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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-05-11 NKCDP Minutes Final 1 NORTH KOHALA NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2 ACTION COMMITTEE MINUTES 3 4 Monday, May 11th, 2015 at 5:00 pm 5 North Kohala Senior Center, 54-3900 Akoni Pule Hwy., Kohala, HI 96755 6 7 ATTENDANCE 8 1.Members Present: John Winter, Jon Adams, Lani Eugenio, Joe Carvalho and 9 Keone MacKillop. 10 2.Public Attendance: Susan Fischer, Lynda Wallach, Oliver Lum and Margot 11 McFedrics. 12 3.Planning Department Present: Rosalind Newlon and Ali Catalano. 13 14 I.CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 5:02 PM by John 15 Winter. 16 17 II.ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS: 18 a.Minutes of the Meeting on April 13, 2015 meeting were reviewed th 19 and discussed by the AC members. Susan Fischer brought up that on 20 line 148, Jose’s last name should be Dizon. Also, on like 155 and 156, 21 there was some confusion as to who the word “they” is referring to. 22 Rosalind Newlon suggested possibly just deleting that line, and the 23 Action Committee agreed. On line 151, the word “they” should be the 24 subcommittee and the word estate should be “estates”. Joe Carvalho 25 made a motion to approve the minutes as amended, and Keone 26 MacKillop seconded that motion. The motion as carried unanimously. 27 28 III.STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: 29 30 None. 31 32 IV.BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE 33 34 a.The Action Committee discussed the following agenda item: 35 36 “The investigatory subcommittee created by the Action Committee on 37 March 9 2015 will provide their recommendations to amend the th, 38 Hawaii County General Plan during the comprehensive review of the 39 General Plan initiated by the Planning Director, for the AC to make a 40 motion to forward the recommendations to the Planning Director 41 with comments due by June 6, 2015.” th 42 43 John Winter attached a draft of the recommendations for the review 44 of the general plan. He asked if there were any comments, 45 suggestions, or deletions. 46 47 Jon Adams brought up the topic of self-help housing on page 5, 48 number 9, and that the total number of units that have been built 49 should be included. Jon Adams also suggested that they encourage the 50 building of rental housing in the letter of recommendation. 51 52 Oliver Lum asked what item #6 is on the draft recommendations. John 53 Winter explained that it’s a section in the General Plan, and Oliver 54 Lum asked if he could explain what the whole section means, and how 55 it relates to the article that was in the Kohala Mountain News. 56 57 John Winter explained that they have asked the Kohala seniors to look 58 over their list of historical sites in North Kohala and make 59 recommendations for additions to update that list. 60 61 Oliver Lum stressed his concerns as to why certain ones were chosen. 62 He brought up a specific heiau as an example, and explained that it 63 was listed in a Kohala Mountain News article, yet no one has 64 attempted to reach out to anyone who has been defending the 65 Mo’okini heiau for years. 66 67 Lynda Wallach, who wrote the article, explained that her intent was 68 just to list historical sites and that it wasn’t to say that any of the sites 69 listed weren’t important. 70 71 b.Lani Eugenio brought up the last page where it says “resort” and that 72 the amount of VRBOs should be limited and it was suggested changing 73 the wording to be something more generic such as “vacation rentals”. 74 75 Keone MacKillop made a motion to approve these recommendations, 76 and Jon Adams seconded the motion. The motion was approved and 77 carried unanimously. 78 79 John Winter explained what he had in mind for a draft cover letter 80 that he would write up. Jon Adams made a motion to approve the 81 cover letter, and Keone MacKillop seconded that motion. The motion 82 was carried unanimously. 83 84 c.The Action Committee discussed the following agenda item: 85 86 “The Action Committee will consider the merits of, and will decide 87 whether to, form a subcommittee or investigatory subcommittee for 88 historical and cultural preservation, consistent with the NKCDP 89 Strategy No 1.6.” 90 91 John Winter explained that he and Faye have been working together 92 on Parks, Water, and Roads. 93 94 Jon Adams made a motion to give Faye Yates the go ahead to 95 investigate interest in the subcommittee and proceed with the 96 formation of a subcommittee next month. Lani seconded that motion 97 and it was carried unanimously. 98 99 V.SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS 100 101 a.Growth Management: Jon Adams reported that they had a meeting 102 one week prior, but there were no permits to discuss. 103 104 b.Public Access: Report by Keone MacKillop 105  106 Hapu’u Kapanaia – There are quite a few concerns here, 107 including squatters. The subcommittee is going to contact the 108 county and see what they can do in regard to tackling 109 trespassing and vandalism.  110 Halelua – There is still no update from the county. There was a 111 list made out and it was sent to the Planning Director, but it 112 could be some time before they hear back on that.  113 Kauhola Lighthouse – No updates.  114 Halaula Mill Road – No update (this item is on the list that was 115 sent to the Planning Director).  116 Pahoa Beach – The County has responded and reiterated 117 where the access path is. It seems that one of the landowners is 118 playing loose with it. Toni Withington is going to make an 119 inspection there and follow up with the county and possibly 120 have to make a complaint.  121 Upolu Airport – No update (this item is on the list that was sent 122 to the Planning Director).  123 Restoration at Upolu Airport – No updates, a tree has been 124 planted.  125 Kaiholena Lot F – There was a site visit where they did an in 126 depth historical tour which was very successful with 40 people 127 in attendance.  128 Latitude 20 – No updates.  129 Kohala Shoreline – This is still ongoing, and they are in the 130 middle of getting their permits. The access subcommittee is 131 working closely with this and it is going well.  132 Kohala Kai – No updates.  133 Access Interface – This item has been wrapped up with the 134 county and the next meeting is on June 3 at 4:30. rd 135 136 c.Water, Parks, and Roads: Report by John Winter 137 138 John Winter reported that Pratt Road is currently on hold, and 139 that it will be picked up again this month. 140 141 He explained that he and Toni Withington drove down to Hilo 142 to the waste management office and water board and spoke 143 with their engineer. They learned that they had a container 144 shortage, but are getting another shipment in. He explained 145 that North Kohala has been put on their higher priority list, and 146 that we may be seeing green waste containers going in in the 147 next 3 months. John and Toni also spoke with the head 148 engineer at water and had a very productive meeting. 149 150 d.Power, View Planes, and Erosion Control: Report from Susan Fischer 151 152 Susan explained that she, Carter, and Toni attended an open 153 house at HPA held by Next Era for a Q&A. She explained the 154 topic of smart meters and how they are being encouraged 155 because of their ability to communicate to one another. If the 156 electric company is out working on a problem, they can find 157 out if there are other problems in the area, which is a big 158 advantage. 159 160 She explained that there will be a meeting on solar matters on 161 the last Tuesday of the month. Susan also said that Solar 162 Matter met with PATH during the month. 163 164 e.Affordable Housing: No updates, there is no chair. Subcommittee is in 165 the works. 166 167 f.Agricultural Updates: Report by Lani Eugenio 168 169 Lani Eugenio reported that there were two people that came to 170 the last meeting, but it was very productive. There was 171 discussion on the difficulties of being a commercial farmer and 172 the competition. They brought up the topic of doing tours to 173 sustain the farm. On July 6 there is an event on planning for th 174 the future where the CDP Action Committee members are 175 invited to attend and explain what has been accomplished 176 since 2010. 177 178 VI.STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: 179 180 None. 181 182 VII.ANNOUNCEMENTS: 183 184 NEXT MEETING: 185 Date: June 8, 2015 th 186 Time: 5 PM 187 188 VIII.There being no further business, a motion was made by Joe Carvalho to 189 adjourn, and Keone MacKillop seconded that motion. The meeting was 190 adjourned. 191 192 Minutes submitted by Ali Catalano, Community Planning Assistant.