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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-10-29 KCDP Minutes Final1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Kona Community Development Plan Action Committee County of Hawai'i Minutes Meeting Date: October 29th, 2014 Call to Order: 2:00 pm Place: Kona Planning Conference Room. Bldg. E, 2nd Floor West Hawai'i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i 96740 Roll Call: 1. Members Present: Curtis Tyler, Douglas Payne, Greg Ogin, Elaine Fukushima, Barbara DeFranco, Kari Kimura, George "Keoki" Schattauer. 2. Planning Department: Bennett Mark, Terry Dunlap, Keola Childs, Ali Catalano, and Noelani Wong. 3. Public in attendance: David Elbogen, Jeff Zimpher, Jane Clement, Wendy Baez, Janice Palma Glennie, Bo Kahui, and Bill Moore. 4. Council Members Present: Karen Eoff The meeting was called to order by the chair Greg Ogin and introductions of AC members followed. Greg Ogin announced Fanny Au Hoy's resignation from the Action Committee and their need to fill her seat. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA Bo Kahui spoke on behalf of La`i`Opua 2020 and West Hawaii Parks and Athletics Facilities. He spoke in regards to item E in the Subcommittee Reports section, Public Facilities and gave an update on an environmental assessment to be conducted by the end of this year to move along the process and plans for a new regional park. He then spoke in regards to items D and E stating that La`i`Opua 2020 and West Hawaii Parks and Athletics Facilities approve the initiative to partner with the county to retrofit the sewage treatment plan. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 1. Minutes from the Meeting on September 24th, 2014. Curtis Tyler brought up some punctuation adjustments he would like made to the first motion in question from lines 43-48 for clarity. A motion to approve the minutes as amended was made by Curtis Tyler and seconded by Kari Kimura. Unanimous approval of the minutes as amended. 2. Approval of Addendum and/or Supplemental Agenda PRESENTATIONS TO ACTION COMMITTEE: None. 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE: ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION 1. Action Taken on Tabled Motions a. Motion to request that the planning director prepare the ordinance amendment to the zoning code to permit the TND floating zone. Motion tabled on July 30th, 2014 and again on September 24th, 2014. Doug Payne, as maker of this motion, suggested and indicated it was his intent for this to stay tabled and removed from the agenda until the Ad-hoc Subcommittees address all their issues in regards to the pending zone change. No further discussion. b. Impact on Kona CDP development patterns: Planning Director's Bill before County Council to amend Zoning Code to allow residential development in MCX (mixed-use industrial) zoning district. Discussion between the Action Committee and the Planning Department about this bill. Curtis Tyler made a motion to have the chair representing the Kona CDP Action Committee request that the planning director make a presentation at the next meeting concerning the bill, which has come through both of the planning commissions, recommending that the zoning code be amended to allow residential in MCX. Also, the Action Committee requests that the director bring the bill, the written recommendations of the two planning commissions, any testimony, and the background report. Lastly, that the Action Committee request to receive those documents a week before the meeting for review. The Action Committee stressed their concerns about the residential nature on industrial areas, the impact on industrial lands in West Hawaii, and that the village design guidelines model of smart growth could be bypassed. Elaine Fukushima seconded Curtis Tyler's motion. The motion was carried unanimously. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS 1. Ad-hoc Subcommittee Reports a) Chapter 25, (Zoning Code) of the Hawaii County Code 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 Curtis Tyler updated the Action Committee and explained that there have been two meetings so far, the first of which included more of a general discussion. The second included a presentation from Ken Melrose, but there have been no final decisions made yet. There are two upcoming meetings to follow, and afterwards there will be a written report at the Action Committee meeting on the 19th of November. b) Chapter 23, (Subdivision Control Code) of the Hawaii County Code Kari Kimura updated the Action Committee on behalf of Hiram Rivera. A draft report was handed out detailing meeting dates, and general comments and concerns. Terry Dunlap suggested that the subcommittee's issues be discussed with the Planning Department at another meeting to clarify, so the subcommittee can make a final recommendation to the Planning Department. 2. Subcommittee Reports Doug Payne let the Action Committee know that he received notice from the State Department of Transportation that the 2035 transportation plan is out. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC County Council Member Karen Eoff brought up that she was contacted by someone from the South Kohala Action Committee about giving a presentation on another bill she has regarding planning developments. She asked if that's something that the Kona Action Committee would be interested in having her present at a future meeting. The Action Committee agreed, but no date was set. ANNOUNCEMENTS Next meeting Wednesday, November 19th, 2014. Curtis Tyler made a motion to adjourn and Doug Payne seconded that motion. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 3:15 pm. Minutes submitted by Ali Catalano, of Kinoshita Communications.