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Home My WebLink About2010-07-12 NKCDP Minutes Final NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE MINUTES MEETING DATEJuly 12, 2010 TIME4:30 pm PLACEKohala Senior Center, Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaau, Hawaii 96755 ATTENDANCE 1.Members Present: Joe Carvalho, Marlene Ching, HermannFernandez, Susan Fischer,Ron Friman, Giovanna Gherardi, Collin Kaholo,Richard Liebmann,Bob Martin 2. Planning Department: Allen Salavea 3. Guests: Jeremy McComber, Housing and Community Development Specialist, Margaret Wille, Waimea Community Association 4. Public Attendance: Lynda Wallach-Kohala MountainNews, CharlieAnderson, Toni Withington, Andi Longpre, Alan Axelrod, Pat Ching, Jesse Wells, P. Sullivan, Paul Fischer APPROVAL OF MINUTES–Minutes of June 14, 2010 meeting approved. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Charlie Anderson, EWM Enterprises discussed the 24 acreparcel located behind Takata store and bordering the new libraryis in the process of being rezonedfrom Ag20 to Family Ag2. Therezoning has been approved by the Planning Commission and now needs the approval of the County Council. The planis for 10 2acre agriculturallots, designed to address CDP concerns and to be more affordable, so cost is a concern. Susan referred to the model contained in the CDP Rural Infrastructure Standards section. Charlie stated he is open to narrow roads, a mixture of some overhead poles and some ‘secondary’ underground applications, and fewer streetlights. Susan offered to work with Charlie or his consultants to help implement CDP goals.Collin expressed concerns from the people living in that area and that some people had not been informed of the development. Charlie responded that all the neighbors had been notified via certified mail. Collin asked what the developer intends to do about the private road heading down to the Union Mill subdivision, will it be brought up to county standards and Charlie stated that the developer would take care of the road. Joe suggested considering a public meeting and Giovanna volunteered to help Charlie if they choose to have a public information meeting. PRESENTATIONS Margaret Wille from the Waimea Community Association, Design Review Committee talked about the importance of public participationin land use issues. The process would be input throughthe CDP Action Committees, design review committees with Planning Departmentand Planning Commission. Kona and Waimea have implemented Design Review Committees. She sees Action Committees presenting the long term view of land use and the Planning Department having a short term perspective. She views Allen Salavea, Planning Department Representative for North and South Kohala CDP AC as providing these committees with comprehensive information regarding land 1 use issues. She recommended that North Kohala CDP AC use the model that is being used by South Kohala. She will send Bob Martin her information electronically. Since an unexpected omission in the published agenda had occurred, it was moved, seconded and unanimously approved to allow the representative from Housing and Community Development to present information about his department. Jeremy McComber, Housing and Community Development Specialist gave a brief overview of the work of this department. Funding sources include grants, tax credits, GE tax exemptions for qualified grants for federal funding and Chapter 11. Some developers provide the department with land to administer and develop affordable housingand some make ‘inlieu’ payments. Twoprojects the department is currently administering includethe transitional housing in Kona and thelow incomehousing development in Waikoloa.Some code requirements can be pre-empted for affordable housing projects. Susan asked if workforce housing, within a planned community with underground utilities like Waikoloa, could have been developed with overhead utilities. Jeremy responded, “we could have, although we probably wouldn’t.” Thedepartment will provide technical assistance to communities that aredeveloping affordable housing. They will partner withcommunity organizations to develop projects. Toni Withington, who works with 5 non profit groups and the Public Access Subcommittee dealing with the county’s acquisition of shoreline land provided an in- depthpresentation on the North Kohala Historic andCultural Corridor. The Kohala groups have nominated all coastal parcelsin the North Kohala District from Polulu to south of Kaiopae Point, to the Open Space Commissionto validate the importance of this land to the communityusing the material from the CDP as support. The status of the nominated lots isdocumented in the Public Access group meeting notes of July 7, 2010. Toni stated the focus ison a win/win for the community,land owners, state and county.Hermann Fernandez inquired about the widthof thecultural corridorand he expressed concern about the impact this might have on the value of his land in the corridor. Toni saidthe width depends on theland parcel andprotection is expectedto be determined on a parcel by parcel basis according to County laws. REPORTS–Land Use Permit not available, Allen Salavea will email this to the committee members. NEW BUSINESS Kohala Country Fair –a motion was made, seconded and unanimously approved to have a boothat the fair. Joe will chair acommittee on the details of setting up and manning a booth. CDP AC Community Meeting –Giovanna will chair a subcommittee to design a community meeting.She will report back in September. Capital Improvement Projects –the following list of projects was generated and Bob will discuss the suggested projectswith Pete Hoffmann. 1.Public Restrooms at Keokea, Mahukona and Kapaa 2.Boat ramp 3.Transfer station/Zero Waste park 4.Spare pump for wells/water 5.Back up generatorfor pumping water in an emergency 6.Equine facilities 2 7.Kamehameha Golf Course…additional 3 holes 8.Community kitchen/agricultural processing facility 9.Road improvement projects OLD BUSINESS Operating Guidelines for NKCDP –tabled…revisions not availablefrom the Director of the Planning Department. Bob will continue to follow up. Website –Allen stated that the current website will be phased out and the Planning Department will managethe new website. It will have the same structure as the current one. Only a representative from the Planning Department can post on this new website. Allen will be responsible for posting any and all information from us,this will include AC minutes and agenda, subcommittee minutes and agenda and other pertinent information. We need to send the information in PDF format.This process can begin now with the current website and continue with the new website when it is completed. Compiled 2010 Implementation Work Plans –tabled since the compilation was not available.Send any revisions to Allen. SubcommitteeReports –reviewed. Growth Management discussed the garden project and received positive feedback from the group. Public Access continues the cultural corridor efforts and work with the Kamehameha Schools Trail easement at Upolu. Infrastructure has let go of the Kam Park storage issue given the ongoing group wishes to manage that and will provide the subcommittee with a report. Affordable Housing Viewplane Protection subcommittee has a tentative agreement to start meeting in August. All subcommittee need to send their meeting schedules to Ann Kennedy for posting in the Kohala Mountain News. Action Committee MinutesProcess–Giovanna will send out a draft requesting members send additions, revisions back to her in 7 days, she will make changesand send out a seconddraft for final review with a 7 day turnaround and then submit final to Allen. If any member is away during this time please inform Giovanna so plans can be made for review. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Charlie Anderson suggested we submit road improvements as a CIP. He cited the school road as unsafe and needing work. His suggestion is item 10 in the suggested CIP list. NEXT MEETING AGENDA Land use Activity Report –Allen Website –Allen Operating Guidelines for NKCDP AC Kohala Country Fair –Joe Capital Improvement Projects Update –Bob Compiled 2010 Workplans –Allen Subcommittee reports 3 Boat Ramp –suggested approach –Giovanna The next Action Committee will be held August 9, 2010at 4:30 pm at the KohalaSenior Center in Kapaau. ADJOURMENT –there being no further business, it was moved, seconded and unanimously approved that the meetingbe adjourned at 6:35 pm. Minutes recorded by Giovanna Gherardi. 4