2017-01-23 South Kohala Community Development Plan Action Committee Minutes

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1 SOUTH KOHALA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE 2 aka HUI KULEANA O KOHALA HEMA 3 southkohalaactioncommittee@gmail.com 4 5 COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI 6 7 MINUTES 8 JANUARY 23, 2017 9 Call to order: 5:02 pm 10 Place: Waimea – Lilly Yoshimatsu Senior Center (Waimea Senior Center) 11 67-1199 Māmalahoa Highway 12 Kamuela, HI 96743 13 Roll Call: 14 1 Members present: John Mueller (Chair), Julia Ann Alos, Roger Harris, Josephine (Jojo) 15 Tanimoto, Joel Cohen, Mark S. Gordon and George (Robbie) Robertson. 16 2 Members absent/excused: Diane Kanealiʻi (Vice-Chair), and Eddie K. Akau 17 3 Planning Department: Deanne Bugado, Ellsworth Huliheʻe and Michael Yee 18 4 County of Hawai‘i – Nancy Pisicchio and Barbara Kossow 19 5 Public: James Hustace and David Tarnas 20 Chair Mueller welcomed the Planning Director Michael Yee, Deputy Managing Director Barbara 21 Kossow and Executive Assistant Nancy Pisicchio to the meeting. The Chair also asked that the 22 Committee members introduce themselves. 23 STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING ITEMS ON AGENDA 24 1. David Tarnas introduced himself and let the Action Committee know that he is working 25 on RB2 Investors Special Management Area Use Permit and Change of Zone 26 Applications (listed for information on the Agenda) 27 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 28 1. Minutes of the Meeting of November 28, 2016 – Committee member Cohen moved to 29 approve the minutes. Committee member Tanimoto seconded the motion. A voice vote 30 was taken and the motion passed unanimously. Committee member Tanimoto asked 31 that a notation be made to the record to state that she attended the November meeting. 32 BUSINESS OF COMMITTEE 33 1. Council Member Tim Richards (CD9) was not able to attend so this item was tabled. 34 2. Chair Mueller led the Action Committee in a discussion to identify activities, actions 35 and/or information that could be done/sought to justify having monthly meetings. 36 Requested that the CDP district representatives develop a list of wants and needs from 37 our respective community liaison group you represent and require that the group request 38 the AC to share the topic with the community. 39 a. Staff Deanne provided the Action Committee with a brief background of why the 40 meetings were changed to every other month. Then Planning Director Kanuha 41 wanted to encourage and empower the subcommittees/liaison groups in their 42 activities and plans while also allowing the staff some relief to deal with changes in 43 work assignments and responsibilities.