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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-08-12 NKCDP Minutes Final NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE MINUTES Monday, August 12, 2013, 5:00 pm North Kohala Senior Center, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Hwy., Kohala, HI 96755 ATTENDANCE 1. Members Present: John Winter, Frank Cipriani, Susan Fischer, Christopher “Keone” MacKillop, Collin Kaholo, Joe Carvalho and Jon Adams. 2. Members absent: Faith Yates and Hermann Fernandez. Also present was Rosalind Newlon from the Office of the Hawai’i County Planning Department. 3. Public Attendance: Megan Solis, Mike Isaacs, Margot McFedries, Charles Anderson, Jojo Tanimoto, April K. Lee, and Council Member Margaret Wille. I. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 5:00 pm by Chair, John Winter. II. INTRODUCTION OF NKCDP AC MEMBERS III. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the Meeting of July 8, 2013. Minutes of the July 8, 2013 meeting were reviewed and discussed by the AC Members. A motion to approve the minutes was made and seconded, and were unanimously approved with changes submitted by the AC members. IV. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS. None. V. CORRESPONDENCE: NONE VI. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS: Growth Management – John Winter gave the subcommittee report and a. said that at the subcommittee meeting they went over the farm dwelling guidelines from the 2001 Planning Department memo and the subcommittee had some recommendations. John also reported that Jim Pederson is the new Chair of the Growth Management subcommittee. Public Access - Joe Carvalho reported on the activities of the b. subcommittee: Upolu Airport – east end, the owners will put a parking lot there for access to the coastline; at Upolu Airport restoration site –plants are ready to be planted; Grant of easements- they are working on a map; Halelua – there is a 50 acre oceanfront parcel established as a 1 conservation easement; Kohala Kai – Joe summarized the details of the walk-thru at the site to look at the proposed coastal access easement. Parks and Water Improvement – John Winter gave an update on their c. projects and said that they have been looking at the potential health problems and leaks with regard to the spaghetti-like water lines. John said that the subcommittee has contacted Lisa Anderson regarding road spraying. John discussed the need for emergency bypass roads and that Pratt road has been identified as one of the possible emergency bypass routes and that they need to prepare a map of all the properties and owners. Power, View Planes and Erosion Control – Susan Fischer discussed d. ongoing concerns with Upolu Point and erosion prevention, upcoming planned HELCO outages, and in the first phase of the proposed HECLO redundancy loop route through Hawaiian Home Lands the right of entry has not yet been granted by the Deparment of Hawaiian Home Lands to HELCO. Affordable Housing – Collin Kaholo reported that they are waiting for a e. decision on a parcel being considered by the Habitat for Humanity and that there is no commitment on the parcel of land yet. Agriculture- Frank Cipriani reported that there was no subcommittee f. meeting last month and that he will be sending out updates to his email list. Frank said that he has an Important Agriculture Lands (IAL) inquiry and he wants the County’s help in streamlining the IAL designation process. Frank reported that they are still trying to obtain a $300 grant for the soil condition and tissue culture program at the high school garden. He said that he is trying to identify the tax map keys for the test wells that have been developed. Frank reported that aquaculture has been added to the curriculum at Kohala High School. VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None. V.III. NEW BUSINESS A. Proposals for inclusion in Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Budget. The NKCDP AC members will review CIP priorities from the NKCDP for proposal to the Planning Department. The AC members said that they will follow-up on their CIP Budget request for Mahukona Beach Park restrooms. Other possible CIP projects were discussed and it was decided that the subcommittee will work on CIP project priorities and then report back to the AC. 2 IX. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: Council Member Margaret Wille said that in regards to power, HECLO should be pushed to provide underground power on Akoni Pule Highway. Ms. Wille also raised questions about the location of the loop and pointed out that preserving view planes, whether on Akoni Pule Highway or on Kohala Mountain road, is a high priority in the NKCDP; MS. Wille also said that in regard to IAL designation, that she contacted the Planning Department and that people can do IAL designation on a voluntary basis. Ms. Wille also said that she is trying to get additional open space funding for Mahukona; that she will provide an update on the North Kohala videoconferencing; that she will provide an update on busses in North Kohala; and for CIP project proposals, she would like to see the courthouse get a new roof and a certified kitchen for the Senior Center. X. ANNOUNCEMENTS: NEXT MEETING: Date: Monday, September 9, 2013 Time: 5:00 PM XI. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, a motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting which was unanimously approved. The meeting adjourned at 6:07 pm. 3