HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-07-10 KCDP Minutes Final
Harry Kim Michael Yee
Director
Mayor
Daryn Arai
Deputy Director
County of Hawai i
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
KONA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
Aupuni Center 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3
Phone (808) 961 - 8288 Fax (808) 961 - 8742
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Meeting Minutes
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Young called the Kona Community Development Plan ( K CDP) Actio n Committee (AC) to order at
2:01 p.m. in the . The following
perso ns were present:
ROLL CALL
Action Committee Members Present : Charles Young (Chair), Shirley David (Vice - Chair), Barbara
DeFranco , Doug Payne , Janice Palma - Glennie , Kari Kimura, and Hiram Rivera.
Action Committee Members Absent - Excused: Shane Palacat - Nelsen .
Staff Planners : April Surprenant, Kamuela Plunkett, and Heather Bartlett
Members of the public : 4
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: N one.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: At the start of the meeting C hair Young offered to the Action
Committee.
I hea i ka w a ka ua e loku ana?
"Where were you when the rain was pouring?"
Staff Planner Surprenant introduced the new Kona CDP Planner Kamuela Plunkett. Mr. Plunkett spoke
briefly about his background ; he expressed excitement for being a part of the planning team an d for
helping his community. The Action Committee members introduced themselves. Staff Surprenant
expressed confidence in Mr. Plunkett and explained that there will be a gradual transition of duties.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS : None.
APPROVAL OF MINU TES:
Committee Member Kimura moved to approve the minutes of the March 13 , 2018 meeting as
submitted . Second by Vice - Chair David .
Committee Member DeFranco expressed wanting to follow - up on Nalani Merrill who testified at
the last Kona CDP meeting. She
to help ensure these issues are followed up on.
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The motion to approve the minutes , with the correction discussed, passed unanimously.
REPORTS and OTHER PRESENTATIONS :
1 . C o m m u n i c a t i o n N u m b e r 2 0 1 8 - 2 0 . P l a n n i n g D i r e c t o r R e s p o n s e r e g a r d i n g K a i l u a V i l l a g e
R e d e v e l o p m e n t .
Staff Surprenant explained staffing issues and funding are major limiting factor s for servicing a
consult or contract to draft the Kail ua Village Redevelopment Plan. She clarified that the appropriation is
still valid until June 30, 2020 so there is still time to identify funding for the project.
Vice - Chair David asked if these limiting factors will extend to any project the AC decides to undertake.
Staff Surprenant explained that these limitations should not have an impact on regular Action
Committee operations. She said that staff will continue to update the AC on circumstances and will be
there to support Ac tion Committee priorities. She expressed that subcommittees are a great way for AC
members to work on projects and that staff are happy to help where they can.
Communication number 2018 -
Redevelopment may be viewed and downloaded from the following website:
http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/weblink/1/doc/93734/Page1.aspx
2 . C o m m u n i c a t i o n N u m b e r 2 0 1 8 - 2 3 . J a n i c e P a l m a - G l e n n i e t e s t i m o n y r e g a r d i n g P r o p o s e d
M a t s u y a m a D e v e l o p m e n t a t N E L H A [ N .
Committee Member Palma - Glennie expressed her concern that this proposed development goes
against proponents of the Kona CDP which aims to limit development Makai of the Queen
- Oriented Development (TOD) nodes, among
other preferences.
Staff Surprenant explained that the zoning on the subject parcel allows them to develop a gas station
an d that the convenience store would be considered an accessory structure . Additionally, the FONSI
[finding of no significant impact] was already issued . She added that the Action Committee [or
Committee Members in their individual capacity] may have the opp ortunity to comment further when
this developer applies for an SMA major permit in the future.
They discussed the details of the proposed development and its connection with the CDP. The Action
Committee had mixed feelings about their sentiment toward this development. Chair Young suggested
agendizing this again in the future if desired by the committee.
Communication number 23 Janice Palma - Glennie may be viewed and downloaded
from the following website: http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/weblink/1/doc/93957/Page1.aspx
BUSINESS :
3 . D i s c u s s i o n o f 2 0 1 8 / 2 0 1 9 A C G o a l S e t t i n g .
The Action Committee discussed their goal setting priorities within the context of the list which was put
together by emails to staff since the last meeting [ communication number 2018 - 21 ] . AC Members
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discussed the goal - setting process and asked clarifying questions about different items on the list. They
discussed turning these aspirational goals into action items that they could work toward.
Committee Member Payne expressed frustration about the County not compiling annual action
statements to summarize work by the Action Committee.
A f f o r d a b l e H o u s i n g
Chair Young mentioned the July 9 Trib une - Herald ar aloa park being approved along
the bypass. He asked how this could be applied to their aspiration of cr eating more affordable housing.
Committee Member Rivera mentioned the importance of encouraging State/private collaboration. He
s aid t hat obtaining state - owned land can help keep costs at a feasible level for affordable housing
developers .
Staff Surprenant mentioned that HICDC Kaloko Heights on Hina Lani was mov ing forward and
that they are on the way to solving the issues that they had experienced with connecting to the
Kealakehe sewer.
Nancy Pisicchio mentioned the Village 9 affordable housing development along Kealakehe Parkway,
Committee Member David brought up the work o f the CDP Amendment Subcommittee to understand
cy HSG - 5.1. She also
suggested an update on the current state of affordable housing issues in order to understand what
needs to be done. She suggested having experts on the matter share this information and answer
questions.
A community member brought up that there are different levels of criteria for what is considered
affordable and emphasized the importance of workforce housing . He additionally stated that identifying
practical land for affordable housing projects is critical.
Staff Surprenant explained that there is no affordable housing plan for the island but that one is
desperately needed.
Nancy Pisicchio suggested revisiti ng the housing goals in the CDP . S he expressed that in light of the
Puna disaster there is a lot of push from the administration to create more affordable housing efforts .
She explained that those efforts may include increased incentives through legislatio n .
Committee Member Payne stated that the Kona CDP calls for an affordable housing nonprofit to be
created to work with county and state to identify viable lands. He suggested creating a subcommittee
to look into the feasibility of creating such a non - pro fit.
Committee Member Rivera explained that an affordable housing project generally has t o be in the form
of a larger overall Planned Unit Development [PUD] or Transit Oriented Development [ TOD ] type
project; t his is because it is hard for a developer to a fford all the roadways and utilities required if they
are only constructing affordable housing.
The Action Committee discussed various affordable housing projects around the Kona area. They asked
for a general update on affordable housing to try to determi ne if they could create a subcommittee to
work on this, one idea was to invite a speaker to a future AC meeting.
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K a h u l u i - K e a u h o u P a r k w a y
The committee discussed how the mauka - makai roads running through the Ali'i Parkway may allow for
the roadway to be do ne in increments.
Nancy Pisicchio added that the Mayor is supportive of efforts to redesign the roadway to be 2 lane with
multi - modal functions and open spaces, however because of the past contentious nature of the
project, he is not prepared to seek fund ing for the project until he finds a general consensus among
constituents. Ms. Pisicchio stated she had been talking to Councilmember Kanuha who has been
connecting with the Cultural Resources Commission over the matter to find a way of mitigating the
cult ural/archeological concerns.
The committee discussed how the major opponents of the Ali'i Parkway project have now become
supportive, including Curtis Tyler. They reasoned that with the major opponents now in support, they
should be able to gain more tract ion.
Chair Young suggested that a subcommittee could be formed to work with Councilmember Kanuha to
support getting the Ali'i Parkway project underway.
Committee Member Rivera spoke about a couple of development s which may aid in their work on the
Ali'i P arkway including a developer who needs to build another mauka - makai connector and may put in
the Puapuanui intersection for the roadway.
A community member mentioned having the bypass initially built as a bike - path through a joint venture
with the county a nd community volunteers. Nancy Pisicchio said she had suggested this idea to
Councilmember Kanuha as a means to try to get the project started . The idea would be to allow for a
road to be retrofitted later as the funds become available. She mentioned that federal funding for
roadways has been limited to maintenance and safety improvements which creates a major funding
con straint on the project. This idea met mixed opposition with the Action Committee members, some
of whom felt like starting with a bike - path would make it harder to construct a road way in the future.
Chair Young suggested that a subcommittee could be formed to try to both 1) organize a redesign of
the roadway, and 2) to determine the feasibility of funding/c onstructing a complete roadway with the
A major strategy of this
subcommittee w ould be through communic ating with Councilmember Kanuha, the Burial Council, and
other stakeholders to try to generate support.
Committee Me mber DeFranco added that a roadway should also include the pedestrian and bikeways.
Committee Member Rivera stressed that the c ommittee not understate the archeological concerns
which previously halted the project . H e felt that starting with a bike - path c ould help to work around the
archeological sites.
Committee Member DeFranco moved to create a subcommittee for the Ali'i Redesign. Seconded by
Committee Member Payne.
Chair Young asked for volunteers for this subcommittee. Committee Members Young,
DeFranc o, Rivera, and Palacat - Nelsen [not present] were identified.
The motion to create the subcommittee passed unanimously.
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P r o j e c t i o n s f o r G r o w t h / H i g h e r V a l u e B u s i n e s s M o d e l s
Chair Young explained his reasoning for placing this item on the goal - setting list . His focus was to try to
contain innocuous growth in the Kona area and encourage collaboration between different government
entities and private businesses. He explained his feeling that the tourism industry is growing beyond
what is sustainable and that it could have detrimental effects on the island and its local inhabitants.
Committee Member Palma - Glennie asked what the progress was of determining what entitlements
have been permitted in the Kona area, which would give an indication of the kinds of deve lopments
that might begin once the funds become available.
3 0 b y 3 0 I n i t i a t i v e
Chair Young briefly explained the 30 by 30 initiative which is to have 30% of priority watersheds and
nearshore marine areas effectively managed by 2030. He explained that this is a statewide initiative
and could be an avenue to increase s communication with the state.
Staff Surprenant explained that the Long Range Division staff are passionate about protecting the
environment. She explained that Coastal Zone Managemen t [ CZM ] and the Climate Change
Commission are projects which the Long Range Division is directly involved in. She suggested that a
subcommittee could be formed to help research connections between the 30 by 30 initiative and the
Kona CDP.
I n c r e a s e C o m m u n i t y P a r t i c i p a t i o n
Chair Young suggested that a subcommittee could be formed to try to increase community outreach
efforts.
Committee Member Payne pointed out his previous suggestion of advertising Action Committee
.
O p e n S p a c e N e t w o r k
Committee Member Palma - Glennie suggested using PONC funding and current CDP policies to help
achieve their goals for the Open Space Network Plan.
Staff Surprenant explained that because an appropriation exists for the project, th at th ey need to now
establish a funding source which could potentially be Fair Share . Besides funding, she also stated that
staffing concerns are another consideration; the Long Range Divis i on needs to be able to set aside the
staff time to work with the cons ultant hi red in order to draft the plan.
Committee Member Kimura suggested creating a subcommittee to illicit movement on funding the
Open Space Network Plan appropriation.
Committee Member Rivera suggested mapping and compiling information from the PONC p rogram, Na
Ala Hele trails , and Fish and Wildlife land to understand what other groups are considering as far as
public access and open space. Committee Member Kimura explained that they had been doing that,
including mapping archeological sites.
Staff Sur prenant expressed that if they consider obtaining funding for the Open Space Network Plan a
top priority, that could be expressed to the Director. She suggested that a subcommittee may not be a
very beneficial use of their time but that when the funding co mes in, creating a subcommittee to work
with the consultant would be a great way for the Action Committee to be involved.
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Staff Surprenant suggested a letter could be drafted and sent to the director explaining these priorities
and how the Action Committee is planning to work toward each goal. The committee suggested
explaining in the letter that funds for the Open Space Network Plan have been appropriated and need
to be allotted.
Communication number 2018 - 21 2018 - 19 Goal Setting Table may be viewed and dow nloaded from the
following website: http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/weblink/1/doc/93955/Page1.aspx
4 . C I P B u d g e t O v e r v i e w a n d A c t i o n C o m m i t t e e R e c o m m e n d a t i o n S t r a t e g y D i s c u s s i o n
Th e Action Committee went through Communication Number 2018 - 2 2 CIP Spreadsheet and asked
clarifying questions. In their discussion , they asked for the status of several of the projects including #10
Micro - Unit Housing, #27 Lako Street Extension to Ali'i Driv e, and #33 Ali'i Drive Shoulder Improvements.
Communication number 2018 - 22 Capital Improvement Projects may be viewed and downloaded from
the following website: http://records.co. hawaii.hi.us/weblink/1/doc/93956/Page1.aspx
AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: ( September 11 , 2018 )
1. 2018 Goal Setting [ continued ? ]
2. Capital Improvement Project [CIP] Budget Discussion
3. Other items as requested by the Action Committee
ADJOURNMENT: The Chair, without objectio n, adjourned the meeting at 4:34 p.m.
All Action Committee information can be viewed and downloaded from our website:
http://www.hawaiicountycdp.info/north - and - south - kona - cdp
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