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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-17-2012 SKCDPAC Minutes SOUTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES OF MEETING Held December 17, 2012 A regular meeting of the South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee was held on December 17, 2012. The meeting was called to order at 5:05 p.m. at the Lilly Yoshimatsu Senior Center (Waimea Senior Center), 67-1199 Mamalahoa Highway Waimea, Hawaii, pursuant to notice. The following members of the Committee were present when the meeting was called to order: Mike Fischer John Hoover Margaret Horwatt Chris Roehrig Jojo Tanimoto Committee member Robin Inaba was not in attendance at the meeting. Also present were Project Managers Terry Dunlap and Deanne Bugado from the Office of the Hawai’i County Planning Department, County Council representative Margaret Wille and members of the public. The Chairman called the meeting to order and noted that a quorum of the Committee was present. There were no comments on any items on the aganda from members of the public. The Committee considered approval of the revised minutes of the meetings held on July 23, 2012, August 27, 2012, and October 22, 2012, copies of which had been distributed to members of the Committee in advance of the meeting. Upon motion duly made and seconded, the minutes of the said meetings were unanimously approved in the form previously distributed to the members. The Committee members then were informed that Bill Moore had submitted correspondence addressed to the Committee summarizing the testimony given by Mr. Moore at a prior meeting concerning the application to the Planning Department relating to the project commonly known as Puako 1010. Copies of the letter will be circulated to all members of the Committee. The Committee then heard testimony from Mr. Moore as representative of the applicant concerning the application submitted to the Planning Department in connection with phase II of the Waiki’i Ranch development. Mr. Moore introduced Bob Acree, a principal of the applicant, and Dr. Bill Bergin, a representative of the homeowners association at Waiki’i Ranch. Mr. Moore noted that the application calls for a redistribution of the lots already included in previoulsy granted entitlements in order to enable the developer to design a phase that has improved lot lines which will cause less interference with drainage and existing view planes and create a larger open space area surrounding the pu’u located at the development. Mr. Bergin confirmed that the homeowners at Waiki’i Ranch have been engaged with the developer in planning dicussions and are satisfied with the proposed plan as set forth in the application to the Planning Department. The Committee members then asked questions relating to agricultural uses of the land, water usage and availability at the property, and other matters, and received responses from Mr. Moore. Following the presentation, upon a motion by Mr. Hoover which was duly seconded and after further discussion by the Committee members, the Committee unanimoulsy voted to communicate to the Planning Department that the Committee recommends approval of the phase II Waiki’i Ranch application based upon Mr. Moore‘s testimony and the representations made therein. Mr. Roehrig then submitted the Waimea subcommittee report dealing with access to and protection of the Waimea pu’us. He indicated that he is trying to arrange a meeting with interested parties to discuss the approach to be taken. The other items on the agenda associated with the Waimea subcommittee report were tabled. Ms. Tanimoto then reported for the Kawaihae subcommittee. She requested support from the Committee for the consideration of the addition of other items for designation as part of an historic corridor in the Kawaihae area. Mr. Hoover requested a presentation from the parties doing the research relating to the matter so that the Committee members can have a better understanbding of what is being asked of them. Ms. Tanimoto also stated that she had not heard any further complaints concerning the timber storage in Kawaihae since she had arranged a meeting of community members and representatives of Deluz Trucking. The other items on the agenda relating to the Kawaihae subcommittee were tabled. There were no reports from the Puako or Waikoloa subcommittees. Under old business, it was announced that the interview committee had recommended the nomination of three applicants for membership on the Committee and that applications are being sought to fill a fourth vacancy on the Committee that will arise in February 2013. The Committee then discussed the need to improve communications between the Committee and the public. It was agreed that a subcommittee on communications with the public will be appointed at the January 2013 meeting of the Committee. The Committee then turned to new business. The Committee discussed the procedure for reviewing applications submitted to the Planning Department which are brought before the Committee for review and it was agreed that Mr. Hoover and Ms. Horwatt would serve as a temporary subcommittee to review all such applocations until a premanent preocedure is determined by the Committee at the January 2013 meeting. A motion by Ms. Horwatt to have all such applications reviewed by existing subcommittees based on geographic relevance failed in the absence of a second for the motion. The Committee also discussed a letter from the Puna CDP Action Committee suggesting that the Action Committees from the different Hawaii County districts communicate to share means of working effectively. The consensus of the Committee was to advise the Puna CDP AC that the SK CDP AC is interested in communicting with them. Mr. Dunlap advised the Committee that the Planning Department is considering arranging for a meeting of all of the County’s Action Committees during the Congress of Planning Officials which will take place in Hawaii County in September 2013. Upon learning that some correspondence addressed to the Action Committee had not been immediately delivered to the members of the Committee, the Planning Department representatives were expressly rerquested to immediately deliver any and all such correspondence to the Committee members without exception. All other items on the agenda appearing under new business were tabled. The Committee then unanimously elected Mr. Hoover as Chair and Ms. Horwatt as Co-Chair, effective February 2013. The next item on the Agenda was statements from the public. Margaret Wille suggested that the Planning Department should reconsider whether notice of applications such as the Waiki’s Ranch phase II application should be sent to all persons utilizing roads impacted by the application. She also felt that the granting of variances in connection with such applications should be tied to concessions obtained from the applicant. The Committee then selected the dates for all regularly scheduled meetings to be held in 2013. Such meetings will be held on the fourth Monday of each month except in May and December when the meeting will be held on the third Monday in the month. The January 2013 meeting will be held in Waimea but the location of all other meetings will not be determined until the Janaury meeting, as it was noted that there may not be a suitable location for meetings to be held in Kawaihae. The Committee will consider whether holding all meetings in one location rather than rotating the location throughout the district might make it easier for the public to attend the meetings. The Chairman then noted that the next meeting of the Committee is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 28, 2013, at the Lilly Yoshimatsu Senior Center (Waimea Senior Center), 67-1199 Mamalahoa Highway Waimea, Hawaii. There being no further business to come before the meeting, the meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m. ______________________________ Michael B. Fischer Chairman