HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-08-24 KCDP Minutes Final
Kona Community Development Plan Action Committee
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County of Hawai‘i
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MINUTES
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Meeting Date: August 24, 2011
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Call to Order: 2:13 pm
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Place: Kona Planning Department Conference Room
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West Hawai‘i Civic Center
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County of Hawaii Planning Department, Bldg E, 2 Floor
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74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway
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Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740
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Roll Call:
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1Members Present: Maralyn (Marni) Herkes, Ken Melrose, Matthew (Matt) Binder,
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Robert (Bob) Ward (left at 4:31), Janice Palma-Glennie (arrived at 2:37), Mike
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Matsukawa
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2Absent/Excused;, Bo Kahui, Fritz Harris-Glade
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3Planning Department: BJ Leithead Todd (left at 3:00), Deanne Bugado, Bennett
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Mark (left at 3:20)
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4County of Hawaii: Amy Self (left at 3:07)
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5Public in attendance: Peter Young (left at 4:20), Nancy Pisicchio (left at 3:42), Dave
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Freudenberger (left at 3:42)
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STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA
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Nancy Pisicchio spoke with regards to the Village Design Guidelines and concerns that the
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motions of the Action Committee discussed took action on during the March Action Committee
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meeting regarding the reduction of the permitted minimum acreage of the New Village Scale
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Plans and requested that the Action Committee re-think that motion and retract the approval. The
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reduction will not allow for the development of a workable walk-able community (attached for
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reference is the written testimony submitted).
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ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
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Minutes of the Meeting of June 22, 2011 were circulated. Marni Herkes motioned to approve
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and Bob Ward seconded. Minor revisions requested and then unanimous approval given.
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BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE
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1. Village Design Guidelines.
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Staff provided the Action Committee with a list of motions made to date for revisions to the
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Village Design Guidelines.
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The remaining Table that the Action Committee is to review started the discussion. (Table 2)
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Thoroughfare Assemblies. Ken Melrose and Bob Ward drafted for discussion a suggested
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motion for Thoroughfare Assemblies and Bob gave a basic breakdown of the Thoroughfare
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Assemblies that should be recommended for approval. The revisions/changes are meant to
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focus on increasing the multi-modal opportunities for the roadway sections.
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Marni Herkes motioned that Table 2 be amended as follows: A) assemblies RA-24-24 (in T5)
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and RL-30-12 (in T3 & T4) be replaced with image RL-20-16 which allows greater yard
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space and simplifies maintenance as desired by DPW; B) Add assembly AV-61-34 widening
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one sidewalk to accommodate multi-use path in areas where additional non-auto capacity is
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desirable; C) Add AC-68-46, adding a bicycle lane in each direction; D) Add CS-82-46,
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adding a bicycle lane in each direction; E) Add AV-94-46, adding a bicycle lane in each
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direction to CS-80-56 and widening the median; F) Revise CS-80-56 to show reverse-angle
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parking; G) Add a PA-XX-10 to provide sufficient right of way to accommodate the
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switchback Shared Use Path at a maximum 5% gradient; H) Add a RD-78-36 to provided a
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road configuration that maximizes accommodation of pedestrians of all abilities and bicyclists
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of all skill levels to include 12 foot travel lanes, shoulder bikeways, sidewalk and shared use
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path; and, I) Requesting the County/Placemakers create an index that lists each approved
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Assembly and to conform the above sections to be consistent with the images of the other
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assemblies in table 2. Bob Ward seconded and unanimous approval given (Janice Palma-
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Glennie was not yet present at the time of this motion and vote)
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To address the concerns brought up by Nancy Pisicchio a Sub-Committee was created to
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work with the Design Center and Ownership groups within Multi-Owner TODs to develop
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Master Plans for these TODs. This would then allow these small landowners to come in for
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their applications and still meet the premise of the KCDP’s 80 acre TOD. All Action
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Committees supported the creation of the Sub-Committee. Chair of this Sub-Committee will
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be Ken Melrose and Mike Matsukawa will be on as well, with the first community member
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Nancy Pisicchio.
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2. Financial Plan.
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The Action Committee discussed the status of the review of the draft Public Facilities
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Finance Plan review with Dave Freudenberger, Goodwin Consulting Group. The discussion
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also identified the process that might occur for the next steps for the Finance Plan.
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The Chair shared with the Action Committee a letter from the Queen Liliuokalani Trust
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conveying their concern that the draft Finance Plan lacks discussion as it relates to the
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Trust’s Keahuolū lands. The Action Committee discussed the concerns raised with Dave
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Freudenberger. The Dave confirmed that Queen Liliuokalani Trust lands are represented
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within the analysis with both the residential and commercial numbers.
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Discussion of the electronic analysis tools available to the general public from various public
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sites and how the updated information would impact on the analysis of the Finance Plan.
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These updates would have relatively small impact because the plan anticipates growth, on the
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short the information would validate the information presented within the draft plan.
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A question came up on whether the Open Space Network Plan was included into the draft
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Finance Plan. Dave confirmed that it had not, that the amount number was estimated to be
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relatively small and that because there was no information to base the analysis on to generate
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the actual estimated number. Discussion moved to how that information could be generated
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and therefore how that amount would then be included into the plan.
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Dave mentioned that one of the elements beside the Open Space Network that was left out of
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the draft plan was the Storm Drain and Flood Control plan because of the lack of quantified
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numbers that could be turned into a dollar amount.
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Marni Herkes motioned that the Action Committee has received, reviewed and accepts as
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presented, with the amended pages 31, 42, 50, 51, 66, 95, 96 & 99, the draft Financing
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Plan for Public Facilities and Backbone Infrastructure as prepared by the Goodwin
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Consulting Group. The Action Committee acknowledges the excellent work done in
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fulfilling their contractual obligations by PBR Hawaii in assembling the background data,
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infrastructure requirements and cost estimates and for the thorough and thoughtful
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presentation by the Goodwin Consulting Group of the range of financing tools available in
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creating this solid basis for future decision-making.
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The Action Committee requests that the Planning Department secure funding to extend
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the scope of services of the Goodwin Consulting Group engagement to include
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discussions with the development community, the public and the County Council on the
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intricacies of the implementation of the financing tools available. Further, the Action
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Committee requests that the Administration pursue the needed legislative adjustments to
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fully implement a full value Impact Fee island-wide which is applicable to all new building
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permits and to introduce legislation to make the needed adjustments to fully activate the
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full use of Tax Increment Financing so that a fair portion of the rising tax revenues from
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growth in Kona can be directed toward creating the much needed infrastructure within the
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areas of the Kona CDP.
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Bob Ward seconded the motion. The discussion of the Committee resulted in a proposed
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amendment to include the following sentence “Finally, that the adopted version of the Public
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Facilities Financing Plan include provisions for the implementation of an Open Space Network
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Plan.” The maker of the motion agreed to the amendment as well the second. The motion
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passed unanimously.
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3. Open Space Network.
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Staff reported that per request from the Action Committee at the last meeting the base-line
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map has been uploaded to the Kona CDP website:
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http://www.hawaiicountycdp.info/north-and-south-kona-cdp/action-committee-
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application/kcdp-action-committee-sub-committee-activities/the-land-use-environmental-
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cultural-resources-sub-committee
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Staff has created folders for the documents/maps generated by the Action Committee and
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Sub-Committees and as information is disseminated, the website will be updated.
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Sub-Committee members shared that the next steps would be extensive and would need a
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broad range of expertise to develop the baseline information and definitions.
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Discussion continued within the Action Committee on the proposed modifications to the
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baseline map with the known/approved “reserved” parcels/spaces that will need to be fully
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investigated to identify the parameters (to develop the GIS layers).
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The sub-committee was asked to share a bullet list of what would be included within an open
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space definition for the Action Committee to discuss.
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Also need to define what is meant for open space/greenbelt with regards to TOD applications.
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The Chair has put a list together regarding where within the KCDP open space is discussed
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and he will share with the Action Committee this list to foster discussion for the next meeting.
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4. KCDP Implementation.
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5. Sub-Committee Reports
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Outreach
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The Action Committee members were changed, Marni Herkes stepped off the committee
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and Matt Binder replaced her. Marni updated the Action Committee as to the current
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status of activities. (Meetings that the Chair or other members have attended)
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The White Paper will need to be updated with the passage from the Action Committee
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with the recommendations regarding the Village Design Guidelines and the draft Finance
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Plan. Matt Binder states his willingness to work on updating the White Paper. He will
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work with Marni.
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Economic Development
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The current report of Minutes of the sub-committee were highlighted.
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The EIS for the Judiciary Building has been released and the comment period is underway,
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public meeting is scheduled. One of the selection criteria is proximity within a TOD based
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on feedback during the informational meetings held earlier.
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Circle of Stewards. The basic thesis is that economies are geographic not political and it is
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the local regions that must be the focus of economic strategic planning. Regions are
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already leading the way with successful strategies and can demonstrate how to rebuild the
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economy based on stewardship values and recovery principles.
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Mamalahoa Kona Heritage Corridor – has hired a safety engineer to do/develop the safety
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programs and an archeologist to do the archeological report. The first draft of the for
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Federal Scenic By-Way designation grant applications.
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Land Use, Environmental & Cultural Resources
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Judicial draft EA
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Saddle Road – schedule for the next phase is on for the Kona side.
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Clarification was requested for the “Issue emerged about the results from $36K
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appropriation” – This supplemental funding actually was used for the contract for the
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Public Facilities Finance Plan.
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Open Space Network Resolution – this is a proposed resolution that has not been brought
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for discussion or Action with the Action Committee but would be a proposed way of
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funding the development of the Open Space Network Plan.
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Transportation and Public Facilities
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To be addressed at the next meeting.
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STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
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Peter Young noted that the need to define open space is key for the development of the Plan and
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to assist the County’s Design Center.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Ken Melrose: Next Meeting October 26, 2011 – Planning Conference Room – WHCC
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Possible Agenda Items for next meeting: Open space plan discussion.
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ADJOURNMENT:
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Meeting adjourned at 4:45 pm
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Respectfully submitted,
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Deanne Bugado, Planner
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A T T E S T:
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Ken Melrose, Chair
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Kona Community Development Plan Action Committee
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