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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-09-09 NKCDP Minutes Final NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE MINUTES Monday, September 9, 2013, 5:00 pm North Kohala Senior Center, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Hwy., Kohala, HI 96755 ATTENDANCE 1. Members Present: John Winter, Hermann Fernandez, Susan Fischer, Christopher “Keone” MacKillop, Joe Carvalho and Jon Adams. 2. Members absent: Faith Yates, Collin Kaholo, and Frank Cipriani. Also present was Rosalind Newlon from the Office of the Hawai’i County Planning Department. 3. Public Attendance: Bob Martin, Council Member Margaret Wille, Keith Wallis, Toni Withington, Megan Solis, Margot McFedries, Charlie Anderson, Lucy Pasco, S. Poaline, and April K. Lee. I. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 5:03 pm by Chair, John Winter. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the Meeting of August 12, 2013. Minutes of the August 12, 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. III. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: Bob Martin made a statement regarding Strategy 4.3 – Communications and providing a local radio station and said that the North Kohala Resource Center will be submitting an application to the FCC for a local radio station. Bob said the cost would be about $65K to build and about $65K to staff per year. Council Member Wille said that it would be a good idea to write a letter of support for the application for a local radio station for emergency preparedness. Ms. Wille also said that she wants to compile a list of state and county roads to look at intersections and wants to work with the subcommittees. Ms. Wille also said that she wants to help the agriculture subcommittee prioritize the Important Agricultural Lands (IAL) designation process. Lucy Pasco inquired whether the mauka roads have been looked at as alternative emergency bypass roads. IV. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS: Growth Management – Hermann Fernandez gave the subcommittee a. report and said they reviewed the pending County of Hawai‘i subdivision 1 by the hospital to allow hospital infrastructure, and another pending subdivisions is to correct lot lines for zoning compliance. Hermann mentioned that the time and location of the next subcommittee meeting will be changing and also said that this is his last AC meeting since his term has ended. Public Access - Joe Carvalho gave the subcommittee report and provided b. the following updates: Hapu-Kapanaia- Pacific Plains archaeologist has prepared a preservation plan which has been presented to the subcommittee for comment. Kapalama Heiau which is partly on the property borders needs to be fenced. The restoration plan at Upolu Point is on hold to get more naupaka ready to plant. Parks and Water Improvement – John Winter gave the subcommittee c. report and said that they focused last month on researching and prioritizing the CIP list. John said they also wrote a letter to DWS about water issues and the Halelua well. Power, View Planes and Erosion Control – Susan Fischer gave the d. subcommittee report and discussed the electrical route to Mahukona from up mauka and of existing poles along Akoni Pule Highway being used solely for communication wires. Susan noted that there are no poles from Akoni Pule Highway down to Kapa'a Park, and the subcommittee wants to explore using solar energy to power Kapa’a Park. Affordable Housing – No report. e. Agriculture – No report. f. V. NEW BUSINESS A. Review a draft letter from the Action Committee regarding the proposed grant of public access easements at the Kohala Kai Subdivision located at TMK(s) 5-9-017:001 to 008 . Joe Carvalho, AC member, led the discussion and said that the Planning Department approved the Public Access Plan for Kohala Kai subdivision which was a requirement of their Special Management Area permits. Joe said noted the following issues that they wanted to address in a letter to the Planning Director; 1) include Ala loa as part of the public access and have two lateral trails; 2) there are only 3 parking spaces required; 3) walking along the highway to get to the trailhead is dangerous; and 4) the mauka-makai trail is a little rough. 2 Hermann Fernandez made a motion to approve a letter to the Planning Director from the AC regarding the Kohala Kai Public Access Plan and Keone MacKillop seconded the motion which was unanimously approved. B. Proposals for inclusion in Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Budget. The NKCDP AC members reviewed and prioritized CIP projects from the NKCDP for proposal to the Planning Department. The AC members prioritized the top 5 projects. Jon Adams made a motion to have the AC send a letter to the Planning Director recommending the top 5 projects identified by the AC be considered for CIP funds. Keone MacKillop seconded the motion with all in favor, and was unanimously approved. C. Report on Mass Transit in North Kohala. D. Report on the status of the County providing videoconferencing of County Council Meetings in North Kohala. Council Member Margaret Wille will be reporting on Items C and D at a later date. VI. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: None. VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS: NEXT MEETING: Date: Monday, October 14, 2013 Time: 5:00 PM VIII. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, a motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting which was unanimously approved. The meeting adjourned at 6:45 pm. 3