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NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE MINUTES MEETING DATE January 9, 2012 TIME 4:37 pm PLACE Kohala Senior Center, Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaau, Hawaii 96755 ATTENDANCE 1. Members Present: Joe Carvalho, Hermann Fernandez, Susan Fischer, Ron Friman, Giovanna Gherardi, Collin Kaholo, 2. Members absent: Marlene Ching and Bob Martin 3. Public Attendance: John Winter, Sam Dean, Arden Dean, Jesse Wells, Toni Withington, Linda Wallach, Margaret Wille, Maydean Bowman STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC: Margaret Wille has attended meetings regarding the proposed military operations at Upolu Airport and Waimea Airport and tapes of these meetings are available on her blog at Margaret Wille.com. She announced that she is running for County Council for District 9 to replace Pete Hoffmann and believes that the CDP process is very important and she is supportive of it. Regarding the shoreline issue, the County Council does not have a say because it is a state issue though we need to look at working together on this and other issues. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS: Minutes of the December 12, 2011 meeting, Motion for approval was made by Collin Kaholo and seconded by Giovanna Gherardi and unanimously approved. NEW BUSINESS: 1. UPDATE ON ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS FOR UPOLU AIRPORT Various groups are working of the issues defining the pros and cons to the military using the airport for helicopter training. Committee members stated that the report was poorly written, contained outdated information, did not address the cultural sites located in the area and did not include any input from the public. It was moved by Giovanna Gherardi and seconded by Susan Fischer that Joe Carvalho would draft a letter that would go to the military. The motion passed unanimously. 2. USE OF LARGE LIGHTED SIGNS FOR DISTRIBUTING IMPORTANT INFORMATION Ron Friman gave a detailed report on his research into lighted signs. He referred to strategy 4.4, page 77 of the CDP which states that one of the best communication tools for responding to emergencies would be to have a large lighted sign to post important information. The plan suggested that an ideal location for the lighted sign would be at the Kohala High School. Ron questioned how large could the sign be. Some people were concerned that the sign could be a distraction and also be subjected to vandalism. Ron would like to contact community organizations to solicit their support and input. Joe will provide him with a list of the groups and contact 1