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Home My WebLink About2024-10-22 KCDP Minutes Final KONA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1 ACTION COMMITTEE 2 COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI 3 FINAL MINUTES 4 October 22, 2024 5 CALL TO ORDER 6 Chair Young called the Kona Community Development Plan (CDP) Action Committee (AC) 7 meeting to order at 12:02 p.m. A quorum was established with five members in attendance. This 8 meeting was held in person at the West Hawai’i Civic Center, B2 Conference Room and online 9 via the Zoom platform. 10 The full YouTube video of this meeting can be found here: 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1Ez2TMGUME&t=56s 12 ROLL CALL 13 Members Present (in person): Nancy Pisicchio (Vice-Chair), Charla Thompson, and Heather 14 Korotie 15 Members Present (via Zoom): Charles Young (Chair), David Hureta, and John Pelletier 16 Members Absent: Roselyn Molina 17 County Staff Present (in person): Maryam Palma, Janice Hata, Jessica Lahip and Kawelo Kalili 18 There were approximately 4 members of the public in attendance (2 in person and 2 via Zoom). 19 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 20 Vice Chair Pisicchio moved to approve the minutes from the July 23, 2024, meeting as drafted. 21 Committee member Korotie seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 22 BUSINESS 23 1. Final Draft General Plan 2045 – Discussion and decision making on submitting 24 testimony to the Leeward Planning Commission regarding the Draft General Plan. [SEE 25 YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 9:00] 26 Chair inquired about the timeline for completing the General Plan (GP). Planning Department 27 staff confirmed the current schedule, noting that the Planning Commission (PC) will conduct 28 both regular and special meetings to address GP items, with a projected timeline extending 29 through March 2025. 30 Committee Member Pelletier asked if public comments will be routed to the Planning 31 Commission. Planning confirmed that all public feedback, including comments gathered during 32 community meetings, will be compiled and forwarded to the PC for review. 33 KONA CDP ACTION COMMITTEE Minutes of October 22, 2024 2 Vice Chair Pisicchio inquired if the Action Committee (AC) could submit testimony throughout 34 the GP process, from the Planning Commission’s review phase through to the County Council’s 35 consideration. Planning affirmed that ongoing testimony from the AC is permissible. 36 Chuck Flahrety provided testimony. [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 13:53] 37 The AC discussed the implications of the AUD (Accessory Dwelling Unit) Bill as it relates to 38 infrastructure requirements outlined in the General Plan. Chair expressed concerns regarding the 39 county's legal obligations to manage wastewater, noting that the AUD Bill's potential increase in 40 housing density appears to conflict with these responsibilities and may not align with the General 41 Plan's goals. The AC considered the importance of deciding if and when to submit testimony on 42 the AUD Bill to address this issue. 43 Committee Member Pisicchio raised concerns about Bill 123, pointing out that the bill does not 44 limit ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units) to affordable housing, a restriction that may impact 45 housing affordability goals. 46 2. Letter to Planning Department – Discussion and potential decision-making requesting 47 more timely notice from the Planning Department on land use applications to the Action 48 Committee [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 29:06] 49 Vice Chair Pisicchio read the draft letter to the Planning Director regarding more timely notice 50 from Planning on land use applications. The AC agreed that the letter was well written and there 51 were no objections. 52 Nancy moved to have the letter signed by Chair and sent to the Planning Director. Committee 53 member Pelletier seconded. The motion passed unanimously. 54 3. Testimony at State Legislature – Discussion and potential decision-making for 55 continued support during the upcoming Legislative Session for the introduction of 56 legislation to provide Sunshine Law flexibility for CDP Action Committees. [SEE 57 YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 34:00] 58 The Committee discussed providing testimony at the State Legislature in support of upcoming 59 legislation aimed at granting more flexibility under the Sunshine Law for CDP (Community 60 Development Plan) Action Committees (ACs). 61 Vice Chair Pisicchio outlined the reasons for supporting this legislative effort, highlighting that 62 Senator Kanuha has expressed willingness to reintroduce a properly titled bill in the upcoming 63 session to address this issue. 64 Vice Chair Pisicchio suggested that the AC vote on submitting testimony when the bill is 65 reintroduced. The Chair agreed, emphasizing the importance of continuing support for this 66 legislative initiative to pass a companion bill, which was endorsed by all members. 67 Nancy moved to support the redrafted bill that would allow CDP ACs to operate under the same 68 meeting guidelines as Neighborhood Boards. The AC also intends to reach out to their 69 representative to ask for support of the bill. Heather seconded the motion, and it passed 70 unanimously. 71 KONA CDP ACTION COMMITTEE Minutes of October 22, 2024 3 AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: [SEE YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 44:25] 72 1. Folow up on General Plan Status - Bill 123 and goals with the GP 73 2. Follow up on Draft Bill for Neighborhood Boards 74 3. Follow up on Letter to Planning Department 75 4. Discuss Pu’u Ohao 76 77 ADJOURNMENT 78 Committee member Hureta moved to adjourn this meeting. Vice-Chair Pisicchio seconded the 79 motion. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 3:40 p.m. [SEE 80 YOUTUBE TIMESTAMP 58:00] 81 These minutes and all related documents are available in the Planning Department’s Kona 82 Community Development Plan Action Committee folder via the County of Hawaiʻi Public 83 Documents Repository. These documents may also be requested from the Planning Department 84 by calling (808) 961-8288 or emailing cdp@hawaiicounty.gov. 85