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1 July 27, 2016 KONA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN
2 ACTION COMMITTEE MINUTES
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4 Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at 2:00pm
5 West Hawaii Civic Center, Planning Department Conference Room
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7 ATTENDANCE
8 1. Members Present: Hiram Rivera, Barbara DeFranco, Kari Kimura, Curtis Tyler III,
9 Douglas Payne, Charles Young, George “Keoki” Schattauer, Greg Ogin and Shane
10 Nelson..
11 2. Public Attendance: Wendy Baez, Jeff Zimpfer, Janice Palma Glennie, Riley Smith,
12 and James McClean
13 3. Planning Department: Duane Kanuha, Bennett Mark, April Surprenant and Terry
14 Dunlap
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16 CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 2:00 pm by Hiram Rivera.
17 Members of the Action Committee and Planning Department introduced themselves.
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19 STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC:
20 No testimony
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22 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS:
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24 1. Minutes of the Meeting of May 25, 2016,
25 Curtis Tyler III made a motion to approve the minutes and Doug Payne seconded
26 the motion. Curtis Tyler III then moved to amend the motion to include clarification
27 of lines 163-166 of the minutes (item discussed under Unfinished Business) the
28 motion was carried unanimously.
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30 2. Approval of Addendum and/or supplemental Agenda,
31 No supplemental agenda.
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33 3. Communications sent: Draft minutes
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37 PRESENTATIONS TO ACTION COMMITTEE
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39 Update on the General Plan Comprehensive Review: The Planning Director initiated a
40 comprehensive review of the General Plan in 2015. Staff from the Planning
41 Department’s Long Range Planning division will provide an update on progress and a
42 preview of next steps.
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44 Presentation was made April Surprenant, Planning Program Manager, County of Hawaii
45 Planning Department, utilizing a handout of 4 pages:
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46 1. General Plan is the Long Range Comprehensive Plan for Physical Development
47 for the County of Hawaii. The County is using a 20-40 Horizon which is similar
48 to the State of Hawaii. The Schedule started in February 2015 with an estimated
49 final presentation by the Planning Director in February, 2018.
50 2. Timeline listing five (5) Phases:
51 a. Phase 1: Gather initial community input
52 b. Phase 2: Review input & prepare recommended amendments
53 c. Phase 3: Public workshops & public review of amendments
54 d. Phase 4: Planning Commission hearings & recommendations
55 e. Phase 5: Council hearings & readings
56 3. Scenario Planning: Background & Research
57 a. Community Development Plans are aligned
58 b. Demographics & land use trends
59 c. Summary reports and future meetings
60 4. Save the Date: Workshops both Public Input Forums & Technical Workshops
61 a. Key pod polling with immediate read back
62 b. Informational meetings
63 c. Meetings will be on video available for public viewing
64 Discussion with the AC continued including: street trees and endemic species
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66 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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68 Discussion by Douglas Payne concerning Barbara DeFranco’s request to seek Public
69 Works comments (lines 163-166 of the minutes from May 25, 2016) on why Alii
70 Parkway and Kealakehe Parkway were removed from the State Transportation
71 Improvement Program (STIP). Douglas Payne moved that Public Works be invited to
72 attend the next meeting of the KCDP AC to discuss the removal of Alii Parkway and
73 Kealakehe Parkway from the STIP. Curtis Tyler III proposed to add to the motion that
74 Planning address this issue to their intent as part of this presentation today. The motion
75 was seconded by Curtis Tyler III. A vote was taken and the motion passed.
76 Barbara DeFranco noted that major changes have occurred to our street system over the
77 recent past and that a reanalysis should occur to determine how these changes have
78 affected the transportation plan. Doug Payne noted that expertise would require a more
79 comprehensive review with design, financing and cultural impacts to be taken into
80 consideration.
81 Curtis Tyler III noted that under the leadership of Council Chair, Dru Kanuha, meetings
82 are under consideration with lineal descendants to help in the resolution of the burials and
83 their impact to Alii Parkway. Considerations are also under way to consider a re-design
84 from a four (4) lane parkway to a two (2) lane roadway with a possible speed limit of 35
85 m.p.h. This would provide interconnections for the surrounding communities and an
86 additional north/south connection. This proposal is lying dormant at this time. In
87 addition, a possible redesign to move the roadway mauka would help eliminate multiple
88 burials which are currently holding the project from moving forward. Also, the northern
89 terminus of this roadway are impacted by grade, drainage and burials. Additional
90 redesigns will also need be considered here.
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92 Hiram Rivera noted that over time, these above mentioned items may impact the final
93 design of the roadway and that meeting with Public Works and State Department of
94 Transportation for discussion of these roadways is important.
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96 BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE: ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION
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98 Open discussion of Action Committee members on information gathered from the
99 Community. This is to allow conversation for the Action Committee members to discuss
100 any questions for the public, then the items can be addressed and if the Action Committee
101 wishes to have future discussion, the item can be voted upon to place the item on the next
102 agenda.
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104 Curtis Tyler III asked the Director about public notice for the upcoming meetings for the
105 General Plan. This was confirmed by April Surprenant. Curtis Tyler III discussed with
106 the Planning Director about the clarification of the CDP. The General Plan and the CDP
107 are being integrated on this basis. The update of the General Plan includes the integration
108 of all of the CDPs and to incorporate them into the General Plan. This is a new era.
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110 Duane said the integration of all the CDPs into the General Plan will make the CDPs
111 really drive the General Plan and the General Plan should be smaller than the current
112 plan. This should clarify, simplify and recalibrate to fit the regions. Duane
113 complemented the Action Committee on the discussions about traffic and how to better
114 integrate these problems into the General Plan.
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116 April Surprenant mentioned that traffic is part of the new General Plan review. Doug
117 Payne mentioned that Palani Highway needs to be improved by widening to
118 accommodate additional traffic and to add pedestrian sidewalks and bicycle path;
119 however, ROW does not exist. We need sidewalks and pull offs for safety. Action
120 Committee needs to update traffic concerns as much as possible for the County to add to
121 the General Plan.
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123 April Surprenant mentioned that a mass transit plan is under consideration. This study
124 will be part of the future when densities are better understood.
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126 SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
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128 Action Committee will review the sub-committee reports, recommended motions and
129 discussion items to place on the next agenda for action.
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131 Report and discussion from the Open Space Ad-hoc Subcommittee. George
132 “Keoki” Schattauer said that Barbara DeFranco, Kari Kimura and himself met last
133 week to review the GIS disk given to the Open Space Committee by Planning.
134 The meeting was not a scheduled event, only a chance meeting.
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136 Curtis Tyler III voiced his concerns about the new FEMA maps and the areas not covered
137 by them.
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138 Terry Dunlap asked where this conversation was listed on the agenda. These maps are
139 inaccurate according to Greg Ogin. Director said that Public Works has appealed these
140 maps to FEMA.
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142 April Surprenant mentioned that the GIS layers are all being placed into a central server
143 which will make the information available to all counties.
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145 Hiram noted that in the past, soils conservation needs to be involved in locating all mauka
146 streams. Streams need to be maintained and not ignored. Public Works is not working
147 with these streams. Discussion continued on this not agenda item.
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149 STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
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151 Janice Palma-Glennie complained about not being notified for the Open Space meeting.
152 Also discussed participation in the General Plan.
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154 ANNOUNCEMENTS)
155 Next meeting Wednesday September 28, 2016, Kona Planning Department
156 Conference Room, WHCC
157 Greg Ogin also requested that Public Works discuss FEMA plans at the next
158 meeting.
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160 Motion to adjourn made by Curtis Tyler III and seconded by Greg Ogin.
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