HomeMy WebLinkAbout12May15 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, May 12, 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 April 14, 2015.
NEW BUSINESS:
(5 min)
1. Communication No. 2015 -23: Connectivity and Emergency Response Subcommittee
(CERS): Marlene Hapai will report on the activities of the subcommittee. The April 28th
subcommittee meeting focused on the following:
- Update on ad -hoc committee on Connectivity and Emergency Response.
- Reprioritizing of connectivity locations to include input from May 2014 -April 2015,
PREP Fair, emails, letters, and input during CERS and AC meetings. (10 min)
2. Volcano Long Range Plan Subcommittee (VLRPS): Dan Taylor will report on the activities
of the subcommittee. (10 min)
3. Pahoa Regional Town Center Plan Subcommittee (PRTCPS): Members of the
subcommittee will report on the activities of the subcommittee. (10 min)
4. Communication No. 2015 -21: Mt. View Village Center Plan Subcommittee (MTVS): Patti
Pinto will report on the activities of the subcommittee. The April 91h subcommittee meeting
focused on the following:
- Review of Clyde and Sarah's document combining Mt. View culture and history with
our work to date of combining PCDP comments with survey results.
- Discussions on format.
Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
- Questions for the Planning Department.
(10 min)
5. Communication No. 2015 -22: Mass Transit Subcommittee (MTS): June Conant will report
on the activities of the subcommittee. The April 26t' subcommittee meeting focused on the
following:
- Keaukaha bus route changes including stopping at the Hilo Airport.
- Recommendation for including section 4.2 of the PCDP to be included in the General
Plan update.
Councilmember's submittal of CIP request for a Mass Transit study. (10 min)
6. AC Comments to be Considered for the General Plan Update: The AC will discuss the
General Plan (GP) update as related to the PCDP. The AC will also discuss and consider
comments /recommendations to be transmitted to the Planning Department pertaining to the GP
update.
(20 min)
7. Building in Puna Brochure: Elmer will update the AC on the continued development of a
Grubbing and Grading Brochure.
(10 min)
8. Discussion on Finding New AC Members: The AC will discuss the need to find applicants to
replace the three (3) AC members whose terms expire in December 2015.
9. July AC Meeting: The AC will determine by vote whether the July AC meeting will be
cancelled. (5 min)
10. 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: NONE
AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: Agenda item suggestions from the AC for the June 19, 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.
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
Planning Department
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Patti Pinto, Chair
PCDP Action Committee