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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-11-26 NKCDP Minutes Final NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE MINUTES MEETING DATE November 26, 2012 TIME 5:00 pm PLACE Kohala Senior Center, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaau, Hawaii 96755 ATTENDANCE 1. Members Present: John Winter, Christopher “Keone” MacKillop, Collin Kaholo, Hermann Fernandez, Frank Cipriani, and Susan Fischer. 2. Members absent: Joe Carvalho and Giovanna Gherardi. Also present was Project Manager Rosalind Newlon from the Office of the Hawai’i County Planning Department. 3. Public Attendance: Jesse C. Wells, Lynda Wallach, and Toni Withington. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: None. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS: 1. Minutes of the October 8, 2012 meeting were reviewed and discussed by the AC Members. Hermann Fernandez requested a correction to the name of Trust for Public Lands under Item B, in Subcommittee Reports and a correction to the name of Akoni Pule Highway under Item D, under Subcommittee Reports. All in favor of the minutes was unanimous and the minutes were approved with the changes. 2. The Calendar of Meetings for 2013 was discussed and meetings will continue to be held on the second Monday of the Month except for November, where it will be the fourth Monday of the Month, and no meeting in December. All in favor of the Calendar of Meetings for 2013 was unanimous and was approved. REPORTS 1. LAND USE PERMIT ACTIVITY REPORT – Rosalind Newlon, NKCDP Project Manager reported on Planning Dept. permits received in the previous month for the North Kohala district. 2. NKCDP AC SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS Hermann Fernandez reported on the subdivision a. Growth Management: applications listed in the land use/permit activity report. He reported on the Sargent Subdivision a 5-lot subdivision that received tentative approval with conditions and Hermann briefly went over the conditions. He reported that the land use report would be replaced with a new procedure whereby the Planning Department would provide the AC Chair with a copy of the first page of an application and a cover letter memo describing the project. Public Access: Keone MacKillop provided an update of the activities at Hapu’u- b. Kapanai’a and discussed the interest in cleaning the road to Hapu’u. Keone said that they are looking for legacy funds for Halelua; and provided an update on Ainakea – 1 the Harrison subdivision. Keone also provided an update on Puakea Bay Ranch and Kohala Kai. Toni Withington said that they are working on the Surety grants of easements. –John Winter provided an update on the Parks and c. Parks and Water Improvement said that the feeding stations have been moved to the south and work is being done at Mahukona Beach park by two groups and that they are working well. John said that the roof has been painted at Kapaa Beach Park with help from the Lions Club. At Keokea, the Friends of Keokea are helping out and also said that the water is working and the pavilion was painted at Keokea. John gave an update on the water improvement project and said that there will be a seminar for users of the Hawi well #1 and that there will be discussions about the spaghetti (water) lines and that they will also be looking at ways to accurately locate and label the spaghetti (water) lines. – Susan Fischersaid that there is d. Power, View Planes and Erosion Control ongoing research on wind farms. She reported on the street light project and said that Ron Thiel of the County has a goal that all the streetlights be shielded and be LED, but said that reducing the number of streetlights is more difficult. Susan explained the number of streetlights is based on pedestrian traffic and that if a development doesn’t do a study they put the maximum number of streetlights for pedestrians. Susan said that she would like to have the Action Committee send a letter regarding the streetlightissues. Collin Kaholo said that he wants to send out letters to elected e. Affordable Housing – officials with concern from community on housing and land issues. Collin said that he will be looking at self-help housing and needs to help with the educational programs to help people qualify for self-help programs. Frank Cipriani provided an update on the NKCDP strategies that they f. Agriculture – are working on: 1) Strategy 1.7- Identification of Important Agricultural Lands (IAL), Franks said that they are trying to disseminate information about IAL designation and that it has been suggested that they work with the County on this project; and 2) Strategy 1.4 and 1.5 – Frank provided an update on the aquaponics program at Kohala High School and said that they are trying to get some funds released for this program. Franks said that there is an online learning program called ATOLL and that they are looking for sponsors for students and that they got the cost reduced to $50 per student. Frank said that they have one sponsor and need nine more for the ATOLL program. Next, Frank gave an update on sustainable agriculture goals and sustainable agriculture water development. NEW BUSINESS: 3. REVIEW A DRAFT LETTER FROM THE ACTION COMMITTEE REGARDING THE COASTAL ACCESS TRAIL AT PUAKEA BAY RANCH - Toni Withington said that there is an agreement between the property owner and the State and that they would like to have the County’s help in contacting the State to request that they relocate the trail. The Action Committee discussed and reviewed the letter and all were in favor of mailing the letter to the appropriate person, all in favor and it was unanimously approved. 2 4. PROPOSALS FOR INCLUSION IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (CIP) BUDGET – This item was tabled. 5. DISCUSSION OF LETTER FROM PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE (PCDP AC) – The AC Members reviewed the letter and decided that they would be interested in sending one AC member to the proposed island-wide AC informational meetings, all in favor and unanimously approved. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: None. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Frank Cipriani made an announcement that the Agriculture Subcommittee would be meeting tomorrow night (November 27, 2012) at 6 PM at the Kohala Intergenerational Center. AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: NEXT MEETING: Date: Monday, January 14, 2013 Place: County Facility (Former Bank of Hawai‘i Building, 54-3888 Akoni Pule Hwy., Kohala, HI 96755 Time: 5:00 PM ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, Frank Cipriani made a motion and Hermann Fernandez seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting which was unanimously approved. The meeting adjourned at 6:01 pm. 3