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Home My WebLink AboutAC Minutes 8March2016 FINALWilliam P. Kenoi Mayor County of Hawaii PLANNING DEPARTMENT Duane Kanuha Director Joaquin Gamiao-Kunkel Deputy Director PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 Tuesday, March 8, 2016 Meeting Minutes CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Patti Pinto called the Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP) Action Committee (AC) to order at 3:10 p.m. in the Pahoa Community Center. The following persons were present: Action Committee: Elmer Solis, Frank Commendador, Farris Etterlee, June Conant, Larry Brown, and Patti Pinto. Leila Kealoha and Susan Osborne were absent. Staff. Hans Santiago — Puna CDP Project Manager and Keiko Mercado — Puna CDP Planning Assistant. Members of the public: 4 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: NONE ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Hans reminded the Action Committee that the Annual Report will soon be underway and that any updates should be sent in as soon as possible. PUBLIC TESTIMONY: Two people signed up to testify. One chose to testify at the start of the meeting and the other at the time of their agenda item. Patrice MacDonald of Hawaiian Acres testified about the connectivity in Hawaiian Acres. She discussed issues with Moho Road, referenced surveys of Hawaiian Acres landowners, and was generally against the Connectivity subcommittee deciding on connectivity points that would connect other subdivisions to Hawaiian Acres. Her verbatim testimony is available upon request. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Elmer moved to approve the minutes of the February 9, 2016 meeting as submitted. Second by June. Larry noted that the first sentence on the third page should be amended to read "Leila shared that the State Forester is extremely overwhelmed..." Frank moved to approve the minutes as amended. Second by Larry. The motion to approve the minutes as amended passed with S votes aye, 0 votes nay. Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Page I NEW BUSINESS: 1. Connectivity and Emergency Response Subcommittee (CERS): Patti Pinto began by clarifying that this route of connectivity is to make a series of connections, not to choose roads, but rather to make connections between subdivisions. There were no thoroughfares investigated. Patti then presented a detailed slideshow summarizing connectivity in upper Puna to the Action Committee and members of the public. The Subcommittee will submit this report to the Action Committee for discussion, approval, and forwarding at the next AC meeting on May 10, 2016, 3pm, at Kea`au Community Center. *CERS meets at 2:00pm on the fourth Tuesday of every month at Kea`au Community Center. 2. Volcano Long Range Plan Subcommittee (VLRPS): No update. 3. Pahoa Regional Town Center Plan Subcommittee (PRTCPS): Jon Olson updated the Action Committee on the recent activities of the PRTCPS. The big question at the last Subcommittee meeting was "Where do we go from here?" Pahoa needs to know how to move forward without the assistance and funding for a consultant or a wastewater assessment. The Action Committee discussed many topics: continued investment into the Pahoa Park (shows the County's continued interest in Pahoa), location of the Regional Town Center (should not be reconsidered), purchase of Luquin's parking lot (moving forward), the capacity of Planning Department staff (why haven't vacancies been filled), and the possible outcomes of the General Plan in relation to CDPs. It was concluded that subcommittee work should continue, taking things one step at a time while working to find creative solutions. Larry will draft a letter to the Planning Department asking for clarification on specific topics. This letter will be considered at the next AC meeting. 4. Mass Transit Subcommittee (MTS): No update from MTS. Hans informed the AC that the County is in the process of selecting a consultant to develop the Mass Transit Master Plan. 5. Town Hall Subcommittee (THS): The Town Hall Subcommittee will continue to look at different avenues of distributing CDP information. 6. Budget Subcommittee: Farris moved to convene a Budget Subcommittee for FY 2017-2018. Second by Elmer. Action Committee discussion led to the decision that Leila, Susan, Elmer and Frank would serve on the new Budget Subcommittee. Motion passed with 6 votes aye and 0 votes nay. 7. Public Access, Open Space & Natural Resources Preservation Commission (PONC) Nominations: Public Testimony: 1. Jon Olson expressed the need for a consistent advocate for this process. Situations have consistently come up over the years that have not been dealt with: Pu'uone (Sand Hill), currently State owned - should be a park and should also be maintained; Cape Kumukahi (Kapoho Bay) was submitted several times but no results as of yet. Page 2 Larry reminded the AC of the idea that PONC might be a good avenue to help create the VLRP Buffer Zone. Leila submitted in writing a property South of Ahalanui Beach Park. The Action Committee discussed the possibility of forming a subcommittee to tackle PONC recommendations, but decided against it for the time being. 8. Election of Chair and Vice -Chair: Frank nominated Larry Brown as Chairperson. Second by Elmer. Farris nominated Elmer Solis as Chairperson. Second by Larry. Elmer nominated Frank Commendador as Vice -Chairperson. Second by Patti. Elmer respectfully declined his nomination as he continues to carry a heavy workload. Motion to elect Larry Brown as Chairperson passed with 6 votes aye and 0 votes nay. Motion to elect Frank Commendador as Vice -Chair passed with 6 votes aye and 0 votes nay. 9. Discussion on AC Subcommittees: The Action Committee went over each subcommittee, their purpose, meeting times and their AC representative(s): • Connectivity and Emergency Response Subcommittee (CERS) o Meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month at Kea'au Community Center at 2pm o The purpose of the CERS is to follow the vision and the mission of the PCDP in implementing connectivity actions related to the overall theme of health and safety and to the three areas of emphasis: Managing Growth, Malama I ka 'Aina and Transportation as prioritized by the Action Committee. o Chairperson: Marlene Hapai o AC Representative(s): Patti Pinto, Farris Etterlee, June Conant • Mass Transit Subcommittee (MTS) o Meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month at Kea'au Community Center a 3:30pm o The focus of the MTS is to promote implementation of the goals, objectives and actions pertaining to public transportation as provided in Sec. 4.2 of the PCDP. o Chairperson: June Conant o AC Representative(s): June Conant, Frank Commendador • Mt. View Community Village Center Plan Subcommittee (MVPS) o Meetings are suspended for the time being o The MVPSC is charged with the task of assessing the need and community desire for a Master Plan to guide the development of Mt. View as a community village center. o Chairperson: Patti Pinto o AC Representative(s): Patti Pinto • Volcano Long Range Plan Subcommittee (VLRPS) o Meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at Cooper Center in Volcano @ 7pm o They are charged with the task of preparing a Long Range Plan for Volcano. o Chairperson: Dan Taylor Vice Chair: Pat Halpern o AC Representative(s): Larry Brown • Town Hall Subcommittee (THS) o No set meeting schedule o They are tasked with keeping the community informed of the actions of the PCDP AC. o Chairperson: Leila o AC Representative(s): Leila Kealoha, Elmer Solis, Susan Osborne Page 3 • Pahoa Regional Town Center Plan Subcommittee (PRTCPS) o Meets on the 1St Monday at Luquin's Restaurant in Pahoa at Sam o The subcommittee was formed for the purpose of preparing a regional town center master plan for Pahoa that includes design guidelines suitable for adoption by the County of Hawai'i. o Chairperson: Mark Hinshaw o AC Representative(s): Elmer Solis, Patti Pinto, Larry Brown • Budget Subcommittee o No set meeting schedule o The AC typically assigns between 1-4 members to serve on the budget subcommittee in the beginning of each year to collect/prioritize/prepare requests from the AC to the County for funding necessary to support implementation of the PCDP. The SC deactivates following submittal of the AC budget requests to the Planning Dept. o Members FY 2017-2018: Leila Kealoha, Susan Osborne, Elmer Solis, Frank Commendador Subcommittee information can be viewed and downloaded from our website, http://www.hawaiicountycdp.info/puna-cdp/implementation/puna-cdp-action-committee. Page 4 UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: (May 10, 2016) 1. CERS Update 2. VLRPS Update 3. MTS Update 4. MVPS Update 5. PRTCPS Update 6. THS — dissolve /recreate 7. Budget Subcommittee 8. PONC Nominations 9. Puna Regional Library location ADJOURNMENT: The Chair, without objection, adjourned the meeting at 5:22 p.m. Page 5