HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-05-19 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
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southkohalaactioncommittee@gmail.com
County of Hawai‘i
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MINUTES
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Meeting Date: May 19, 2014
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Call to Order: 5:08 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: Josephine (Jojo) Tanimoto, John Hoover, Christopher (Kit) Roehrig,
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Joel Cohen, John Mueller
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2Absent/Excused: Roger Harris
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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: Sierra Tobiason, Anika Glass
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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 April 28, 2014 were unavailable, postponed to the next meeting.
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Next meeting will include approval of the next year’s meeting schedule.
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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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The AC requested to have next meeting’s agenda include a discussion to create a list of
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concerns/issues/questions to discuss with the Planning Director at the July Meeting. Staff was
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asked to check with the Director if moving the meeting in July to Tuesday would work into the
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Director’s schedule better.
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Update/Discussion of Agenda Items by Planning Director, Duane Kanuha or authorized
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representative.
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None
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Update/Discussion of Agenda Items by Council Member Margaret Wille
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None
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Capital Improvement Plan (CIP).
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No new issues/projects proposed.
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Discussion of Update Issues/Suggestions for the SKCDP/General Plan
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No new issues/suggestions.
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2.Sub-Committee Reports.
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Permit Activity Comments from Action Committee
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Staff again confirmed that this will no longer be an agenda item but an informational list will be
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attached to future agendas for applications in the district
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The committee had discussion regarding putting the permit review of the subdivision
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application for Flora B. Solomon on a future agenda for the committee to review again for
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possible comments. Staff reminded the committee that all comments regarding application
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review should address compliance or non-compliance with the CDP. Staff also informed the
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committee that the application process of a subdivision would not be initiating a brand new
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application but would re-activate the application. Jojo made a motion to have the Planning
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Department reanalyze the application to determine what requirements are needed to
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complete the subdivision and then the committee would provide comments. Joel Cohen
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seconded (motion did not pass – Aye - Jojo, Joel; Nay – John H, Kit, John M.
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Waikoloa
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i.Written report submitted.
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Kawaihae
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i.North Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee Access Subcommittee has
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developed a Access Proposal that they have submitted to the Planning Department. The
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Kawaihae subcommittee would like to have the AC forward a similar document to the
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Planning Department for South Kohala. Concerns were raised for the how the document
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was written and what the document was asking be done. Request was made to have a
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member of the Access subcommittee attend a future meeting to explain the proposal.
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ii.June 2 sub-committee meeting will include discussion regarding the Ahu Moku Council.
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Puako
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i.The community association has sent out notice that during the 7/9 meeting @ 6:00 pm they
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will be revising the by-laws.
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ii.Wastewater Treatment Concepts are still in the planning stage but they are getting closer to
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making announcements.
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e.Waimea
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i.No Report
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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.Provided an update of the discussions going on at the state level for the education planning
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for the island. And what research for information (statistical and contacts) is being sought.
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h.Liaison Reports
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i.Traffic Safety Committee
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1)May 29 6:00 – 8:00 pm at the Waimea Civic Center State Department of
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Transportation will hold an informational meeting on the State Transportation
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Improvements Plan (STIP).
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ii.Waimea Community Association
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1)Hawaiian Homes Commission on the island – meetings are being held at Kūhiō Hale
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2)Waimea Nui project on-going
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3)Puukapu Hybrid water system – the community is not happy with the water allotment of
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600 gallons by the DHHL.
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iii.Homestead Community Associations.
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1)Will be asking Sierra Tobiason to present at the next meeting to update the
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implementation efforts of the South Kohala Conservation Action Plan
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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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Margaret Wille – Continue to stress to the administration to have the CIPs be led by the AC/CDPs;
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DPW/Traffic Study – task force to look at the roadways in Waimea in a comprehensive way; Worked
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with the Council and Administration to add in a time limit for the update of the General Plan; Want to
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have a resolution to have the Planning Department to start with some of the initial update efforts of the
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General Plan with meeting with the Action Committees; Working with mass transit for a 20 passenger
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bus to go from Waikoloa to the resorts to start July 1; Encourage the AC to work and coordinate
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efforts with the NKCDPAC; Working on a Walk-able Waimea pathway program; Educational
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discussion should start to tap the schools to see what the students are looking for as well as discussions
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with Brian Delima; Update on the Bill 254(regarding the Public Trust National Resource Doctrine).
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ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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The Planning Assistant Contract has been selected and is being sent around for signatures and approval.
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Hopefully we will have them on board for the next meeting.
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Primary AC Staff will not be attending next meeting however another Planning Staff member will be
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attending in her place.
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Next Meeting June 23, 2014–
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Waimea
– Lilly Yoshimatsu Senior Center (Waimea Senior Center)
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Agenda : NKCDPAC Access Proposal, South Kohala Conservation Action Plan, Meeting Schedule for
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2015
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ADJOURNMENT:
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Meeting adjourned at 6:45 pm
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