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William P. Kenoi Mayor County of Hawaii PLANNING DEPARTMENT Duane Kanuha Director Joaquin Gamiao-Kunkel Deputy Director 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, September 13, 2016 Meeting Minutes CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Larry Brown 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: June Conant, Larry Brown, Leila Kealoha, Patti Pinto, and Susan Osborne. Elmer Solis, Frank Commendador, and Farris Etterlee were absent. Staff. Hans Santiago — Puna CDP Project Manager and Keiko Mercado — Puna CDP Planning Assistant. Members of the public: 9 ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA: NONE ANNOUNCEMENTS: 1. Hans provided the Action Committee with an update from Tiffany Kai, Mass Transit Administrator. MTA met with the consultant for the Mass Transit Masterplan on September 6th and several consultants experienced a bus ride on a Hele-On bus. They are currently working on their public engagement plan, which is expected to begin in January 2017. PUBLIC TESTIMONY: None APPROVAL OF MINUTES: June moved to approve the minutes of the July 12, 2016 meeting as submitted. Second by Susan. The motion to approve the minutes as submitted passed with S votes aye and 0 votes nay. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Update on the Puna Regional Library: Stacey Aldrich, Hawai'i State Librarian, provided the AC with a brief update on the project to build a new library in the Puna region. She was joined by Keith Fujio (Special Assistant to the State Librarian), Joseph Earing (Project Manager, Section Head - Planning Branch), and Senator Russell Ruderman. Based on research and input from focus groups, it became obvious that one regional library would not be sufficient for the district. Due to the size of the district, the communities of Puna would be better served by two libraries. Right now about 28 sites throughout the region are being culled down to 6 sites. Once narrowed down, the consultant (Group 70) will do a more in depth analysis to determine the viability of each site. Action Committee members were invited to comment on the current site locations and provide additional sites they feel are possibilities. Lava zone 1 and sites less than 2 acres will be taken Hawai `i County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer Page I