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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-08-10 NKCDP Minutes Final 1 NORTH KOHALA NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2 ACTION COMMITTEE MINUTES 3 4 Monday, August 10th, 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, Ken Wills and 9 Keone MacKillop. 10 2.Public Attendance: Toni Withington, Carter Collins, Lynda Wallach, Denise 11 Hart, Oliver Lum, Mamo Shontell, Susan Fischer, Sarah Pule-Fujii, Dixie 12 Adams, Carla Orellana, Milicent Perez, Juliet Perez, Janie Wong, Analeta 13 Marquez, and Marlene Ching. 14 15 3.Planning Department Present: Bobby Command, Bennett Mark, Rosalind 16 Newlon and Ali Catalano 17 18 I.CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 5PM by John Winter. 19 20 II.ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS: 21 22 a.Approval of the minutes of the meeting from July 13, 2015 was th 23 deferred until the next meeting. 24 25 III.STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: 26 27 None. 28 29 IV.BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE 30 31 a.The Action Committee discussed the guidelines for providing 32 subcommittee reports and statements from the public on agenda 33 items. 34 35 John Winter read through the guidelines listed, which were discussed 36 at the previous meeting, and asked for any further discussion. Jon 37 Adams made a motion to approve these guidelines, and Keone 38 seconded that motion. All in favor, and the motion was carried 39 unanimously. 40 41 b.The Action Committee discussed the guidelines for placing items on 42 the agenda. 43 44 John Winter read through the guidelines listed, which were discussed 45 at the previous meeting, and asked for any further discussion. Ken 46 made a motion to approve these guidelines, and Keone seconded that 47 motion. All in favor, and the motion was carried unanimously. 48 49 V.SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS 50 51 a.Growth Management: Jon Adams reported that a representative came 52 from Honolulu from the Health Department to provide information on 53 the cesspool regulations. They explained that they want to replace 54 cesspools with septic systems within 200 feet of the shoreline or 55 waterways, and will be offering a tax credit of up to $10,000 for those 56 who do that. Jon explained that they went over the only permit which 57 was a side yard variance request for the lot near the well on the Akoni 58 Pule Highway. They also discussed the approval of the property at the 59 end of the road at Pololu Valley. 60 61 b.Public Access: Report by Keone MacKillop. 62 63 Keone reported that they had a meeting and that it was very well 64 attended. 65 66 Akoakoa Point – no update. 67 Hapu’u Kapanaia – is being nominated for purchase with POC funds. 68 Halelua – included. 69 Kauhola Point – no update. 70 Pahoa Beach – there have been complaints from the public about 71 beach access. Keone encouraged the public that if they have been 72 denied access, that they should make complaints to the county, and to 73 attend the subcommittee meetings on the first Wednesday of every 74 month at 4:30. 75 Upolu East – no update. 76 Upolu Airport – there are some new projects being worked on by Toni 77 Withington. 78 Kaiholena – this is close to closing escrow. 79 Kohala Shoreline – this is what the majority of the meeting was about. 80 The last day to discuss the Environmental Assessment was on 8/7/15. 81 Keone explained that if anyone has issues with that you should attend 82 the meetings. He explained that they found a lot of issues and the 83 document was incomplete. 84 Kohala Kai – currently in limbo. 85 86 c.Water, Parks, and Roads: Report by John Winter 87 88 John Winter explained that they met two weeks ago and also had a 89 report at the reunion. He stated that they have invited Senator Inouye 90 to discuss the Kohala Ditch. They have also given a formal application 91 to Friends of the Park for Mahukona and they will be turning that in. 92 He said that he and Toni went to Hilo to discuss greenwaste and 93 getting a container at the transfer station. Unfortunately all of those 94 containers have been allocated to Volcano and Hilo, but we are on 95 their list for the next load of containers, which they hope will be 96 available next spring. John also reported that they have been speaking 97 with the Department of Water Supply on ending the moratorium. He 98 explained that there won’t be a meeting about opening Pratt Road for 99 emergency bypass until October because the chair will be gone until 100 then. The Blue Zones Project is coming to Kohala, and they are talking 101 about more biking and walking opportunities. 102 103 d.Power, View Planes, and Erosion Control: Report from Susan Fischer 104 105 Susan reported that Paniolo Power representatives have asked to 106 meet with subcommittee members at Parker Ranch as Paniolo Power 107 reached out to ask community members for advice on the microgrid 108 concept for Kohala. 109 110 Susan also discussed preserving view planes from Akoni Pule 111 Highway, the Kohala Shoreline Environmental Assessment, and 112 infiltration basins in Kailapa. 113 114 It was also noted that meetings are coming up with State DOT Airport 115 engineers on erosion control efforts at Upolu Point. 116 117 e.Affordable Housing: No updates. 118 119 f.Agricultural Updates: Report by Lani Eugenio 120 121 Lani reported on reorganizing efforts. She referred to a booklet that 122 she received that includes the names and contact information of local 123 farmers, whom she will be reaching out to. 124 125 She explained that the main thing about promoting and supporting 126 the community of diversified agriculture and keeping Kohala Kohala, 127 is that the community would produce 50% of the food it consumes. 128 She explained that there has been major concern with a new 129 marijuana bill that was passed. Lani then distributed some materials 130 regarding this bill to the Action Committee and the members of the 131 public for review. 132 133 Bobby Command explained that the bills or the law will be worked on 134 in the next legislature, and that it’s important that the members of the 135 public speak with their legislators and lawmakers. 136 137 Keone explained that the governor has taken full control of this and 138 that he is the person the public should be sharing their thoughts with. 139 140 Denise Hart referred to a printout regarding Strategy 1.4: Promote 141 and Support a Community of Diversified Agriculture. She explained 142 that the goal is that the Kohala Community will produce 50% of the 143 food it consumes. She then read aloud from her printed out document, 144 asking that, “the Action Committee adopt a motion and pass it in 145 regards to this issue, and to work with this group and the County 146 Planning Department to amend the North Kohala Plan to reflect the 147 changes in time within the community and the State.” 148 149 Discussion continued, and Rosalind Newlon explained that this is not 150 an action item, that this is a subcommittee report and there is no 151 motion to be made at this time. 152 153 John Winter clarified that the subcommittee needs to do the proper 154 research and come forward with the background in order for there to 155 be discussion and action on this item. 156 157 Denise Hart continued to speak regarding the research provided and 158 about protecting the agricultural lands. She reiterated that they have 159 asked for a motion. 160 161 Discussion continued and it was explained that this was currently 162 only a subcommittee report, and is not an item for discussion or 163 action. John Winter per the guidance of Bennett Mark, announced a 164 one-minute recess. 165 166 After the recess, Lani Eugenio continued her subcommittee report. 167 She explained that at the meeting they did research and prepared 168 petitions. Lani explained that they will be having a meeting next 169 Wednesday at 5:30 at the Senior Center for anyone who is interested. 170 171 g.Historical and Cultural Preservation: Report by Faye Yates 172 173 Faye Yates was not present to report. 174 175 VI.STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS 176 177 Discussion continued between members of the public and the Action 178 Committee regarding the agenda and medical marijuana in Kohala. 179 180 Bobby Command spoke in the interest of moving forward, and proposed 181 that they meet afterwards to discuss putting together another meeting. 182 183 An unnamed member of the public asked why they have to wait until 184 October to have a meeting regarding Pratt Rd. John Winter said he would 185 look into moving that meeting up. 186 187 VII.SET AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING 188 189 John Winter explained that if there are any agenda items that come up, to 190 email him or Rosalind and make your suggestion. 191 192 VIII.ANNOUNCEMENTS 193 194 NEXT MEETING: 195 Date: September 14, 2015 th 196 Time: 5 PM 197 198 John Winter brought up that there is a comprehensive review of the 199 General Plan. Rosalind Newlon went on to explain that they are in the 200 information gathering stage right now, and they will soon be posting 201 updates on the website about the next phase, phase 2. Phase 2 is when 202 the Planning Director does a review and analysis of input. 203 204 IX.Keone MacKillop made a motion to adjourn. Jon Adams seconded that 205 motion. All in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 6:10 PM. 206 207 Minutes submitted by Ali Catalano, Community Planning Assistant.