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<br />PLANNING COMMISSION <br />COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I <br /> <br />HEARING TRANSCRIPT <br />OCTOBER 4, 2012 <br /> <br />A discussion on the PLANNING DIRECTOR’S PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO PLANNING <br />COMMISSION RULE NO. 12, COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON DOMINIC YAGONG’S AUGUST 2, <br />2012 LETTER AND COUNCILMAN FRED BLASS’S AUGUST 8, 2012 LETTER RELATING TO <br />THE GEOTHERMAL ASSET FUND was held at 4:20 p.m. in the County of Hawai‘i Aupuni Center <br />Conference Room, 101 Pauahi Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i, with Chairman Dean Au presiding. <br /> <br />COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Dean Au, Ronald Gonzales, Raylene Moses, and Stephen Ono <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Ivan Torigoe (Deputy Corporation Counsel), B. J. Leithead Todd (Planning <br />Director), Daryn Arai (Planning Program Manager), Phyllis Fujimoto (Staff Planner), Maija Cottle <br />(Staff Planner), Jeff Darrow (Staff Planner), and Sharon Nomura (Secretary) <br /> <br />ABSTAINED: Wallace Ishibashi <br /> <br />And approximately 7 people from the public in attendance. <br /> <br />INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR <br /> Discussion of possible amendments to Planning Commission Rule No. 12 regarding the Geothermal <br />Asset Fund relating to procedures and guidelines for the processing of proposed community approved <br />geothermal impact mitigation projects within the District of Puna. <br /> <br />Discussion regarding letter dated August 2, 2012 from Council Chairperson Dominic Yagong to <br />Windward Planning Commission Chairperson Zendo Kern requesting information on the process for <br />requesting use of the Geothermal Asset Fund to fund a health study as a community approved <br />mitigation project for the Puna community to address the alleviation or attenuation of direct <br />detrimental effects of geothermal operations permitted under Geothermal Resources Permit No. 2. <br /> <br />Discussion regarding letter dated August 8, 2012 from Councilperson Fred Blas to Windward Planning <br />Commission Chairperson Zendo Kern requesting information on procedures for requesting use of the <br />Geothermal Asset Fund to fund a health study for Puna to determine the possible negative impacts of <br />geothermal power producing activities at the Puna Geothermal Venture Plant. <br /> <br />AU: No. 7, Initiator: Planning Director. Discussion of possible amendments to Planning Commission <br />Rule No. 12. It has been a while, it has four months, we put it aside. And Mr. Melrose has come every <br />meeting since then. So, Mr.Melrose, we will see it. Are you signed up to testify? Is anybody signed <br />up to testify? <br /> <br />PETRICCI: I signed up to testify. <br /> <br />AU: Okay, okay. Thank you. <br /> 1 <br /> EXHIBIT D <br /> <br /> <br />