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<br />LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I <br />MINUTES <br />AUGUST 27, 2010 <br />The Leeward Planning Commission met at 8:43 a.m. at the King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach <br />Hotel for a site visitation scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on Meridith Kailua-Kona, LLC’s property <br />rd <br />(Applicant: William C. Foulk) in Hlualoa 3, North Kona, Hawai‘i, with Chairman Frederic <br />Housel presiding. <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Frederic Housel, Brandi Beaudet, Lani Bowman, Geraldine <br />Giffin, Thomas Hickcox, Richard Nelson, and Wayne Iokepa (joined at the site at 9:00 a.m.) <br />STAFF PRESENT: Brandon Gonzalez (Deputy Corporation Counsel), Margaret Masunaga <br />(Deputy Planning Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Jeff Darrow (Staff <br />Planner) and Maija Cottle (Staff Planner) <br />Hmsgdo`qjhmfknsnesgdJhmfJ`ldg`ldg`lrKona Beach Hotel, Mr. Gonzalez briefed the <br />Commissioners about the site visitation procedure, emphasizing that the reason for carpool was <br />because parking was very limited at the site, and that the Commissioners were not to discuss <br />any board business during the drive. <br />The Commissioners arrived at the site a few minutes before 9:00 a.m. and were met by the <br />parties to this contested case and approximately 15 people from the public. <br />PARTIES PRESENT: William Foulk (Applicant), Thomas Yeh (Applicant’s attorney), Peter <br />Olson representing Martin H. Crumrine Family Trust (Intervenor), Ali Ghalamfarsa (Intervenor), <br />BJ Leithead Todd (Planning Director) and Amy Self (Counsel to the Planning Director). <br />SITE VISITATION <br />Property owned by Meridith Kailua-Kona, LLC, related to Special Management Area Use <br />Permit application (SMA-10-41/ Applicant: William C. Foulk) to allow the construction of a <br />16-unit, 4-story condominium building and related improvements. The property is located on <br />sgdmnqsgvdrs'l`j`h(rhcdne@khkhCqhud`mcnmsgdmnqsgrhcdlualoa Bay, Hlualoa 3 rd, <br />MnqsgJnm`+G`v`hkh+ TMK: 7-7-4:25. <br />At 9:00 a.m. in the driveway area of the subject property, Ms. Cottle distributed copies of a <br />site map to the Commissioners and the parties. The Chair called the site visitation meeting to <br />order, and introduced the Commissioners and staff. He went over the procedure to be <br />followed, which included that only the Commissioners were allowed to ask questions, if <br />necessary, that only matters that were recordedaxsgdrs`eelrg`mc,gdkcqdbnqcdq`mcmnsdr <br />would be made part of the official minutes, and that no public testimony would be taken during <br />1 <br /> <br />