HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-12-09 KCDP Minutes Final
Kona Community Development Plan Action Committee
County of Hawaii
MINUTES
Meeting Date: December 9, 2010
Time: 12:42 pm
Place: Mayor's Conference Room, Hanama 1
75-5722 Hanama Place
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
Roll Call:
1Members Present: Maralyn (Marni) Herkes, Ken Melrose, Robert (Bob) Ward,
Janice Palma-Glennie; Fritz Harris-Glade,
2Absent/Excused: Bo Kahui, Mike Matsukawa
3Planning Department: Deanne Bugado, Allen Salavea, Susan Gagorik, Margaret
Masunaga, BJ Leithead Todd, Rosalind Newlon, April Surprenant, Garrett Smith,
Bennett Mark, Keola Childs
4County of Hawaii: Amy Self, Brenda Ford
5Public in attendance: Susan Henderson, Peter Young, Nancy Pisicchio, Riley Smith,
Michael Riehm, Terry Cisco, Kari Kimura, John Parazette, Michele Otake, Roy
Takemoto
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA
None
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Minutes of the Meetings of October 27, 2010 and November 17, 2010 were circulated. Bob
Ward motioned to approve and Marni Herkes seconded. Minor corrections requested to both
minutes and then unanimous approval given..
NEW BUSINESS
1. Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
The Action Committee reviewed and discussed the Kona Community Development Plan CIP
project list. Fritz Harris-Glade motioned to support the project list dated November 10, 2010
and Marni Herkes seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
2. Proposed Bond Float.
The Action Committee discussed the County’s proposed bond float. Fritz Harris-Glade
motioned to forward a request that to the extend appropriate for the bond float to have the
County support the projects from the CIP project list, such at the La’aloa Avenue Extension,
Lako Street Extension, Nani Kailua (Makai leg) and Kuakini Extension to Kealakehe
Parkway. Marni Herkes seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
3. Village Design Guidelines.
Susan Henderson, with PlaceMakers, LLC, provided the Action Committee a overview of the
calibration that PlaceMakers, did after the Charrettes held in October of 2009. Please refer to
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the Executive Summary. Susan did point out the VDG thoroughfares were done by their
transportation engineer after he toured/analyzed the entire island’s roadway system by bike.
The discussion then opened up to the public. The issues that were addressed or identified
were as follows:
Master Plans could possibly be done for areas with multiple landowners but that each
landowner could come in for permitting/entitlement separately.
The minimum acreage of the CDP will need to be amended down from the 80 acres
minimum required presently in the KCDP.
There is a need to do a translation map for the areas such as Kailua Town, this will show
for each parcel what transects match to the current zoning.
Possibly create a parallel code to utilize the VDG for the Kailua Town areas as a
alternative to a large scale project district application.
Possibly utilizing the TND project district, which will allow for smaller acreage
applications within the identified TOD circles.
The commercial minimums/requirements may not be viable for the district/area.
The Special District may be a competing interest in the development of true mixed use
commercial areas.
Clarification was made that the VDG is amendable by the Planning Director with the
approval recommendation by the Action Committee. Therefore there will not be a Rule
created to implement the VDG. Article 1 will be moved back into the VDG.
Width minimums and locations for the greenbelt can be added into the VDG.
T-5 does not have to be located in the center of a community. Usually the heart or center
of the TOD would be a civic space (a civic building or park)
The TOD’s identified within the KCDP would not create just one center or community
but it could create several, it depends on how they are developed.
Sprawl repair/ intersection repair to be included to provide “good” roundabout designs as
alternatives to standard intersection.
Architectural design standards included or not within the VDG or have them to be a part
of the TOD/project district application
Signs design standards are meant to address the scale of the signs (the size and type) not
the design of the signs.
The Palm Trees should be included back into the VDG.
Coconut trees should be allowed back in but not to be allowed within civic and
pedestrian ways.
2.3.3 (page 9) has been modified and has been re-located to page 32
Many of the landscaping changes have been modified and relocated into another location
of the VDG.
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CS-56 parking (reverse parking ) would encourage pedestrian lanes – but there is a
question regarding the vehicular lane widths and if the minimum is sufficient.
Regarding Table 12 – for the building height having 5 stories by right does not seem to
be good – proposal for the height to be 3 stories by right with up to 5 stories by warrant.
There is an additional consideration for the height because of the financial considerations
to pay for the elevator that having a fourth floor would be necessary (to meet ADA
requirements).
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.
4. 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.
5. Financial Plan
Postponed for next meeting
6. Sub-Committee Reports
Postponed for next meeting
STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
None
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Ken Melrose: Next Meeting January 26, 2011 – Yano Memorial Hall
Possible Agenda Items for next meeting:, Finance Plan, VDG, Priority Projects Review
ADJOURNMENT:
Meeting adjourned at 3:27 pm
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