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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-04-11 NKCDP Agenda Final William P. Kenoi BJ Leithead Todd Director Mayor Margaret K. Masunaga Deputy East Hawai‘i Office West Hawai‘i Office 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy ‘ Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 Phone (808) 961-8288 Phone (808) 323-4770 PLANNING DEPARTMENT Fax (808) 961-8742 Fax (808) 327-3563 NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING HAWAI`I COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT For More Information Visit: http://www.hawaiicountycdp.info/ DATE: Wednesday, April 11, 2012 TIME: 4:30 PM PLACE: North Kohala Senior Center (the old courthouse) 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kohala, HI 96755 CALL TO ORDER: STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 1. Minutes of Meetings of March 12, 2012. 2. Schedule NKCDP AC Meetings for Calendar Year 2012. REPORTS 1) LAND USE PERMIT ACTIVITY REPORT (10 minutes) – Rosalind Newlon, NKCDP Project Manager will report on Planning Dept. permits received in the previous month for the North Kohala district. 2) INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE PLANS FOR A COMMUNITY MEETING AND IMPROVING COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY(15 minutes) -The investigative committee will provide an update and recommendations to the AC Members on the plans for a community meeting and improving communications within the community. NEW BUSINESS: 3) IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS (IAL) UPDATE (10 minutes) – The NKCDP AC members will discuss how to participate in the identification of IAL consistent with Strategy 1.8 of the NKCDP. www.cohplanningdept.com Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer planning@co.hawaii.hi.us OLD BUSINESS: 4) NKCDP AC SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS (30 minutes) – NKCDP AC members will report on the recent activity of the subcommittees: a. Growth Management – The subcommittee will report on land use applications submitted to the Planning Department. b. Public Access – The subcommittee will provide an update on the trail at Kohala on the Kai; update on activities at Hapu'u-Kapanai'a; update Kauhola Lighthouse; update on the pedestrian trail at Pahoa (Honomakau); update on the new parking lot at Upolu Airport –east end of the runway; Upolu Airport Area restoration; update on Coast Guard road; update on Kukuipahu; and grant of easement documents. c. Infrastructure A – The subcommittee will report on the Mahukona and Kapaa Beach Parks. d. Infrastructure B – The subcommittee will provide updates on ongoing efforts of coordination of routes for the proposed electric loop for North Kohala and transmission of geothermal power to Oahu; view plane protection and rural infrastructure. e. Affordable Housing – The subcommittee will provide updates on affordable housing and land; discuss with Corporation Counsel the authority of the subcommittee. f. Agriculture – The subcommittee will provide an update on the “Protecting Important Agricultural Land in Hawai‘i survey being conducted by the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Department, College of Tropical Resources and Human Resources - University of Hawai’i at Manoa, and the USDA. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: ANNOUNCEMENTS: SET AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: DATE AND LOCATION FOR NEXT MEETING: ADJOURNMENT: If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawaii County Clerk within five working days Notice: (prior to meeting date) of becoming a lobbyist {Article 15, Section 2-91.3 (b), Hawaii County Code}. A lobbyist means “any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spend 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), Hawaii County Code} Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, other reasonable modification, or language interpretation to access this meeting please contact the Planning Department at 961-8288 as soon as possible, but no later than five days prior to the meeting date, to arrange for accommodations. “Other reasonable modification” refers to communication methods or devices for people with disabilities who are mentally and/or physically challenged PLANNING DIRECTOR BJ Leithead Todd