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NORTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE MINUTES MEETING DATE June 14, 2010 TIME 4:30 pm PLACE Kohala Senior Center, Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaau, Hawaii 96755 ATTENDANCE 1. Members Present: Joe Carvalho, Marlene Ching, Hermann Fernandez, Susan Fischer. Ron Friman, Giovanna Gherardi, Collin Kaholo, Bob Martin 2. Member absent/excused: Richard Liebmann 3. Planning Department: Allen Salavea 4. Guests: Pete Hoffmann, County Councilman 3. Public Attendance: Lynda Wallach-Kohala Mountain News, Joel Anderson, Toni Withington, Andi Longpre, Alan Axelrod, Pat Ching, Sarah Pule-Fujii, Sophie Schweitzer, Jessie Wells, Lesley Patton, APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Minutes of May 10, 2010 meeting approved. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC - none PRESENTATION – Pete Hoffmann provided an overview of the Capital Improvement Project Budget Development Process. The CIP budget (Bill 212) is completely separate from the Operating Budget (Bill 211). The CIP is a wish list that each District identifies projects they want to see done. It provides a yearly snapshot of projects, items can remain on the list for 6 years and allocated monies are good for 3 years. It can cover many infrastructure needs; such as, purchasing land, improving or building new buildings and major renovations of roads and bridges. It does not include general maintenance or repair. There are usually 30 projects with about 140 million dollars allocated for completion within a one to two year timeframe. It provides the county with a realistic picture of the projects needed throughout the island. These projects are funded though 1. General Obligation Bonds 2. Direct Federal Subsidies 3. Fair Costs from Developers 4. Federal – HUD funds Pete emphasized the importance of establishing impact fees which would help us with a fair share costs from developers. The monies allocated are capped at a level where only 10 – 11% of the general budget (with a limit of 15%) is allocated to cover the debt retirement and interest. Our current limit could be increased to 12%. Our General Obligation Bonds are double and triple rated. The projects are prioritized by the County Council, the Mayor and/or Administration. It is critical that we, the Action Committee, identify our projects (we are the initiators) and submit them to Pete, who will lobby for us. He recommends we work with the appropriate county department heads as we define our projects. Action: Bob will obtain copy of Bill 212 and send out to Action Committee.