
community response.
So, this is a very important project it been I believe 2 administrations passed already Chief
Darryl Oliveira or retired Chief Darryl Oliveira actually started the work on this and throughout
Chief Rosario's time he continued to attempt to move this project forward. I'm thankful that our
next administration will be able to continue this great project moving forward and we look
forward to the addition of it and we look forward to being able to serve our community better.
So, thank you guys all for your support and if you guys have any questions I am also here.
Thank you.
REPLOGLE: Thank you Chief. Are there other questions from my fellow Commissioners for
the testifiers? Yes, Mr. Au?
AU: So,just a question for Mr. Terry. Ron you mentioned that you have one change or one
issue with one of the conditions. Did you share, I don't think you shared that with us.
TERRY: No, I didn't, let me pass that on to Department of Public Works because it came from
them maybe Mr. Moriuchi can make that request.
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MORIUCHL I'm sorry, what was the question?
TERRY: The change of condition, Dave related to the antenna tower, the tower and antenna, the
painting?
MORIUCHL Oh, yes. What we'd like to the original condition was to paint the tower and the
antenna. We'd like to change that to just the tower itself.
REPLOGLE: I'm sorry I didn't quite get what the change, I could hear you speaking but not
exactly what it was.
MORIUCHL Okay, this is in regards to the tower that is being proposed. The original
conditions noted that the tower and the antenna should be painted and so, I don't believe the
antenna typically get painted it's just the towers. I don't know if Larry Dietrick's around maybe
you can shed more light on that.
TERRY: This is Condition six (6) Commissioners, I believe.
MORIUCHL Yes, it is Condition 6. It says the Applicant shall paint the tower and antenna. So,
we'd like it to say just the tower.
LIN: Mr. Chair may I ask a question?
REPLOGLE: Yes, you may, please Mr. Lin.
LIN: For the Building Division, so, the painting of the antenna is or the tower is strictly
cosmetic it does not affect the useful life of the antenna at all?
MORIUCHL Ron, is Larry on this call?
TERRY: Yeah, hopefully Larry—
DIETRICK: I'm here sorry. Good morning everybody, this is Larry Dietrick from Banyan
Networks. Painting of the antennas typically does not affect the useful life and painting of the
tower is recommended on a regular basis to just avoid corrosion. Antennas typically are either
going to be white or gray and the tower itself would most likely be it's really the decision of the
County but, typically the tower would be painted some shade of gray or off-white.
LIN: Thank you no further questions.
AU AND CLARKSON: Both raised their hands.
AGUINALDO: Chair, I have a question.
REPLOGLE: Mr. Au, please you were first.
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AU: Thank you Mr. Chair. Thank you, Terry for answering my question, I'm just going to go
right into it since Mr. Dietrick and Mr. Inouye are here, you guys are specifically here to give us
more details or answer our questions regarding the tower. This Special permit was approved in
2009 which was thirteen (13)years ago so, in 13 years in the technology world that's a lifetime
that's like a hundred (100) years. I mean technology has advanced exponentially 13 years ago
so, can you just tell me just really briefly you don't have to get into the technicalities the
differences between the original tower design to what the new tower designs right now. I
understand it's going to benefit the community and I just want to get a better sense of what's
going on with this tower.
DIETRICK: I'll be happy to answer that question. The timing of the building of this tower it's a
very good timing. The County is just embarking on an upgrade of the existing communication
network. So, you are correct the technology that's currently existing on the public safety
network for backhaul is approximately 13 years old and starting this year there will be an effort
to upgrade that to the latest technology. So, adding in the tower for the new facility it will
basically have the same upgraded equipment with higher bandwidth and higher reliability.
AU: Thank you.
REPLOGLE: Commissioner Clarkson?
CLARKSON: I have a question.
REPLOGLE: Yes, Commissioner Clarkson?
CLARKSON: Yes, this is for Mr. Dietrick.
DIETRICK: Yes.
CLARKSON: I'm confused now, you indicated that painting the antennas does not affect their
performance yet there was some objection to painting the antennas as part of Condition 6. Can
you explain why that objection exists is it just a matter of cost or convenience or for what?
REPLOGLE: I believe you are muted Mr. Dietrick.
DIETRICK: Sorry about that yes.
REPLOGLE: Okay.
DIETRICK: It's primarily a matter of cost and convenience. Most antenna manufacturers don't
recommend painting the antennas mainly because it provides no real benefit and it just becomes
an issue that has to be maintained over multiple periods of time. The way they are manufactured
generally they are not subject to corrosion and that type of degradation like the tower steel can be
sometimes.
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CLARKSON: Let me follow up does the County in this case have any influence or could they
have any influence over what color the manufactured antenna would come to the site with or in
the case of microwave reflectors the protective covers that go over them and those colors be
chosen. I've seen some that quite garish and we're just wondering what your choices are.
DIETRICK: Okay, typically for the long antennas for the Land Mobile Radio (LMR) radio
system they are going to be white and would be a long face twenty (20) foot long whip antenna
for the microwave dishes typically the dishes come in a standard gray and the radome covers can
be ordered in a few colors. I would say gray and white are typically what you see.
CLARKSON: I just like to see " "wherever possible " " ordering covers and antennas in the
same color
REPLOGLE: Excuse me, Commissioner Clarkson you were cutting out Commissioner
Clarkson.
CLARKSON: Okay, I'm sorry, I'll repeat. I'm just asking I'm going to vote in favor of a
motion to approve but I'd just like to make a request that Public Works and whoever the
consultants are on the antennas attempt to get colors that match the tower kind of in the spirit of
Condition 6.
REPLOGLE: Thank you Mr. Clarkson. Mr. Aguinaldo, did you have something?
AGUINALDO: Yes, I have a question for Fire Chief Perreira. My question for Fire Chief
Perreira is that we have only 4 consoles for dispatch on the Fire Department side. I presume
that's the one on the bottom of Ponahawai at that Central Station and my question is that our
main dispatch center or does west side also have one?
PERREIRA: Commissioner Aguinaldo that is our main, we only have that one and like Major
Burian said our backup is at Civil Defense. I'm going to have to apologize not to alarm anyone
but we did receive a tsunami watch so I'm going to be leaving this meeting and I'm going to be
heading over to the Civil Defense Center as we speak so, I'm going to be leaving now unless
anybody else has any questions for me.
REPLOGLE: Mr. Clarkson?
CLARKSON: Yeah, I did have one more question and it does relate to Civil Defense. Is there
some reason why Civil Defense is not being included in this central location with other
emergency services? We think that would be a natural that Civil Defense should be in the same
building as Fire and Police.
PERREIRA: Yes, so, actually there is some talks of Civil Defense, there was in Mayor Kim's
administration he proposed to remove a part of the Master Plan was a warehouse center for us
there and so there was a proposal for the warehouse to be removed from there and a Civil
Defense Center built that had an interconnecting walkway. You can check with DPW, but I
believe that would be like a Phase 2, Phase I would be Police and Fire at this time. The current
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Civil Defense I believe had some planned renovations and so I think they are moving forward
with those planned renovations and I think they're currently okay with their current location.
But I think future they are looking at possibly moving forward with Civil Defense being added to
this project.
AGUINALDO: Mr. Commissioner, I have another question.
REPLOGLE: Go ahead Mr. Aguinaldo.
AGUINALDO: This is for all and I want everybody listen up. Like what Fire Chief Bobby
Perreira indicated tsunami. If we all look at Central location Fire Department and their dispatch
center let's think about it, it's in a tsunami zone. To me, it's that I look at a five (5) acre parcel
on the new proposed plan including consultants. How many of open space do we have behind
the mechanical enclosure, emergency generator are we potentially will utilize that area possibly
for our Central Fire Station. Now, if one moves they should move besides that our Police Station
is up on the hill, great, they're kind of safe and Civil Defense is on the bottom. But, what
concerns me is removing our dispatch, Fire dispatch they serve the entire island for Fire but
Central Fire Station remains there. Is there enough room future plans for our Central Fire Station
to move up? That's my big question right there. If anybody can answer.
PERREIRA: I have an answer to that question Commissioner Aguinaldo. A part of the initial
Master Plan for that site was to build a Fire Station at that site also and a Fire Administration.
Now, I'm just speaking at what was the initial Master Plan our current administration or past
administration and now our current administration will need to make that final decision on if that
can move forward and obviously everything comes at a cost. So, there is some plans if you look
at the Master Plan for that parcel there is a Fire Administration Center, a Fire Station all future, a
future museum, there's a warehouse and a covered training area. So, there is a good plan but it is
susceptible to any decisions from the administration, Fire Administration and also the Mayor's
team so and the County administration. So, if no other questions I do need to leave, I'm going to
AGUINALDO: Thank you.
PERREIRA: head over to Civil Defense. Thank you, guys.
REPLOGLE: Thank you Chief
AGUINALDO: Thank you.
REPLOGLE: Perreira.
KERN: Mr. Chair, Zendo here.
REPLOGLE: Yes.
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KERN: I too have to head to Civil Defense so I will be available by phone, Deputy Jeff Darrow
will be available, and we have staff and we support the project. So, I'll be logging out, thank
you guys very much.
REPLOGLE: Thank you sir. Okay, are there any further questions from the Commissioners?
RAFFIPIY: Mr. Chairman, I have a comment.
REPLOGLE: Yes, please Mr. Raffipiy.
RAFFIPIY: I went back and look at why and I think the reason why this project was scratched
from the list. They have more of higher priority project on the Capital Improvement Project
(CIP) and we all know we are here we are talking about how important this project is. We'd like
to see this project built, we'd like to see this facility built to improve the response and
dispatching on this island. So, I just don't want to comeback and see this project another 13
years from now, we need to get this project going,need to be done. That's all.
REPLOGLE: I would agree with you Commissioner Raffipiy. Is there anything else?
PERREIRA: One last thing, the project is moving forward bids are out I think you can ask
DPW, they can give you all the details, the plan is to move this forward quickly, soon. So, it is
very timely what we are all doing. Thank you guys and I'll be signing out now.
REPLOGLE: Okay. Thank you, sir. Anything else fellow Commissioners?
AU: Mr. Chair?
REPLOGLE: Yes, Mr. Au?
AU: So, it was just mentioned that DPW has an update for us, I'd like to hear to see where the
project's at, as far as it went out to bid and maybe DPW can give us a really brief update on that
just so for our peace of mind especially Commissioner Raffipiy. We want this project to move
forward so if they could just give us a really quick update.
REPLOGLE; Is there anybody here from the Department of Public Works?
TERRY: I'm not sure, this is Ron Terry. They may have also had to respond to the tsunami
warning if they are not showing up now. Is their video not active?
IMANAKA: No, were here can you hear me?
REPLOGLE: Yes.
TERRY: Yes.
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IMANAKA: Oh, Hi, James Imanaka with the County of Hawaii Projects Coordinator. Yes, the
project has been bid out, we do have a low responsive bidder now and we are negotiating with
the low bidder as awarding the contract. We are also proceeded with the permit process and that
is where we are at now and provided we have this Special Permit to proceed with building permit
we will be able to award the contract.
REPLOGLE: Thank you sir. Any further questions? Yes, Mr. Aguinaldo.
AGUINALDO: I do have, it's great to see a contract going out but like what Fire Chief Perreira
like I asked I'm looking at the new revised plan. Do we see any future of our Central Fire
Station that is again is in a tsunami zone have room to further be put up here as well which kind
of make sense if you look at it not now, but for future? When I say future, I don't know maybe
you guys take ten (10), fifteen (15), twenty (20) years but its greatly needed. I'm not going to
get to the nitty-gritty okay I have retired Battalion Fire Chiefs stayed there and took an early
retirement and I'm not going to get deep in it. Do we see it having room for future that land that
can potentially put something like that? I know we have one in Haihai, brand new but what
about our Central. If you look at it, its tight going in and out we have homeless kind of loot
around there so it's the same location as out dispatch center for Fire and our Central Fire Station.
I like the project I like it move forward but I want my question to be answered are we looking
short-term or long-term? I see right by the new design by the fuel tank we have a driveway
there, we got our parking stalls, we got our driveway approach on that side street TMK: 2-4-
001:178 " " then great until funding is available.
REPLOGLE: What exactly was your question Mr. Aguinaldo?
AGUINALDO: My question is are we settling just an emergency call center or is there a
potential future built out in the back of it. Where you see the mechanical enclosure, emergency
generator building, fuel tank what's going to be in the back there?
REPLOGLE: I believe Chief Perreira intimated that was their hope as well to move
AGUINALDO: Right.
REPLOGLE: up there and have it all in one place
AGUINALDO: Right.
REPLOGLE: possibly having Civil Defense next door
AGUINALDO: Right.
REPLOGLE: and beyond that I don't know what answer anybody could give you at this
moment without, how do you put it actual forward motion on the part of our County Council, our
Mayor, or the Fire Department at this moment. But, in the overall plan that's what they plan to
do is my understanding from Chief Perreira.
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AGUINALDO: Okay, would they have to come back to us? Another Special Use Permit?
REPLOGLE: I would assume they might have to because I can't build a chicken coop in my
backyard just because I have a building permit for my house so, they're going to have to come
back.
AGUINALDO: Okay.
REPLOGLE: It's my understanding.
AGUINALDO: Right.
REPLOGLE: But the plan is there, and it has been stated money is an issue in doing these big
projects and right now I would agree with Chief Perreira that communication is of the utmost
importance and we can't be fooling around with this for a long time. We need to move on this
communication dispatch system. Anyway, that's my opinion. Are there any other comments,
did you get to say everything you wish Mr. Aguinaldo?
AGUINALDO: Yes.
REPLOGLE: Okay.
AGUINALDO: I did, thank you.
REPLOGLE: Mr. Au?
AU: Mr. Chair, I'm prepared to make a motion, thank you.
REPLOGLE: Please make one.
AU: Okay, so, I move that the application to amend Special Permit 09-000084, be approved
based on the Planning Director's recommendation, also to include the amendment stated by Mr.
Terry to amend Condition Number 6.
AGUINALDO: I second.
REPLOGLE: Thank you. We have a motion and a second, all those in favor of
AU: Mr. Chair?
REPLOGLE: Yes.
AU: Could I just make a few comments before we go into the vote?
REPLOGLE: Please do.
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AU: I just want to share with my fellow Commissioners that this project is definitely needed as
stated by many of us. This will better serve our community, consolidate everything but what is
more importantly is this is going to help our economy. It is going to help specifically our Big
Island economy. Projects like this will pump money back into our economy and for the County
to invest in this much amount of money the time is great. The project is needed. This project is
just good all-around so just a comment I have to make.
REPLOGLE: Thank you Mr. Au.
RAFFIPIY: Mr. Chairman, I have a question.
REPLOGLE: Yes.
RAFFIPIY: Mr. Au, as far as your motion to amend the Condition Number 6. How we want the
amendment you want to strike it out or do you just want to amend it to make it where it's not
painting is not necessary. You want to strikeout the Condition Number 6?
AU: So, as was stated by the Applicant and the Applicant's representative they wanted to not
paint the antenna but paint the tower. That's my motion so exactly how it was stated by Mr.
Terry.
ANDREWS: If I can jump in just to clarify on Condition Number 6.
REPLOGLE: Go ahead.
ANDREWS: The original condition stated that the applicant shall paint the tower and antennas,
including future co-location antennas. So, if it sounds consistent with what the Commissioner
propose we could strikeout the portion that says and antennas as well as including striking out
including future co-location antennas and just keep the first part which states the applicant shall
paint the tower, a color that will best blend in when the tower and strikeout and antennas with its
immediate surroundings. So, it would essentially just leave that they are just painting the tower
to blend with its immediate surroundings.
AU: Yes, as Ms. Andrews has stated.
ANDREWS: Thank you.
REPLOGLE: Okay, that change will be added into our end product is there any more
discussion? We should have a vote then. Ms. Andrews will do a roll call vote.
ANDREWS: Yes, so the motion was put forward by Commissioner Au and I'm sorry who was
the second on this motion? Who seconded?
AGUINALDO: Raise his hand.
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ANDREWS: Okay, Commissioner Aguinaldo?
AGUINALDO: Yes.
ANDREWS: Thank you, I just missed that. Yes, we will take a vote. Commissioner Au?
AU: Raise hand, aye.
ANDREWS: Commissioner Aguinaldo?
AGUINALDO: Raise hand ,aye.
ANDREWS: Commissioner Clarkson?
CLARKSON: Raise hand, aye.
ANDREWS: Commissioner Galimba is absent. Commissioner Lin?
LIN: Raise hand, aye.
ANDREWS: Commissioner Raffipiy?
RAFFIPIY: Raise hand, aye.
ANDREWS: And Chair Replogle?
REPLOGLE: Raise hand, aye.
ANDREWS: The motion passes 6 to 1 with 1 absent oh, sorry 6-0 excuse me, 6-0 with 1 absent.
REPLOGLE: Okay, thank you. You will be notified of the Commission's decision in writing.
The item ended at 10:04 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Melissa Dacayanan-Salvador
Secretary Windward Planning Commission
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