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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-03-19 NKCDP Minutes FinalHarry Kim Mayor 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, March 19, 2018 Meeting Minutes CALL TO ORDER Chair, Steve Hoffmann, called the North Kohala Community Development Plan (NKCDP) Action Committee (AC) to order at 5:00 P.M. in the Hisaoka Gym Conference Room. ROLL CALL Action Committee Members Present: Steve Hoffmann, Keone Emeliano, Jeff Coakley, Jack Hoyt, Jack Olson, Beverly Blake, Richard Elliot Action Committee Members Absent -Excused: Lehua Ah Sam, Benjamin Ney Staff: CoH Planners: LeAna Gloor, Keiko Mercado, and Eric Cook. Members of the public: 9 Members of the public were in attendance. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None. ANNOUNCEMENTS: PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: There was no testimony given from members of the public. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Committee Member Jack Hoyt moved to approve the minutes of the January 8, 2018 meeting, as submitted. Second by Committee Member Jeff Coakley. The motion to approve the minutes as submitted passed with 6 votes aye, 0 votes nay. (Committee member Blake was absent during the time of the vote). REPORTS AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS: Community Partner Group Reports: Comm. No. 2018-09 North Kohala CommunitV Access Group Report: Group member, Toni Withington presented a summary of the January and February meetings for the group, as well as recent progress. Ms. Withington stated that the group had put in a CIP request for maintenance work on the Pololu trail and lookout. The group is also working on efforts to get an additional parking area at the Pololu Lookout. Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Page I She announced that the county purchase of the Hapu'u land has been in escrow, but should be finished in the near future. The group still has three public access easement projects in the works. Ms. Withington stated that the group had made an effort to purchase the Hono'ipu land from Parker Ranch but the property has been sold to a new private owner. The group has nominated several parcels to PONC. Committee Member Coakley inquired about the status of the potential parking lot at the Pololu lookout. Ms. Withington responded that the parking lot initiative has come to a halt at this point. Committee Member Coakley also inquired about natural resource protection in relation to the newly established shoreline access easements. Ms. Withington answered that the maintenance fund is %% of the property taxes collected, and is intended to provide for the stewardship and maintenance of the parcels purchased by the County. Chair Hoffmann asked who manages and administers the maintenance funds for such projects, and if will there be enough funding to continue to maintain these properties. Ms. Withington replied that currently there is about 6 million in the fund, but that she cannot be certain of future funding. Please see the group reports below for further details regarding shoreline access and PONC submissions. Comm. No. 2018-09: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/doc/92283/Pagel.aspx Comm. No. 2018-10 Parks, Water, Roads Group Report: Group member, John Winter, provided a summary of the February Parks, Water, Roads Group meeting as well as recent progress. Mr. Winter stated that the group had discussed various issues regarding Pololu and that it is at the top of the CIP list and the group is currently waiting to see if the CIP list will be approved in July. He announced that if it is approved, the group will hold another public meeting to discuss the issues at Pololu. The group is looking into ways to acquire the mauka land from the highway for a potential parking lot. Mr. Winter stated that no action will be taken on securing or implementing the parking lot without first consulting with the public and listening to the opinions of the community. The group reported that it gave a presentation before the Farmer's Union at the recent agricultural water study meeting regarding the water report produced by the NKCDP subcommittee a couple of years ago. Additionally group member Lisa Andrews met with the Friends of the Park, and one of the main issues discussed at that meeting was safety of the existing infrastructure. Comm. No. 2018-10: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/doc/92326/Pagel.aspx Comm. No. 2018-13 & 2018-14 Growth Management Group Report and Work Plan: Group member, Richard Elliot provided a summary of the February and March Growth Management Group meetings. The group reported that issues involving signage and the potential of creating design guidelines for the North Kohala community were topics of discussion at the meetings. The group also discussed their goals and working plan for 2018. The group announced it would be reviewing permits regarding subdivision. www.hiplanningdept.com northkohala(dhawaiicounty.zov Page 2 Comm. No. 2018-13: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/doc/92349/Pagel.aspx Comm. No. 2018-14: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/doc/92352/Pagel.aspx BUSINESS: 1. Comm. No. 2018-07 and 2018-15 Review and Discussion of Progress Reports: Chair Hoffmann introduced the progress report written by former chair, John Winter, as well as the progress report prepared by Planning Department staff. Chair Hoffmann opened a discussion regarding the goals of each community group as well as the community as a whole. Mr. Hoffmann announced to the Action Committee members that he would like for each community group to have an Action Committee member as the liaison for the group. Former Chair, John Winter, presented a summary of the progress report that he put together for the Action Committee, providing an overview of the actions taken by the Action Committee during 2017. Chair Hoffmann requested that a member from each of the groups provide an overview of what priorities each group had as well as what their future goals and priorities are for the group. John Winter provided an overview and 2018 priorities for the Parks, Water, and Roads Group. Mr. Winter stated that the group is prioritizing park maintenance for Pololu. The group also prioritized working on establishing Pratt Road as an emergency bypass as well as moving forward on an Agricultural Water Program. Chair Hofmann discussed with members of the community groups the general process they adhere to when communicating with various County Agencies. The process of agendizing and writing letters and submitting to the Action Committee and communicating with additional County Agencies was discussed. The Action Committee also discussed the rationale behind converting the subcommittees to community groups. The purpose was to make rules of operation easier for the groups as the Sunshine Law does not adhere to them as a community group, whereas subcommittees must abide by Sunshine Law. Group member, Toni Withington provided an overview of progress and future priorities for the North Kohala Community Access Group. Ms. Withington stated that the main priorities for the group were preserving coastal trails and acquiring more coastal lands to establish shoreline access easements. Group Member, Richard Elliott, provided an overview of priorities for the Growth Management Group. Mr. Elliott stated that the main priorities for the group moving forward are reviewing land use permit applications, to act as a liaison to the Historical and Cultural Preservation Group, and addressing public signage. Group Member, Jack Hoyt, provided an overview of priorities for the Affordable Housing Group. Mr. Hoyt stated that the main priorities for the group are acquiring more land to make available for housing projects, developing pocket neighborhoods, and advocacy for affordable housing in North Kohala. Tiny homes and cohousing were discussed options for affordable housing. CDP Planner, LeAna Gloor provided some insight on permitting for cohousing developments. Ms. Gloor suggested that applying for a P.U.D. (Planned Unit Development) www.hiplanningdept.com northkohala(dhawaiicounty.zov Page 3 rather than seeking to change the zoning may be an easier process to form an affordable cohousing development. Comm. No. 2018-07: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/doc/91643/Pagel.aspx Comm. No. 2018-15: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/doc/92427/Pagel.aspx 2. Discussion of 2018 Action Committee Priorities: Chair Hoffmann asked the members of the Action Committee to consider their preference as to which community group they would like to participate in. He stated that he would then assign a Committee Member as a liaison for each community group. Planning staff, Keiko Mercado, presented a brief overview of the prioritization of actions and objectives exercise, as it was used for the Puna Action Committee, to provide context for how the exercise would be conducted for the North Kohala Action Committee. Chair Hoffmann suggested to the Action Committee to hold off on the 2018/2019 prioritization of actions and objectives exercise until after the May 21st meeting, to allow the new Action Committee members to become more acquainted with the various topics and issues within the CDP before prioritization takes place. Committee Member Coakley proposed to get influential members of the community involved in the CDP process that are not part of any particular group. Former Chair, John Winter, stated that he had already compiled a list of such influential people within the community, and that he would share that list with the Action Committee. Chair Hoffmann suggested that the liaison of each community group could be tasked with involving and communicating with outside groups who are working toward the same goals as the community groups. Comm. No. 2018-16: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/doc/92468/Pagel.aspx Comm. No. 2018-17: http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/doc/92518/Pagel.aspx AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: (May 21, 2018) 1. Organization of community groups. ADJOURNMENT: Chair Hoffmann adjourned the meeting at 7:00 P.M. All Action Committee information can be viewed and downloaded from our website: http://www.hawaiicountvcdp.info/north-kohala-cdp www.hiplanningdept.com northkohala(dhawaiicounty.zov Page 4