HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-11-14 NKCDP Minutes Final1 NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
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3 COUNTY OF HAWAII
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5 MINUTES
6 NOVEMBER 14, 2016
7 Call to order: 5:00 pm
8 Place: North Kohala Senior Center (The Old Courthouse)
9 54-3900 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapa`au, HI 96755
10 1. Roll Call:
11 a. Members present: John Winter (Chair), Faith Yates (Vice -Chair), Richard
12 Elliott, Veronica "Lani" Eugenio, John "Jack" Hoyt and Benjamin Ney.
13 Kristen "Lehua" Dircks entered at 5:03 p.m.
14 b. Members absent/excused: None
15 c. Planning Department: Rosalind Newlon, Ellsworth Hulihe`e
16 d. County of Hawaii: Margaret Wille — Councilwoman District 9
17 e. Public: David Tarnas, Susan Wells Fischer, Jesse C. Wells, Toni
18 Witthington, Carter Collins, Margot McFedries, Yvonne Leiser and Lisa
19 Andrews
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21 STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA
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24 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
25 1. Minutes of the Meeting of July 11, 2016.
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27 Chair Winter pointed out the following corrections to the Draft Minutes:
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29 On line 45, to change ..."on a proposed transmission line"... to ... "on a proposed
30 second (backup) transmission line"...
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32 On line 131, to change "The subcommittee will also be meeting with the
33 supervisor of the park for the cutting of the trees" to "The subcommittee will also
34 be meeting regularly with the supervisor of the parks to discuss Kohala park
35 projects and operations.
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37 Committee member Hoyt moved to approve the minutes as amended. Vice -Chair
38 Yates seconded the motion. The Chair called a voice vote and the motion with
39 amendments was carried.
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41 2. Approval of Addendum and/or Supplemental Agenda
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43 None noted
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45 3. Distribution of the 2017 Calendar Year Meeting Schedule
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47 Chair Winter and a several other committee members expressed their strong
48 objection to bi-monthly meetings.
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50 Staff informed the Committee that a letter requesting monthly meetings is on the
51 current agenda and will be discussed later in the meeting.
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53 Councilwoman Wille stated that she met with the Planning Director and he said
54 that someone has been hired and would be working with the three West Hawaii
55 CDP's so that monthly meetings could be reinstated. She further stated that the
56 funding was approved for this position based on monthly meetings being
57 reinstated.
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59 Committee member Dircks requested for when the staff member would be
60 trained and monthly meetings can resume.
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62 4. Discussion on Action Committee Member Responsibilities
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64 A memo was distributed from the Chair which reminds the AC members to be
65 present, be on time, read background material, represent subcommittees/groups
66 and check email regularly.
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68 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
69 1. None
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71 BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE: ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION
72 1. Review and make a motion to approve the updated project proposals from last
73 year for inclusion in Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) and forward
74 recommendations to the director.
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76 A draft letter was distributed with the subject line Recommended priority CIP
77 Projects from North Kohala along with a chart entitled North Kohala CDP 2015-6
78 List of Infrastructure Strategies from Ch. 4, Section 4.4 updated May 2016.
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80 Committee member Dircks moved to empower the Chair to draft a stronger letter
81 for the CIP indicating Priorities 1, 2 and 3 here with 4 through 11 should funding
82 be available. Committee member Elliot seconded the motion.
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84 The Chair called a voice vote and the motion passed unanimously.
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86 The Committee discussed updating the priority list and the notes on the list.
87 a. Mahukona — Clarify the project is existing infrastructure not new
88 infrastructure.
89 b. Kapa`a Beach Park — Combine Priorities 3 and 5 and move to Priority 2.
90 c. Green Waste Facility — Move Priority 4 to Priority 3
91 d. Upgrade Potable Water System — Move Priority 2 to Priority 4. Remove
92 Hala`ula well negotiations because they have been completed.
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e. Kamehameha Park Covered Bleachers — Move from Priority 6 to Priority 5
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and strike gymnasium floor because it has been completed.
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f. Improve Existing Roadway Systems and Create Emergency Bypass Roads
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— Move from Priority 7 to Priority 6.
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g. Improve Communications Systems (cell and internet) — Move from Priority 8
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to Priority 7. The low power radio station now exist (KNKR).
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h. Improve Emergency Response — install a lighted sign for emergency
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communication — Move from Priority 9 to Priority 8
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i. Repair/Relocate Solid Waste Transfer Station — Move from Priority 10 to
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Priority 9.
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j. Public Boat Access — Move from Priority 11 to Priority 10.
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presented. Committee member Hoyt seconded the motion.
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Committee member Dircks moved to approve the Priorities as discussed. Vice -
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Chair Yates seconded the motion.
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Review and make a motion to approve the letter to the director regarding the
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request for the Action Committee to resume meeting monthly.
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A draft letter was distributed with the subject line Request for the Action
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Committee to resume meeting monthly addressed to the Planning Director.
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Committee member Dircks moved to approve the letter to the director as
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presented. Committee member Hoyt seconded the motion.
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SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
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Growth Management — Committee member Elliot
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The November 16, 2016 meeting minutes were distributed and reported on.
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Public Access — Committee member Dircks
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The September 7, 2016 meeting minutes were distributed and reported on.
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Water, Parks and Roads — Chair Winter
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The September 28, 2016 and October 26, 2016 meeting minutes were
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distributed and reported on.
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Power, View Planes and Erosion Control — Susan Wells Fischer (Public)
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The November 14, 2016 meeting minutes were distributed and reported on.
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Affordable Housing — Committee member Hoyt
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The November 2016 meeting minutes were distributed and reported on.
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Agriculture — Committee member Eugenio
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They had some meetings and the biggest issue was regarding commercial
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hemp. Governor Ige said you can get a license for $250. Union Market which is
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137 a meat market is putting together a slaughterhouse. A farmer was interested in
138 fire ants because you can't find workers to harvest crops when there are fire
139 ants in the crop/fields. Ms. Eugenio further stated that transportation of the
140 queen ant is what migrates the fire ants from one place to another.
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142 7. Historical and Cultural Preservation — Vice -Chair Yates
143 They haven't had so many turning out to the meeting. In North Kohala there is
144 so much that has been done historically. A second book similar to Kohala keia is
145 being talked about by people in the community.
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147 STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA
148 1. Councilmember Wille stated that she would be having public access at Kohala
149 Kai brought up at the Council Meeting. She also provided information on the
150 items that have been put on the agenda for the upcoming Council and
151 Committee meetings that affect that North Kohala District.
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153 2. Jesse Wells announced that at Kamehameha Park the golf course closed.
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155 3. David Tarnas suggested that the CDP AC should speak with the Planning
156 Department to make sure the CDP is incorporated in the General Plan Update.
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158 ANNOUNCEMENTS
159 1. Vice -Chair Yates announced that there would be a Health Subcommittee
160 meeting coming up.
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162 2. Chair Winter stated that two members of the public submitted applications to
163 Mayor's office to be on the Action Committee but were told that there were no
164 vacancies. Mr. Winter called the Mayor's office and was told they are not doing
165 any appointments and they should wait for the next administration. Chair Winter
166 also announced that there was discussion of the creation of a CDP Advisory
167 Committee.
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169 3. Next Meeting Monday, January 9, 2017 at the North Kohala Senior Center (The
170 Old Courthouse)
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172 ADJOURNMENT
173 A motion to adjourn was made by Committee member Dircks and seconded by
174 Committee member Elliot. A voice vote was taken and the motion was carried
175 unanimously.
176 The meeting was adjourned at 6:39 p.m.
177 Respectively submitted by Ellsworth Hulihe`e, Planning Department
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