HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-67 CERSC Minutes 26Nov2013Communication No. 2013 -67
PCDP Subcommittee on Connectivity and Emergency Response
Meeting November 26, 2013 Keaau Community Center
MINUTES
Call to Order: 5:05 p.m.
In Attendance: Patti Pinto, Stephanie Bath, Hannah Hendrickson, Marlene Hapai, Chair
Approval of Minutes as Circulated (September 24, 2013): Moved: Patti Pinto, Seconded:
Stephanie Bath, Unanimously approved.
Old Business:
1. Discussion of Community Input collected from PREP Fair used to determine
Connectivity Locations (CL) for health and safety purposes as well as daily
use.
Ranking Tool developed using Subcommittee on CER criteria
submitted to and approved by PCDP Action Committee and criteria
recommended by County of Hawaii DPW. Criteria developed using
PCDP guidelines.
Meetings held to rank and prioritize CL data and results obtained:
1. Puna Uka: October 2 and 4, 2013 — 24 recommended CL's
recorded. 20 ranked.
2. Puna Waena: - 13 recommended CL's recorded. 5 ranked.
3. Puna Kai: 17 recommended CL's recorded. None ranked.
4. CER Subcommittee and PCDP Action Committee members in
each respective Puna area, i.e., Puna Uka (Upper Puna), Puna
Waena (Middle Puna) and Puna Kai (Lower Puna) being asked
to help with ranking that know each area.
5. Results presented by Patti Pinto and discussed by all present.
Other Data to be considered for prioritizing
1. PREP Fair Mapping exercise done at Orchidland LDS Chapel
by Stephanie Bath on October 21, 2013: 19/19 "Yes" responses
to question "Does Puna need more Emergency /daily
connectivity roadways ?" Question: "Where are roadways
needed ?" Upper Puna — 15, Lower Puna — 15. Specific CL's
recommended will be incorporated into existing PREP Fair
data summary to reflect additional community input.
2. Red Road Community (Farris) — meeting to be held January
2014.
3. Hawaiian Acres Data Collected (Patrice) — report sent by email
November 15, 2013 to incorporated into input data
4. Other: Prior to PCDP Action Committee meetings on proposed
priorities, Subcommittee members will: 1) meet with
subdivision boards and memberships as able to present
preliminary input and rankings developed from PREP Fair
community recommended data, 2) ask for further input from
their membership, 3) invite anyone interested to provide
testimony at the PCDP Action Committee meeting that will
discuss their subdivision's proposed Connectivity Locations, 4)
invite them to PREP Fair 2014 and 5) invite them to attend
CER Subcommittee meetings held each fourth Tuesday of the
month at 5:00 p.m. at the Keaau Community Center.
2. Discussion on "Procedure for Connectivity Location Prioritizing and
Consideration" to ultimately determine Priority List for Connectivity
Locations for upper (uka), middle (waena) and lower (kai) Puna to include
community, CER subcommittee, and PCDP Action Committee input with
agreed upon priority lists provided to County (DPW /Ben Ishii), to elected
officials and agencies responsible for proposed actions.
Procedure Agreed Upon:
• Prioritize CL's for each major area, i.e., Puna Uka, Puna Waena and
Puna Kai
• Invite further public input prior to PCDP AC meeting where area's
CL's will be discussed
• Agendize CL's to be discussed at PCDP AC meeting, publicize and
invite public testimony at meeting
• If CL confirmed at meeting, keep on list to be forwarded for further
consideration and implementation
• If CL not confirmed at meeting, seek further input, re- agendize and
consider for re- prioritizing or deletion, depending upon further input.
• Tentative Timeline:
Meeting with Subdivision Boards and Membership /Agendizing
Priorities for Consideration at PCDP AC Meetings:
Puna Uka — December 2013 /January 2014
Puna Waena — January 2014 /February 2014
Puna Kai — February 2014/March 2014
New Business:
1. PREP Fair 2014
• Major Outcomes to Focus on for CER Subcommittee:
Preliminary suggestions included:
1. Revisit CER Subcommittee Action Plan Objectives of 2/12/13:
a. Additional input for CL's
b. Survey of CL's recommended and still under consideration
c. Greater focus on Emergency Mapping "Make and Take"
2. Create new set of actions /objectives and once again use fair as
vehicle for community input focusing on Health & Safety issues
• Confirm Date, Location and Times — August 30, 2014 from 9:00 a.m.
through 3:00 p.m. will be presented to Keaau High School to see if the
date and time will fit on their schedule
• Councilman Zendo Kern will present proposal of $3000 to help with
PREP Fair 2014 at the County Council's December 2013 meeting.
Funds must be used by June 30, 2014.
Next Meeting: January 28, 2014, 5:00 p.m. — Location: Keaau Community Center
Adjournment: 7:20 p.m.