HomeMy WebLinkAboutAC Minutes 14January2014 DRAFTWilliam P. Kenoi
Mayor
County of Hawaii
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Phone (808) 961 -8288 • Fax (808) 961 -8742
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
DRAFT Meeting Minutes
CALL TO ORDER
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Duane Kanuha
Director
Bobby Command
Deputy Director
Chairperson Patti Pinto called the Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP) Action Committee
(AC) meeting to order at 3:02 p.m. in the Kea "au Community Cent The following persons were
present:
Action Committee: Patti Pinto, June Conant, Oshi Simsarian, Rene Siracusa, Susan Osborne, Leila
Kealoha and Elmer Solis. Farris Etterlee arrived at 3:05 p.m. and Sharon Daun
arrived at 3:15 p.m.
.Staff. Larry Brown - PCDP Project Manager, Kei ercado - PCDP Planning Assis and Hans
Santiago - County Planner
Members of the public:. 5
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA - Non
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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PUBLIC TESTIMONY - None
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2. Communication No. 2014 -1: Mass Transit Subcommittee Report.
Marty Mimmack read the meeting notes for the Mass Transit Subcommittee meeting of
December 17, 2013. The AC then considered the five issues presented to the AC in
Communication No. 2013 -69 on December 10, 2013. The five issues and resulting AC
responses are as follows:
Reinsert a Mass Transit plank on the PCDP AC priority list.
Oshi moved to amend the title of Item #14 on the PODP Project List to read:
"Development of an island wide Mass Transit Plan - PC P Section 4.2.3a ". Second by
Susan. The motion passed as amended with votes 9 aye Ad 0 nay.
iii. 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.
It As confirmed that the AC Member(s) in each subcommittee are the primary link
back to the PCDP Action Committee and that the Sunshine Law applies to all AC
Members participating in subcommittee meetings the same as it does in AC meetings.
3. Communication No. 2014 -2: Mass Transit Master Plan CIP Request. It was noted that
this budget request is for the 2014 -15 fiscal year CIP Budget and that a subsequent bond
authorization bill will be need to be submitted to and approved by the Council for the funding
to become available. Also, the spelling of the word vitality in section 16. (Sustainability Focus)
of the Project Data/Financial Impact Statement will be corrected.
Oshi moved to approve the Project Data /Financial Impact Statement as submitted. Second by
Rene. The motion passed as amended above with votes 9 aye and 0 nay.
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4. Springer Kaye, Big Island Invasive Species Council. Springer gave the AC a brief overview
on the impact of Albizia trees in Puna along with what steps have been taken thus far to
eradicate and control their continued spread and also what actions they continue to seek.
5. Puna Community Certified Kitchen. Rene submitted a written report (Communication No.
2014 -3) that was provided to each AC member outlining the progress of Pahoa Feed &
Fertilizer and Malama O Puna in getting the certified kitchen permitted under Special Permit
No. 08 -68 in March 2009 completed. Rene will draft a letter in support of the proposed
Community Certified Kitchen for review and approval by the AC at eir next meeting.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. PCDP Action High Priority List. In the process of reviewing and attempting to update the
priority list some Members expressed confusion over the purpose of the list and the way it is
structured. Sharon offered to prepare an alternative table or spreadsheet format for the AC to
consider. Ferris will continue to accept suggestions for modifications to the existing Priority
List and to restructure so as to deemphasize the suggestion that the list is a "priority" listing of
AC projects. Each will bring their drafts to lat next AC meeting for continued review. Larry
will reactivate the link on the PCDP websit enables access to the original matrix and
work -plan templates that were created in years prior as a tool identifying implementation
actions and project for progress tracking. An email containing the link to this matrix and work -
plans will be sent to all AC membe
AGENDA REQUESTS FOR NEXT MEE ING (February 11, 2014)
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Review of a letter that will be drafted by Rene in support of the Puna Community Certified
,ithout objection, adjourned the meeting at 5:54 p.m.
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