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Mitchell D. Roth <br />Mayor <br />Lee E. Lord <br />Managing Director <br />County of Hawaii <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br />Zendo Kern <br />Director <br />Jeffrey W. Darrow <br />Deputy Director <br />SOUTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE <br />Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 <br />Thursday, March 11, 2021 <br />DRAFT Meeting Minutes <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Vice -Chair Smith called the South Kohala Community Development Plan (SKCDP) Action Committee <br />(AC) to order at 4:03 p.m. Due to restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic, this meeting was held <br />via the Zoom interactive video platform. <br />ROLL CALL <br />Action Committee Members Present: Ruth Smith (Vice Chair), Julia Ann Alos, Karen Anderson, Peter <br />Hendricks, Tristie Licoan, Kevin McLaughlin and William Sanborn. <br />Action Committee Members Absent -Excused: Mark Gordon. <br />Planning Department Staff: Planners - Rob Leasure, Keiko Mercado, Kamuela Plunkett and Natasha <br />Soriano. Director — Zendo Kern. <br />Members of the public: Members of the public observed the meeting via the YouTube livestream. The <br />livestream recording is available at South Kohala CDP AC Meeting - March 11, 2021 - YouTube. <br />ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None <br />ANNOUNCEMENTS: <br />1. Vice -Chair Smith expressed her appreciation for Chair Diane Keanali'i, who has vacated her <br />position on the Action Committee since the last AC meeting. <br />2. Committee Member Anderson shared introductory comments, including her move from <br />Washington to Hawaii in 2011, her experience with the Nature Conservancy, and her interests <br />in environmental justice and wastewater in Pua'ko. <br />3. Planning Director Zendo Kern conveyed the administration's support of CDP ACs and his interest <br />in empowering them to succeed in implementation activities and shared his excitement for <br />future community coordination among all of the CDP Action Committees. In addition, Director <br />Kern emphasized his open-door approach and welcomed suggestions and ideas from AC <br />members. <br />Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Page 1 <br />