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Home My WebLink About2014-19.1 MTSC-Amended AC Memo MTA Master Plan CIP JNSYfoc N1� William P.Kenoi �:•'�� `'..: Duane Kanuha Mayor Director Bobby Command >e oF'Nr M� Deputy Director County of Hawaii PLANNING DEPARTMENT PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE Pahoa Regional Town Center Plan Subcommittee Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street,Suite 3 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720 Phone(808)961-8288 • Fax(808)961-8742 Apfil May 13 8, 2014 Communication No. 2014-19.1 To: Patti Pinto, Chair& Members of the PCDP AC From: Mark Hinshaw, r'n^ 'June Conant Mass Transit Subcommittee Subject: Island-wide Mass Transit Master Plan Enclosed for your consideration and approval is a draft letter from the Mass Transit Subcommittee (MTSC) to Mass Transit Agency Administrator Tiffany Kai expressing the desire of the MTSC to see immediate movement on the implementation of the mass transit related Actions of the PCDP, most notably, the inclusion of a CIP project request in the FY 2014-15 CIP budget for an island-wide mass transit master plan. The MTSC respectfully requests your approval, with any changes the AC deems appropriate, and forwarding of this letter to Ms. Kai. Encl.: Draft letter to Tiffany Kai Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer JNSYfoc N1� William P.Kenoi �:•'�� `'..: Duane Kanuha Mayor Director Bobby Command >e oF'Nr M� Deputy Director County of Hawaii PLANNING DEPARTMENT PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE Pahoa Regional Town Center Plan Subcommittee Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street,Suite 3 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720 Phone(808)961-8288 • Fax(808)961-8742 Apfil May 13, 2014 DRAFT Tiffany Kai, Administrator Mass Transit Agency County of Hawaii 1266 Kamehameha Ave., Suite A-2 Hilo, Hawaii Subject: Island-wide Mass Transit Master Plan Aloha Ms. Kai, We are writing this request to further the recommendations laid out in the Puna Community Development Plan(PCDP). As the newly eleete l rahak of the Mass rr,..resit S4 Committee of the PCDP Aetion Committee (AC), 1 would like to intreduee myself My naine is Nlafk Hinshaw and4 also etfffently sefve as the Chaif of the Pahea Regional Town Centef Plan Steering Committee whi also ., S4 Committee of the PCDP AC. The PCDP Mass Transit Subcommittee looksl leek-forward to working with you in assisting the MTA with recommendations that we might develop, based both on the PCDP and community participation. In keeping with the goals of Mass Transit in the PCDP 4.2.1: a. Mass transportation options are increased for all Puna residents. b. Transit service and improvements reinforce and complement the development of village/town centers. C. A greater percentage of commuters use mass transit. And the Actions to be taken under 4.2.3, including but not limited to: a. Prepare a County-wide Transit Master Plan to provide an overall framework for transit improvements while incorporating user input from each district. b.4) Establishing a hub-and-spoke transit system, in which transit circulators are teamed with trunk routes on major highways k. Expand Hele-On transit service to include regular service to both the Hilo and Keahole International Airports from all existing and future service routes. Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Ms. Tiffany Kai Administrator Mass Transit Agency March 14, 2013 Page 2 The enclosed Financial Impact Statement for an island-wide mass transit master plan was submitted to the Planning Director on or about January 15, 2014 by the PCDP AC. However, members of the Mayor's budget development team determined that this CIP budget request should come from your office. We understand that you have been requested by the Planning Department to submit this project request for inclusion in the final CIP budget proposal, which was due on Friday, April 11, 2014. However, in the event that did not happen, we are requesting that you immediately submit this CIP budget request as an amendment to the FY 2014-15 CIP Budget. We believe that a Hawaii Island Mass Transit Master Plan is integral to guiding the development of the best possible public transit system for the people of Hawaii County as well as providing an appropriate vehicle to address the other mass transit related actions of the PCDP. With our ever increasing population and growing transportation needs, we urge MTA to commence development of the master plan at the earliest possible date. Our Mass Transit SubcommitteeC and the PCDP Action Committee stand ready to assist MTA in any way possible to move this extremely important project forward and we are already working to identify funding sources from the Federal Government and private sector that will assist the MTA in achieving its goals of providing a modern transit system that is efficient and services the needs of all riders island-wide. Mahalo for your consideration in our request. Sincerely, Maf1w Chair-June Conant PCDP Mass Transit Sub-Committee 965 7403966-8957 Encl: Mayor Billy Kenoi Wally Lau, Managing Director Duane Kanuha, Planning Director Dennis "Fresh" Onishi, Council Member-District 3 Greggor Ilagan, Council Member-District 4 Zendo Kern, Council Member-District 5 Brenda Ford, Council Member—District 6