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Home My WebLink About2013-69 MTSC Report for 10Dec13MASS TRANSIT Subcommittee of the PCDP RgWif_ta PCDP Action Cammiftee Communication No. 2013 -69 Date: 12.10.13 Marty Mimmack, MTS Chair. Madam chair, Mr. Brown and members of the action committee, attached are the Notes of the November 21 �t meeting of the MTS. They were compiled by Hannah Hedrick and edited by me before publishing for today's meeting The notes contain a mix of issue - related and operational concerns we have addressed and have been attached this month. We would like to highlights several points for the AC today: One Cut rent- Evert to Note is.. 1. As many of you saw, on Sunday December 80' the Hilo HT ran an article evaluating Mayor Kenoi's first 5 years. It included a fairly extensive review of mass transit developments of tack thereof Nancy Lauer, of the HHT called me Friday morning and several of my quotes were utilized. I have attached a few copies here for those who missed it. 2. In order to clarify our own priorities and chart a course of action for our members, I am as chair developing a 2014 NETS_ Action plan (see reverse„ for table of contents of the draft plan). As indicated under Section 5 of our Meeting Notes, the MTS has initially adopted the six (5) Short Term objectives of the 2014 Plan as proposed. 2. We would like to quickly review the plan so you can become familiar with the most important parts Uploaded 25 documents to the mtpcdp(a),gmail , cam. See reverse 3 We consulted with one of our members about handling committee operations and those recommendations are contained in Section 5 c of the Meeting notes. While this Section was not adopted it serves as the directives we need in order to get started on meeting our upcoming objectives. 4. In an effort to be clear and concise, we would like the AC to take up discussion of the following items next meeting- Reinsert a Mass Transit plank on the PCDP AC priority list 2 officially ask Mayor Kenoi to fund an Island -wide Mass Transit Master Plan We could help develop his letter of request It would include things like asking the planning department to obtain and share the MTA administrative procedures for establishing new bus stops 3. Establish consistent communication with Puna/Ka' u State Russell Ruderman to develop a course of action for obtaining Federal Transit Administration grants that we are woefully missing out on because of lack of critical personnel at the state level 4 Update the PCDP website to more accurately reflect current subcommittees Tie currem folder scheme i s extremely inadequate 5. Develop a specific protocol for communicating with the AC chair and members that subcommittee chairs can use for official PCDP business. 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CAC app forma 2010 pdf )k. 3 5 2011 -24 PCDP Priorities. 12 2011 pdf 5 2012 -42 -2 PCDP Pnorit es, v 13 112012 pdf 4 2012 -2 -1 PCDP Priorities, V 10 4 2012 pdf �. 3 2011 -14 PCDP Prionties, 9.2011 pdf ,L 6 infrastructure Pnonties.pdf �. 95 2010 -36 T Hazel Re MTA.pdf .. 94 2011 -5 S Bath Re MTA - HA amends pdf ,L 91 5 Panning to DPCDP D Taylor -re busses Fn pvt subdivs pdf ,1L 92 Transportation Sub -comm. Report 112010 pdf ,L 91 Commendador -Draft letter to PD re buses in subd visions pdf ,L 9 Bath -acbus testimony 17Jun10 pdf ).. 8 2012 -31 Bath -Puna Mauna TaA Story Group Support Request pdf .,L 7 201 0 -37 MTA Response to 7 15 2010 AC memo pdf �. 2 Puna Reg Circul Plan 1112005 pdf 0 MTS Action P '.an 2014 MASS TRANSIT Subcommittee of the PCDP Meetin Notes Date: 11/21/13 Time: 4:30 Plarp• HPP MT Subcommittee Members and Attendee list Members absent are indicated by an "X-" x Marlene Hapai-- Connectivity Subcommittee Chair mha�aiaol. oom_ Ma r#y_Mimmack- -Chair mimmackmotivational@,Yahoo.com yahoo.com Hannah Hedrick hedrickh neca ao I_com x Stephanie Bath otpphbdth@gmall.com Mark Hinshaw- -Pahoa Regional Town Center baileysdad hawaiisntel.net X Chris Cholas --HDRC cscholas hawaii.rr_com Rusty Jones rus inpuna @gmail.com June Conant -- Action Committee 'u� memc @yahoo.com Jon Olson -- Transit Commission jon631 Ptarthrink.net x Sharon Daun — Action Committee x Terry Daun x Jerry Reiss terrydaun2 y a hoo. com jerpat.98hil.o@gmail.com 1. Call to Order and Chair Rem Chair Marty Mimmack called the meeting to order and thanked attendees for their Willingness to use his residence as the regula, meeting place of the MTC. Attendees expressed their appreciation for access to Marty's electronics to facilitate identifying resources and keeping track of actions. Marty reported that he has (1) compiled a list of "foundational documents, reports, and plans" and (2) created a Puna Community Committees Calendar His goal is to move forward in developing a "2014 Master Plan for the MTS. Marty displayed a 8 -item "2014 MTS Action Plan" and described the process for using a Google account to enter comments on documents, the calendar, etc. The emphasis is on creating productive relationships with groups and individuals and developing a MTS infrastructure_ See "New Business" for MTS actions. 2. Additions to the A,enda: Marty reviewed the agenda items; no new items were suggested_ 3.. Announcements: Next MTS Meeting is 12117 in HPP, next PCDP AC meeting is 12110 4. —Approval of MTS Meetin Notes. There was no meeting in October so MTS members reviewed and approved the September meeting notes distributed by Marty, including Stephanie Bath's October 8 emails. 3 :58 AM and 1005 AM Stephanie identified the actions the MTS has taken, including (1) the letter to the MTA (Tiffany Kai) sent by Jerry Reiss requesting information on MTA criteria, how decisions are made about routes, etc, and (2) the motion intended "to encourage the AC to request CIP funds to do a feasibility study on connectivity specific to delivering mass transit' services. Stephanie provided the specific wording of the CIP request and expressed her hope that "AC members Dan Taylor or Sharon Daun will make a motion to move this forward." 5. New Business &Start Regional Transit Plan Organizing. Attendees reviewed and commented on the 8 items in the ro osed "'2014 MTS Action Plan" P P Action #11: Attendees approved the following six-actions as the "MTS Action Plan ": 1 Research, draft and publish a document that sets forth our specific needs rationale and justification for requiring Hawaii County to complete an t'sland -wide Mass Transit Master Plan. 2, Work with the Mayor s Office to secure county funding for a Big Island Mass Transit Master Plan Attend County Transit Commission meetings and other meetings where Mass Transit developments are discussed_ 4. Support and network personally with Puna District representatives and all local community planning groups, regional steering committees and island -wide development stakeholders. 8. Research and develop MAP -21 funding leads with key national, state and local elected representatives 8. Recommend actions and notify the PCDP Action Committee of important issues, policies, council bills and concerns. Action #2: Attendees requested that a communication be sent to the PCDP Action Committee requesting that the AC agenda and other materials be sent regularly to the MTS Chair and that the MTS Subcommittee be treated as equal to the subcommittees related to Regional and Village Center planning groups. B) Reading List, Other Resources: Jon Olson provided information about his 20 -year history of documents, including State, County, and Federal laws, and provided Marty with link information to the most salient documents. In response to Hannah's brief report on the actions of the Mayor's Committee on Persons with Disabilities as they parallel MTS efforts to communicate with and get responses from MTA officials, Jon pointed out that supporting implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act "promotes better access for everyone." Marty and Hannah will attend meetings of the Mayor's Committee and will report back to the MTS about responses to communications with Tiffany Kai and with Mayor Kenoi. Q Pah_ oa Regional Town Center Mass Transit and Planning Issues. Mark Hinshaw emphasized "implementing the CDPs requires a change in the County /Planning Department culture." He reported that the PRTC planning process was facilitated by a direct relationships with the PD, specifically Larry Brown, who provided step -by -step guidance. Mark strongly recommended that the MT Subcommittee act via its own committees, but that Marty be the only spokesperson (as Mark is for the PRTC process). Mark suggested four steps for moving forwad: (1) Respect the individual Country departments, AC members, and others and recognize the challenges they face; (2) Organize committees or work groups to accomplish specific tasks; (3) Establish and maintain a clear focus; and (4) Establish a direct line of communication between MTS Chair Marty Mimmack and the County Department of Planning (currently Larry Brown). C. Unfinished Business A: Subcommittee O erations Marty's report covered MTS operations and alleviated concerns about (1) how the Chair will communicate MTS actions to the AC, (2) continued communication with the Ac about the INTENT of the MTS CIP request, and (3) ensuring that the MTS is included in AC communications, including future solicitations for CIP items' B: Tiffany Followup: Steph Bath asked Hannah to share her communication with Tiffany Kai, as follow -up to the letter sent by Jerry Reiss immediately following the September MTS meetings. In her November 19 email, Steph expressed her frustration with the years -long lack of response to PCDP communications related to the MTA "master plan" or to criteria by which MTA makes its routes and other decisions. Steph's email to Tiffany Kai emphasized the (1) importance of having criteria/plans and then (2) soliciting community input (similar to the letter referenced above from the Mayor's Committee). Attendees agreed with Steph's two main points but cautioned Marty against "bombardng" Tiffany with further communications at this time. C: MAP -21 report.: Rusty led a discussion regarding STIP procedures and how to get Hawaii County to submit a request for its share of the MAP -21 funds John is "still gathering information and meeting people" and will report the results of his efforts at the next MTS meeting. Rusty will email sections of MAP -21 to Marty indicating that groups like the PDP "is where the action starts " Attendees agreed that it appears that "MTA needs help getting MAP -21 kicked off." 7. -Agenda for Next Meeting Report of the Master Plan focus group. 8 Ad'ournment