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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-01-18 KCDP Minutes Final KONA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE COUNTY OF HAWAII MINUTES JANUARY 18, 2017 Call to order: 2:01 pm Place: West Hawaii Civic Center Planning Conference Room 74-5044 Ane Hwy., Building E, Kailua Kona, HI 96740 1. Roll Call: a. Members present: Barbara DeFranco (Vice-Chair), Kari Kimura, Gregory Ogin, Douglas Pand Charles Young b. Members absent/excused: Hiram Rivera (Chair), Shane Nelson and Curtis Tyler III c. Planning Department: Michael Yee, Bennett Mark, Keola Childs and Ellsworth Hulihee d. Executive Assistant to the Mayor e. Public: Lele Kimball, Ken Melrose, Janice Palma Glennie and Jeff Zimpfer STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA Ken Melrose: Spoke in support of the Action Committee getting energized with the backing and support of the current administration. Nancy Pisicchio: Spoke in support of the Action Committee. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 1. Minutes of the Meeting of November 30, 2016. Committee member Young moved to approve the minutes as submitted. Committee member Ogin seconded the motion. Vice Chair DeFranco called a voice vote and the motion carried unanimously. 2. Election of Officers for 2017 Vice-Chair DeFranco called for nominations for the position of Chairperson of the Kona Community Development Plan Action Committee from the floor. Committee member Young nominated Barbara DeFranco. Committee member Ogin seconded the nomination. Vice-Chair DeFranco asked if there were any other nominations from the floor. No further nominations were heard. Committee member Young moved to close nominations. Committee member Payne seconded the motion. Vice-Chair DeFranco called a voice vote to close nominations. The motion passed unanimously. Vice-Chair DeFranco declared that due to there being only one nomination, the nominee is elected by acclamation. Vice-Chair DeFranco states that she accepts the position of Chairperson and Page 1 of 4 assumes the role immediately. Chair DeFranco called for nominations for the position of Vice-Chairperson of the Kona Community Development Plan Action Committee from the floor. Committee member Payne nominated Charles Young. Committee member Schattauer seconded the nomination. Chair DeFranco asked if there were any other nominations from the floor. No further nominations were heard. Chair DeFranco asked if there were any objections to closing nomination. No objections were heard and nominations were closed. Chair DeFranco declared that due to there being only one nomination, the nominee is elected by acclamation. Committee member Young states that he accepts the position of Vice- Chairperson and assumes the role immediately. 3. Communications sent: a. Draft Minutes from the November 30, 2016 Action Committee Meeting sent to AC members and the Planning Director. Committee member Payne had a question about the letter former Chair Rivera sent transmitting the CIP recommendations. He requested detail of the attachment. Staff member Keola Childs stated that the attachment was a listing from a Department of Public Works presentation that was done which detailed their ongoing projects. The attachment may have inadvertently not been Highway (Phase 3) is a recommended priority by the Action Committee along with all the other projects listed on the attachment. Committee member Payne stated he would bring this up during unfinished business. No further comments were heard on this item. b. Capital Improvement Budget and Program (CIP) Request submitted to Planning Director for Fiscal Year 2017. No comments were heard on this item. UNFINISHED BUSINESS for DISCUSSION AND ACTION 1. Follow-up discussion on Capital Improvement Budget and Program (CIP) recommendations sent to the Planning Director. Chair DeFranco stated that the CIP recommendation letter that was previously sent did not intend to limit the Action Committees recommendation to only the Page 2 of 4 three which were listed in detail. It was meant to be those three items as well as the projects listed in a. b. Nani Kailua Extension c. Phase III d. Phase III e. f. t Replacement g. Lako Street Extension h. Henry Street Alahou Traffic Signal i. Kuakini Highway Widening Committee member Payne seconded that sentiment. Committee member Payne moved to resubmit the recommendation letter to the Director with the Attachment attached as stated in the document and a cover letter to clarify intent. Committee member Ogin seconded the motion. Vice-Chair Young stated that he is in support of the motion and that the Action Committee was cognizant about not reprioritizing the CIP list but were adding to the list other important priorities. It was not the intent of the Committee to compete for resources of the existing CIP items in the process or jeopardize the resources already committed. While that may not have been properly conveyed in the letter, that was the intent. Committee member Payne moved to amend the motion to copy Council members Kanuha, Eoff and David. Committee member Ogin seconded the motion. No discussion was heard. A voice vote was called on the amendment to the motion. The amendment to the motion passed unanimously. There was no further discussion on the main motion. A voice vote was called on the main motion. The motion passed unanimously. Committee member Payne requested that the Action Committee be provided with an overview of the CIP process from when the recommendation of the Action Committee is transmitted. Committee member Payne requested to be provided a copy of the completed CIP Project Data / Financial Impact Statement Forms. Committee member Payne moved to have the next meeting on February 15, 2017 at 2:00 pm. Committee member Ogin seconded the motion. No discussion was heard. A voice vote was called and the motion passed unanimously. 2. Technical Workshop. Committee member Ogin moved that a discussion of the need for industrial zoned lands to be addressed in the Kona CDP be added to the next agenda, with the intent to recommend integration of industrial land use into the Kona CDP for Page 3 of 4 proper implementation under the General Plan. He preceded his motion by noting that the Kona CDP does not address industrial land use at all. The motion was seconded by Committee member Schattauer. No discussion was noted. A voice vote was called. The motion passed unanimously. Committee member Kimura made a motion to close communications on items one (1) and two (2) of Unfinished Business. Committee member Payne seconded the motion. No discussion was noted. A voice vote was called. The motion passed unanimously. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS 1. Action Committee will review the sub-committee reports, recommended motions and discussion items to place on the next meeting agenda for action. Staff member Childs stated that he will provide a report which states what Subcommittees there are, the status of those subcommittees and who is on those subcommittees at the next meeting. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA 1. None ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. The next meeting will be on February 15, 2017, 2:00 p.m. WHCC Planning Conference Room \[this meeting was later cancelled\] The following meeting will be on March 15, 2017, 2:00 p.m. WHCC Planning Conference Room 2. The Director of Public Works, Frank DeMarco, will attend the March 15, 2017 meeting to follow up on the letter previously sent regarding the DFIRM maps. ADJOURNMENT The Chair stated there was no further business. Committee member Ogin moved to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Vice-Chair Young. There was no discussion. A voice vote was called. The motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 3:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Keola Childs, Planner A T T E S T: Barbara DeFranco, Chair Page 4 of 4