HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-01-08 KCDP Minutes Draft
Harry Kim Michael Yee
Director
Mayor
Duane Kanuha
Deputy Director
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
KONA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE
Aupuni Center 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3
Phone (808) 961 - 8288 Fax (808) 961 - 874 2
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
DRAFT Meeting Minutes
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Young called the Kona Community Development Plan ( K CDP) Actio n Committee (AC) to order at
6:00 p.m. in t he . The following
persons were present:
ROLL CALL
Action Committee Members Present : Charles Young (Chair), Barbara DeFranco , Doug Payne , Franz
Weber, Janice Palma - Glennie, Kari Kimura, and Shane Palacat - Nelsen.
Action Committee M embers Absent - Excused: Hiram Rivera , and Shirley David (Vice - Chair) .
Staff Planners : Kamuela Plunkett and Heather Bartlett.
Members of the public : 13
ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: At the start of the meeting Chair Young Committee Member Palacat - Nelsen
offered to the Action Committee.
" When the coffee blossom blooms, the runs "
[This reminds us to reflect upon environmental cycles which naturally bring abundance to
our community as we plan for our future .]
Chair Young, with the consent of the rest of the committee, reordered the items on the agenda to hear
the Ali'i Parkway update firs t.
1 . Communication No. 2019 - 01 Meeting Calendar :
Committee Members discussed the schedule and questioned why the March meeting was to be at
6pm rather than 2pm . The Committee agreed that if the Kona CDP Amendments are not ready to be
discussed on that date that they would like to have the meeting at 2pm .
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS : One member of the public signed up to testify, she chose to
speak during agen da item 2 .
1. Janet Brit t , representing the Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden , testified on agenda item
#2 Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Commission Presentation. She sought
to correct communication number 2019 - 03: List of Parcel Nominations submitted by Debbie
Hecht to state that the Amy Greenwell parcels are stil l seeking funding through PONC.
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Communication Number 2019 - 03 has been redacted to reflect that change, it may be viewed
and downloaded from the following website:
http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/weblink/1/doc/97169/Page1.aspx
Maxine Cutler announced that the Amy Greenwell nomination made it to number 2 on the
priority list for 2018.
APPROVAL OF M INUTES:
Committee Member Palacat - Nelsen moved to approve the minutes of the October 10 , 2018 meeting as
submitted . Second by Committee Member Kimura . The motion to approve the mi nute s as submitted
pa ssed with 7 votes aye, 0 vot es nay .
REPORT and OTHER PRESENTATIONS :
2 . P u b l i c A c c e s s , O p e n S p a c e , a n d N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e s C o m m i s s i o n ( P O N C ) P r e s e n t a t i o n :
PONC Secretary Maxine Cutler gave a presentation about the PONC land acquisition and maintenance
process as well as a background on its history. Her presentat ion slides, Communication Number 2019 -
05 may be viewed and downloaded from the following website:
http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/weblink/1/doc/97673/Page1.aspx
She explained tha t a great way to understand what PONC does is to read their annual reports. The
2018 PONC annual report may be viewed and downloaded from the following website:
http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/weblink/1/edoc/97446/2018 - 12 -
31%20(2018%20PONC%20Annual%20Report%20to%20the%20Mayor) - PDF.pdf
Ms. Cutler went through several case studies of acquisitions . She explained that each purchase may
have a variety of different sources of matching funds or maintenance funding scenarios . The
maintenance fund often pays for the equipment to maintain the land and community members
volunteer their time to do upkeep . She stressed that until a suggestion form is submitted, the
commission does not have any means to p rioritize a parcel for funding.
Committee Member Palacat - Nelsen shared his concern about homelessness within the Native
Hawaiian community. He expressed concern that the open space pe rpetuity clause may deny them the
ability to live on the land.
Ms. Cutler suggested a parcel in La ed that
there are more in South Kona that have not been nominated. She encouraged the Action Committ ee
members to meet with her for help with their suggestion forms. She also encouraged folks to resubmit
parcels that are already on the list to increase their viability.
Committee members asked about the proposed Charter Amendments to lower the 2 percent p roperty
tax rate which funds PONC acquisitions. They also discussed proposed measures to broaden the
definition of items applicable for maintenance fu nding. Ms. Cutler encouraged those interested to
attend and testify to the Charter Commission during one o f their meetings. Information about the
Charter Commission and their upcoming meetings may be found on the following website:
http://records.hawaiicounty.gov/weblink/B rowse.aspx?dbid=1&startid=94005
PONC meetings are held on the second Monday of every month, further information may be found at
the following website address:
http:// records.hawaiicounty.gov/weblink/Browse.aspx?dbid=1&startid=13770
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3 . A l i ' i P a r k w a y I n v e s t i g a t o r y S u b c o m m i t t e e :
Communication Number 2019 - 04 Ali'i Parkway Subcommittee Minutes may be viewed and
downloaded from the following website:
http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/weblink/1/doc/97236/Page1.aspx
Committee Member Palacat -
meeting (Communication Number 2019 - 04). He e xplained their priority to reach out to families in the
surrounding area in an effort to scope how receptive the community is to the Ali'i Parkway project.
They were additionally reaching out to government agencies to collect information that had previousl y
been put together for the project. He expressed their desire to incorporate open space, historical
preservation, health, wellbeing, and safety into their plans. He explained that they have not been
considering specific alignments or de sign yet as consult ing and seeking consent from any impacted
families remains the top priority at this stage and will guide that process .
perfect candidate for open space efforts.
Nancy Pisicchio provided maps of cultural sites and burials for the subcommittee. She expressed her
BUSINESS:
4 . C o m m u n i c a t i o n N o . 2 0 1 8 - 2 4 : 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 L e t t e r :
Communication Number 201 8 - 24 Action Committee Recommendation Letter may be viewed and
downloaded from the following website:
http://records.co.hawaii.hi.us/weblink/1/doc/96988/Page1.aspx
Committee Member Weber requested to create a subcommittee involving the Old M malahoa scenic
corridor. This subcommittee could explore issues involving schools, development, public access, traffic
safety, etc. He explained that this would be in collaboration with other co mmunity groups in the area.
Antu Harvey spoke about their work to steward the historical character of the scenic corridor.
Committee Members expressed concern for the Open Space Network funding and asked what the
status of that project is. Staff explained that the Planning Department has major projects to get
through before they will be able to devote staff time to work with a consultant for drafting an Open
Space Network Plan . Committee Members expressed that they feel they cannot implement the Kona
CDP wi thout an Open Space plan.
Chair Young suggested drafting a letter to the department reiterating their priorities and seeking an
update on the status of their priority projects. They agreed not to include the Ali'i Parkway
subcommittee in the letter un less they have a consensus with the impacted families regarding the
project.
The committee discussed other important priorities such as mauka - makai connector roads to alleviate
traffic and the Ka ilua Village Redevelopment Plan and requested updates on both. The y discussed
contacting County Council through their communications to the Planning Director to get more
movement on their projects.
Committee Member Palacat - Nelsen moved to authorize Chair Young to submit a letter to the Director
to ask for a status updat e on all priorities except for the Ali'i Parkway. The motion passed unanimously.
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5 .
P u b l i c A c c e s s , O p e n S p a c e a n d N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e P r e s e r v a t i o n F u n d ( P O N C ) :
Committee Member Palma - Glennie moved to form a subcommittee to look at property nominations for
PONC. Second by Committee Member Palacat - Nelsen.
Committee Member Palma - Glennie clarified that she did no t feel there would be enough time
to draft a nomination before the February 28, 2019 deadline but that she would like to start
working toward one for next year. She suggested nominating
pr operty .
Committee Member Palma - Glennie decided to table her motion.
Committee Member Palma - Glennie m oved to place creating a PONC investigatory subcommittee on the
next meeting agenda. Second by Committee Member Palacat - Nelsen. The motion passed unanimously.
Committee Member Weber moved to make forming a subcommittee involving the Old M malahoa
Corridor a discussion item at the next meeting. Second by Committee Member Palma - Glennie. The
motion passed unanimously.
6 . E l e c t i o n o f A c t i o n C o m m i t t e e O f f i c e r s
Various Committee Members nominated Chair Young to continue as chair of the Action Committee for
2019. Upo n the nomination a vote was taken, the motion passed with 6 votes aye, and 0 votes nay.
(Chair Young abstained from voting).
Various Committee Members nominated Vice - Chair David to continue as vice - chair of the Action
Committee for 2019. Upon the nominatio n a vote was taken, the motion passed unanimously. Because
Vice - Chair David was not present for the nomination, the Committee agreed to wait to confirm her
pending her acceptance.
PROPOSED AGENDA ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING: ( M a r c h 1 2 , 2 0 1 9 )
1. Motion to create a PONC investigatory Subcommittee
2. Motion to create an Old M malahoa Scenic Corridor Subcommittee
3. Possible General Plan presentation
ADJOURNMENT: The Chair, without objectio n, adjourned the meeting at 8:11 p.m.
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