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JNZY OF h,� William P.Kenoi �:•'�� '.ol Duane Kanuha Mayor Director Bobby Command f•• N�M >e oF'N►�' Deputy Director County of Hawaii PLANNING DEPARTMENT PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE Volcano Village Center Plan Subcommittee Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street,Suite 3 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720 Phone(808)961-8288 • Fax(808)961-8742 May 13, 2014 William P. Kenoi, Mayor County of Hawaii 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Aloha Mayor Kenoi, Subject: Funding for Consultant to Prepare the Volcano Village Center Plan The Volcano Long Range Planning Subcommittee of the Puna Community Development Plan Action Committee, in conjunction with The Volcano Community Association (VCA), is requesting allotment of the $100,000 included in the FY 2013-14 CIP budget in order to hire a planning consultant for the preparation of our Volcano village center plan suitable for adoption by ordinance. To that end we request that you consider identifying other CIP allotments for projects that may not be ready for implementation and/or general funds that could be re-directed to fund the Volcano village center plan. At the very least we hope you will include our project in your next bond authorization request. Over the past two years the VCA has engaged in a process of updating and revising the 2007 Volcano 20-20 Plan that has resulted in identifying a community vision, goals, objectives and actions that enjoy broad support within the Volcano community. However, we now require professional guidance in translating the work of the community volunteers engaged in this planning effort over the past 29 years into a working plan with guidelines and standards as may be appropriate to define how growth and development in the Volcano planning area shall occur. We understand that Planning Department staffing is currently insufficient to assume the task of preparing our plan in-house. However, with extensive community assistance we believe that the Planning Department would be able to manage the project with a planning consultant onboard. We believe that our current draft plan will provide exceptional guidance for a professional planner to ensure all elements are in alignment with County and State laws, regulations and plans, and that it is properly linked with the PCDP. Realistic funding sources and strategies need to be identified for implementation of our action proposals, that the maps are displayed professionally, and that it is presented in a professional and coherent manner. Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer