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1 NORTH KOHALA NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
2 ACTION COMMITTEE MINUTES
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4 Monday, November 24, 2014, 5:00 pm
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5 North Kohala Senior Center, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Hwy., Kohala, HI 96755
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7 ATTENDANCE
8 1.Members Present: John Winter, Jon Adams, Christopher “Keone” MacKillop,
9 Lani Eugenio, and Faye Yates.
10 2.Members absent: Joe Carvalho
11 3.Public Attendance: Toni Withington, Carter Collins, Susan Fischer, Marlene
12 Ching, Lucy Pasco, Margot McFredrics, Council Member Margaret Wille.
13 4.Planning Department Present: Rosalind Newlon and Ali Catalano.
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15 I.CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 5:00 PM by John
16 Winter.
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18 II.ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS:
19 a.Minutes of the Meeting on October 13th, 2014 were reviewed and
20 discussed by the AC Members. There were three minor variations
21 suggested and agreed upon for clarification. A motion to approve the
22 minutes as amended was made by Keone MacKillop and seconded by
23 Faye Yates. Motion was carried unanimously.
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25 b.Schedule NKCDP AC meetings for 2015. A motion was made by Keone
26 MacKillop to approve the schedule for 2015. This motion was
27 seconded by Faye Yates and carried unanimously.
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29 III.STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS:
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31 Council Member Margaret Wille spoke in regards to the proposals for
32 inclusion in the Capital Improvement Project, and wanted to clarify if a
33 specific item regarding roof repairs was on the list or not. John Winter
34 clarified that this was not currently on the list, because it is considered a
35 done deal. Margaret Wille also brought up the topic of a Kona bus service
36 possibly being added to that list.
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38 IV.BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE
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40 a.Proposals for inclusion in Capital Improvement Project (CIP) Budget.
41 John Winter went over his minor adjustments to the list, including
42 making the boat ramp its own separate item, and a few other
43 adjustments to the order of the items. Jon Adams made a motion to
44 approve this list as is, and Keone MacKillop seconded that. The motion
45 was carried unanimously.
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47 V.SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
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49 a.Growth Management: Jon Adams reported that there were no
50 applications and that there had been no meeting. However, there is a
51 proposed subdivision of a property next to the old Sunshine
52 Hardware, but that is the only update.
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54 b.Public Access: Report by Keone MacKillop
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56 Hapu’u Kapanaia – There is still an ongoing effort to get in
57 touch with Kamehameha schools to see if they are interested in
58 purchasing lots 8 and 9, due to the importance of this cultural
59 site including two heiaus.
60 Kauhola Lighthouse – There is currently an access road for the
61 subdivision being built there.
62 Ainakea Makai – There is a question regarding access.
63 Restoration at Upolu Airport – it is going well, and the middle
64 school has put up 6 out of 12 informational signs.
65 Kaiholena Lot F – This is basically finished, and they’ve
66 committed to putting the last $88,000 toward that. Lot F will
67 close in the next couple of months, and that will be nearly 200
68 acres that the public open space preservation fund has saved
69 for us.
70 Kohala Shoreline – There was supposed to be a walk through
71 on November 15th, but that got cancelled.
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73 c.Water, Parks, and Roads: Report by John Winter
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75 John Winter reported that they are still trying to get letters
76 addressed for Pratt Road, and that they are also giving a
77 courtesy copy of the water study paper that was passed to the
78 water board tomorrow. They are not asking for any action, just
79 providing it to them as a courtesy.
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81 d.Power, View Planes, and Erosion Control: Report from and Carter
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84 CEO of Parker Ranch Neil Dutch Kuyper gave a presentation on
85 the 13 of November on Paniolo Power. They presented the
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86 intentions of Paniolo Power, and that they are currently in the
87 research and planning phase of potentially creating microgrids
88 for clean energy and power for the areas of Waimea and North
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e. Affordable Housing: No Updates
f. Agricultural Updates: Report by Lani Eugenio
• Lani Eugenio reported on the two meetings that occurred so
far, and that they are in the process of organizing a directory of
everyone and their current roles.
VI. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS:
There were some suggestions from Margaret Wille on items for the
upcoming agenda for the meeting in January. She also brought up the
issue of availability online with the CDP, and possibly hearing from the
Planning Department on strategic planning.
VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
NEXT MEETING:
Date: January 121h, 2015.
Time: 5 PM
VIII. There being no further business, a motion was made by Keone MacKillop
to adjourn, and Jon Adams seconded that motion. The meeting was
adjourned at 5:47 PM.
Minutes submitted by Ali Catalano, Community Planning Assistant.