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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-27-2011 SKCDP AC Minutes - Final SOUTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE MINUTES OF MEETING Held June 27, 2011, 2011 A town meeting of the South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee was held on June 27, 2011. The meeting was called to order by the Acting Chair, Nancy Alvord, at 4:10 Hamakua Macadamia Nut Factory61-3251 Maluokalani Street, Kamuela, HI 96743 p.m. at the , , pursuant to notice. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER 4:10pm Nancy Alvord, Loreli Eberhardt, Robin Inaba, Margaret Horwatt, Christopher (Kit) Roehrig PRESENT – and Rosalind Newlon. Dean Watase, Cheryl Soon, Jared Chang, Mike Price, Annie Field-Gomes, Mike Will, Jeff PUBLIC – Hood, Margaret Wille, Donna Parker, Gail Jackson, Bill Simonsma, Avi Okin, Jojo Tanimoto, Dahl Young, Naome Coloma, Bill Moore, Sal Panem, Gunner Mench, Patti Cook, Council Member Pete Hoffman and Senator Malama Solomon. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS – Public comments included: Put the full name of each member in the minutes. · Put more information on the website · ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS Loreli Eberhardt made the motion to approve with the 1. Minutes of Meeting of May 23, 2011. change to the minutes to reflect that in the subcommittee reports for District-wide matters that Acahn and Loreli will meet with Steve Bowles. Kit Roehrig seconded the motion. 2. Margaret Horwatt made the motion to defer this item to the July Select an alternate Vice-Chair. meeting, and Loreli Eberhardt seconded the motion. PRESENTATIONS 1. – Sal DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) – HIGHWAYS DIVISION - (15 minutes) Panem from the DOT- Highways Division will provide an update on projects in the South Kohala District. Sal Panem provided information on the Kawaihae Road Bypass project, its timing and proposed routes that are being considered. The projected cost is $235-$277 million. The Final EIS is due by 2012 and the draft EIS will be completed by the end of this year. Next he discussed the Kawaihae Road and Queen Ka‘ahumanu intersection which he said had been delayed due to archaeological surveys. He said the current schedule is December 2012. The cost for this project is $1.1 million. 2. – Dean DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT) HARBORS DIVISION - (30 minutes) Watase, Senior Planner from the DOT- Harbors Division will present an overview of the Kawaihae Harbor 2035 Master Plan and two new projects; the Kawaihae Harbor Development Plan and the Kawaihae Harbor Environmental Assessment. Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Dean Watase, Jeff Hood and Cheryl Soon were present from the DOT – Harbors Division. Cheryl Soon gave a presentation on the Kawaihae Harbor and the Harbor Mast Plan Update 2011. She discussed the importance of the two deep draft harbors on the island, Hilo and Kawaihae. Cheryl discussed the relationship between the Harbor Master Plan and the SKCDP. Cheryl also presented the Hawaii Island Commercial Harbors Mater Plan for 2035. She said this started in the end of 2008 and was completed in May 2011. She went over the forecasts, features of the plan, and the cost and phasing of the plan. Next, Cheryl went over the Kawaihae Development Plan and the elements of the plan which include a topographical survey, drainage report, traffic report, ingress and egress recommendations, security recommendations, perimeter road conceptual design and outreach. Lastly, Cheryl provided information on the Kawaihae Harbor Environmental Assessment (EA). She went over the elements of the EA which include perimeter road and fencing, south gate entry and connections to highway, grading coral flats for storage, and Pier 2a and 2c extensions. More elements were also discussed and were included in the hand-outs. REPORTS 3. – Rosalind Newlon, SKCDP Project LAND USE PERMIT ACTIVITY REPORT (10 minutes) Manager will report on Planning Dept. permits received in the previous month for the South Kohala district. Rosalind went over the permit activity for the month of May 2011. 4. – SKCDP AC members will report on SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS AND UPDATES (20 minutes) the recent activities of the following subcommittees. Loreli Eberhardt made the motion to defer the subcommittee reports and updates to the July meeting. Robin Inaba seconded the motion. NEW BUSINESS 5. REVEIW SECTION 6.2 OF THE SKCDP REGARDING THE KAWAIHAE COMMUNITY PLAN – The SKCDP AC Members will evaluate the policies and the key strategies to (20 minutes) implement each policy and assess the effectiveness of the strategies and consider if adjustments to the strategies may be necessary. Rosalind Newlon went over the 4 policies of Section 6.2 of the SKCDP and discussed the key strategies to implement each policy. The first strategy discussed was to encourage the State DOT to build the Kawaihae Road Bypass through the Kawaihae area which tied in with the first presentation by Sal Panem. Rosalind also went over strategies to encourage the development of a regional industrial park at Kawaihae; support DOT commercial harbor expansion mauka of Akoni Pule Highway, which is part of the Kawaihae Mast Plan; expand recreational activities around the harbor area, which is also underway by DLNR and the Department of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBAR). Other strategies discussed included the establishment of additional sources of potable water such as the Ouli Well Field which is in its first phase of development. Rosalind also went over Policy 4 which is to improve traffic safety for vehicular and non-vehicular transportation along Akoni Pule Highway. Some of the strategies include reducing the speed limit from 35 mph to 25 mph along Akoni Pule Highway near Kawaihae Harbor upon the completion of the Kawaihae bypass Road. Since this is a State Highway, the County would need to submit a request to the DOT to reduce the speed limit. One strategy also looked at prohibiting parking along the shoulder of Kawaihae Road to allow more room for pedestrians and bicyclists. This also would require a request to DOT and they would have to review it. Another strategy is to construct pedestrian paths and bikeways along Akoni Pule highway through the Kawaihae corriodor. Areas would need to be identified and submitted to DOT. Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Public comments included: Regarding Strategy 4.3, the expanded parking area (old cattle loading area) is not · accessible to most of the businesses that need parking. It is useful for event parking. Would like to see a resolution on offshore fish farms. Would like to see that the cemetery is · recognized as a historical site and kept at current location. Pointed out that there is a drainage problem at the small boat harbor from boat washing. Regarding traffic laws – encourage more police presence. Have sight distance looked at. · Ensure that speed limit is okay at 35 mph. A good resource for information is the Super Ferry project report and their traffic impact analysis. Regarding DOT highways – there is no pedestrian warning sign. There is one near the · National Park, need to add some more. The speed was lowered to 35 mph along Kawaihae Road, but the intersection at Akoni Pule Highway does not work, the speed needs to be lowered, and there needs to be a sign for pedestrians along with a crosswalk. Pull out all the things that need to be done with recreation area and trails and pedestrians. · It doesn’t cost much to do striping and signage. · Have all shoreline parks in Kohala tie in together so that they are easily accessible. Have · someone contact the Governor regarding this since this was one of his topics at a recent event. Public Lands Development Corporation will be part of DLNR but needs funding. Need to · encourage more participation from the private sector. Need public private partnerships. Optimize the use of our lands. ANNOUNCEMENTS Rosalind Newlon announced that there is a vacancy on the SKCDP AC and that she brought applications with her and said that they are also available on the CDP website. July 25, 2011 at 5pm at the Waimea Senior DATE, TIME, AND LOCATION OF NEXT MEETING - Center SET AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING Administrative Matters: June 27, 2011 Minutes Select an alternate Vice Chair Discuss Subcommittee Assignments Presentation on Waimea Design Plan Presentation on Waimea Trails and Greenways Subcommittee Report ADJOURNMENT – at 5:59 pm Margaret Horwatt made the motion to adjourn the meeting and Loreli Eberhardt seconded the motion. Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer