2011-01-13 Leeward Exh A - PARKER RANCH

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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT JANUARY 13, 2011 PARKER RANCH (SPP 10- An advertised status hearing and action meeting on the application of 108) was called to order at 9:45 a.m. in the King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, Ballroom I, 75- 5660 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, with Chair Geraldine Giffin presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Geraldine Giffin, Lani Bowman, Thomas Hickcox, Frederic Housel and Richard Nelson EXCUSED: Brandi Beaudet and Wayne Iokepa STAFF PRESENT: Julie Mecklenburg (Deputy Corporation Counsel), BJ Leithead Todd (Planning Director), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner) and Maija Cottle (Staff Planner) PARTIES PRESENT: Sidney Fuke (Applicants representative), Nahu representative) and Sandra Song (Attorney for Nathan, Cheryl, Royce and Charlene Intervenor) And three people from the public in attendance. APPLICANT: PARKER RANCH, INC. (SPP 10-108) Pre-hearing/status hearing and action meeting regarding application for a Special Permit to allow for the establishment of light industrial and commercial office uses within existing structures and the use of an existing rodeo/equestrian facility for special events, all of which are situated on a total of approximately 14.897 acres at the Parker Ranch headquarters and rodeo/equestrian facility complex in Waimea. The project site is situated approximately 4,300 feet north of the Waimea- Kohala, TMK: 6-7-001: portion of 25 and 6-7-002: portion of 17. GIFFIN: I would like to go on to our new business item. The applicant is Parker Ranch; they are here for SPP 10-108. This is a pre-hearing/status hearing and/or action meeting regarding the application for a special permit to allow for the establishment of light industrial and commercial office uses within the existing structures and the use of an existing rodeo/equestrian facility for special events, all of which are situated on a total of approximately 14.897 acres at the Parker Ranch headquarters and rodeo/equestrian facility complex in Waimea. Staff?Maija? COTTLE: Thank you very much. Good morning, everyone. GIFFIN: Good morning, Maija. th COTTLE: This item was continued from the December 15 hearing, and it was a continued contested case hearing. It’s my understanding that the applicant and the intervenor have come to some agreement. But I’d like to check with the applicant and the intervenor to see whether they are going to proceed with the contested case hearing or whether we can take action on this item. 1 EXHIBIT A