HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-01-27 South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee Minutes
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SOUTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
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aka HUI KULEANA O KOHALA HEMA
County of Hawai‘i
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MINUTES
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Meeting Date: January 27, 2014
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Call to Order: 5:00 pm
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Place: Lilly Yoshimatsu Senior Center (Waimea Senior Center)
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67-1199 Mamalahoa Highway
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Waimea, Hawai‘i 96743
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Roll Call:
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1Members Present: Roger Harris (left @ 6:40), Fran Tabor, Christopher (Kit) Roehrig,
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Joel Cohen, Josephine (Jojo) Tanimoto, John Mueller (arrived 5:01)
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2Absent/Excused: John Hoover
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3Planning Department: Deanne Bugado
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4County of Hawai‘i: Margaret Wille
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Public in attendance:
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STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA
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None
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ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
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Minutes of the Meeting of November 25, 2013 were circulated. After discussion, Joel Cohen motioned
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to approve and Roger Harris seconded. Unanimous approval given.
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Minutes of the Meeting of December 16, 2013 were circulated. Kit Roehrig motioned to approved and
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Fran Tabor seconded. Discussion held that the the minutes/records for the vice-chair election were
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unclear, therefore the committee chose to re-vote (it will be noted on the minutes for December that the
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vote was redone in January). With the notation inserted the minutes passed Unanimously.
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Re-vote for the election for Vice-Chair :
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Joel Cohen was nominated by John Hoover and seconded by Kit Roehrig. John Mueller was nominated
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by Joel Cohen and seconded by Fran Tabor. After discussion, Joel Cohen withdrew his nomination and
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John Mueller was accepted unanimously.
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BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE
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1.SKCDP Implementation.
Action Committee will continue ongoing review of SKCDP Goals,
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Policies and Actions & discuss roles & responsibilities.
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Annual report status – the AC members were asked to turn in information to the Chair and staff so
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that staff could be compiled into a annual report.
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a.Update/Discussion of Agenda Items by Planning Director, Duane Kanuha or authorized
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representative. -
No Discussion
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Update/Discussion of Agenda Items by Council Member Margaret Wille
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The planning director is supposed to do a annual report on the general plan, suggests that
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the AC review that.
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Suggests that part of the annual report that AC compiles include programs/services/items to
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“fix” such as the CIP program, sub-committee organizing
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Discussion of Procedural Protocols for the Action Committee
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Fran Tabor and Kit Roehrig provided separate procedures to the AC for review however after a
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heated discussion the Joel Cohen made a motion to delay further discussion until next meeting,
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Roger Harris seconded, motion passed (Approved, Kit Roehrig, Joel Cohen, Roger Harris, John
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Mueller and Jojo Tanimoto; Abstain Fran Tabor ). Fran Tabor withdrew from working on this
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project and Joel Cohen stated that he would work with Kit Roehrig to develop the procedures.
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Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
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No new projects
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Discussion of Update Issues/Suggestions for the SKCDP/General Plan
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Jojo Tanimoto passed out a memo regarding her personal suggestions for amendments to the
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General Plan which she plans to submit at the public meeting which t
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he Planning Director will be
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having regarding a proposed amendment to chapter 16 “Amendment Procedures” of the County’s General
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Plan on 1/29/14, 6:00 pm at the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Community Meeting Hale.
Discussion of Recorder Position for the SKCDPAC
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Staff reported that they have not been able to get individuals to come in to interview and
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requested the committees assistance for names of individuals to contact.
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2.Sub-Committee Reports.
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Permit Activity Comments from Action Committee
a. –
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None.
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Waikoloa
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i.Last meeting did not have a strong showing and no minutes have been sent. Trying to get
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more involvement for people who are not involved in with the association.
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Kawaihae
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i.Subcommittee met with the Dept of Water Supply for a status of water availability due to
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the drought conditions.
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Puako
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i.No Report.
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e.Waimea
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i.Waimea Community Association has requested that the Chair make a presentation at the
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next meeting on the status of the AC.
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f.District-Wide
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i.No Report.
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g.Long Term Education Planning
– Joel Cohen/John Mueller
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i.Discussed the main priorities of the sub-committee – to be the long-term advocate of long-
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term education planning for the district. To make the connections between the community,
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government and legislative bodies.
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ii.Margaret Wille made a suggestion for the sub-committee to speak with Heidi Meeker
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(DOE), Roger Harris (West Hawai‘i Community College), Art Souza (Superintendent for
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district) and Brian Delima (Big Island DOE contact)
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h.Liaison Reports
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i.Traffic Safety Committee
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1)Need to address the request from Mike Luce CIP suggestion for roadway improvements
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to Kawaihae Road.
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Kit Roehrig made a motion to have a letter drafted requesting status from DPW of
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monies allocated for roadway improvements in Waimea. Roger Harris seconded and
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volunteered to write the letter for the chair’s signature. Unanimously approved.
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2)Hawaiian Homelands and Lalamilo – resurfacing of the transfer station road in underway
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3)Unexploded ordinance work will be going on to the next phase.
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ii.Waimea Community Association
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1)Queens Hospital will be assuming the responsibility of North Hawai‘i Community
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Hospital
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iii.Lalamilo Farm Association
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1)No Report.
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iv.Homestead Community Associations.
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i.Joint Meeting with Puna CDP AC
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i.No Report
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STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON THE AGENDA
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None
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Waimea Kipuka o Keola Koko are working with people who are un-insured, please go to the website
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for more information - kipukaokeola.com phone number - 885-5900
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Kohala Kai Trail Easement will be on the agenda on Tuesday – 2/18/14 Finance Committee Meeting.
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Cherry Blossom Festival this coming weekend (February 1)
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Next Meeting February 24, 2014–
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Waikoloa
- TBD
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Agenda : DWS, Email procedures, Funding status letter,
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ADJOURNMENT:
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Meeting adjourned at 7:02 pm
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