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<br /> <br />William P. Kenoi Duane Kanuha <br />Director <br />Mayor <br /> <br />Joaquin Gamiao-Kunkel <br />Deputy Director <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br /> <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE <br /> <br />Aupuni Center  101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br />Phone (808) 961-8288  Fax (808) 961-8742 <br /> <br />Tuesday, May 10, 2016 <br />Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Chairperson Larry Brown called the Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP) Action Committee <br />(AC) to order at 3:05 p.m. in the Kea‘au Community Center. The following persons were present: <br /> <br />Action Committee: Frank Commendador, Farris Etterlee, Larry Brown, Leila Kealoha, Patti Pinto, and <br />Susan Osborne. Elmer Solis and June Conant were absent. <br /> <br /> <br />Staff: Hans Santiago – Puna CDP Project Manager and Keiko Mercado – Puna CDP Planning <br /> <br />Assistant. <br /> <br />Members of the public: 8 <br /> <br />ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: NONE <br />ANNOUNCEMENTS: <br />1. Larry announced that he would be absent from the September Action Committee meeting. <br />2. Hans reminded the Action Committee that any updates for the Annual Report should be sent as <br />soon as possible. <br />PUBLIC TESTIMONY: Two people signed up to testify. Both chose to testify at the time of the <br />agenda item. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES: <br />Patti moved to approve the minutes of the March 8, 2016 meeting as submitted. Second by Frank. The <br />motion to approve the minutes as submitted passed with 6 votes aye, 0 votes nay. <br />NEW BUSINESS: <br />1. Communication Nos. 2016-7 & 2016-13: Connectivity and Emergency Response <br />Subcommittee (CERS): <br />Public Testimony: <br />Councilman Danny Paleka shared what a pleasure it’s been working on/with the Ad hoc <br />committee. He informed the AC that an environmental assessment has been requested not only <br />for S. Lauko Street but also for Pszyk and S. Kopua Roads. Work has been completed on the <br />turn lane out of Kuauli Road. Because some of the CIPs that were earmarked for connectivity <br />will be lapsing, they have submitted an 11 million dollar CIP to cover all of the requests. It <br />Hawai‘i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Page 1 <br /> <br />