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Home My WebLink About2014-02-10 NKCDP Minutes Final NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE MINUTES Monday, February 10, 2014, 5:00 pm North Kohala Senior Center, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Hwy., Kohala, HI 96755 ATTENDANCE 1. Members Present: John Winter, Faith Yates, Susan Fischer, Frank Cipriani, Joe Carvalho, Christopher “Keone” MacKillop, Collin Kaholo and Jon Adams. 2. Members absent: none. Also present was Rosalind Newlon from the Office of the Hawai’i County Planning Department. 3. Public Attendance: Toni Withington, Carter Collins, Jesse Wells, Fred Cachola, Margot McFedries, Lynda Wallach and Mark Schmidt. I. CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 5:03 pm by Chair, John Winter. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the Meetings of Minutes of the Meeting of January 13, 2014. The minutes were deferred by the Chair until next month’s Action Committee meeting. III. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: None. IV. NEW BUSINESS (The order of New Business was changed by the Chair) B. The Action Committee will review a draft letter to the Planning Director regarding a pending public access agreement required by Special Management Area Use Permit assessment determination (SAA-11-000641) condition number 5 for Ponoholo Ranch, that is located on TMK: (3) 5-9- 003:003. Joe Carvalho said that the Ponoholo/Vonholt property is located by the Kawaihae side and that they are providing public access along the Ala Loa trail to the ocean. There was a brief discussion on the letter and a minor correction to the letter. The letter was unanimously approved with all in favor with the correction to the letter. C. The AC will discuss the proposed Kawaihae Road bypass in reference to the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) List for 2011-2014 1 The Action Committee briefly discussed the STIP list information on the Kawaihae road bypass, and that it is a strategy in the South Kohala CDP to support the Department of Transportation to build the Kawaihae road bypass. A. Gail Byrne Baber, a member of the Public Access, Open Space & Natural Resources Preservation Commission will provide the Action Committee with a brief presentation about the Commission. Gail Byrne Baber provided a brief description of the Commission that is comprised of nine members appointed by Council Members. Gail said that parcels are submitted for approval and that communities look at what they want to protect and fill out the applications and forward them to the Commission, and the Commission prioritizes the list of parcels. Gail said the funding comes from the 2% funding source, and that the voters recently elected to put ¼% of the fund to maintain these lands. Gail said that 1,200 acres of land has been purchased in Kohala and that the County looks for matching funds when purchasing lands. Gail also said that 7 of the 15 properties submitted for the year 2013 are from Kohala, and are referenced to in the annual report for 2013. V. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS: a. Growth Management – Jon Adams reported on a new special permit application submitted by Na Kalai Wa’a for a proposed project on a 10 acre parcel off of Hawi Road. Jon said that it is a request for overnight accommodations for one week periods during the summer for cultural education and a certified kitchen. Jon said the subcommittee found the application to be consistent with the North Kohala CDP. b. Public Access – Keone MacKillop provided updates on trails and access easements: Akoakoa Point –a walk-thru of the site will be scheduled; Hapu’u – Kapanaia- the purchase is pending; Halelua – a majority of the lots are on the market for sale; Kauhola Lighthouse - there are reports of people having parties effecting nearby neighbors due to loud music and vandalism; Upolu East – there are efforts underway to see if vehicle access can be provided to the ocean; Kaiholena- an additional $104,000 is needed to finalize the purchase of land as open space; Kiiokalani Ahupua’a - a walk-thru was done with Planning Department staff and no issues were observed; and there have been meetings with Council Member Margaret Wille and EWM regarding the Ala Loa trail concerns at Kohala Kai. 2 Report on the Aha Moku System of natural resource management: Fred Cachola, a subcommittee member, provided a brief report on a meeting that he and Joe Carvalho attended in Kona regarding the Aha Moku system, a natural resource management program that incorporates cultural practices, and is divided into six Moku for administrative management on the Island of Hawai‘i. Fred said that it is an advisory council to the Department of Land and Natural Resources and at the meeting they were asking if the if they wanted to form an advisory council on the island of Hawai‘i. c. Water, Parks and Road Improvement – John Winter reported for the subcommittee and said that the Department of Water Supply has set a moratorium on new water meters and discussed how that effects new applications for subdivisions. John also said that the subcommittee is working on a report on their work with the Department of Water Supply. John said that there is a new subcommittee working on the green waste project. d. Power, View Planes and Erosion Control – Toni Withington provided a brief subcommittee report on Upolu Point and their efforts on soil erosion control and said that a portion of grant monies from the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority are being used for that project, and that some of the monies are being used for signage for access. Susan Fischer also reported on erosion control efforts by the subcommittee and said that they are continuing their work on sedimentation basins with a long term goal of sedimentation basins used instead of dry wells. e. Affordable Housing – Collin Kaholo reported that the subcommittee is looking at agricultural types of housing and has found that questions start with available land and water. Collin said that water commitments are needed to move forward on subdivisions. f. Agriculture – Frank Cipriani reported that the subcommittee is continuing to work on the important agricultural land (IAL) initiative and that the Trumpy IAL petition has been drafted and forwarded to the County. Frank reported that the subcommittee is waiting on a response from DLNR on the Hoea Makai project, a strategically cited agriculture project for ocean energy and freshwater aquaculture. Frank said funds have been raised for the Kohala High School to sustain the aquaculture program. Frank said that he is looking for people from the community to attend his subcommittee meetings and to help work on projects. V. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: Toni Withington made a statement regarding the proposed Kawaihae road bypass and said that the EIS prepared for the Waiaka Bridge in Waimea to replace the bridge may occur at the same time and suggested that the roads 3 subcommittee keep the community informed of the road and bridge construction timing. Mark Schmidt made a comment about the inability to offer housing without availability of water. VI. ANNOUNCEMENTS: There was an announcement that Resolution 140 for the Kohala Kai easement was on the agenda for the February 18, 2014 Finance Committee meeting and that videoconferencing was available at the former Bank of Hawai‘i building (a County facility) in North Kohala. NEXT MEETING: Date: Monday, March 10, 2014 Time: 5:00 PM VIII. ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, a motion was made by Joe Carvalho and seconded by Frank Cipriani to adjourn the meeting which was unanimously approved. The meeting adjourned at 6:07pm. 4