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1 KONA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
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3 COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI
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5 MINUTES
6 OCTOBER 26, 2016
7 Call to order: 2:01 pm
8 Place: West Hawaiʻi Civic Center – Planning Conference Room
9 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Building E, Kailua Kona, HI 96740
10 1. Roll Call:
11 a. Members present: Hiram Rivera (Chair), Barbara DeFranco (Vice-Chair),
12 Kari Kimura, Shane Nelson, Douglas Payne, George “Keoki” Schattauer,
13 Curtis Tyler III and Charles Young
14 b. Members absent/excused: Gregory Ogin
15 c. Planning Department: Bennett, Mark, Terry Dunlap, Keola Childs and
16 Ellsworth Huliheʻe
17 d. Public: Ken Melrose, Janice Palma-Glennie and Jeff Zimpfer
18 STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA
19 Ken Melrose: Mr. Melrose requested that items not completed in the CIP
20 continue to be pursued and that the Action Committees support is greatly
21 appreciated.
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23 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
24 1. Minutes of the Meeting of September 28, 2016.
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26 Committee member Nelson moved to approve the minutes as submitted. Mr.
27 Schattauer seconded the motion. There was no opposition to the amendments.
28 Chair Rivera called a voice vote and the motion carried unanimously.
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30 2. Approval of Addendum and/or Supplemental Agenda
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32 None noted
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34 3. Communications sent: Draft Minutes from the September 28, 2016 Action
35 Committee Meeting were sent to AC members and the Planning Director
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37 No comments noted
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39 4. Communications sent: Recommendation Letter regarding FEMA FIRM Map
40 Revisions to the Planning Director, the Director of Public Works and the nine
41 members of the County Council. This recommendation letter is the result of a
42 motion that was adopted at the September 28, 2016 Kona CDP Action
43 Committee Meeting.
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45 Mr. Dunlap informed the Action Committee that Kiran Emler is concerned
46 because there may be some misunderstanding between what the Action
47 Committee thought he said and what he thought he said. Mr. Emler will be added
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48 to the next agenda to clarify information regarding the FEMA/FIRM maps.
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50 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
51 1. Open discussion on the County of Hawaii General Plan Public Meeting and
52 Technical Workshop
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54 Four Action Committee members attended the Technical Meeting (DeFranco,
55 Kimura, Payne and Tyler). The demographic of the members of the public in
56 attendance of the General Public Meeting appeared skewed due to the Public
57 Meeting being on a school night. The staff from the Planning Department were
58 great to work with and very open. It was great to use the technology to see where
59 and how we can plan for the future.
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61 BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE: ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION
62 1. Open discussion of Action Committee members on CIP items.
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64 The Action Committee discussed the following:
65 a. Priority 1
66 i. Aliʻi Bypass
67 a. Segments 1 and 2 – North and South Portions
68 b. Segment 3 – Mauka/Makai Connector which connects Aliʻi
69 Bypass to Kuakini Highway with further connection to Queen
70 Kaʻahumanu Highway at Puapuaʻanui Street.
71 b. Priority 2
72 i. Ane Keohokālole to Kaʻimi Nani Drive
73 c. Priority 3
74 i. Holoholo Street to Hina Lani Street Connection
75 ii. Hina Lani Street to Kealakaʻa Street Connection
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77 Mr. Tyler moved to authorize the Chair to work with staff to generate a report to
78 summarize the discussion of the CIP Priorities. The motion was seconded by Mr.
79 Nelson. A voice vote was called by the Chair and the motion passed
80 unanimously.
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82 2. Open discussion of Action committee members on information gathered from the
83 community.
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85 Mr. Tyler suggested that we talk about Recreation at the next meeting.
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87 3. Discussion of how the Action Committee (AC) is to move forward.
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89 To communicate to the Planning Director the recommendations of the Action
90 Committee.
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92 SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
93 1. Action Committee will review the sub-committee reports, recommended motions
94 and discussion items to place on the next meeting agenda for action.
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96 None noted
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98 STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA
99 1. None
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101 ANNOUNCEMENTS
102 1. Next Meeting Wednesday, November 30, 2016 – WHCC – Planning Conference
103 Room
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105 ADJOURNMENT
106 A motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Payne and seconded by Mr. Tyler. There was no
107 objection heard and the motion passed by unanimous consent.
108 The meeting was adjourned at 4:31 p.m.
109 Respectively submitted by Ellsworth Huliheʻe, Planning Department.
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