2012-09-11 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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KAILUA VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I MINUTES Meeting Date: September 11, 2012 Time: 5:16 p.m. Place: West Hawai‘i Civic Center nd Planning Department Conference Room – Building E, 2 Floor 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, 96740 CALL TO ORDER Commissioners Present: Shane Kitchens, Adam Broderson, Nancy Burns, John Hetherington and Sammie Stanbro Absent and Excused: Theresa Andreae, Fanny Au Hoy and Stephen Herbert Applicants/Representatives: Peter Piper, Scott Fleming, Richard Hill and Tom Cummins Planning Department: Bennett Mark, Keola Childs and Noriko Sauer Public: Marni Herkes and James Maurer A quorum was present. Mr. Mark introduced Commissioner Broderson who had just been appointed to serve on the Commission. Chair Kitchens called the meeting to order and the Commissioners introduced themselves. The Chair suggested that approval of the minutes of the August 7 meeting be moved to the end of the agenda. There were no objections. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Ms. Marni Herkes, a resident of Kailua-Kona, requested that the Commission place on a future meeting agenda an educational session regarding the importance of street landscaping and maintenance. By way of illustration, she made reference to the shower trees on Henry Street that had recently been trimmed very poorly, a photograph of which was in staff’s electronic file and displayed for the benefit of the Commissioners. She said that she would like organizations such as this Commission and Kona Outdoor Circle to collaborate with each other on this matter. The Chair, noting the Commission’s advisory role, asked if there was a specific recommendation that she wished the Commission to make to the Planning Director. Ms. Herkes responded that although street landscaping may be the affair of the Department of Public Works, she would like the Commissioners to give consideration to street landscaping and long-term maintenance when they review applications. The Chair assured her that as evidenced in the Commission’s past discussions and recommendations, landscaping is one of the areas that the Commissioners focus on, and that the Commission appreciates any helpful information in that regard. NEW BUSINESS 1.Design Review of a proposed inter-building bridge and deck addition for Humpy’s Big Island Alehouse. Applicant: Peter J. Piper. Landowner: LBUBS 2007-C2 Ali‘i Drive LLC. Property Tax Map Key No.: 7-5-009:025. Location: 75-5801 Ali‘i Drive, Kailua-Kona, in the Coconut Grove Marketplace. 1