HomeMy WebLinkAbout10Feb15 AC AgendaWilliam P. Kenoi
Mayor
West Hawaii Office
74 -5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy
Kailua -Kona, Hawaii 96740
Phone (808) 323 -4770
Fax (808) 327 -3563
County of Hawaii
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Duane Kanuha
Director
Bobby Command
Deputy Director
East Hawaii Office
101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Phone (808) 961 -8288
Fax (808) 961 -8742
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
DATE: Tuesday, February 10, 2015
TIME: 3:00 p.m. — 6:00 p.m.
PLACE: Kea'au Community Center
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA:
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON AGENDA ITEMS:
Testimony shall be limited to items on the agenda. Persons wishing to provide oral testimony are asked to
submit a completed request form to the Puna CDP project manager prior to the completion of each public
testimony portion of the meeting. Oral testimony shall be limited to three (3) minutes in length per agenda item
during the Public Testimony on Agenda Items portion of the meeting or immediately prior to an agenda item,
subject to the discretion of the Chair of the Puna CDP Action Committee.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Meeting on January 13, 2015. (5 min)
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Communication No. 2015 -8 - Connectivity and Emergency Response Subcommittee
(CERS): Marlene Hapai will report on the activities of the subcommittee. The report consists
of general subcommittee topics including the following:
- Discussion of Priorities with new lava flow challenges: subcommittee's discussion on
increased traffic to Highway 11 via Chain of Craters Road if lava closes Highway 130; and
- Discussion of Informational meeting with Department of Public Works: subcommittee
presented the May 13, 2014 Connectivity Locations Priority Report to DPW staff for
review in preparation for their annual priority report. (10 min)
2. Pahoa Regional Town Center Plan Subcommittee (PRTCPSC): Mark Hinshaw will report
on the activities of the subcommittee. (10 min)
3. Volcano Long Range Plan Subcommittee (VLRP): Members of the VLRP will report on the
activities of the subcommittee. (10 min)
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4. Communication No. 2015 -5 - Mt. View Village Center Plan Subcommittee (MTVS): Patti
Pinto will report on the activities of the subcommittee. The report consists of general
subcommittee topics including the following:
- Review of accumulated work: subcommittee's review of the progress of work in gathering
background data for plan development
- Format of Plan: subcommittee's discussion on what format the village plan should take.
Consensus to follow the format of the Puna CDP; and
- Design Guidelines: subcommittee's discussion on the need to develop design guidelines
and signage guidelines. (10 min)
5. Communication No. 2015 -6 - Mass Transit Subcommittee (MTSC): June Conant will report
on the activities of the subcommittee. The report consists of general subcommittee topics
including the following:
- Subcommittee's discussion on efforts for "hub and spoke" transit service for Puna; and
- Submittal for AC consideration, draft letter to Mass transit Agency, Communication No.
2015 -7.
(10 min)
6. Communication No. 2015 -7 — AC to Tiffany Kai (Mass Transit Agency) Requesting
Information: The PCDP AC will consider the draft letter submitted by the MTSC requesting
information on:
- Number of operational buses and which areas are they serving;
- Status of the development of the Hawaii Island Mass Transit Master Plan; and
- Status of the development of mass transit service to the airports and post offices. (15 min)
7. Impact of the Lava: The Puna CDP AC will discuss the impacts that the lava flow is having
on the Puna Community and the potential short term and long -range effect it may have on
implementing the Puna CDP.
(15 min)
All Action Committee communications can be viewed and downloaded from the following website,
http: / /www.hawaiicountycdp. info /puna -cdp /implementation /puna -cdp- action - committee under
the respective year that it was received.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1. Communication No. 2015 -4: Proposed Planning Director - Initiated Amendment to Map 14
of the Land Use Pattern Allocation Guide ( LUPAG) Map of the County of Hawaii
General Plan: The PCDP AC will discuss and consider recommendations to the proposed
Director- initiated LUPAG amendment changing the land use designation for portions of
Kea`au Village and immediately surrounding Kea`au Village. The PCDP AC will also
consider Communication No. 2015 -4.2, draft recommendation letter from AC to Planning
Director. (20 min)
AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: Agenda item suggestions from the AC for the March 10, 2015
meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
NOTE: Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, other reasonable modification, or language interpretation to access this meeting
please contact the Planning Department at 961 -8288 as soon as possible, but no later than five working days prior to the meeting date, to
arrange for accommodations. "Other reasonable modification" refers to communication methods or devices for people with disabilities
who are mentally and/or physically challenged.
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If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawai'i County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist. (Article 15, Section 2 —
91.3(b), Hawai'i County Code). A lobbyist means, "any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five
hours in any month or $275 in any six -month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative action my
communicating or urging others to communicate with public officials." (Article 15, Section 2 — 91.3(a)(6), Hawai'i County Code).
Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk- Council, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo,
Hawai'i 96720.
Duane Kanuha, Director Patti Pinto, Chair
Planning Department PCDP Action Committee