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<br /> <br /> <br />William P. Kenoi Duane Kanuha <br /> <br />Director <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Bobby Command <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br /> <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br />PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE <br /> <br />Aupuni Center 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br /> <br />Phone (808) 961-8288 Fax (808) 961-8742 <br /> <br />Tuesday, November 18, 2014 <br />Meeting Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Chairperson Patti Pinto called the Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP) Action Committee <br />' <br />(AC) to order at 3:00 p.m. in the Keaau Community Center. The following persons were present: <br /> <br />Action Committee: Sharon Daun, Elmer Solis, Leila Kealoha, Patti Pinto, June Conant, Farris Etterlee <br />and René Siracusa. Oshi Simsarian and Susan Osborne were absent. <br /> <br />Staff: Larry Brown and Hans Santiago – PCDP Planners and Keiko Mercado – PCDP Planning <br /> <br />Assistant. <br /> <br /> <br />Members of the public: 2 <br /> <br />ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: <br /> <br /> <br />1.Patti suggested adding to the agenda, the composition of a letter addressed to newly elected <br />Council Person Danny Paleka, inviting him to future AC meetings. <br /> <br />ANNOUNCEMENTS: <br /> None <br /> <br />PUBLIC TESTIMONY: <br /> One person signed up to testify and chose to defer their testimony until <br />their agenda items came up for consideration by the AC. <br /> <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES: <br />Elmer moved to approve the minutes of the October 14, 2014 meeting as submitted. Second by June. <br />The motion to approve the minutes as submitted passed with 7 votes aye, 0 votes nay. <br /> <br />NEW BUSINESS: <br /> <br />1.Connectivity and Emergency Response Subcommittee (CERS) Report: <br /> Marlene Hapai <br />reported on the activities of the CER Subcommittee since their last written report to the Action <br />Committee. After the October 14 AC meeting a response letter was sent to the Seaview <br />Community from the CERS via the AC addressing concerns. The Seaview Community <br />responded to the CERS letter via email and an additional response letter will be drafted by the <br />th <br />CERS in time for the next AC meeting on December 9to address concerns outlined in the <br />email. The CERS continues to work on compiling suggested connectivity locations and <br />continues to receive input from communities. <br /> <br /> <br />2.Subcommittee Guidelines: <br /> Larry reminded the Action Committee of the minimal operational <br />protocols that subcommittees should be following to be in compliance with the Sunshine Law. <br />Although the question that started this conversation was articulated by Sharon regarding a <br /> <br />Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br /> <br /> <br />