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Date:January15, 2019
To:Douglass ShipmanAdams,ChairCountyCharter Commission
From:KekaulikeTomich,Chairperson
PublicAccess,OpenSpaceandNaturalResourcesPreservation
Commission(PONC)
Re:Proposed Charter Amendmentsto CA-007and CA-009
After discussion at our January 14, 2019 PONC meeting, the PONC Commissionhas,the following
comments we would like to share with the Charter Commission regarding two of its proposed charter
amendments.
CA-009.We encourage the Charter Commission to move forward with CA-009, which transfers
administration of the Maintenance Fund from the Department of Parks & Recreation to the Department of
Finance. Our own experience is that the roles being split between the two departments has led to
confusion, delays and a lack of efficiency in transferring funds from the management Fund to the
qualifying management partners.
CA-007.The PONC Commission urges the Charter Commission not to reduce the amount of additions to
the Preservation to below its current 2% portion from the collection of Real Property Tax Revenues. The
much larger scale of Island properties require proportionally large amounts of funds for
purchases.
CA-007.The in perpetuityportionof thecharter requirements for purchase properties enhances the
ability of the Preservation Fund to leverage monies for matches from additional funding entities, andwe
would like to keep the current charter wording regarding in perpetuity.
Thank you for your considerations.
KT/mc
CC: Hamana Ventura, Property Manager
Department of Finance
Deanna Sako, Director
Department of Finance
Amy Self, Counsel
Corporation Counsel
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