2021-04-27 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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KAILUA VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII MINUTES Meeting Date: April 27, 2021 Time: 5:24 p.m. Location: Online CALL TO ORDER Commissioners Present: Shaun Roth, Jasmine Crusat, Ann Kern, Riley Smith, Zon Sullenberger, and Arne Werchick Absent and Excused: Bryant Ching and Michaela Ikeuchi Planning Department: Terri Napeahi (Planner), Rosalind Newlon (Planner), Deanne Bugado (Planner), Rachelle Ley (Private Secretary to the Planning Director, as the host of this Zoom meeting), and Noriko Sauer(Commission Secretary) Applicant: Pieter Heres (New Business Item No. 1) Based on the Governor's Nineteenth Proclamation Related to the COVID-19 Emergency dated April 9, 2021, this meeting had been scheduled to be held online, with live streaming video for the public to observe the meeting; however, there was a technical problem with connecting to the YouTube live stream. Good faith efforts were made, but the problem could not be resolved. With the understanding that there was no public testimony on the sole agenda item, and that the video could be made available later, Chairman Shaun Roth called the meeting to order pursuant to the aforementioned Proclamation. A quorum was present. Chairman Roth introduced the Commissioners and recited the meeting procedure. Upon inquiry by Chairman Roth, Ms. Newlon reconfirmed that there was no public testimony on the agenda item. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the Meetings of December 8, 2020 and January 26, 2021 The Commission postponed approval of the minutes at the request of staff. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS None. NEW BUSINESS 1. The applicant, Pieter Heres, President of Kama'aina Hale Apartments, is requesting design review of a new gazebo planned for the playground area of a 128-unit apartment complex. The new gazebo is approximately 10-feet tall, and 11'-1/2" maximum height measured to the ridgeline of the roof, meeting the height limit of no more than twenty 1