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Home My WebLink About2012-05-23 KCDP Minutes Final Kona Community Development Plan Action Committee 1 ‘ County of Hawaii 2 MINUTES 3 Meeting Date: May 23, 2012 4 Call to Order: 2:09 pm 5 Place: Kona Planning Department Conference Room 6 ‘ West Hawaii Civic Center 7 nd ‘ County of Hawaii Planning Department, Bldg E, 2 Floor 8 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway 9 ‘ Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 10 Roll Call: 11 1Members Present: Ken Melrose, Maralyn (Marni) Herkes, Matthew (Matt) Binder, 12 Robert (Bob) Ward, Janice Palma-Glennie, Bo Kahui (left @ 4:15), Fritz Harris-Glade 13 2Absent/Excused 14 3Planning Department: Deanne Bugado, BJ Leithead Todd (in @ 2:40 and left @ 15 4:00), Bennett Mark (in @ 2:43 and left @ 4:00) 16 4Public in attendance: Peter Young (left @ 3:20) , Michele Otake (left @ 3:20), Laura 17 Dierenfield, Jeff Zimpfer 18 STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA 19 None 20 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 21 Minutes of the Meeting of April 25, 2012 were circulated. Fritz Harris Glade motioned to 22 approve and Marni Herkes seconded. Minor corrections submitted and Unanimous approval 23 given. 24 Nominations opened for the Election of the Next Chair and Vice-Chair. Ken Melrose was 25 nominated to be Vice-Chair by Fritz Harris-Glade with Bob Ward providing the second. For the 26 Chair for the Action Committee, Matt Binder was nominated by Janice Palma-Glennie with Ken 27 Melrose providing the second. Bo Kahui was also nominated by Fritz Harris-Glade with Marni 28 Herkes providing the second. Voting will be held at the next meeting. 29 The Action Committee discussed the status of any nominations to fill the vacant positions on the 30 AC. The AC recognized the need to outreach into the community as their individual terms end to 31 encourage the public to apply to be a part of the AC, especially to fill the demographic that they 32 represent. 33 BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE 34 1. KCDP Implementation. 35 The Action Committee discussed recent letters submitted to the County Council and County 36 Clerk by Mike Matsukawa regarding recent testimony made by the Planning Director during a 37 Board of Appeals Hearing regarding the KCDP. The Action Committee discussed the need to 38 Page 1 of 4 articulate concerns/issues in a letter to the Planning Director relating to the KCDP 39 implementation and support. 40 The Action Committee requested that the Planning Director provide clarification to the issues 41 articulated in the Mike Matsukawa letters. The Planning Director assured the Action 42 Committee that the Department has in fact enforced the KCDP and illustrated the point with 43 examples of recommendations for denials that have been forwarded on to the Planning 44 Commission for Change of Zone applications within the Kona Urban District which did not 45 conform to the KCDP. The Director provided the AC with a short background of the Board 46 of Appeals case and the reasoning behind the decision of the Planning Department to approve 47 the Planned Unit Development in a rural area in South Kona. 48 The Director provided the AC with an update of what has been happening with amendments 49 to the CDPs. There was an immediate push made by the County Council to amend the Puna 50 CDP and an immediate need to amend the General Plan (in the Puna District), so those 51 amendments or corrective actions were taken on first. That process has only recently been 52 completed. 53 The Director explained that based on her previous experience on the County Council she has 54 the concern that the ordinance to amend the County Code to enact the CDP was not fully 55 agendized agenda and clearly indicated all of the amendments made to the County Code by 56 the KCDP. She explained to the AC that the ordinance that adopted the KCDP only identified 57 ‘ that Chapter 16 of the Hawaii County Code was being amended. Further, it was pointed out 58 that there is legal law/precedence that it is not allowed to have one ordinance that amends 59 multiple Chapters within the County Code. It was also pointed out that the ordinance could 60 not amend department rules or require that future Councils fund activities/projects identified 61 in the KCDP. The Director pointed out that she has been able to find some correspondence 62 that shows that the previous administration seemed to be working on an enacting ordinance 63 for the KCDP that would have addressed all of the County Code chapters affected by the 64 KCDP, however that was not brought forth to the public. 65 The Director is drafting amendments to the County Code, Chapters 8, 11, 23, 25 (Parks, 66 Housing, Subdivision, and Zoning) are being worked on and it is the intent to bring those 67 drafts back to the AC at the next meeting to discuss. Some concerns from Housing Office 68 and Parks & Recreation have as to some of the amendments articulated in the KCDP where 69 discussed with the AC. Where there are inconsistencies with the current allowances for 70 housing credits , state law, or other County Codes. 71 The Director asked that the AC provide the Department where there are inconsistencies with 72 the General Plan and identify where there are CIP projects (get it to the Department by 73 December). An explanation of the CIP process was given to the AC. 74 After the Director left the meeting the Action Committee authorized the Chair to draft a letter 75 to the Planning Director that identifies the concerns/issues regarding KCDP 76 Implementation/Support. Concerns/Issues will include, but not limited to the following: 77 Design Center Function/Implementation, Finance Plan Utilization/Support, Open Space 78 Network Map/Plan Implementation, Acceptance of the Village Design Guidelines, Support for 79 Page 2 of 4 the Action Committee revised Official Transportation Network Map – Pedestrians and Bike 80 Paths. 81 2. Open Space Network. 82 No Discussion Occurred 83 3. Sub-Committee Reports 84 Economic Development 85  A discussion occurred for the sub-committee suggest that Bruce Anderson, with the 86 ‘ Hawaii Health Systems Commission Board, initiate a site selection study for a new 87 Hospital site. Marni Herkes motioned that the Chair draft a letter to the commission 88 board to recommend that they have site selection study for a North Kona Hospital, as an 89 identified in the KCDP. Fritz Harris-Glade seconded, unanimous approval given (Bo 90 Kahui, already left the meeting, not included in approval). 91  ‘ The staff was asked to forward the recently released Farm Study done for Hawaii County 92 to the AC. 93  The draft for the Water Resource Management Plan Update was also requested to be sent 94 to the AC. 95 Outreach 96  The initial media “pitch” will be the beginning of the CDP, history and significance, 97 innovative initiatives, interview subject would be Ken Melrose. Included in the interview 98 as background, maps and pictures from the KCDP would be included. Draft outline will 99 be shared with the AC and then vetted with the Department. 100 TOD Owner Coordination 101  No discussion occurred 102 Land Use, Environmental & Cultural Resources 103  No discussion occurred 104 Transportation and Public Facilities 105  No discussion occurred 106 STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA 107 None 108 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 109 Next Meeting June 27, 2012 – Planning Conference Room – WHCC 110 ‘ Possible Agenda Items: Election for Chair & Vice-Chair, Proposed Amendments to Hawaii 111 County Code for KCDP Implementation, Hospital update, Outreach Pitch update. 112 Page 3 of 4 ADJOURNMENT: 113 Meeting adjourned at 4:40 pm 114 Respectfully submitted, 115 Deanne Bugado, Planner 116 A T T E S T: 117 Ken Melrose, Chair 118 Kona Community Development Plan Action Committee 119 Page 4 of 4