2014-01-21 Kailua Village Design Commission Minutes

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KAILUA VILLAGE DESIGN COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I MINUTES Meeting Date: January 21, 2014 Time: 5:15 p.m. Place: West Hawai‘i Civic Center nd Planning Department Conference Room – Building E, 2 Floor 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, 96740 CALL TO ORDER Commissioners Present: John Hetherington, Alvin Akina, Jr., Paul Bleck, Adam Broderson, Nancy Burns and Shane Kitchens Absent and Excused: Theresa Andreae, Fanny Au Hoy and Sammie Stanbro Deputy Corporation Counsel: Margaret Masunaga Planning Department: Bennett Mark, Keola Childs and Noriko Sauer Public: Debbie Baker and Ross Wilson, Jr. A quorum was present. Chair Hetherington called the meeting to order and the Commissioners introduced themselves. It was moved by Commissioner Burns and seconded by Commissioner Kitchens that approval of the minutes of the November 19, 2013, meeting be deferred to the end of the agenda. The motion was unanimously carried by a voice vote of all Commissioners present. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS The Chair called up Ms. Debbie Baker at this time, noting that even though the statement she was about to provide did not seem to be relating to any items on the agenda, he would allow it to the extent that she was requesting placement of her subject matter on the Commission’s future meeting agenda. Ms. Baker in her capacity as Executive Director of the Kailua Village Business Improvement District (KVBID) took the opportunity to apprise the Commission of their new project. She said that KVBID had just hired a lighting consultant through a request-for-proposal process to evaluate the existing lighting situation on Ali‘i Drive, particularly for pedestrians, and to come up with an improvement plan. She said that KVBID intended to present its plan to the Commission for review and input. NEW BUSINESS 1. Design review of a sign permit application for a proposed marquee sign for Kona Yogurt Company. Applicant: Ina Custom Signs. Land Owners: Pres-Kona Coast LP and Queen Lili‘uokalani Trust. TMK: 7-4-015:001. Located in the Kona Coast Shopping Center at 74-5586 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona, on the northwest corner of Queen Ka’ahumanu Hwy. and Palani Road. 1