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Kona Community Development Plan Action Committee
County of Hawaii
MINUTES
Meeting Date: November 17, 2010
Time: 2:12 pm
Place: Mayor's Conference Room, Suite 103
75-5722 Hanama Place
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
Roll Call:
1Members Present: Maralyn (Marni) Herkes, Mike Matsukawa, Ken Melrose, Robert
(Bob) Ward, Janice Palma-Glennie Fritz Harris-Glade, Bo Kahui
2Absent/Excused:,
3Planning Department: Deanne Bugado, Allen Salavea, BJ Leithead Todd, Bennett
Mark
4Public in attendance: Riley Smith, Peter Young, Michele Otake, Michael Riehm, Roy
Takemoto
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA
Michael Riehm – Comments regarding the Kona Community Development Plan, in complete
support of the CDP and comments are meant to be constructive.
1.- Roadway standards show street trees, which lends to the questions regarding who are
responsible for maintenance.
2.- Architectural Standards – are way too thin in creating style not providing enough
flexibility for current architectural creativity, the CDP was meant to create and
support Form based code and not style based codes.
3.– Minimum area required for a TOD application need to be more flexible. Ideal
situation would be to have the County to do regulating plans for all the TOD circles
to have the zoning in place or if the landowners could do incremental development
that would incorporate the principles of the CDP.
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Minutes of the Meeting of October 27, 2010 were not available.
Concerns were raised regarding conflicts of interest of Action Committee members and in
regards to those members providing testimony. Reminders of the instructions given by Amy
Self, Corporation Counsel, regarding providing testimony were discussed. Clarification was also
given for the Chair’s and Bob Ward’s discussions and interactions with Forest City.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Village Design Guidelines.
The Action Committee reviewed and discussed the draft Village Design Guidelines (VDG)
as calibrated by PlaceMakers, LLC. There is an Executive Summary that has been provided
to highlight the changes that have been made to the Village Design Guidelines out of the
Kona Community Development Plan.
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Motion on the table. Marni Herkes moved to have the Action Committee recommend to the
Planning Director to adopt the VDG by Rule with the understanding that measures of Article
1 in the original document be included into the Planning Department deliberations. Bob
Ward seconded for discussion.
A red-line version of the Draft VDG has been made available for review as well as some
illustrative documents. The illustrative documents together will allow for a visual
understanding of a regulating master plan submission of the VDG. The illustrative
documents will be labeled on the website as “illustrative examples of the village scale plan
and of supplemental information”
Clarification is needed for what is Open Space, Greenbelts and Civic Space. How much
is needed for each within TODs and TNDs.
There is a need for Education on the KCDP, as well for the VDG, for the public and
County Council.
Clarification needed of the uses allowed within GB2
Within the T5 designation, to have the height allowance at 5 stories by right. Possible
change to have 3 stories allowed by right with an additional 2 stories allowed by warrant.
On 2.3.3 (b) why was the following statement eliminated. “The maximum height of
buildings should be proportional to the street width to avoid an enclosed “canyon”
effect.”
How deep/detailed should the architectural standards be in the VDG, what benefits is
there in having architectural standards in the VDG? How are cultural sensitive designs to
be incorporated within the VDG if there are architectural standards established?
On 2.3.3 (e) why was statement regarding trees eliminated?
2. KCDP Implementation.
Priority Projects – has been postponed, the Committee will review and send any comments to
the Planning Department Staff for discussion at future meeting.
CIP – Bob Ward has consolidated projects lists and the Chair will forward to Planning
Department Staff for dissemination to Committee for discussion during next meeting.
The Action Committee discussed the meetings of the new year and determined that meetings
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will continue on the 4 Wednesday of each month, the location will be announced as
scheduled.
3. Financial Plan
Work is continuing by Goodwin. Target for a draft to be submitted for review is
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approximately December 9.
Request has been made by the Committee not to try to review the Finance Plan at the same
time as the VDG.
4. Sub-Committee Reports
Outreach
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The Kohala Center has submitted an agricultural report for the island to the Mayor’s
Office for review and a subsequently to the County Council and a Commission will be
created.
UH-West Hawaii –– Outreach Sub-Committee will extend an invitation to MRC
Greenwood to discuss status with the AC in the new year.
Kona Judiciary Complex – there is a meeting regarding an EIS and site selection at
Kealakehe Elem Café 11/18/10, Thursday, at 7:00 pm. Marni Herkes made a motion to
have the Chair testify at the meeting regarding the proposed site selection be focused in
relation major trunk lines connecting proposed TODs of the KCDP, Fritz Harris-Glade
seconded. Motion passed 6-0, Bo Kahui abstained.
Economic Development
None
Land Use, Environmental & Cultural Resources
Long Range Regional Transportation Plan – they will not have a citizen advisory group
for the Big Island.
Open Space Plan
Transportation and Public Facilities
Pedestrian Safety Plan – a County-wide plan is being finalized.
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
None
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Ken Melrose: Next Meeting December 9, 2010 – Mayor’s Conference Room – Hanama 1
Possible Agenda Items for next meeting:, Finance Plan, VDG, Priority Projects Review
ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting adjourned at 4:13 pm
Respectfully submitted,
Deanne Bugado, Planner
A T T E S T:
Ken Melrose, Chair
Kona Community Development Plan Action Committee
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