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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-12-12 Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission MinutesHAWAII COUNTY PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMISSION MINUTES — REGULAR SESSION December 12, 2005 — 9:30 a.m. Department of Liquor Control, Conference Room Hilo Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 230, Hilo, HI 96720 Present: Kenneth Kaneshiro Laura Schuster Benedict Yung Paul Campbell (arrived at 9.40 a.m.) John Replogle Jocelyn Garovoy (arrived at 9.35 a.m.) E. Kalani Flores (arrived at 9.40 a.m.) Hannah Springer Amy G. Self, Deputy Corporation Counsel Cathy Minor, Secretary Absent: Ruth Walker Others Present: Lincoln Ashida, Corporation Counsel Nancy Crawford, Deputy Finance Director Stanley Iwamoto, Property Manager, Department of Finance CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chair John Replogle at 9:30 a.m. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS No members of the public were in attendance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Kaneshiro moved for approval of the Minutes of November 14, 2005, seconded by Ms. Springer and carried unanimously by voice vote. APPROVAL OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Commissioners asked if a written acknowledgment was given to Communications Nos. 05 -001 and 05 -002. Commission secretary Cathy, informed the Commissioners that no reply was given. It was recommended by the Commissioners that an acknowledgement be sent out when this Commission receives communications. Either in a written form or "mirror" the same avenue that it was sent to the Commission, i.e., if received by e -mail, can reply by e-mail. Commission secretary, Cathy agreed to acknowledge all future correspondences to this Commission. Motion was made by Mr. Kaneshiro that Communication Nos. 05 -001 and 05 -002 be deferred to a later date until the Rules and Procedures are established and at the appropriate time both of these communications will be put on the Agenda. Seconded by Ms. Garovoy and carried unanimously by voice vote. Mr. Kaneshiro moved to accept written Communication No. 05 -003, received by Christopher Yuen, Planning Director regarding the County GIS Public Data CD. This motion was seconded by Ms. Springer and carried unanimously by voice vote. FINANCE DIRECTOR'S REPORT Ms. Crawford went over the County of Hawai`i's Budget Report that was distributed at the last commission meeting on November 14, 2005. She pointed out in the Report where the $1 million budgeted line item existed. She informed the Commissioners the County is committed to funding $250,000 each year for purchases of land this Commission wants to acquire. She also pointed out under Miscellaneous - Public Lands Acquisition the County's share of $500,000 was given to the Honuapo Project. Other lands recently acquired by the County of Hawaii was Honls Beach and Blasman the adjacent property to Keakealani Wahine. In regards to the Honuapo Project, Chair Replogle informed the Commission that a fundraiser was held on Saturday, December 10, 2005. They successfully raised $170,000. Over 500 people came through the gates, with a donation calabash collecting $19,000. This project received amazing support from the community. Chair Replogle indicated that the first appraisal came in at 3.5 million, the landowner is willing to pay 3.4 million. Need another appraisal which would take 4 -6 weeks. Josh Stanbro, of Trust Public Land ( "TPU) is the Independent Appraiser. Motion was made by Ms. Springer for this Commission to write a letter to Governor Lingle and the Attorney General in support of this Honuapo Project and it was recommended that Ms. Garovoy draft this letter. This motion was second by Ms. Schuster and carried unanimously by voice vote. 2 As this point, the Commission's attorney, Amy Self, informed the Commissioners that this Honuapo Project, was NOT a listed agenda item. Should the Commissioners want to continue discussing this matter and /or make recommendations, a vote of 2/3 of the commissioners present must be taken to add this item to the agenda. Motion was made by Ms. Springer to add this matter regarding the Honuapo Project to today's agenda. This motion was second by Ms. Schuster and carried unanimously by voice vote. Deputy Corporation Counsel Amy Self, also informed the Commission that the letter should be addressed to the Mayor, as this commission is an advisory committee to the Mayor of the County of Hawaii. Motion to Withdraw the previous motion, requesting that a letter be sent from this Commission to Governor Lingle was made by Ms. Springer. This motion was second by Ms. Schuster and carried unanimously by voice vote. Motion was made by Ms. Springer to have this Commission send a letter to Mayor Harry Kim requesting that the Honuapo Project be completed in a timely and proper manner and without the need to proceed with a second appraisal. It is recommended that Ms. Garovoy prepare this draft letter. This motion was second by Ms. Schuster and carried unanimously by voice vote. COMMITTEE REPORTS Rules & Procedures Ms. Schuster distributed the "Proposed" Rules and Procedures. The members of this committee, Commissioners Yung, Kaneshiro and Schuster, basically used the County of Kauai's Rules as a guide. The commissioners will now review them and at the next meeting make suggested changes, deletions and /or additions. Assessment Criteria Ms. Springer distributed an Outline which includes a timeline for the public's input and help on the process of obtaining a list of properties this Commission would consider for the list. The Outline states suggested components to follow along with a strict deadline to adhere to as they would like to do an "island- wide" survey. At the next meeting, the Commission will discuss and approve the guideline to allow this committee to proceed with island -wide survey. This committee included Commissioners Garovoy, Walker, Flores and Springer. ANNOUNCEMENTS Deputy Corporation Counsel Amy Self made an announcement that Bill 171 (Draft 2) passed full Council. This ordinance now includes the term limits for the commissioners and the new deadline to establish a list for the Mayor is now April 5, 2006. The next meeting will be held on Monday, January 9, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. at the Department of Liquor, Conference Room, Hilo Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 230, Hilo, HI 96720. ADJOURNMENT Hannah Springer moved to adjourn the meeting; Paul Campbell seconded the motion and all members voted aye. The meeting adjourned at 11:25 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Cathy Minor, Secretary in