HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-02-21 KCDP Agenda FinalNOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
KONA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following matters to be considered by the Kona Action
Committee in accordance with the provisions of Section 92-7, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes.
DATE: Wednesday, February 21, 2018
TIME: 2:00 pm
PLACE: West Hawai‘i Civic Center – Planning Department Conference Room (Building E)
74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy, Kailua-Kona HI, 96740
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: (Approval of Addendum and/or Supplemental Agenda (requires six votes,
and must comply with Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes § 92-7(d))
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: Members of the public are invited to speak to any items
on the agenda. To be recognized, please fill out a yellow request form and submit it to Planning
Department Staff or the Action Committee Chairperson prior to the Public Comment portion of the
meeting. Comments should be limited to three (3) minutes in length per agenda item, subject to the
discretion of the Chair of the CDP Action Committee.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES of the January 9, 2018 meeting.
REPORTS and OTHER PRESENTATIONS:
1. Kona Community Development Plan (CDP) Proposed Amendments Subcommittee. The
Subcommittee will report its findings and recommendations regarding the proposed
amendments to the Kona CDP’s Policies presented to the Action Committee at its November
15, 2017 meeting (Communication No. 2017-03). Deliberation on the Subcommittee report
will be deferred until the next meeting of the Action Committee, as required by State
“Sunshine Law.” Action Committee members may decide to continue or dissolve this
subcommittee at this meeting as appropriate in order to accommodate future AC discussion
on the topic.
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BUSINESS:
2. Election of Action Committee Officers: CDP staff will open the discussion for an Action Committee vote to elect officers for the positions of Chair and Vice Chair of the Action Committee.
3. Communication Number 2017-04: Kona Open Space Network Subcommittee Report: Recommendations for development of Kona’s Open Space Network. The Action Committee will deliberate upon the recommendations for development of a Kona Open Space Network as presented in a report by the Kona Open Space Network Subcommittee at the November 15, 2017 Action Committee Meeting.
4. Nominations of lands in North and South Kona for acquisition with Funds from the County’s Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Fund. Nominations (suggestions), if any, are submitted to the Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Commission (PONC) prior to its February 28, 2018 deadline for the Commission’s annual review and prioritization among island-wide suggestions received.
5. Discussion of 2018 AC Meeting Dates and Goal Setting: Discussion between Planning staff and the Action Committee to work on setting goals for the committee for 2018.
6. Discussion of a Committee Member proposal to establish a Subcommittee to propose a schedule of community meetings to be held by the Action Committee at various locations in addition to or in conjunction with regular meetings.
AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: The next meeting agenda will include discussion of the report received from the Kona CDP Proposed Amendments Subcommittee at this meeting and any agenda items deferred from this meeting. Any suggestions from the Action Committee and Planning Staff for other March 13, 2018 meeting agenda items will be discussed.
ADJOURNMENT
This agenda and all related documents can be viewed and downloaded from the following website, http://www.hawaiicountycdp.info/about-cdps under the respective CDP. These documents may also be requested from the Planning Department by calling (808) 961-8288 or emailing kona@hawaiicounty.gov.
NOTICE: The purpose of the public hearings is to afford all interested persons a reasonable opportunity to be heard on the above items. According to the Operating Guidelines of the Community Development Plan Action Committee, a person desiring to submit oral or written testimony shall indicate her/his name and whether the testimony is her/his behalf or as a representative of an organization or individual. Written testimony shall be submitted with an original and nine copies prior to testifying. The Committee would appreciate timely submittal to the Planning Department at least one week prior to the meeting date to allow for mailing and thorough Committee review.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, other reasonable modification, or language interpretation to access this meeting please contact the Planning Department at (808) 961-8288 as
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soon as possible, but no later than five working days prior to the meeting date, to arrange for accommodations. “Other reasonable modification” refers to communication methods or devices for people with disabilities who are mentally and/or physically challenged.
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KONA ACTION COMMITTEE
BARBARA DeFRANCO, Chair