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Home My WebLink About2024-06-24 SKCDP Meeting Packet County of Hawai‘i SOUTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720 (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 Mitchell D. Roth Mayor Tristie Licoan, Chair William Sanborn Ruth Smith Vacant Julia Alos Kevin McLaughlin Scott Nagata, Vice Chair Peter Hendricks Karen Anderson NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the South Kohala Community Development Plan (CDP) Action Committee in accordance with the provisions of Sections 92-3.7 and 92-7, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS). This meeting will be held in-person at the location listed in this notice and by Interactive Conference Technology (ICT) through Zoom. DATE: Monday, June 24, 2024 TIME: 5:00 P.M. IN PERSON LOCATION: Waikoloa Village Association, Banquet Room 68-1792 Melia St. Waikoloa Village, HI 96738 ONLINE/ZOOM: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItd-yrpjMoGBPTWPrn_QyiIpKOcX_p2jE NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC TESTIMONY: The public may provide oral testimony at the meeting by joining Zoom or attending in-person at the physical location listed above. Although not required, to register in advance for oral testimony please contact staff at cdp@hawaiicounty.gov or (808) 961-8288. Pursuant to §92-3, HRS, interested persons who want to provide oral testimony may do so either at the time the committee takes public statements on the agenda, or at the time the specific agenda item is called. Please note that public testimony may be limited to three (3) minutes in length per agenda item. In addition, although not required, to ensure timely delivery of written testimony to committee members, it is requested that written testimony be submitted by 4:30 p.m. at least two business days prior to the meeting via email to cdp@hawaiicounty.gov or in person at the Hilo or Kona Planning Department. When submitting written testimony, please specify for which agenda item written testimony is being submitted. All written testimony will be a part of the public record. NOTICE REGARDING INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY (ICT): A meeting held by ICT shall be automatically recessed for up to 30 minutes to restore communication when audiovisual communication cannot be maintained with all members participating in the meeting or with the in-person location identified in this notice. The meeting may reconvene when either audiovisual communication is restored, or audio-only communication is established after an unsuccessful attempt to restore audiovisual communication. If it is not possible to reconvene the meeting as provided in this subsection within 30 minutes after an interruption to communication, the meeting will be automatically terminated. AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL II. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: The Committee will consider approving the draft minutes from the February 26, 2024 meeting. III. PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON AGENDA ITEMS: Pursuant to §92-3, HRS, interested persons who want to provide oral testimony may do so now, or at the time the specific agenda item is called. Public testimony may be limited to three (3) minutes in length per agenda item. IV. BUSINESS: 1. Overview of CDP Action Committee Purpose and South Kohala CDP Implementation Priorities – Presentation by Planning Department staff on the background and roles of the CDP Action Committee. Discussion to establish which implementation projects the committee will pursue based off findings in the South Kohala CDP document. V. AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: Committee members will discuss potential agenda items for the next meeting. VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS • South Kohala CDP AC comment letter for the Draft General Plan 2045 was submitted to the Planning Department. • The Planning Department is currently seeking applicants for the South Kohala Action Committee and is requesting assistance to get the word out to interested community members. The application can be found on the Mayor’s office website at: https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/our-county/boards-commissions-application • The Department of Environmental Management has begun the process to Draft an Integrated Wastewater Management Plan. A recording of the first round of public meetings can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmR2EgTRQVI • Hawaiʻi Electric Public Safety Power Shutoffs Information and How to Prepare: https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/WebLink/1/edoc/135908/202406_PSPS_Resour ces_Presentation.pdf • County of Hawai’i Office of Housing and Community Development Waimea Public Meeting for 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan to be held on July 11, 2024 at 9:30AM at the Waimea Community Center, 65-1260 Kawaihae Rd. Kamuela, HI 96743 • County of Hawai’i Real Property Tax Public hearing on July 18, 2024 at 5:00 PM at the County Council Chambers – Hilo or via Zoom (register at cohfinance@hawaiicounty.gov) to discuss 3 Agricultural Programs: o Community Food Sustainability o Short Term Commercial Dedication – 3 year dedication o Long Term Commercial Dedication – 10 year dedication VII. ADJOURNMENT This agenda and all related documents are available in the Planning Department’s South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee folder via the County of Hawaiʻi Public Documents Repository: https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/Browse.aspx?dbid=1&cr=1. These documents may also be requested from the Planning Department by calling (808) 961- 8288 or emailing cdp@hawaiicounty.gov. NOTICE: The purpose of the public hearings is to afford all interested persons a reasonable opportunity to be heard on the above items. A person desiring to submit oral or written testimony may indicate their name and whether the testimony is on their behalf or as a representative of an organization or individual. Written testimony can be submitted via email or hard copy. Hard copies should include an original and nine copies and be submitted no later than 4:30pm two business days prior to the meeting. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, other reasonable modification, or language interpretation to access this meeting please contact the Planning Department at (808) 961-8288 or cdp@hawaiicounty.gov as soon as possible, but no later than five business days prior to the meeting date, to arrange for accommodations. If a response is received after the five-business days deadline, we will try to obtain the auxiliary aid/service or accommodation, but we cannot guarantee that the request will be fulfilled. “Other reasonable modification” refers to communication methods or devices for people with disabilities who are mentally and/or physically challenged. Upon request, this notice is available in alternate formats such as large print, Braille, or electronic copy. If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawaiʻi County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist. (Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawai‘i County Code). A lobbyist means, “any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five hours in any month or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative action by communicating or urging others to communicate with public officials.” (Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a)(6), Hawai‘i County Code). Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk-Council, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720. SOUTH KOHALA CDP ACTION COMMITTEE Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Page 1 SOUTH KOHALA CDP ACTION COMMITTEE 1 COUNTY OF HAWAI’I 2 MINUTES 3 February 26, 2024 4 5 CALL TO ORDER 6 Chair Licoan called the South Kohala Community Development Plan (SKCDP) Action Committee 7 (AC) meeting to order at 5:04 PM This meeting was held in-person at Tutu’s House and online via 8 Zoom. Quorum was established at this meeting. 9 The YouTube video recording of this meeting can be found here: 10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg3AhrgAbkU 11 ROLL CALL 12 AC Members Present (in person): Chair Tristie Licoan, Ruth Smith, William Sanborn, Vice-Chair 13 Scott Nagata, Peter Hendricks, and Kevin McLaughlin (arrived at 5:12 PM) 14 AC Members Present (via Zoom): Julia Alos 15 AC Members Absent-Excused: Karen Anderson 16 County Staff: Maryam Palma and Kawelo Kalili (Zoom) 17 County Officials: Deputy Corporation Counsel, Keyra Wong 18 Members of the public: 6 in person, also 4 via Zoom 19 APPROVAL OF MINUTES [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 1:40] 20 Committee Member Hendricks made a motion to approve the September 18, 2023 minutes. Motion 21 Seconded by Committee Member Smith. Motion Passed with 6 votes aye, 0 votes nay. 22 Committee Member Smith made a motion to approve the December 20, 2023 minutes. Motion 23 Seconded by Committee Member Sanborn. Motion Passed with 6 votes aye, 0 votes nay. 24 PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: 25 Jojo Tanimoto Public testimony [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 4:13] 26 James Kong Public Testimony [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 29:13] 27 Mike Konowicz Public Testimony [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 34:01] 28 Cindy Evans Public Testimony [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 36:55] 29 Avalon Paradea Public Testimony [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 38:50] 30 James Hustace Public Testimony [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 2:04:41] 31 BUSINESS: 32 1. General Plan Comments Discussion [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 7:20] 33 www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov/ CDP@hawaiicounty.gov Page 2 This item was called to order at 5:11 PM. 34 35 Committee Member Smith made a motion to have planning draft up a letter to the 36 Planning Director containing the combined comments from the Action Committee, motion 37 seconded by Committee Member Hendricks. Motion Passed with 7 votes ayes, 0 votes nay. 38 Committee Member Hendricks suggested to put in the letter a strong support for the 39 completion of the highway between Mamalahoa highway and Queen Kaahumanu highway 40 to extend Daniel K Inouye highway. 41 42 This item concluded at 5:02 PM. 43 44 2. Overview of CDP Action Committee Purpose and South Kohala CDP Implementation 45 Priorities for 2024 [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 1:27:28] 46 This item was called to order at 6:27 PM. 47 48 Planning Department Staff Maryam Palma gave a refresher presentation on CDP AC roles, 49 Sunshine Law, and Ch. 8 Implementation Matrix. 50 Committee Member McLaughlin requested that the Planning Department allow the AC to 51 have a small budget for AC needs. 52 Committee Member Sanborn made a motion to have the Planning Department update the 53 maps in the South Kohala CDP. Motion seconded by Committee Member Smith. Motion 54 passed with 7 votes aye, 0 votes nay. 55 56 This item concluded at 7:06 PM. 57 58 3. Proposed New Meeting Schedule [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 2:02:30] 59 This item was called to order at 7:06 PM. 60 61 South Kohala CDP AC Meeting Dates for 2024: 62 April 22, 2024 63 June 24, 2024 64 August 26, 2024 65 October 28, 2024 66 December 9, 2024 67 68 This item concluded at 7:12 PM. 69 70 PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING [SEE YOUTUBE TIME STAMP 1:57:58] 71 1. Vote on an action item for 2024 from Chapter 8 Implementation Matrix in the South 72 Kohala CDP 73 2. Solidify Permitted Interaction Groups (P.I.G.) 74 www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov/ CDP@hawaiicounty.gov Page 3 ADJOURNMENT: 75 Committee Member Sanborn made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Committee 76 Member Hendricks. Motion passed 7 ayes; meeting adjourned at 7:12 P.M. 77 These minutes and all related documents are available in the Planning Department’s South Kohala 78 Community Development Plan Action Committee folder via the County of Hawaiʻi Public 79 Documents Repository. These documents may also be requested from the Planning Department 80 by calling (808) 961-8288 or emailing cdp@hawaiicounty.gov. 81 Communication No. 2024-03