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Home My WebLink About2010-10-11 NKCDP Minutes Final NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE MINUTES MEETING DATEOctober 11, 2010 TIME4:30 pm PLACEKohala Senior Center, Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaau, Hawaii 96755 ATTENDANCE 1. Members Present: Joe Carvalho, Marlene Ching, Hermann Fernandez, Susan Fischer, Ron Friman, Giovanna Gherardi, Collin Kaholo, Richard Liebmann, Bob Martin 2. Planning Department: Allen Salavea 3. Public Attendance: Alan Axelrod, Andi Longpre, Elizabeth Markon, WylanMarquez and John Winter Bob introduced WylanMarquez who is a doctoral student from University of Hawaii currently studying the possibility of a community center here in North Kohala. APPROVAL OF MINUTES–Minutes of August 9, 2010 meeting approved. Susan noted that the July minutes are still having incorrect spelling. Giovanna will send corrected minutes to Allen for posting. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: none REPORTS The Land Use Permit Activity Report: no new activity and no action taken. Allen has made the following additions to the report: a column for ‘received/heard’ and a column for ‘status’. Hermann asked about the length of time for applications being heard and is there a time limit that the Planning Department has to respond. Subdivisions have no minimum and are the grayest area. Farm/Ohana has a 90 day period. Special permits and variances vary from 30 to 90 days. A request was made of Allen to identify the length of time for each type and category. OLD BUSINESS Outreach at the Kohala County Fair: Susan stated that we need to plan now for more displays and asked Allen if the County could provide some colorful maps and graphics for the CDP Library to be ready for community gatherings like the Fair. Susan proposed top-half-only tarp walls on three sides of the tent setup, to let the wind pass underand provide a place to attach ourvisual displays. Richard said that less than a hand full of people showed during his time at the booth. Collin said we need to make the booth more attractive and to figure out how to get more people interested in the booth. CIP Projects: Bob referenced his email of October 6 summarizing his discussion with Nancy Crawford plus the pertinent pages from the CIP ordinance. The deadline does not prohibit us from submitting CIPs at any time. We need to work with the specific department to develop the proposal. He suggests that the Chair of the AC and another representative from the AC who is knowledgeable about the proposal meet with the Department Head. We also need to involve Pete Hoffmann in the process. Collin voiced the concern about the cemetery needing expansion and the land is next to the proposed Equine Center. 1 Operating Guidelines for NKCDP: The guidelines have been finalized by the Planning Department. Richard was not happy with guidelines stating they are still labeled as a draft, #1 is stated in the negative and timelines are important. The idea of meeting every 2 weeks was presented and Allen could be ‘Skyped’ into the meeting, will discuss this later. Allen said the Planning Department is very cautious and the CDP process is very new. It was moved and seconded to accept the guidelines as written. The motion carried with 8 approving and 1 abstaining. Allen suggested we share our guidelines with other Action Committees, Bob felt that it was best to use these ourselves at this time and not share with others. Guidelines to be reviewed at our next meeting. Proposed Website: Website has not been updated and is on the new server. New format and graphic should be completed in 1-2months. Joe will work with Allen on the website to ensure that all our PDF documents are current. Compiled Work Plans –Semi Annual Report: Each subcommittee needs to update their work plansand Allen will prepare a draft annual report for the November meeting. NKCDP Subcommittee Reports Growth Management: High school ag/science class is working in the elementary school garden one day per week for one hour. Ming Wei and Kohala Ag teachers will be attending a workshop at UH Hilo for primary and secondary agriculture teachers and will focus on integrating agriculture programs from the elementary school level to the university level. Key members of the garden program meet once a month to design an agricultural school curriculum for K-12 education. Ming Wei is working on getting the catchment system up and running and creating a pool of volunteers to work with the children on a regular basis. It is hoped that the school garden as part of the curriculum can have a positive impact on the achievement of benchmark scores. Public Access: Jenifer Davis, owner of the land at Kauhola Lighthouse has spoken with Trust for Public Lands regarding the possibility of their acquiring the land. More legal paperwork needs to be processed. She has carried out a great deal of cleanup of the area and wants the land to be in good standing with the community. The adjacent landowners are considering the Trust for Public lands. The Planning Department is working with Kamehameha Schools to determine the exact location of the trail easement that will permit public access to Mookini Heiau and the surrounding area. ThePlanning Department is following through with the developer at Kaiholena to finalize shoreline public access. Plus, an application for State legacy Land funds isunderway. NKCRC is leading the discussion of the creation of a state scenic byways here in Kohala. Please refer any concerns to Bob or Joe. Affordable Housing: Rural infrastructure and viewplane research related meetings this month included a gathering to consider application for a "Scenic Byway" designation for Akoni Pule Hwy, held at the Kohala ResourceCenteron September 28. A meeting of the Kawaihae Local Resource Council or "KLRC" was held in Kawaihae on October 3rd, with two speakers. The new Commanding Officer of Pohakuloa Training Area spoke on the military's future plans for harbor use and transporting equipment to and from PTA. A Department of Hawaiian Home Lands planner discussed the Kawaihae Regional Plan, DHHL's land usemanagement plancovering over 10,000 acres on the south side of the North/South Kohala district boundary, extending from the ocean to above the mountain road. Their existing residential development Kailapa adjoins several North Kohala 2 subdivisions and receives its waterfrom Kohala Ranch, through Kohala Estates and Kohala by the Sea. Kailapa's existing infrastructure was discussed in reference to the rural infrastructure model contained in the North Kohala CDP. Several attendees spoke for preservation of the night skies by shielding existing streetlights and planning for fewer streetlights for future phases. Collin said heobtained about 30 names on his affordable housing survey. Infrastructure: Giovanna discussed and clarified the recommendations from the boat ramp report. It was moved and seconded to develop a survey to include the pros and cons plus site selection and to conduct a widespread sampling of the community. A lengthy discussion followed and then voting occurred. 8 voted in favor of the survey and 1 voted against the survey. The infrastructure subcommittee will design the survey and process for conducting the survey and will present these recommendations at the next AC meeting. The Mahukona and Kapa’a Beach Park Improvement report recommended that no action be taken until the boat ramp issue was resolved. The AC accepted this recommendation. COMMUNITY MEETING: February 5, 2011 is the date for the community meeting. It will be held from 9 am to 1 pm. The following tasks were assigned: Obtain a meeting place –Allen Develop a flyer –Allen Foodfor the morning and lunch –Ronand Richard (consider using local products) Article for the Kohala Mountain News –Bob Bulk mailing –Allen STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: John Winter asked about a mauka access route and was informed that there are no plans at this time. Elizabeth Markon addressedHermann'sconcern about the possible ‘stuffing’ of the survey and said this community is trustworthy and the King Kamehameha statue process was a good example of reliability. She also thanked the AC for all their efforts. A group photo shoot was set for 4:15 pm prior to our next meeting NEXT MEETING Date: Monday, November 8, 2010 Place:Kohala Senior Center Time:4:30 pm to 6:30 pm Agenda: Land Use Activity Report–Allen, Hermann and Richard Operating Guidelines –Bob Capital Improvement Projects -Bob Website –Allen Compiled Work Plans and Annual Report –Allen Subcommittee Reports Boat Ramp Survey and Process –Giovanna Community meeting Update -Giovanna ADJOURNMENT–there being no further business, it was moved, seconded and unanimously approved the meeting be adjourned at 6:26 pm. 3