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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 Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street,Suite 3 • Hilo,Hawaii 96720 Phone(808)961-8288 • Fax(808)961-8742 Tuesday, October 14, 2014 DRAFT Meeting Minutes CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Patti Pinto called the Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP) Action Committee (AC) to order at 3:01 p.m. in the Kea'au Community Center. The following persons were present: Action Committee: Sharon Daun, Elmer Solis, Leila Kealoha, Patti Pinto, Susan Osborne, June Conant, Farris Etterlee, Oshi Simsarian and Rene Siracusa. Staff. Larry Brown—PCDP Planner, Hans Santiago— my Planner and Keiko ercado—PCDP Planning Assistant. Members of the public: 8 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: None ANNOUNCEMENTS: The November Action Committee Meetin scheduled for November I8th due to the 11th being Veteran's Day, a State and County holiday. PUBLIC TESTIMONY: Seven people signed up to testify, four chose to testify at the start of the meeting and three chose to defer their testimony until their agenda items came up for consideration by the AC. 1. Stephanie Bath testified first on agenda item 1 under Unfinished Business, Communication No. 2014-63, the Draft Grubbing and Grading bill. She urged action be taken on this long neglected focus of the PCDP. Second to the transportation issues, protecting the natural treasures of Puna was forefront in the discussion when the PCDP was being created. The enforcement of grubbing and grading policies is an extremely important issue. Second, Stephanie testified on agenda item 4, Communication No. 2014-68, and urged the AC to accept and send the letter drafted to Mass Transit regarding the implementation of a Hub and Spoke system for Puna. With the impeding lava flow it will be critical to have a looping system in place. Third, Stephanie testified on agenda item 5 (Budget Subcommittee). She encouraged the funding for Mass Transit and the eradication of Albizia Trees. Lastly, Stephanie testified on agenda i m 1, stating that she strongly suggests that communication begin with W.H. Shipman d in an attempt to begin a discussion about opening up the Shipman side of Railroad Ave. 2. Toby Hazel tests on agenda item 10 (Impact of the Lava) and expressed her frustration over the attempted r oval of the Monkey Pod trees at the Senior Center in Pahoa. Toby says that she is tired of the imposition of the County and she would like this issue to be discussed more thoroughly. Hawai`i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer