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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-04-14 NKCDP Minutes Final NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE MINUTES Monday, April 14, 2014, 5:00 pm North Kohala Senior Center, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Hwy., Kohala, HI 96755 ATTENDANCE 1. Members Present: John Winter, Joe Carvalho, Frank Cipriani, Christopher “Keone” MacKillop, Collin Kaholo, and Susan Fischer. 2. Members absent: Faith Yates and Jon Adams Also absent was Rosalind Newlon from the Office of the Hawai’i County Planning Department. 3. Public Attendance: Toni Withington, Carter Collins, Denise Nekrash, Kellyna Campbell, Joseph Campbell, Jesse C. Wells, Lucy Pasco, Margot McFedries, Jerry Kremkow, Gale K. Perez, Sarah K. Perez and Lani Eugenio. I. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 5:00 pm by Chair, John Winter. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the Meetings of March 10, 2014. Minutes of the March 10, 2014 meeting were reviewed and discussed by the AC Members. A motion to approve the minutes was made by Frank Cipriani, seconded by Keone MacKillop, and unanimously approved with changes submitted by the AC members. The minutes of the February 10, 2014 meeting were deferred by the Chair until next month’s Action Committee meeting. III. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: Toni Withington said the access guidelines under consideration provide for interface with the Planning Department and are the result of six months of work by the Access subcommittee. IV. BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE A. The Action Committee discussed a Cost of Government Commission letter dated March 12, 2014, regarding the County’s policy to promote economy, efficiency, and improve service in the transaction of the public business in the legislative and executive branches. The AC reviewed a draft response letter to the Cost of Government Commission. A motion to approve sending the letter was made by Collin Kaholo, seconded by Frank Cipriani, and unanimously approved. B. The Action Committee reviewed the draft procedural guidelines for public access issues forwarded by the Public Access Subcommittee, including the addition of site walk-throughs. A motion to reconsider the guidelines again at the next Action Committee meeting on May 12 was made by Keone MacKillop, seconded by Joe Carvalho, and unanimously approved. V. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS: a. Growth Management – no report b. Public Access – Keone MacKillop reported there will soon be a walk-through at Bird Cave at Akoakoa Point. A 160 mile endurance foot race called Grand to Grand is proposed during April or May 2015, for the areas of Volcano, Saddle Road, Kohala Mountain Road, Kehena, Akoni Pule Highway, for approximately 100 competitors who will not run on roads and all trash is picked up. Race issues will be taken up by the Parks, Water, and Roads subcommittee. Access agreements for Kiiokalani at Black Point have been recorded. A good faith agreement has been made with Kohala Kai, with discussions continuing. c. Parks, Water and Road Improvement – John Winter reported the subcommittee is preparing a working paper on the water situation in North Kohala, intended to become the basis for negotiations with the Department of Water Supply. When finalized it will be distributed to the AC members in a week or two and placed on the May AC agenda for approval. d. Power, View Planes and Erosion Control – Susan Fischer reported subcommittee members viewed eroded areas on the 14 acre Kailapa Ungulate and Erosion Mitigation project north of Kawaihae. Parker Ranch and Siemen are exploring ways to lower electricity costs for Parker Ranch, Waimea, and North Kohala, such as pumping water to high elevation reservoirs using wind and solar, then releasing water to generate electricity during periods of peak demand. John Winter posed the question of whether this will be the first time power is allowed to cross a boundary without using the HELCO grid. e. Affordable Housing – Collin Kaholo announced he will represent North Kohala on the Leeward Planning Commission. April will be his last meeting as a member of the Action Committee. f. Agriculture – Frank Cipriani announced organizational re-structuring of the subcommittee, which will act as an informational hub for the dissemination of current activity relating to agricultural development, education, energy & food security in North Kohala. VI. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: none VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Joe Carvalho announced he would like to retire from the Action Committee. NEXT MEETING: Date: Monday, May 12, 2014 Time: 5:00 PM VIIII. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, a motion was made by Collin Kaholo and seconded by Frank Cipriani to adjourn the meeting which was unanimously approved. The meeting adjourned at 5:50 pm.