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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-26-2011SKCDP-AC-Minutes - Final SOUTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE MINUTES OF MEETING Held Monday, September 26, 2011 : A town meeting of the South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Call to order Committee was held on Monday, September 26, 2011. The meeting was called to order by the Vice Chairman, Nancy Alvord, at 5:00 p.m. The following members of the Committee were present when the meeting was called to order: Nancy Carr Smith Loreli Eberhardt John Hoover Margaret Horwatt Robin Inaba Chris Roehrig Planning Department staff included Rosalind Newlon- Project Manager, Bennett Mark-Planning Program Manager and BJ Leithead Todd- Planning Director. Amy Self, Corporation Counsel was also present. Members of the public in attendance were: Rob Shallenberger, Phil Hayward, Margaret Wille, Joe Pickering, Helen Pickering, George Robertson, David B. Gomes, Anne E. Field Gomes, Heather Heacock, Sara Fuller, and Gunner Mench. The following were statements from members of the public Statements from the Public: concerning items on the agenda, each person was allowed 3 minutes. Margaret Wille said that she tried to provide input for the August meeting but did not get a · response. She also thought that there would be an agenda item on redistricting on today’s agenda. She also said in regards to the responsibilities of the Action Committee members, that they should not act as a design review committee or Planning Commission but assess proposed development in terms of the CDP and provide comments. : Administrative Matters; 1 The Committee then approved the minutes of the regular meeting held on August 22, 2011 based upon a motion by John Hoover and a second by Loreli Eberhardt with all members voting in favor. : Peter Hacksetdde of the Puako Community Association (PCA) gave an update on Presentation; 1 the firebreak and said that it goes beyond all the homes and that there is a fire road. He said that in 1987 a fire destroyed seven homes and that the Puako - Wailea protection program was established after that. Peter also said that there was a critical need for wildlife mitigation. Peter reported that there was a paved wild land access route and that in June 2008 they used a Wild land interface grant to create a 200-300 foot firebreak with a bulldozer, and spread mulch over the area to mitigate dust. They also used to grant money to obtain gravel for the firebreak road. George Robertson of the PCA reported on the Sewage Treatment Project and whether it was a good plan to put one in or not. George said that they need more information from the County on what type of system that they need for Puako. He said that the new homes have installed aerobic wastewater systems. Rob Shallenberger gave a brief report on the condition of the reef and the UH Marine Education Center. He said that the people in the community are supportive but want to make sure that there is no visual impacts and that they plant native vegetation. Chad Wiggins reported on the Makai Watch Program. He said the program started in 2006 and that Puako.org has observation and incident reporting information available. Chad said the purpose of the Makai Watch Program is to do outreach, monitoring, incident observation and encourage compliance. He said that volunteers put up signs to educate and he wants more people participating. He also said there is a strong interest in working with the police and other agencies to protect the reef. The AC members asked a few questions of the presenters: Robin Inaba asked what percentages of the residents of Puako are full-time. The answer was approximately 30 percent. She also asked if the access points to the beaches were known, and the answer was yes, that the access points are posted with signs, and that several schools bring students to the beaches in Puako. Nancy Carr Smith asked if the fire break was all State land and the response was yes, that they get permission to maintain the firebreak. BJ Leithead Todd said that the County is working with the State to turn over State owned parcels at the end of the road and that the long range vision is to turn it into a park and address parking and bathrooms. Reports; 2.The Land Use Report was given by Rosalind Newlon, Project Manager. No new items were on the report. The AC members asked that a map be provided to show where the locations of the projects on the land use report. It was also decided to remove Ohana’s and Additional Farm Dwellings from future reports. 3. Subcommittee Reports: Puako- John Hoover reported on redistricting and how it may affect the CDP boundaries, · which was the subject of the last PCA meeting. 2 BJ Leithead Todd stated that the CDP boundaries are based on the judicial district and won’t change due to redistricting. Kawaihae- Nancy Carr Smith suggested amendments to the CDP for the Kawaihae area and · reported on the presentation of the Ala Kahakai Trail. She also reported on a presentation by the Department of Transportation on the future of the Kawaihae Harbor, and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands recreation area. Waimea- Robin Inaba reported that the Waimea Community Association (WCA) had a · meeting and that it also did a site visit at the proposed Longs Drugstore site and that Longs gave a presentation to the public. Robin said that the strongest concerns were about traffic, access and landscaping. She said that the WCA will be sending their comments regarding Longs Drugstore to the Planning Department. Waikoloa-No report. · District-Wide No report. · Pu'u Protection- Kit Roerhig said that he would have a request for a presentation at the next · meeting – he will provide that information at the end of the meeting. Trails and Greenways- Margaret Horwatt said that Fran Tabor requested to do a second · presentation on the Waimea Trails and Greenways project. It was discussed by the Action Committee; no action was taken. New Business: 4: Rosalind Newlon gave an update of Section 9.5 of the SKCDP AC for the Puako · Community Monitoring Program in order to monitor the effectiveness of the policies and programs. Rosalind reported on the physical condition of the historical and cultural resources in the Puako area and how they are monitored. She provided an update on the community watch programs including the Makai Watch and Neighborhood Watch programs. Rosalind provided information on the water quality testing and results from the Department of Health tests the water twice a week for fecal bacteria and that there have been clean readings. An update was given on the Kawaihae Bypass Road as to costs and timing of the EIS and Final EIS. The cost is projected to be $235-277 million and the draft EIS is due by the end of this year. 5: Rosalind Newlon updated the Action Committee on her meeting with the other Project · Manager’s regarding the feasibility of having an island-wide action committee meeting to discuss effective CDP implementation efforts. She said it would be a number of issues to 3 overcome, like the number of AC members that would have to either travel to Hilo or Kona Planning Department to attend the meeting, having a quorum of three AC’s, to name a few. Rosalind said that there is a lot of information available on the CDP website on each AC and that she would email progress reports that are available to the AC members. Rosalind said another option would be for the Chair and Vice Chair to meet with the Chair and Vice Chair of the other AC’s at one time, or to attend the other AC’s meeting, as long as no more than 2 AC members attended at one time. Another option is to read their agendas and minutes online to get updates on their progress on implementing the CDP in their districts. 6: Rosalind Newlon went over a letter written April 12, 2010 to Robert Martin, former Chair of the North Kohala CDP Action Committee regarding their request to review land use permits. She said that the letter stated that reviewing land use permits was not authorized by Chapters 23 or 25 or of the County Code, and that CDP Action Committees are advisory to the Planning Director. Then Rosalind reviewed Section 16-6 of Chapter 16, of the County Code - Roles and Responsibilities of the CDP action committees. Rosalind also reviewed the memo dated May 24, 2011 to Joe Carvalho, Chair of the North Kohala CDP Action Committee regarding providing input to the Planning Department on land use applications. BJ Leithead Todd said that the AC can request briefings on projects to understand if the project complies with the CDP. She also said if the AC wants to provide input to the Planning Director, they need to put the item on the agenda and meet the timelines for providing comments. It was mentioned by John Hoover that page 148 of the SKCDP stated that additional duties included review and comment on various types of development. Amy Self, Corporation Counsel, said that that did not make it into the County Code. : Statements from the Public Margaret Wille - stated that although redistricting was not on the agenda she had brought in · different plans affecting Puako if anyone was interested. She also said that the additional duties on page 148 were a hard fought item. Margaret also said as for the Waimea Trails and Greenways project, she felt that someone else should be heard, since one of the issues is that so many trees are being cut near the Parker Center. Margaret also mentioned with respect to other AC’s that the North Kohala CDP Action Committee has a good subcommittee on growth management, and that Puna has some good subcommittees and that Kona CDP AC does as well. She said it is good to attend their meetings. was set for the next meeting, October 24 2011 in Waikoloa, includes the following: Agenda: September 26, 2011 Minutes · Presentation by Pua Case on the Pu’u lands of Waimea. · Review Work Plan Templates · 4 Subcomittee Reports · The meeting was adjourned at 7:36 pm through a motion made by John Hoover and a Adjourn: second by Kit Roehrig. 5