HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-07-22 Open Space Commission Agenda Posted COUNTY OF KAUAI
PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, & NATURAL RESOURCES -
PRESERVATION FUND COMMISSION
July 22, 2010
1:00pm —4:30pm RECEIVED
Lihue Civic Center, Moikeha Building
Meeting Room 2A-2B
4444 Rice Street, Lihue, Kauai, Hawai'i 10 JUL 15 ADO :03
AGENDA O,rl"ICEO.I
THE COUNTY CL'EPK
COUNTY OF KAUAI
I. Call to Order
11. Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of Meeting Minutes — Regular meeting minutes of 6/24110 and
7/08/10, and executive session minutes of 5/27110 and 6/24110.
IV, Announcements
V. Unfinished Business (For Action)
A. Status of filling of vacant Commissioner positions.
B. Update and discussion of the Commission's work plan/timeline of events
and activities through 2010, to include future Commission education topics
and scope and timing of facilitated review of the Commission's vision,
goals, direction, priorities, processes, and proposals.
C. Review and discussion on 3/11110 North shore field trip.
D. Review of opinions from the County Attorney's Office pertaining to the
authority, duties, and proposals of the Commission.
Executive Session: Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Sections 92-4
and 92-5(a)(4), the purpose of this executive session is to consult with the
County's legal counsel on questions and issues relating to the above item.
This consultation involves consideration of the Commission's powers,
duties, privileges, immunities, and/or liabilities with regard to this agenda
item.
E. Update and discussion of the 2010 public input process pursuant to
Ordinance No. 812 for developing an annual list of priority projects to be
reported (2010 Report) to the Kaua'i County Council and the Mayor.
VI. New Business (For Action)
A. Public testimony on annual survey.
B. Appointment of members to the Commission's investigative team regarding
Open Space Plan.
VII. Commission Education
A. Briefing and discussion from Kaua'i Visitors Bureau regarding the visitor
industry and impacts on public access, open space, & natural resource
areas.
Vlli. Next Meeting Date and Agenda Topics for Discussion
IX. Adjournment
EXECUTIVE SESSION: The Commission may go into an executive session on an agenda item for
one of the permitted purposes listed in section 92-5(a), HRS, without noticing the executive session
on the agenda where the executive session was not anticipated in advance. Haw. Rev. Stat. §92-
7(x). The executive session may only be held, however, upon an affirmative vote of two-thirds of
the members present,which must also be the majority of the members to which the board is
entitled. Haw. Rev. Stat. § 92-4. The reason for holding the executive session shall be publicly
announced.
NOTE: Special accommodations and sign language interpreters are available upon request five(5)
days prior to the meeting date to the County Planning Department, 4444 Rice Street, Suite A473,
Lihue, Hawaii 96766, telephone 241-4050.
COUNTY OF KAUAI
PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, & NATURAL RESOURCES
PRESERVATION FUND COMMISSION
Lihue Civic Center, Pi'ikoi Building, Conference Room B
MINUTES
A regular meeting of the County of Kauai Public Access, Open Space & Natural
Resources Preservation Fund Commission of the County of Kaua'i was held on
June 24, 2010, in the Lihue Civic Center, Pi'ikoi Building Conference Room B.
The following Commissioners were present: Jean Souza, Chairperson, Tessie
Kinnaman, Vice Chairperson, Beryl Blaich, Linda Dela Cruz, and Johanna
Ventura.
The following Commissioners were absent: Eugene Punzai, and three (3)
vacancies.
The following staff members were present: Nani Sadora, Duke Nakamatsu, and
Deputy County Attorney Michael Dahilig.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Souza called the meeting to order at 1:15 p.m. She introduced interns
Lauren Esaki, Beth Wiley, and Richard Brockmeyer who were observing the
meeting.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Chair Souza stated that the Planning Department requested that the Commission
take new business item A, update by the Planning Department on the Koloa-
Po'ipu development plan first.
There were no objections by the Commission.
MOTION:
It was moved by Johanna Ventura and seconded by Beryl Blaich to
approve the agenda as amended.
All were in favor bE unanimous voice vote— motion passed.
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NEW BUSINESS
Update by Planning Department on Koloa-Po'ipu Development Plan.
Long Range Planner Marie Williams presented a PowerPoint update on the
Koloa-Po'ipu development plan. She said they are hoping that it will be a
condensed project to be completed within a year. She said they are compiling a
Mayor-appointed Citizens Advisory Group and they anticipate the first meeting in
August followed by the public kickoff, workshops, and monthly meetings
commencing in the Fall. She said the purpose of the plan would be to update the
existing plan, implement the General Plan update 2000, and address new issues
related to growth and development. She said the goals of and recommendations
for open space and public access issues during the last update in 1980 were to
develop a plan for public access to coastal and mauka areas where private
properties block such access, acquire coastal areas for public use, encourage
development of mauka lands to provide alternate access to Spouting Horn Park,
and acquire oceanfront properties makai of Lawa`i Beach Road. She said open
space and public access issues related to the 200 General plan were
Mahaulepu, East-West highway transportation, wastewater disposal, Koloa-
Po'ipu commercial development, proposed residential development, traffic
circulation in Kalaheo, and pedestrian/bicycle paths. She said they will be
reviewing those issues as well as gathering new public input.
Commissioner Ventura questioned if the County is soliciting volunteers for the
Citizens Advisory Committee.
Ms. Williams stated that the consultant requested limiting the CAC to 12 people.
She said that because there will be a very intense public process, they wanted
the CAC to consist of the different stakeholder groups such as Malama
Mahaulepu, the Koloa Community Association, and the Po'ipu Beach Resort
Association.
Commissioner Ventura questioned if the CAC will continue to convene
throughout the public input process.
Ms. Williams stated that the CAC will be put together for the duration of the
planning process and dispensed once the plan is adopted.
Commissioner Ventura questioned what some of the possible outcomes would
be and if lands could be re-zoned during the process.
Ms. Williams stated that generally it is supposed to refine the General Plan. She
said it can amend the General Plan, identify specific projects, and can re-zone.
Commissioner Kinnaman questioned if the plan would have to be approved by
the Council.
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Ms. Williams stated that all development plans are adopted by Ordinance into the
zoning Ordinance. She said it is a two tier process involving the Planning
Commission then the County Council for final approval.
Commissioner Kinnaman questioned if the present development plan would be
used as a guideline for the new plan.
Ms. Williams stated that it is different from a modern development plan in that it
doesn't provide much direction, but they are doing their best to ensure the
current plan is looked at thoroughly.
Chair Souza noted that there seems to be a lot of vacant developable land but
the population increase doesn't seem to be that much.
Ms. Williams stated that the projection was based on what has happened
historically and not necessarily looking at a build out. She stated that they will
also be looking at a build out analysis. She stated that compared with Kapa`a,
the Koloa district is growing at a moderate rate.
Chair Souza stated that the Commission goes through an annual process to
identify sites to recommend to the Council for acquisition or entitlement using the
Open Space fund. She said they have become familiar with the resources and
what some of the needs are. She said there have been some issues that have
come up consistently in this area.
Commissioner Ventura stated that she was surprised to hear that the area has
experienced modest growth. She stated that she has heard that the Po'ipu area
is in a development explosion and that it is probably not a best measure to use
residential population because at one point there was seven developments at
once and there were rumors of social justice issues. She stated that if they are
going to measure growth for a resort district, she would like to see something that
represents more than just residential growth.
Ms. Williams stated that she is currently working on a profile now, and just
finished the demographics which only looks at resident population, but she
agreed that the Po`ipu area probably has the most housing units.
Chair Souza requested that subsequent presentations include not only resident
population but also visitor population and growth.
Chair Souza stated that aside from Mahaulepu, most of the coastal area has
been developed. She stated there is a lot of pressure related to public access
and natural resources. She said it seems that even if there are current access
ways, they are not adequately policed where hotel employees are parking in
public access areas and there is no other place to park. She said as more
development comes online for residential or resort, there will be added stress
and some of those areas would need to be expanded. She said that even
though the fund has been inadequate to purchase Mahaulepu, it has always
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been a high priority for natural resource and cultural preservation. She stated
that they have also been interested in the area mauka of the highway in Kalaheo
on A&B and State lands. She said the Alexander Dam area has been a long
time hunting area and the DLNR manages some of the area. She said the DLNR
prefers one or two.ways for hunters, but the Commission also views the whole
area as a forest recreational and trail area. She said with the tendency of
Agricultural developments to be gated communities rather than true Ag
development, they don't want hunters or locals traversing the area for access to
the mountain. She said the mauka area is something that the Commission has
been looking at. She noted that some of these larger issues are pushed to the
side in favor of smaller doable projects, but she hopes that the task group
working on the long range plan can address some of the larger issues. She said
there are problematic public access areas at Sheraton and Kiahuna, where there
is also inadequate parking. She said another priority site would be the former
Hoban property where there is currently a County owned drainage easement
from the road to the shoreline and the Commission has been trying to acquire
that easement for public access. She said the property has been fenced, but
used to be accessible to the public.
Commissioner Blaich stated that the Commission also feels that the Nukumoi
parcel is a wonderful access and educational experience for the Kaneiolouma
Heiau. She said that one of the largest issues in Koloa is recognition that it was
archaeologically rich and how disrupted it's been. She stated that one of the
principles of development there is how you develop sensitively to what's left.
She said the Commission talks about preservation of important views because
sometimes it's not what you can acquire but finding a way not to degrade the
area. Regarding the 1980 recommendation of acquiring oceanfront properties
mauki of Lawa`i Beach Road, she said that the goal was set prior to the two
hurricanes when all of the homes were obliterated but they got built back. She
stated that the plan should consider alternatives should it happen again.
Chair Souza stated that areas like the Sheraton were damaged in the hurricanes
and allowed to be rebuilt bigger. She questioned why we can't look at the Hilo
model where the core commercial district was damaged, then kept as open
space and rebuilt behind the buffer. She suggested that if areas are damaged
they should consider whether they should be allowed to rebuild.
Ms. Williams summarized that there will be a functioning website that will have an
in-depth community profile and will go much into the growth and what is
happening. She invited the Commissioners to attend the focus workshops and
perhaps do a presentation to the CAC on the issues they have expressed.
Commissioner Ventura stated that Appendix D of the Commission's most recent
report includes recommendations on various recommendations in the Koloa
area.
Chair Souza stated that more coastal parks are important. She said if they want
to see some of the undeveloped coastline preserved, there needs to be
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developed beach park areas elsewhere, otherwise the pressure will move there.
She suggested an aggressive look at coastal areas for recreation and access
needs to be done otherwise they will lose even more than they already have.
Commissioner Blaich stated that another section of land that is important is the
coast between Lawa`i Kai and Port Allen.
Chair Souza thanked Ms. Williams for the presentation.
Ms. Williams thanked the Commission for inviting her and requested that if the
Commission has any further comments they can contact her or Ms. Sadora.
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES — regular meeting minutes of 5127110.
Commissioner Blaich requested amending page 4, paragraph 6 from
"Commissioner Blaich agreed that they should try to direct appropriate action."
with "Commissioner Blaich agreed that our recommendations should try to direct
appropriate attention." and "the Commission shouldn't make be so general that
nobody has a sense that they need to do anything." to "the Commission's
recommendations shouldn't be so general that nobody has a sense that they
need to do anything."
Commissioner Ventura requested amending page 4, paragraph, 8 from
"Commissioner Ventura felt that the Commission's role could be to encourage
the Legislatures to pursue liability." to "Commissioner Ventura felt that the
Commission's role could be to encourage the Legislatures to pursue liability
protection."
MOTION:
It was moved by Beryl Blaich and seconded by Linda Dela Cruz to approve
the 5127110 meeting minutes as amended.
All were in favor by unanimous voice vote— motion passed.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
There were no announcements.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Status of filling of vacant Commission positions.
Ms. Sadora reported that there was no update. She stated that Council is still
going through their interview process and the Administration is looking at a group
of possible appointees to consider.
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Update and discussion of the Commission's work planitimeliine of events
and activities through 2010, to include future Commission education topics
and scope and timing of facilitated review of the Commission's vision,
goals, direction, priorities, processes, and proposals.
Ms. Sadora stated that the Commission's proposed amendments to the
Ordinance has been updated and forwarded to the Administration, Council and
the County Attorney's office. She said that Deputy Planning Director Imai Aiu
has been communicating with the Administration to try to arrange a meeting.
Chair Souza clarified that proposed additions to the Ordinance are underlined
and deletions are in brackets.
Ms. Sadora noted that the current version of the Ordinance is still a draft version.
She stated that changes were made and were never finalized. She said that
since changes are being proposed again, the County Attorney's office is
reviewing them and will bring them to final form.
Chair Souza requested that the meetings with the Council and the Administration
occur sooner rather than later.
Commissioner Blaich questioned if the proposed amendments would need to be
approved by the Planning Commission.
Deputy County Attorney Dahilig stated that it would not need to go to the
Planning Commission.
Regarding the furlough schedule, Ms. Sadora pointed out that there is a meeting
scheduled on November 4tt', but the agenda for that meeting would have to be
posted on the same day as the October 28th meeting.
Commissioner Ventura suggested that the Commission could predetermine the
agenda two meetings prior.
Chair Souza stated that she may be on an extensive travel schedule in August.
She noted that Commissioner Punzal returns in July.
Commissioner Dela Cruz announced that she will not be able to attend the July
Stn meeting.
Review and discussion on the 3111110 North shore field trip.
The Commission agreed to defer the discussion on the 3/11/10 North Shore field
trip.
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Review of opinions from the County Attorney's Office pertaining to the
authority, duties, and proposals of the Commission.
Executive Session: Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Sections 92-4
and 92-5(a)(4), the purpose of this executive session was to consult with
the County's legal counsel on questions and issues relating to the above
item. This consultation involved consideration of the Commission's
powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and/or liabilities with regard to this
agenda item.
MOTION:
It was moved by Beryl Blaich and seconded by Tessie Kinnaman to move
into executive session.
All were in favor by unanimous voice vote— motion passed.
The Commission moved into executive session.
Update and discussion of the 2010 public input process pursuant to
Ordinance No. 812 for developing an annual list of priority projects to be
reported (2010 Report) to the Kauai County Council and the Mayor.
Staff distributed copies of the Garden Island survey proof and the paper surveys.
Chair Souza stated that the Kilauea Community Association meeting will be on
Tuesday, July 6t". She volunteered to attend that meeting with Commissioner
Blaich if Commissioner Ventura is unable to attend.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION:
It was moved by Johanna Ventura and seconded by Beryl Blaich to adjourn
the meeting.
All were in favor bg unanimous voice vote— motion passed.
Meeting adjourned at 3:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted bv:
Duke Nakamatsu, Support Clerk
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COUNTY OF KAUAI
PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, & NATURAL RESOURCES
PRESERVATION FUND COMMISSION
Lihue Civic Center, Moikeha Building, Meeting Room 2A/2B
MINUTES
A regular meeting of the County of Kauai Public Access, Open Space & Natural
Resources Preservation Fund Commission of the County of Kauai was held on
July 8, 2010, in the Lihue Civic Center, Moikeha Building Meeting Room 2A/2B.
The following Commissioners were present: Jean Souza, Chairperson, Tessie
Kinnaman, Vice Chairperson, Beryl Blaich, Eugene Punzal, and Johanna
Ventura.
The following Commissioners were absent: Linda Dela Cruz, and three (3)
vacancies.
The following. staff members were present: Nani Sadora and Duke Nakamatsu.
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Souza called the meeting to order at 1:37 p.m.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION:
It was moved by Johanna Ventura and seconded by Beryl Blaich to
approve the agenda.
All were in favor by unanimous voice vote— motion passed.
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES — Regular meeting minutes of 6/10/10
and executive session minutes of 5127/10.
Regular meeting minutes of 6110110 —Approved.
MOTION:
[11 was moved by Tessie Kinnaman and seconded by Johanna Ventura to
pprove the 6/10110 meeting minutes.
All were in favor by unanimous voice vote— motion passed.
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Executive session minutes of 5127110 — Deferred.
MOTION:
It was moved by Beryl Blaich and seconded by Eugene Punzal to defer
approval of the 5127110 executive session minutes.
All were in favor by unanimous voice vote— motion passed.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Commissioner Ventura announced that she attended the first ad hoc committee
meeting in preparation for the County's public process for the island-wide parks
master plan. She said that they discussed a potential classification system for
the County parks and the time frame for the community process is 2011. She
said the CAC is still organizing and will meet about once every 3 months. She
stated that if the Commission would like her to do a presentation, she suggested
placing it on a future agenda for discussion.
Ms. Sadora distributed copies of an article in the Garden Island Newspaper
regarding the Larson's Beach access. She announced that the article was
concerning an easement offered by the land owner. She said the County Council
deferred action and the Planning Committee is awaiting a report from the BLNR.
She said the Council will revisit the issue on August 25.
Chair Souza requested a copy of the BLNR report when it is available.
Commissioner Blaich announced that it was mentioned in an article and at the
Kilauea Community Association meeting that Don Wilson said he offered an
easement to the County before and it had been turned down. She requested that
staff try to determine which easement was offered, when, and why it was turned
down.
Commissioner Blaich also announced that there was an article in the news
referencing parcels being chosen on Oahu that their Open Space Commission
was not happy with, and the fate of their commission was uncertain.
Chair Souza announced that there was an email regarding the County of
Hawaii's Charter Commission taking action to not place on the ballot a proposal
for a 2% dedication to the Open Space Fund.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Update and discussion of the 2010 public input process pursuant to
Ordinance No. 812 for developing an annual list of priority projects to be
reported (2010 Report) to the Kauai County Council and the Mayor.
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Ms. Sadora stated that the press release was printed in Saturday's Garden
Island Newspaper.
Chair Souza stated that the placement of the survey in Wednesday's Garden
Island Newspaper was excellent, and she asked the staff to thank the Garden
Island staff.
Staff announced that paper surveys were distributed to the all neighborhood
centers and public libraries and they are also available at the Planning
Department counter.
Ms. Sadora announced that she and Commissioner Blaich attended the Kilauea
Community Association meeting. She said that the association was very
receptive to participating in the survey.
Commissioner Blaich stated that they reviewed the major recommendations and
accomplishments from last year.
Ms. Sadora stated that they also displayed the reports from the past years and
they encouraged the public to take the survey online.
Commissioner Blaich stated that she will be attending the K61oa Community
Association meeting on July 15th for another presentation at 6:30 p.m., so she will
assist Commissioner Kinnaman and Ms. Sadora with the survey distribution.
Commissioner Ventura stated that the Ha'ena-Hanalei Community Association
does not meet again until the week preceding the survey deadline, but their
President was in favor of the Commission forwarding a condensed press release
with a link to the survey to him and he would be happy to send that out to all of
their members and supporters by email.
Chair Souza stated that she will attend the Wailua Community Association
meeting on Saturday July 24th from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Kapa'a Library,
The Commission received public testimony from Elsie Godbey.
Ms. Godbey stated that she saw the Commission's presentation to the Council
and heard that Salt Pond Park expansion was the second recommendation on
the list. She stated that the Salt Pond area is on Government land and seems to
fit all of the criteria for acquisition using the fund. She questioned if it could be
acquired via executive order, like with the Airport and the drug rehab center. She
noted that it is a historical area that deserves to be preserved.
Chair Souza stated that the Commission agreed with Ms. Godbey. She informed
Ms. Godbey that the Commission has requested staff initiate conversation with
the DLNR to begin implementing research on it. She stated that they need to
start new conversations to receive updates and possibilities. She recommended
that Ms. Godbey submit a survey and reference the Puolu Point area. She said
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the Commission listed it as a high priority in the past because it is needed and it
would not require an excessive amount of money.
Ms. Godbey stated that it was announced at the Council meeting that they intend
to move the fire rescue station to Uhu'e. She felt that would be a good time to
acquire the property. She stated that Hanapepe does not really have an open
space area aside from the existing Beach Park.
Commissioner Ventura suggested that Ms. Godbey take additional surveys for
others in the West side area.
The Commission thanked Ms. Godbey for her testimony.
Ms. Sadora stated that she received a phone call from a concerned citizen
regarding the motor cross path, across the Omao area that is used by 500 plus
riders. She said they were questioning how they could best advocate for
continued use of this trail. She said there is a zip line being proposed for the
area. She said they have over 2,000 people that would speak to preserving the
motor cross and questioned if they should complete 2,000 surveys or if they
should submit one survey with a petition of 2,000 signatures. She stated that
there is a substantial annual run, and this is one of the last areas that bikers have
been able to use since 1995.
Commissioner Ventura questioned the ownership of the land.
Ms. Sadora stated that the person applying for the zip line is Knudsen, but she
hasn't been able to research the exact area and land owners yet.
Chair Souza stated that there was an article in the newspaper advertising the
Hare and Hound race.
Commissioner Kinnaman stated that there is a trail that the bikers follow and that
annual event is very well attended. She stated that the land across from the
church in Omao is A&B property and the land going up to Kahili Mountain is
owned by Knudsen.
Commissioner Blaich stated that the more surveys that are submitted the better,
but that he could also submit a petition. She stated that other places may come
to mind when individuals take the survey.
Commissioner Kinnaman questioned if the motor cross users received
permission to blaze the trails since the person was not aware of who owned the
land. She suggested keeping use of the area to a minimum to help minimize
erosion.
Chair Souza agreed that 2,000 surveys would be better than a petition for data
collection purposes.
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Commissioner Ventura noted that the Commission's recommendations would be
put forth to the Council by the end of the year and the Council would take up
decisions in the Spring of 2011 and would have to weigh this site against other
recommendations. She suggested that the caller be notified that it would not be
an immediate solution and that he may want to rally support and engage the land
owners directly for a more immediate line of communication.
Ms. Sadora stated that she informed the caller about the annual survey and how
selections are made. She stated that they were also looking for other avenues to
express their concern.
Commissioner Kinnaman stated that the purpose would be for outdoor recreation
similar to hunting.
Chair Souza stated that there was a very good article in the newspaper regarding
the last Hare and Hound race.
Commissioner Kinnaman stated that she would suggest a petition and attaching
it to one survey since they are all going to contain the same information anyway.
Ms. Sadora stated that she will leave it to the caller's discretion and will notify him
that recommendations are not necessarily quantitatively based.
Commissioner Ventura stated that she was in a dilemma because although this
activity qualifies for the first criteria, she was concerned that it may be potentially
detrimental to other criteria such as erosion.
Chair Souza noted that the Hare and Hound event would be taking place on July
25th if any of the Commissioners wanted to attend.
Status on filling of vacant Commissioner positions.
Ms. Sadora stated that the interview process for the Council appointee is still
ongoing and that there were no updates from the Administration. She stated that
they announced the Commission vacancies at the Kilauea Community meeting
and encouraged interested candidates to contact the Council members or the
Administration.
Commissioner Punzal agreed that people in the neighborhood boards are the
right people to ask since they are very community minded.
Update and discussion of the 2010 public input process pursuant to
Ordinance 812 for developing an annual list of priority projects to be
reported (2010 Report) to the Kauai County Council and the Mayor.
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Ms. Sadora stated that Sue Kanoho from the Kaua'i Visitors Bureau will be
available to speak to the Commission at the July 22"d meeting. She said that she
has another meeting scheduled for that day and she is requested limiting her
presentation to one hour.
Commissioner Blaich stated that the Commission was hoping that Ms. Kanoho
could speak to the Commission on how the Visitors Bureau views the impacts of
the visitors guide books and any options they have considered to deal with them.
She was also interested in hearing her views on liability issues for State, County,
and private property.
Commissioner Ventura stated that she was sitting in on a conversation with Ms.
Kanoho when she explained that the occupancy rates reported on the news are
only tied into the major hotels and do not necessarily represent true occupancy.
She felt it would be interesting to have Ms. Kanoho speak on what the occupancy
really is. She said that occupancy rates may be higher where a large number of
homes serve as vacation rentals.
Commissioner Blaich stated that she would be interested to know if Ms. Kanoho
is aware of any funding opportunities for acquisition that the Commission should
be aware of.
Chair Souza asked staff if the Forestry and Wildlife division of the DLNR would
be making available for Commission education.
Ms. Sadora stated that she is still trying to determine the appropriate person to
speak to the Commission_
Regarding the meetings with Council members and the Mayor, Ms. Sadora
stated that Deputy Planning Director Aiu has been communicating weekly with
the Administration but there is no confirmation on dates.
Chair Souza noted that the Commission may want to consider proposing an
amendment to Ordinance 812 to omit the word "disabled" from purposes of the
fund. She said that they omitted it from the press release, but they may want to
propose removing it from the Ordinance since anything that the County acquires
would need to be in compliance with ADA requirements.
Commissioner Ventura clarified that the word "disabled" would not be necessary
to specify because County policies would comply with ADA requirements.
Chair Souza noted there was also a difference of interpretations. She stated that
the Planning Director's interpretation of disabled access was "not affectuated"
access or "blocked" access.
Commissioner Blaich stated that there may have been a specific intent and the
issue might be the language.
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Ms. Sadora stated that the County Attorneys Office was looking into clarification
of the intent.
Chair Souza noted that the word "disabled" was omitted from the press release
and she suggested that it be brought to the attention of the Council members and
the Administration during the Commission's meetings with them.
Review and discussion on 3111110 North shore field trip.
MOTION:
It was moved by Johanna Ventura and seconded by Tessie Kinnaman to
defer this agenda item.
All were in favor by unanimous voice vote— motion passed.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION:
It was moved by Johanna Ventura and seconded by Tessie Kinnaman to
adjourn the meeting.
All were in favor by unanimous voice vote— motion passed.
Meeting adjourned at 3:48 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by:
Duke Nakamatsu, Support Clerk
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