2014-03-20 Leeward Exh D (Amend GP Comprehensive Review Timeframe)

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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I HEARING TRANSCRIPT MARCH 20, 2014 PLANNING DIRECTOR INITIATED AMENDMENT A regularly advertised hearing on the TO CHAPTER 16, SECTION 16.1, PART (1) OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I GENERAL PLAN was called to order at 10:23 a.m. in the West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Community Center, Building G, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i, with Chair Geraldine Giffin presiding. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Geraldine Giffin, Brandi Beaudet, Thomas Hickcox, Barbara Nobriga and Thomas Whittemore ABSENT AND EXCUSED: Richard Nelson, III ALSO PRESENT: Duane Kanuha (Planning Director), Margaret Masunaga (Deputy Corporation Counsel), Jeff Darrow (Planner), Maija Cottle (Planner), Ron Whitmore (Planner), Bethany Morrison (Planner) and Noriko Sauer (Commission Secretary) And one person from the public in attendance. INITIATOR: PLANNING DIRECTOR Amendment to Chapter 16 “Amendment Procedures”, Section 16.1 “Comprehensive Review,” part (1) of the County of Hawai‘i General Plan (2005 Edition, as amended) in order to allow for the comprehensive review of the General Plan to be initiated 10 years after adoption of the previous comprehensive amendments, rather than the submittal of the comprehensive amendments to the County Council within that same time frame. GIFFIN: Commissioners, we are now on Agenda Item No. 4. The initiator, like the other two, is our Planning Director. Agenda Item No. 4 is an amendment, a proposed amendment, to Chapter 16, the Amendment Procedures, Section 16.1 Comprehensive Review, part (1) of the County of Hawai‘i General Plan, 2005 Edition, as amended, in order to review, I’m sorry, in order to allow for the comprehensive review of the General Plan to be initiated ten years after the adoption of the previous comprehensive amendment, rather than the submittal of the comprehensive amendments to the County Council within that same timeframe. Bethany? MORRISON: Good morning, Commissioners. My name is Bethany Morrison. I’m a long range planner in the Long Range Division in the Planning Department. And also with me today is Ron Whitmore, another long range planner, and we’ve been working on this project. I just, in addition to the background and recommendation that you’ve been provided, in addition to that narrative, just have a brief presentation to go over what the proposed amendment is and what that means for us. GIFFIN: Thank you. MORRISON: Okay? So the proposed amendment is to Chapter 16 of the General Plan, and this is a Planning Director initiated interim amendment. The General Plan, I’m sure you are familiar with, 1 EXHIBIT D