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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAC Minutes 9Apr2013William P. Kenoi Mayor County of Hawaii PLANNING DEPARTMENT BJ Leithead Todd Director Margaret Masunaga Deputy Director PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone (808) 961 -8288 • Fax (808) 961 -8742 Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Meeting Minutes CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Patti Pinto called the Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP) Action Committee (AC) meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. in the Kea "au Community Center and asked Madie Greene to assume the role of chairperson in conducting the meeting. The following persons were present: Action Committee: Madie Greene, Keikialoha Kekipi (arrived at 3:13 p.m.), Patti Pinto (left at 5:29 p.m.), Oshi Simsarian, June Conant, Dan Taylor, Farris Etterlee, Sharon Daun and Rene Siracusa. Staff: Larry Brown, PCDP Project Manager. Members of the public: 5 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None ANNOUNCEMENTS: Larry reminded the AC Members participating in the combined AC training in Waimea on April 11 to be ready to leave from the Aupuni Center County Office Building at 8:00 a.m. PUBLIC TESTIMONY: 1. Jon Olson testified on the Draft EA for the B.T. Kuwahara Private Commercial Development, the Wai`Opae land acquisition letter of support and the 2013 AC Projects Priority List. APPROVAL OF MINUTES June moved to approve the minutes of the March 12, 2013 meeting as submitted. Second by Dan. Motion passed with 8 votes aye. NEW BUSINESS 1. Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for B.T. Kuwahara Private Commercial Development and Related Use of State Land. Larry introduced a draft letter commenting on the DEA for consideration by the AC. Rene commented that her request to Graham Knopp for a print copy of the DEA has not been complied with. Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Rene moved to amend the draft comment letter by: a) Removing the repetitive "the use of in the second paragraph; b) Inserting the word "with" between "exactly" and "the" in the last sentence of the third paragraph; c) Insert the word "the" between "to" and county's" in the last sentence of the fourth paragraph; and d) Adding the additional sentence "We would like to note that the north pointing arrow on your maps needs to be adjusted so as to point to the actual north." Second by Sharon. Motion passed with 8 votes aye and 1 vote nay (Keiki) Sharon moved to adopt the letter as amended. Second by Dan. Motion passed with 8 votes aye and 1 vote nay (Keiki). 2. Communication No. 2013 -20: Public Access, Open Space and Natural Preservation Commission (PONC) application for Wai`Opae land acquisition. Rene moved to adopt the draft letter of support to PONC for the Wai`Opae land acquisition as submitted. Second by Sharon. In the course of discussion the following amendments to the letter were considered and approved: a) Rene moved to amend the letter by replacing "may have been" in the second sentence of the second paragraph with "were probably." Second by Patti. Motion passed with 7 votes aye, 1 vote nay (Keiki) and 1 abstain (Sharon). b) Sharon moved to add "reported in the Hawaii Tribune Herald on March 20, 2013" following "March 19, 2013" in the first sentence of paragraph two. Motion passed with 8 votes aye and 1 abstain (Keiki). c) Rene moved to insert reference to Sec. 2.1.1.a. of the Puna CDP into the list of PCDP references in paragraph 4. Second by Dan. Motion passed with 9 votes aye. d) Rene withdrew her original motion to adopt the letter as submitted. Sharon agreed to withdraw her second. Patti moved to adopt the letter as amended. Second by Sharon. Motion passes with 9 votes aye. 3. Communication No. 2013 -19: Request for Comments on Special Permit Application No. 13- 000150 (SPP 13 -150). Larry introduced a draft comment letter on SPP 13 -150 for consideration by the AC. Rene moved to amend the fourth paragraph by inserting following "adverse effects" ",including hazardous materials, flammables and biohazards as noted in the application. The approval of this application and the precedent it would perpetuate might adversely affect implementation of the village center concept central to the land use strategy of the Puna CDP." Second by Farris. Motion passed with 7 votes aye and 2 abstain (Keiki and Sharon). 2 Patti moved to amend the first paragraph by inserting "has grave concerns regarding this application and" after "Action Committee ". Second by Farris. Motion passed with 6 votes aye, 2 votes nay (June and Farris) and 1 abstain (Keiki) June moved to adopt the letter as amended. Second by Rene. Motion passed with 8 votes aye and 1 abstain (Keiki). UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Connectivity and Emergency Response Subcommittee ( CERSC) Report. Stephanie Bath briefed the AC on the progress of the CERSC in preparing the August 31 Puna Regional Emergency Preparedness (PREP) fair, which will be held at the Kea`au High School. Rene moved to accept the report. Second by Sharon. Motion passed with 9 votes aye. 2. Mass Transit Subcommittee (MTSC) Report. Stephanie Bath summarized the MTSC meeting minutes for their March 27 meeting as provided in Communication No. 2013 -22. She also suggested that June would be a good addition to the MTSC in order to bring a broader geographic balance to the subcommittee. June agreed to join Dan and Sharon as AC members on the MTSC. 3. 2013 Action Committee Projects Priority List Dan outlined the evolution and purpose of the AC's Priority List. The ensuing discussion revolved around how the AC might better document the status of the various projects on the list and to get and keep prioritized projects on the radar screen of the appropriate implementing agencies. Dan and Farris agreed to prepare recommendations for amendment to the Priority Projects List, including suggestions for additional information to be included on the list. Their recommendations will be submitted for consideration by the AC at a future meeting. 4. KAPONO Report. Farris gave a brief update on KAPONO's March 14th community meeting at Kalani and other related efforts to get a Scenic Byways designation for the Red Road. Need letter of support from Warren Lee, DPW Director, in support of the designation. 5. Outstanding Projects Reports. Larry explained that no one submitted any reports to be provided under this agenda item so no reports are to be made. AGENDA REQUESTS FOR NEXT MEETING (May 14,2013): 1. Draft revisions to the Action Priority List - Dan ADJOURNMENT: Without objection, the Chair adjourned the meeting at 5:41 p.m.