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<br />SOUTH KOHALA <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN <br />ACTION COMMITTEE <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES OF MEETING <br />Held April 25, 2011 <br /> <br />A regular meeting of the South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee <br />was held on April 25, 2011. The meeting was called to order by the Chairman, Mike Fischer, at <br />5:10 p.m. at the Waikoloa Village Association conference room, 68-1792 Melia Street, Waikoloa <br />Village, Hawaii, pursuant to notice. <br /> <br />The following members of the Committee were present when the meeting was called to <br />order: <br />Nancy Alvord <br />Loreli Eberhardt <br />Mike Fischer <br />John Hoover <br />Chris Roehrig <br />Project Manager Rosalind Newlon also was in attendance. Committee member Margaret Horwatt, <br />Robin Inaba and Achahn Schulze were not in attendance. <br /> <br />The Chairman called the meeting to order and announced that Leonard Librizzi had resigned <br />from his position on the Action Committee. The Chairman expressed his appreciation for the <br />service rendered by Leonard. It was then noted that a quorum of the Committee was present at the <br />meeting, and noted that Recorder Judith Graham was not present. <br /> <br />There were no statements from members of the public concerning items on the meeting <br />agenda. <br /> <br />Upon motion duly made and seconded, the Committee then approved the minutes of the <br />regular meeting of the Committee held on March 28, 2011, in the form distributed to the members <br />in advance of the meeting. <br /> <br />The Chairman then introduced Amy G. Self, attorney in the Office of the Corporation <br />Counsel, County of Hawaii, who presented Sarah Moon and Wilma Matsumura, members of the <br />Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission. Ms. Moon and Ms. <br />Matsumura discussed the role of the Commission and advised the Action Committee concerning the <br />process for proposing the acquisition of land by the County for the purposes of the Commission. In <br />response to an inquiry, the Commissioners emphasized that the land owner must be a willing seller <br />if the land is to be proposed for acquisition by the County. Other important factors to be considered <br />are whether there is a community group available to manage and maintain the property and whether <br />matching funds are available to fund the acquisition. Inclusion of the tax map key number for the <br />land in question also is essential for any proposed acquisition. Examples of the purposes for which <br />land might be acquired by the County include public recreation and outdoor activities, preservation <br /> <br />