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Home My WebLink About2017-09-11 NKCDP Meeting ReportHarry Kim Mayon County of Hawaii PLANNING DEPARTMENT Michael Yee Director Daryn Arai Deputy Director NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 Monday, September 11, 2017 Action Committee Meeting Report CALL TO ORDER This meeting did not meet quorum. Chair Winter addressed the community at 5:06 p.m. in the Kohala Judiciary Building. The following persons were present: ROLL CALL Action Committee Members Present: John Winter, Faye Yates, John "Jack" Hoyt, and Benjamin "Ben" N ey. Action Committee Members Absent -Excused: Veronica "Lani" Eugenio, Kristen "Lehua" Dircks, and Richard Elliot. Staff: April Surprenant, Long Range Planning Program Manager; LeAna Gloor, North Kohala CDP Planner, and Planners: Bethany Morrison, Kevin Sullivan, and Heather Bartlett. Members of the public: 32 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: NONE ANNOUNCEMENTS: At the beginning of the meeting, Chair Winter announced a lack of quorum and the resulting limitations on allowable discussion topics. It was also announced that one more Action Committee member may be arriving late. The agenda items were heard out of order, hearing the business items which require Committee action to be heard last in hopes of reaching quorum later in the meeting. The Action Committee was not able to reach quorum for the meeting and the business items requiring Committee action were tabled for a future meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: Two people signed up to provide comment. One chose to speak at the time of their agenda item, and the other chose not to testify. David Tarnas, representing himself, testified on agenda item #3 — Discussion of CDP Subcommittees & Sunshine Law. He ultimately spoke after item #4 Report on the General Plan Comprehensive Review on the agenda. Mr. Tarnas expressed words of encouragement for the use of Action Committee liaison groups which, unbounded by Sunshine Law, allow faster decision making as well as an increased capacity for engagement with community partners and stakeholders. Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Page I APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Due to a lack of quorum, no action was taken on the May 8, 2017 meeting minutes. BUSINESS: 1. Integrated Ag Water System Scoping Presentation: This agenda item included presentations by Senator Lorraine Inouye, Carty Chang Chief Engineer from the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), and John Richards and David Barnes from Waimea Water Services regarding the potential for an integrated agricultural system in North Kohala. Issues discussed revolved around the North Kohala Agricultural Water Study (NKAWS) and included the topics of regulatory issues, environmental impacts; cost of water distribution (infrastructure required to transmit the water), distinction between a water source and a means of transmission for water, challenges with optimizing use for the historic aqueduct system to meet present community needs, and working with effected property owners. A video referenced in the discussion which details more information about the North Kohala Water Study progress may be viewed here: https://vimeo.com/230059236 2. Discussion of County Capital Improvement Program: Due to a lack of quorum, this business item was not heard. 3. Discussion of CDP Subcommittees & Sunshine Law: Due to a lack of quorum, this business item was not heard. 4. Report on the General Plan Comprehensive Review: Long Range Planners Bethany Morrison and Kevin Sullivan presented the proposed strategy for the new format of the General Plan update and how the outline and content of such would affect island - wide Community Development Plans (CDPs) in their future revisions. The proposed strategy involves identifying values and policies within the various CDPs from districts around the island and, as appropriate, incorporate them into the updated General Plan. The purpose of the presentation was to explain the strategy and prepare the Action Committee for what is to come in the future as the Planning Department seeks community input to discuss which specific items would be appropriate to include in the General Plan. A benefit of this strategy would include increased consistency between the General Plan and the CDPs, which can lead to a greater degree of policy implementation island -wide. This will also allow the CDPs to have an increased focus on the issues which directly impact their region. The presentation offered further details of this strategy as well as opportunities for the Action Committee members and the public to ask questions. Topics included a concern for losing the value of local engagement amidst moving policies into the General Plan, the continuing process of seeking community and Action Committee input throughout the update process, a concern about how effective this strategy may be for increasing the county's efficiency in regard to accomplishing North Kohala CDP goals, and monitoring effectiveness of the General Plan in the future. The presentation slides that were displaying during this agenda item can be viewed and downloaded from the following website: http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/weblink/1/doc/89781/Pagel.aspx REPORTS and OTHER PRESENTATIONS: 1. Report on the July 10th, 2017 presentation to Action Committee www. hiplanninQdept.com NorthKohala(a,hawaiicounty.Qov Page 2 Subcommittee Reports 2. Growth Management: 3. Public Access 2017-05 Access Group Notes -July may be accessed here: http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/weblink/1/doc/89555/Pagel.aspx 2017-07 Access Group Agenda -August may be accessed here: http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/weblink/1/doc/89559/Pagel.aspx 2017-08 Access Group Notes -August may be accessed here: http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/weblink/1/doc/89560/Pagel.aspx 2017-09 Access Group Agenda - September may be accessed here: http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/weblink/1/doc/89561/Pagel.aspx 2017-10 Access Group Notes - September may be accessed here: http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/weblink/1/doc/89562/Pagel.aspx 4. Water, Parks and Roads 2017-06 Parks Water and Roads - July may be accessed here: http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/weblink/1/doc/89558/Pagel.aspx 5. Power, View Planes and Erosion Control 6. Affordable Housing 7. Agriculture 8. Historical and Cultural Preservation 9. Health AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: (November 13, 2017) Chair Winter asked the Action Committee for suggestions on agenda items for the next meeting. ADJOURNMENT: The presentations ended at 7:05 p.m. All Action Committee information can be viewed and downloaded from our website: http://www. hawa i icou ntycd p. i nfo/north-koha la -cd p/act ion -committee -mate ria Is www. hiplanninQdept.com NorthKohala(a,hawaiicounty.-ov Page 3