09-24-2012 SKCDP AC Minutes Final

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SOUTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES OF MEETING Held September 24, 2012 A regular meeting of the South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee was held on September 24, 2012. The meeting was called to order at 5:10 p.m. at the Waikoloa Village Association Community Room, 68-1792 Melia Street, Waikoloa Village, Hawaii, pursuant to notice. The following members of the Committee were present when the meeting was called to order: Mike Fischer John Hoover Robin Inaba Achahn Schulze Jojo Tanimoto Committee members Margaret Horwatt and Chris Roehrig were not in attendance. Also present were Project Manager Terry Dunlap from the Office of the Hawaii County Planning Department and members of the public. The Chairman called the meeting to order and noted that a quorum of the Committee was present. Members of the public were asked to submit a form if they wished to address the meeting. Margaret Wille requested a change in the draft of the minutes of the August meeting, stating that she had not used the phrase disrespectful campers. She also suggested that a community center for Kawaihae be proposed as an addition to the CIP budget. Robbie Robertson also requested a change in the minutes for the August meeting concerning his remarks, stating that he had not indicated that the authorities were not getting the job done and had not discussed forfeiture of any fee. He stated that camping is not allowed but nevertheless there are visitors to the area who camp overnight, and suggested that regulating the camping might provide a means of tracking who is responsible for any abuses of the environment at that location. Peter Hackstedde discussed the problem of the dumping of trash at night in the Puako area and felt the addition of a gate as contemplated in connection with the entrance to the state park would help to prevent that activity. The Committee then tabled consideration of the minutes of the meetings held on July 23, 2012, and August 27, 2012, after several members suggested language changes and the Chairman requested that they submit the suggested changes to him in writing to ensure the changes can be made accurately and efficiently. The members agreed to send the changes to the Chairman in writing before the October 2012 meeting so that the approval of the minutes for the July and August meetings could be considered at the October meeting. The Committee members next considered the Land Use Permit Activity Report that had 1