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William P. Kenoi <br />Mayor <br />County of Hawaii <br />PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br />Duane Kanuha <br />Director <br />Joaquin Gamiao-Kunkel <br />Deputy Director <br />PUNA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE <br />Aupuni Center • 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 • Hilo, Hawaii 96720 <br />Phone (808) 961-8288 • Fax (808) 961-8742 <br />Tuesday, September 13, 2016 <br />DRAFT Meeting Minutes <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Chairperson Larry Brown called the Puna Community Development Plan (Ac* Action Committee <br />(AC) to order at 3:01 p.m. in the Kea`au Community Center. The following persons were present: <br />Action Committee: June Conant, Larry Brown, Leila Kealoha, P ' Pinto', <br />Solis, Frank Commendador, and Farris Etterlee were absent. <br />Staff. Hans Santiago — Puna CDP Project Manager <br />Assistant. <br />Members of the public: 9 <br />ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: NONE <br />Puna <br />Osborne. Elmer <br />ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1W <br />1. Hans provided the Action Committe with an update from Tiffany Kai, Mass Transit <br />Administrator. MTA met with the consultant for the Mass Transit Masterplan on September 6t' <br />and several consultants experienced a bus ride on a Hele-On bus. They are currently working <br />on their public engage t plan, which is expected to begin in January 2017. <br />PUBLIC TESTIMONY: None <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES: <br />June moved to approve the minutes of the July 12, 2016 meeting as submitted. Second by Susan. The <br />motion to approve the minutesbml, d assed with 5 votes aye and 0 votes nay. <br />NEW BUSINESS: <br />1. Update on the Puna Regio Library: <br />Stacey Aldrich, Hawai'i State Librarian, provided the AC with a brief update on the project to <br />build a new library in the Puna region. She was joined by Keith Fujio (Special Assistant to the <br />State Librarian), Joseph Earing (Project Manager, Section Head - Planning Branch), and <br />Senator R4rell Ruderman. Based on research and input from focus groups, it became obvious <br />that one regional library would not be sufficient for the district. Due to the size of the district, <br />the communities of Puna would be better served by two libraries. Right now about 28 sites <br />throughout the region are being culled down to 6 sites. Once narrowed down, the consultant <br />(Group 70) will do a more in depth analysis to determine the viability of each site. Action <br />Committee members were invited to comment on the current site locations and provide <br />additional sites they feel are possibilities. Lava zone 1 and sites less than 2 acres will be taken <br />Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Page I <br />