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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-25-2011 SKCDP AC Minutes - Final SOUTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE MINUTES OF MEETING Held April 25, 2011 A regular meeting of the South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee was held on April 25, 2011. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Mike Fischer, at 5:10 p.m. at the Waikoloa Village Association conference room, 68-1792 Melia Street, Waikoloa Village, Hawaii, pursuant to notice. The following members of the Committee were present when the meeting was called to order: Nancy Alvord Loreli Eberhardt Mike Fischer John Hoover Chris Roehrig Project Manager Rosalind Newlon also was in attendance. Committee member Margaret Horwatt, Robin Inaba and Achahn Schulze were not in attendance. The Chairman called the meeting to order and announced that Leonard Librizzi had resigned from his position on the Action Committee. The Chairman expressed his appreciation for the service rendered by Leonard. It was then noted that a quorum of the Committee was present at the meeting, and noted that Recorder Judith Graham was not present. There were no statements from members of the public concerning items on the meeting agenda. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Committee then approved the minutes of the regular meeting of the Committee held on March 28, 2011, in the form distributed to the members in advance of the meeting. The Chairman then introduced Amy G. Self, attorney in the Office of the Corporation Counsel, County of Hawaii, who presented Sarah Moon and Wilma Matsumura, members of the Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission. Ms. Moon and Ms. Matsumura discussed the role of the Commission and advised the Action Committee concerning the process for proposing the acquisition of land by the County for the purposes of the Commission. In response to an inquiry, the Commissioners emphasized that the land owner must be a willing seller if the land is to be proposed for acquisition by the County. Other important factors to be considered are whether there is a community group available to manage and maintain the property and whether matching funds are available to fund the acquisition. Inclusion of the tax map key number for the land in question also is essential for any proposed acquisition. Examples of the purposes for which land might be acquired by the County include public recreation and outdoor activities, preservation of historic and cultural sites, as a buffer zone, to preserve beaches or forests and the like, and for watershed protection. Mr. Fischer thanked Ms. Moon and Ms. Matsumura for their presentation and thanked Ms. Self for arranging for the presentation. Ms. Newlon then delivered the Land Use Permit Activity Report for this meeting. She distributed information summarizing land use permit activity and responded to inquiries from the Committee members. The Committee then heard Liaison Reports regarding meetings and events attended by Committee members. Mr. Hoover reported that the Puako community had expressed its appreciation for the effort by the Action Committee to include a waste water treatment facility for Puako in the CIP budget. Ms. Alvord then discussed use of the area designated for recreational use which is located on Akoni Pule Highway on the mauka side and the need for the involvement of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the County in making the area usable for residents of the Kawaihae area. She also advised the Committee that she and Mr. Fischer had met with Bob Fitzgerald, Director of the Department of Parks and recreation for the County of Hawaii, to discuss pending improvements in the parks and recreation facilities in South Kohala District. Mr. Fischer then discussed efforts by Committee member Schulze to have increased bus services for the Waikoloa area and for a shuttle bus to be activated within Waikoloa Village. He had met with Tom Brown, Administrator of the Mass Transit Agency of Hawaii County, who had indicated that such service could begin before the end of 2011. Mr. Fischer also discussed efforts to increase park facilities and construct a community center in Waikoloa Village and noted that District Councilman Pete Hoffmann was planning to propose the inclusion of a community center in the CIP budget, to be located on the parcel between the stables and Paniolo Road. Mr. Hoffmann, who was present, then advised the Committee members that the designated location for the community center could be changed after the item was added to the CIP budget and that he would defer to the wishes of the Action Committee regarding this point. Ms. Eberhardt then stated that she was looking forward to getting started on district-wide matters and had begun discussions with representatives of farmers concerning the location and impact of the bypass road in the Waimea area. There was no report from the Waimea subcommittee. A discussion of proposals for inclusion in the CIP budget followed. It was noted that no action had been taken regarding the proposal at the March meeting by Mr. Schulze for an item calling for an impact benefit study regarding the feasibility of reconstruction of the water pipe network system in the South Kohala District that would provide for best use of available water resources in order to reduce costs for agricultural usage and improve residential water quality. Mr. Hoover then made a motion to add to the CIP an item calling for a feasibility study for a waste water treatment facility for Puako, and provided the committee members with a written draft of the proposal. Ms. Alvord seconded the motion and discussion followed. The Committee members considered the estimated costs involved and the question of the scope of the beneficiaries, 2 and Mr. Hoover stated that benefits would extend not only to home owners in Puako but to all of Hawaii County as a consequence of the favorable impact of such a facility on marine life, the water quality and the reef. A motion by Mr. Roehrig to table Mr. Hoover’s proposal was defeated, with Ms. Eberhardt, Ms. Alvord and Mr. Hoover opposed and Mr. Roehrig in favor. The motion by Mr. Hoover was then called and passed with members Eberhardt, Alvord and Hoover voting in favor and Mr. Roehrig opposed. Mr. Hoover agreed to present to Mr. Hoffmann the Action Committee proposal for inclusion in the CIP budget of a feasibility study for a waste water treatment facility for Puako. It was then noted that Ms. Inaba had provided a written proposal for inclusion of an item concerning walkways and bikeways in Waimea in the CIP budget and it was agreed that the proposal would be circulated to all Committee members in advance of the next meeting. The Chair then asked if there were any other proposals from the Committee for inclusion in the CIP budget and Ms. Alvord, noting that Mr. Hoffmann had stated that he intended to propose that a park facility for Waimea be included in the CIP budget, indicated that she had information concerning cost estimates relating to that park facility. Mr. Hoffmann indicated that he would find such information useful in preparing his proposal. Ms. Alvord then made a motion that she be authorized to provide the information to Mr. Hoffmann and the motion was seconded. Following discussion, the motion was passed with Ms. Eberhardt, Mr. Hoover and Ms. Alvord voting in favor and Mr. Roehrig dissenting. Mr. Roehrig then made a motion calling for the Action Committee to provide a letter supporting the Waimea regional park facility project. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously. Ms. Newlon then advised the Committee that Planning Department would allow the Action Committee to conduct meetings without the presence of a representative of the Planning Department present. All support offered by the Planning Department for Action Committee meetings would be offered for such meetings other than the attendance of a representative of the Planning Department. It was noted that the Committee meetings scheduled for June, August, October and December would not be attended by a representative of the Planning Department. Mr. Fischer then confirmed that Mr. Hoover will continue as a member of the Puako subcommittee, Ms. Alvord as a member of the Kawaihae subcommittee, Ms. Eberhardt will be a member of the District Wide Matters subcommittee, Mr. Roehrig will be a member of the Waimea subcommittee, and Mr. Schulze will continue as a member of both the Waikoloa and the district Wide Matters subcommittees. Mr. Fischer will continue to serve on the Waikoloa subcommittee and he will meet with Ms. Horwatt and Ms. Inaba to determine the subcommittees on which they will serve. Councilman Hoffmann then offered a statement regarding the proposed community center to be located on the parcel between the stables and Paniolo Road in Waikoloa. 3 The next meeting of the Committee will be held at 5:00 p.m. on May 23, 2011, at the Waikoloa Village Association meeting room in Waikoloa Village. It was agreed that items 2, 3 and 4 as appearing on the agenda for the Committee’s April meeting would appear again on the agenda for the Committee’s May meeting. There being no further business to come before the meeting, the meeting was adjourned at 6:55 p.m. ______________________________ Michael B. Fischer Chairman 4