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<br /> <br />Kona Community Development Plan Action Committee <br />1 <br />‘ <br />County of Hawaii <br />2 <br />MINUTES <br />3 <br />Meeting Date: December 14, 2011 <br />4 <br />Call to Order: 2:04 pm <br />5 <br />Place: Kona Planning Department Conference Room <br />6 <br />West Hawai‘i Civic Center <br />7 <br />nd <br />‘ <br />County of Hawaii Planning Department, Bldg E, 2 Floor <br />8 <br />74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway <br />9 <br />‘ <br />Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740 <br />10 <br />Roll Call: <br />11 <br /> <br />1Members Present: Maralyn (Marni) Herkes, Matthew (Matt) Binder, Robert (Bob) <br />12 <br />Ward, Janice Palma-Glennie, Bo Kahui <br />13 <br /> <br />2Absent/Excused;, Ken Melrose, Fritz Harris-Glade <br />14 <br /> <br />3Planning Department: Deanne Bugado <br />15 <br /> <br />4Public in attendance: Peter Young (left at 3:52), Harold Murata, Mark Tavalino <br />16 <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA <br />17 <br />None <br />18 <br />ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS <br />19 <br />Election of the Vice-Chair for the Committee – Marni Herkes nominated Bob Ward and Bo Kahui <br />20 <br />seconded. With no other nominations the vote was taken. Unanimous approval received <br />21 <br />Minutes of the Meeting of October 26, 2011 were circulated. Marni Herkes motioned to approve <br />22 <br />and Bo Kahui seconded. Unanimous approval given. <br />23 <br />th <br />The Committee confirmed that the fourth (4) Wednesday of the Month still was the best time for <br />24 <br />the meetings. Staff informed the Committee that starting with the February 2012 meeting that the <br />25 <br />monthly meetings would be reinstated. <br />26 <br />BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE <br />27 <br />1. Open Space Network. <br /> <br />28 <br />The Committee requested a update on the Letter of Interest for the United States <br />29 <br />Environmental Protection Agency’s Smart Growth Implementation Assistance Program for <br />30 <br />development of the Kona Open Space Network Plan. Staff confirmed that the letter was <br />31 <br />submitted to the EPA but that any notice would not be received until the new year. <br />32 <br />The Committee discussed alternative funding sources to initiate the Open Space Network Plan <br />33 <br />development. Private Funding Sources, Funds from the 2004-A Bond, Fair Share <br />34 <br />Improvements, CIP <br />35 <br />At 2:33 p.m. there was a break in the meeting due to Fire Drill Exercise at the WHCC <br />36 <br />Page 1 of 5 <br /> <br />