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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII <br /> MINUTES <br /> AUGUST 19, 2021 <br /> The Leeward Planning Commission met in regular session at 9:30 a.m., with Chairman <br /> Michael Vitousek presiding. Based on the Governor's Twenty-First Proclamation Related to the <br /> COVID-19 Emergency dated June 7, 2021, this meeting was held online, with live stream video <br /> for the public to observe the meeting. <br /> COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Michael Vitousek, Shani Armbruster, Barbara DeFranco, <br /> Clement"CJ" Kanuha III, and Faith"Faye" Yates <br /> EX-OFFICIO MEMBER PRESENT: Robyn Matsumoto (Department of Public Works, <br /> Engineering Division) <br /> ALSO IN ATTENDANCE: Sinclair Salas-Ferguson, Esq. (Counsel for Department of Public <br /> Works), Dalilah Schlueter, Esq. (Counsel for the Commission), Jean Campbell, Esq. (Counsel <br /> for the Planning Department), Zendo Kern (Planning Director), Jeffrey Darrow (Deputy <br /> Planning Director), Christian Kay (Planner), Tracie-Lee Camero (Planner), and Noriko Sauer <br /> (Leeward Planning Commission Secretary) <br /> A quorum was present. Chairman Vitousek called the meeting to order. He described the public <br /> accessibility to this meeting and the protocol for the participants to follow. <br /> Chairman Vitousek announced that the county Board of Ethics had ruled at its August 11, 2021, <br /> meeting that Mr. Van Pernis had violated the fair treatment clause of the Ethics Code, and that <br /> yesterday the County Council had voted in favor of Mayor Mitchell Roth's request to remove <br /> Mr. Mark Van Pernis from the Commission; therefore, he would no longer be serving on the <br /> Commission. <br /> Chairman Vitousek called the roll of the commissioners and staff. <br /> APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> At 9:34 a.m. the Commission took up the minutes from the July 15, 2021, Leeward Planning <br /> Commission meeting. It was moved by Commissioner DeFranco and seconded by <br /> Commissioner Armbruster that the minutes be approved as submitted. A vote was taken by <br /> show of hands, and the motion carried by unanimous vote of those present. <br /> STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS <br /> At 9:35 a.m. Chairman Vitousek opened the floor for public testimony. He noted that the <br /> Commission had received some written testimony on Agenda Item 1, PARKER SCHOOL <br /> (Amend USE 05-001). He called upon the individuals registered to provide oral testimony, <br /> 1 <br />