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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-03-11 NKCDP Minutes Final NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE MINUTES MEETING DATE March 11, 2013 TIME 5:02 pm PLACE County Facility (former Bank of Hawai‘i Building), 54-3888 Akoni Pule Highway, Kohala, Hawaii 96755 ATTENDANCE 1. Members Present: Collin Kaholo, Joe Carvalho, Hermann Fernandez, Frank Cipriani, and Susan Fischer. 2. Members absent: Christopher “Keone” MacKillop, Jon Adams and John Winter Also present was Project Manager Rosalind Newlon from the Office of the Hawai’i County Planning Department. 3. Public Attendance: Val Barnes, Peter deVries, Lynda Wallach, Council Member Margaret Wille and Toni Withington. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: Toni Withington said that she brought in an article from “Environmental Hawaii” on how the Planning Department views the CDP’s. Council Member Margaret Wille said that the article that Ms. Withington referred to is about a lawsuit arguing that the CDP should be applied to a particular project. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS: 1. Minutes of the January 14, 2013 meeting were reviewed and discussed by the AC Members. The minutes were unanimously approved with changes submitted by the AC members. The minutes of the February 11, 2013 meeting were deferred until the April 8, 2013 NKCDP AC meeting. REPORTS 1. NKCDP AC SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS a. Growth Management: Hermann Fernandez reported that the Subcommittee is drafting procedures and that they will be forwarded to the Chair for next month’s meeting. Hermann said that the subcommittee also discussed the last AC meeting agenda item regarding AC correspondence procedures. b. Public Access: Joe Carvalho provided the following updates for Public Access activities: at Hapu’u –Pacific Plains provided a letter of intent to provide conservation easements; at Pahoa Beach, lots were purchased; and at Upolu Airport restoration, 200 naupaka plants are ready to plant and that the “no trespassing” signswere removed. c. Parks and Water Improvement – Toni Withington reported that the Subcommittee th held a meeting on March 4 to assist people having problems with water transmission lines, water quality and water pressure. Toni said that they found the biggest problem was the spaghetti water lines and water leaks. Toni said that the subcommittee will get more information and work the Department of Water Supply on these issues. 1 d. Power, View Planes and Erosion Control – Susan Fischer provided a correction to the January 2013 subcommittee report on the number of streetlights that have been converted from Low Pressure Sodium (LPS) to fully shielded Light Emitting Diode (LED) as 100 in Waimea, 500 in Hilo and 400 in Kona. Susan said that the Suisan intersection in Hilo, the Queen Ka’ahumanu-Kawaihae Road intersection, and most of the center of Waimea have the new fully shielded LED streetlights. Susan said that there are over 9,000 streetlights on this island and that stimulus funds paid for 1,000 of the new lights. Susan briefly discussed the possible route of the HELCO transmission line for the first section of the North Kohala electric redundancy loop along the North and South Kohala district boundary line. e. Affordable Housing – Collin Kaholo saidthat the Subcommittee did not have a meeting in February and said that one of the projects that the subcommittee is working on is trying to help Habitat Hawai‘i with a possible project. f. Agriculture: Frank Cipriani briefly discussed the projects that the subcommittee is working on; sustainable agriculture; Important Agriculture Land (IAL) imitative; strategically sited agriculture lands –one site makai of Hoea owned by DLNR has been identified; soil testing and soil reclamation; promoting agricultural education – the aquaponics program has obtained more tilapia fingerlings and vegetables will be grown soon for the school cafeteria; and sustainable water development at strategically identified agricultural lands that need water. NEW BUSINESS: 1. DISCUSS PROCEDURE FOR NKCDP AC CORRESPONDENCE - There was a brief discussion by the AC members on the procedure for AC correspondence. A motion was made by Joe Carvalho that all communication on behalf of the Action Committee shall be authorized, including the letter from the AC to the Planning Director, by an official vote at a properly agendized meeting and that all the AC members names shall be included in the letterhead. Hermann Fernandez seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. 2. REVIEW A DRAFT LETTER FROM THE ACTION COMMITTEE SUPPORTING CONVERSION TO FULLY SHIELDED LED STREETLIGHTS FOR ENERGY SAVINGS, DRIVING SAFETY, AND RESTORATION OF DARK NIGHT SKIES – Susan Fischer made a motion to approve the letter to be sent out on behalf of the Action Committee supporting the conversion to fully shielded LED streetlights, and Collin Kaholo seconded the motion. The motion was unanimously approved. 3. REVIEW 2013 IMPLEMENTATION WORK PLANS DEVELOPED BY THE NKCDP AC SUBCOMMITTEES - a). Growth Management: Review land use applications b). Public Access: Work on six strategies identified in the Public Access Section of the NKCDP and work towards amending Hawai‘i County Code Chapter 34 (Public Access). c). Affordable Housing: Work on housing products; ohana’s, additional farm dwellings, self help housing and infrastructure. 2 d) Parks, Water and Roads – continue working on parks, water and road projects. e). Power, View plane and Erosion control – Follow up on proposed North Kohala Electric reliability loop route and work on erosion control projects. f). Agriculture: 50% sustainable food goal by 2018; identify all IAL; strategically sited agricultural lands; soil testing; high school educational programs related to agriculture; sustainable food and water development. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: None. ANNOUNCEMENTS: AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: Administrative Matters Review of Growth Management Subcommittee Procedures NEXT MEETING: Date: Monday, April 8, 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, Hermann Fernandez made a motion and Joe Carvalho seconded the motion to adjourn the meeting which was unanimously approved. The meeting adjourned at 6:50 pm. 3