HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-05-23 South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee Minutes
1 SOUTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
2 aka HUI KULEANA O KOHALA HEMA
3 southkohalaactioncommittee@gmail.com
4 County of Hawai’i
5 MINUTES
6 Meeting Date: May 23, 2016
7 Call to order: 5:00 pm
8 Place: Waikoloa – Waikoloa Village Association Community Room
9 68-1792 Melia Street, Waikoloa Village, Hawai‘i 96738
10 Roll Call:
11 1 Members present: John Mueller, George (Robbie) Robertson, Julia
12 Alos, Mark Gordon, Diane Kanealiʻi, and Josephine (Jojo) Tanimoto
13 2 Members absent/excused: Joel Cohen, Roger Harris,
14 3 Planning Department: Deanne Bugado
15 4 County of Hawaii: Kurt Inaba, Keith Okamoto, Margaret Wille
16 5 Public: Jonathan Scheuer, Richard Horn, Jennifer Grossart, David &
17 Terri Greenwell, Ruth Smith Parrish Canon, Lee Jeffers, Sharon Jeffers,
18 John McClain,
19 STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA
20 None
21 PRESENTATIONS
22 The Department of Water Supply provided information regarding the Lālāmilo Well
23 upgrade. This is a developers’ project, which will “up-size” the well to bring the well
24 capacity up to the existing levels of the other wells in the area. This will allow the
25 system to be supported and improve the reliability of the system but will not
26 increase the overall available water units for the district. There is a twenty year-
27 long agreement with the developer for the water units allotted for the development
28 to be utilized. The discussion touched upon if the infrastructure was extended to
29 the Kawaihae residential homes if DWS would provide water. DWS welcomes
30 discussions with DHHL to provide water services to the DHHL-Kawaihae residential
31 community.
32 The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands through their consultant, Jonathan
33 Scheuer, shared the department’s perspective of the water needs and rights for
34 water in South Kohala District as well as studies which have been done regarding
35 available water in the area. Jonathan started off with providing a brief history of the
36 Hawaiian Homes Commission Act and what it means. He also provided information
37 regarding who are and how the Water Commission functions.
38 Both Jonathan and Keith (DWS) provided information regarding sustainable yields
39 for the aquafer system, recharge, what are water reservations and water
40 designation. Water designation has historically been pushed by the homesteaders.
41 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
42 Meeting minutes from March 28, 2016
43 Diane Kaneali’i made a motion to approve, and Robbie Robertson seconded that
44 motion. All in favor and the motion was carried unanimously.
45 BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE
46 1. Reports –
47 Discussion occurred to go over the agenda development process. The
48 overview of the process, in place for the last year, was made - that AC
49 members are asked to let staff and the Chair know of possible agenda items
50 2 weeks prior to the meeting. For Reports members are asked to turn in
51 reports or let staff/Chair know that a report will be turned a week prior to
52 the meeting for the report to be put on the agenda for
53 discussion/clarification.
54 The AC members were reminded that should they have any
55 reports/information that they wish to be distributed to the rest of the
56 committee that they are to send to staff who will distribute out.
57 Jojo Tanimoto was asked to turn in the report of her recent activities to staff,
58 who would distribute to the rest of the AC. The report would go on the next
59 agenda for discussion/clarification.
60 a. Liaison Reports
61 1. Waimea – Joel Cohen – written report reviewed
62 2. Waikoloa – John Mueller – Written report reviewed
63 b. John Mueller confirmed for record per SubCommittees Chair Joel Cohen,
64 the General Plan Subcommittee has ended its work with the discussion
65 during the January Meeting regarding the draft Matrix Table created by
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66 Joel Cohen and per discussion during the March 28 meeting the
67 Education SubCommittee has also ended its work.
68 2. Margaret Wille provided the AC with an update/discussion of the following:
69 a. Bill 150 – addressing vacancies of the CDP ACs
70 b. Advocating that the community to comment on the meeting schedule of
71 the CDP AC.
72 c. Budget discussions – important for the AC’s to input on CIP projects
73 d. General Plan proposed Charter Amendment.
74 e. Coffee with a Cop Program
75 STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA
76 Jennifer Grossart spoke to remind the AC of a statement within the SKCDP that
77 states that no major thoroughfares are to go through residential communities.
78 Ruth Smith spoke that there are 3 areas of action that she sees the AC should be
79 taking action on – 1) providing testimony regarding timing for meetings 2)
80 Information/Education to the community of the General Plan Update and the
81 Charter Amendment and 3) Regarding CIP projects and making sure that the Mayor
82 is listening to the concerns/issues as they are identified in the CDP.
83 ANNOUNCEMENTS
84 Next Meeting July 25, 2016 – Waimea – Lilly Yoshimatsu Senior Center (Waimea
85 Senior Center)
86 ADJOURNMENT
87 The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 PM.
88 Respectively submitted by Deanne Bugado, Planning Department.