HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-11-14.PCDP.ACMinutes.FINALHarry Kim
Mayor
County of Hawaii
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Meeting Minutes
Michael Yee
Director
Daryn Arai
Deputy Director
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Larry Brown called the Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP) Action Committee (AC) to
order at 5:07 p.m. in the Pahoa Neighborhood Facility.
ROLL CALL
Action Committee Members Present: Larry Brown (Chair), Michael Bernard, Frances Brewer, Dan
Domizio, Brent Norris, Susan Osborne, Yumi Kawano
Action Committee Members Absent -Excused: Leila Kealoha, Mark Hinshaw
Staff: CoH Planners - Keiko Mercado and Eric Cook. Also in attendance — Diane Ley, Director of
Research & Development (R&D); Ron Whitmore, Deputy Director of R&D; Bob Agres, Manager for
Disaster Recovery Community Engagement & Collaboration.
Members of the public: 27
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: NONE
ANNOUNCEMENTS: NONE
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS: NONE
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Committee Member Susan Osborne moved to approve the minutes of the August 13, 2018, meeting as
submitted. Second by Committee Member Michael Bernard. The motion to approve the minutes as
submitted passed with 7 votes aye, 0 votes nay.
BUSINESS:
[Please note that business items were taken out of order to accommodate presenters' schedules]
1. Communication No. 2018-13, Proposed Action Committee Meeting Schedule: [Listed on the
agenda as item 3] The Puna CDP Action Committee reviewed and discussed the proposed 2019
meeting schedule. Committee Member Kawano proposed that the Action Committee adopt a
monthly meeting schedule. Ms. Mercado encouraged the AC to consider that the Recovery
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Process may help to clarify whether or not monthly meetings would be the most productive
way for the Action Committee to continue implementing the Puna CDP.
Committee Member Norris made a motion to table the discussion of the 2019 meeting schedule
until later in the meeting. Second by Committee Member Osborne. The motion to table the
discussion of the 2019 meeting schedule passed with 7 votes aye, 0 votes nay.
This item was revisited later in the meeting and discussed at length by AC members.
Committee Member Kawano moved to request monthly CDP meetings. Second by Committee
Member Norris. The motion failed to pass with 1 vote aye and 6 votes nay.
With the failure of the motion for monthly meetings, the Action Committee determined that
the original bi-monthly 2019 meeting schedule was to be followed.
To view and/or download Communication No. 2018-13, use the following link:
http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/doc/96546/Pagel.aspx
2. HWY 130 Improvement Project: Natasha Soriano of the State Department of Transportation
Highways Division provided a presentation outlining the HWY 130 improvement project. Ms.
Soriano explained that the State DOT Highways Division does not have the funding for a 4 -lane
widening of HWY 130 at this time, but that the department is beginning implementation of
interim safety and operations improvements to HWY 130. She also announced that the public
may submit comments on the HWY 130 improvement project to Donald Smith, Hawaii District
Engineer, at Donald. L.Smith@hawaii.gov, or contact via phone at (808) 933-8866.
To view and/or download the presentation, use the following link:
https://hidot.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/KP-PIM-Presentation r4.pdf
3. Update on Kilauea Eruption Recovery Process: Bob Agres, Manager for Disaster Recovery
Community Engagement and Collaboration, gave a presentation on the Disaster Recovery
Process and its relationship to the Puna CDP goals and objectives. Mr. Agres outlined the roles
and responsibilities of the Puna CDP Action Committee in relation to the recovery process and
discussed the intended outcomes of the stages of the recovery process.
To view and/or download the Eruption Recovery Planning Presentation, use the following link:
http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/doc/96968/Pagel.aspx
To view and/or download the Recovery Process Graphic and CDP Goals, use the following link:
http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink/1/doc/96969/Pagel.aspx
To view the Eruption Recovery Planning Presentation via Big Island Video News, use the
following link:
http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2018/11/15/video-volcanic-eruption-recovery-discussed-
at-puna-cd p -m eeti n g/
4. Election of Chair and Vice Chair:
Committee Member Osborne nominated Chair Brown to serve another year as PCDP Action
Committee Chair, second by Committee Member Norris.
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Choir Brown nominated Committee Member Hinshaw for the positon of PCDP Action Committee
Choir, second by Committee Member Domizio.
Committee Member Osborne nominated Committee Member Fronny Brewer for the position of
PCDP Action Committee Vice Choir, second by Choir Brown.
The vote to elect Mork Hinshaw as the PCDP Action Committee Chair failed with 3 votes aye and
4 votes nay.
The vote to elect Lorry Brown as the PCDP Action Committee Choir passed with 4 votes aye and
3 votes nay.
The vote to elect Fronny Brewer as the PCDP Action Committee Vice Choir passed with 6 votes
aye and 0 votes nay.
Larry Brown will continue serving as the PCDP AC Chair and Franny Brewer will now serve as
the Vice Chair of the PCDP AC during the 2019 calendar year.
AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING: (January 8, 2019)
1. Continued update on eruption recovery efforts.
2. Increase awareness of and participation in Puna CPD AC meetings
3. Opportunities to advance mixed-use ag development as it relates to the Puna CDP
ADJOURNMENT: Chair Brown adjourned the meeting at 7:07 p.m.
All Action Committee information can be viewed and downloaded from our website:
http://www.hawai icountycdp.info/puna-cdp/implementation/puna-cdp-action-committee
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