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Home My WebLink About2012-10-24 KCDP Minutes Final Kona Community Development Plan Action Committee 1 ‘ County of Hawaii 2 MINUTES 3 Meeting Date: October 24, 2012 4 Call to Order: 2:10 pm 5 Place: Kona Liquor Conference Room. Bldg B, 2nd Floor 6 West Hawai‘i Civic Center 7 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway 8 ‘ Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 9 Roll Call: 10 1Members Present: Ken Melrose, George (Keoki) Schattauer Jr., Maralyn (Marni) 11 Herkes, Bo Kahui (left @ 3:50), Robert (Bob) Ward, Janice Palma-Glennie 12 2Absent/Excused:, Fritz Harris-Glade, Matthew (Matt) Binder 13 3Planning Department: Deanne Bugado, BJ Leithead Todd (left @ 3:50) 14 4Public in attendance: Laura Dierenfield, Robert Freitas Jr., (the following attendees 15 left @ 3:50) Peter Young, Steve Bowles, David Barnes, Jeff Zimpfer, Jon Jokiel, 16 Kaleo Manuel, Britt Craven, Imiola Lindsey, Ken Kawahara, Riley Smith, LeeAnn 17 Crabbe, Dru Kanuha, Race Randle, , Kyle Chock, Jim Heid, Jim Greenwell, Roger 18 Harris, Quirino Antonio, 19 PRESENTATIONS 20 National Park Service 21 Jeff Zimpfer and Jon Jokiel, rangers from the National Park Service provided the Action 22 Committee an overview of the Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park. The discussion 23 provided information on the establishment of the park, the biological and cultural resource of the 24 park, activities currently taking place in the park and external threats to the park’s biological and 25 cultural resources. Many of the programs and services are structured based on the document 26 “The Spirit of Kaloko-Honokohu.” The document can be found on the web-site 27 www.nps.gov/kaho. 28  Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park is an area of cultural and natural significance 29 in North Kona comprising the makai portions of the Kohanaiki, Kaloko, Honokohau and 30 Kealakehe ahupuaa. 31  The park contains two ancient Hawaiian fishponds, wetlands, more than 185 anchialine 32 pools, coral reefs and archeological sites. 33  The park is being developed as a living park with activities that are based on real Hawaiian 34 cultural programs and activities to allow local and visitors alike to experience and learn 35 about the Hawaiian culture and way of life. 36 Questions and Comments include: 37  Results of the Water Quality monitoring that has been/is being collected by the Park – the 38 trend analysis – it was requested that those analysis be shared. It was further suggested 39 Page 1 of 5 that the monitoring of the Park be integrated with the other existing monitoring efforts 40 being done by surrounding developments to provide more comprehensive results. 41  A way must be found to incorporate the development wants/needs of the surrounding 42 communities as stated in the KCDP with the protection efforts/requirements that the Park 43 works to ensure. 44  There is a very important aspect that to be understood, the water recharge rate and how 45 that affects the aquifer. 46 The meeting took a recess at 2:50 and resumed at 2:56 47 Department of Water Supply/Waimea Water Service 48 Steve Bowles and David Barnes provided the Action Committee with an update of the Kona 49 districts unique water resources and services. 50  Knowledge is collected over time and constantly– we can plan two ways – operate in fear 51 and regulate or we can plan in knowledge 52  Keauhou Hydralogic refers to a calculation area and includes multiple aquifers and utilizes 53 several factors to provide information for the sustainable yield/water resources in a certain 54 area and are modified as new information is discovered. 55  An important resource plan that is still relevant today is the Keauhou to Kailua Plan done 56 in the 1991. The plan notes that potable water is being brought in from Keauhou into 57 North Kona. There is a zone indicating the limits of a basal lens however this has now 58 become a area for high level water drill sites. 59  Because of lava flows from Hualalai there have been indications that there seems to be a 60 hybrid water system in the North Kona district – where there is artisian water under 61 pressure at a depth under tracite flows, high level water, and lower slope waters/ground 62 basal level water. These indication leads to a tentative determination that there are 63 multiple aquifer conditions within the Keauhou Hydralogic forming a very complex system 64 that are still being investigated. 65  Important information source for the sharing of current knowledge is the Kona Water 66 Roundtable. 67  State Water Commission has a state-wide policy of decision making based on sustainable 68 yield (which is still being investigated/questioned) and will take over management of the 69 aquifer unit when the pumpage reaches 90% of the sustainable yield. 70  The development (e.g. housing) that has been established in the area re-charges the aquifer 71 systems. The data has not been analyzed on the full impact of the re-charge to the aquifer. 72 Questions and Comments include: 73  Clarification of what the differences of water quality of the water from the high level water 74 and the basal lens. 75  Water demand needs to be determined based on two factors – meter track of existing 76 water usage and future population growth and not based on zoning based. 77 Page 2 of 5  There is a need to balance creating development and yet supporting the environment and 78 culture resources. 79 The meeting took a recess at 3:50 pm and resumed at 4:00 pm. 80 STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA 81 None 82 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 83 Minutes of the Meeting of September 26, 2012 were circulated. Marni Herkes motioned to 84 approve and Bob Ward seconded. Unanimous approval given. 85 BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE 86 1. KCDP Implementation. 87 a. Priority Project Update/Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). 88 The Action Committee discussed the Capital Improvement Plan descriptions as drafted by 89 Bob Ward to amend the CIP submissions turned in previously. Staff asked for 90 clarification on the submitted information. 91 Bob Ward requested support maps for the CIP projects and staff requested that 92 parameters/information be provided regarding the requested maps for drafts to be 93 developed. 94 Marni Herkes moved to approve the project descriptions for insertion into the CIP sheets. 95 Janice Palma-Glennie seconded, unanimous approval given. 96 Approval will be given at the next meeting. 97 Priority Project Update – The AC agreed to take out the Keauhou TOD and Cultural 98 Resources as priority projects and modified the Agriculture to read as “Diverse 99 Agriculture and Food Sustainability” 100 Bob Ward moved to approve the revision to the Priority Projects, Marni Herkes seconded. 101 Unanimous approval given. 102 ‘ b. Director Initiated Amendments to the Hawaii County Code. 103 Staff shared that the Kona division of the Department has been developing an internal 104 presentation of the Village Design Guidelines. That presentation will be modified to then 105 take the presentation public. Discussion regarding the Chapter 25 proposed amendments 106 will be continued at the next meeting. 107 2. Sub-Committee Reports 108 Outreach 109  No discussion occurred 110 Page 3 of 5 Economic Development 111  No discussion occurred 112 TOD Owner Coordination 113  No discussion occurred 114 Land Use, Environmental & Cultural Resources 115  The Action Committee discussed the status of how the Planning Department will 116 incorporate the KCDP on developments that have to have a time extension approved by 117 the County Council. 118 Transportation and Public Facilities 119  Laaloa Extension project is coming in for SMA and there is a contested case request for 120 standing at the Planning Commission. The request is to have the project plan the 121 remaining needed extension. 122  Discussion with Warren Lee, DPW Director, regarding the proposed CIP projects and 123 retrofit projects. 124 STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA 125 None 126 ANNOUNCEMENTS: 127 th The regional park master planning charrette will be held Nov. 15-17 in WHCC Building “G” 128 Community Hale 129 Next Meeting November 28, 2012 – Planning Conference Room – WHCC 130 Possible Agenda Items: Presentation by NPS, Proposed Amendments to Hawaii County Code for 131 KCDP Implementation (Chapter 25 and Kailua Village Redevelopment Proposal), Judiciary 132 update. CIP. 133 ADJOURNMENT: 134 Meeting adjourned at 4:29 pm 135 Respectfully submitted, 136 Deanne Bugado, Planner 137 A T T E S T: 138 Ken Melrose, Chair 139 Page 4 of 5 Kona Community Development Plan Action Committee 140 Page 5 of 5