HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-05-22 KCDP Minutes Final
1 Kona Community Development Plan Action Committee
2 County of Hawaii
3 Minutes
4 Meeting Date: May 22, 2013
5 Call to Order 2:00 p.m.
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6 Place: Kona Planning Conference Room. Bldg. E, 2 Floor
7 West Hawaii Civic Center
8 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway
9 Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
10 Roll Call:
11 1. Members Present: Ken Melrose, George (Keoki) Schattauer Jr.,
12 Aaron Nagata, Hiram Rivera, Matt Binder, Bo Kahui,
13 Greg Ogin (2:03), Elaine Fukushima (2:10), &Chauncey Wong Yuen (2:16)
14 2. Planning Department: Terry Dunlap Bennett Mark and Margaret Masunaga
15 3. Public in attendance: Jeff Zimpfer, Janice Palma-Glennie, Riley Smith &
16 Charles Flannery
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STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA
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19 Jeff Zimpfer no comments other than US Parks was in favor of the Critical Habitat proposal,
20 Janice Palma-Glennie read from a prepared text in favor of the Critical Habitat, Riley Smith read
21 in opposition to the Critical Habitat proposals. Discussion followed with Bo Kahui in opposition
22 to the Critical Habitat proposals and Matt Binder commenting.
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ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
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25 Minutes of the Meeting of April 24, 2012. Motion to approve the minutes was made by Matt
26 Binder and seconded by Keoki Schattauer. Minutes were unanimously approved.
27 No amendments to the Agenda. Ken Melrose
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29 Ken offered to review chapter 4 of the Kona CDP where all the policies occur. Discussion
30 included concurrency and its intention. The Action Committee can clarify the intentions of the
31 KCDP with communication to the Planning Director.
32 Transportation and Land Use and clustered rural subdivisions were discussed as to how they are
33 addressed in the KCDP.
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35 Impacts occur to South Kona when the expansion of the community shift to North Kona
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37 Discussion about the Design Center were expanded upon by Ken where he noted the goal of
38 effective governanace for the Community. This started with the Leeward and Windward
39 Planning Commissions and now the Design Center to deal with KCDP issues.
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41 More discussion continued on the Critical Habitat and its cost impact to the community. Bo
42 noted the financial impact to their development. Matt Binder provided wording changes to the
43 draft letter and Members approved 8 to 0 a motion by Bo with second by Aaron for Chair to
44 finalize and submit. Letters to be sent by the County, Action Committee, Judiciary and many
45 more departments to Fish and Wildlife stating their concerns were discussed.
46 Bo offered some changes to the letter being prepared by the KCDP AC to Fish & Wildlife listing
47 the concerns and problems associated with the current proposed Critical Habitat.
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50 Terry mentioned that the County will be offering some training for the new members and will be
51 scheduling these sessions in the near future.
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BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE
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54 Nominations for Chair and Vice Chair were made with Greg Ogin for chair and Keoki
55 Schattauer Jr. for vice chair. Elections are for one year.
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COMMITTEE REPORTS
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58 Ken advised the nominees that there are 5 subcommittees in the Action Committee:
59 1.Outreach Aaron Nagata
60 2.Economic Development and Housing - Elaine Fukushima
61 3.TOD subcommittee Ken Melrose
62 4.Land Use & Environmental /Cultural Hiram Rivera & Keoki Schattauer Jr.,
63 5. Transportation & Public Resources Chauncey Wong Yuen
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65 Chapters 23 & 25 are still under review by the Planning Department.
66 Street Trees are still under consideration for policies in the County to encourage street trees.
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68 Greg Ogin discussed how most of the retail has left downtown and moved to the suburbs. Big
69 box uses and other development have dragged retail traffic out of town. The village is pedestrian
70 oriented and difficult for the automobiles and parking. One way traffic will make it more
71 difficult for circulation. The issue is how to revise Alii Drive including the promenade over the
72 edge of Oneo bay with utilities underground. Now with the promenade not going forward, we
73 are considering the one way solution. We need parking to be more accessible. Study mauka
74 makai vehicular connections.
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76 Next meeting of the Kona CDP Action Committee is July 24, 2013.
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78 Motion to adjourn: Greg Ogin, Second by Keoki Schattauer Jr. vote unanimous.
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