HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2012-29 Draft 1COUNTY COUNCIL COUNTY OF KAUA`I 1eotution No. 2012 -29, Draft 1 RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A JUST AND EQUITABLE SOLUTION AT KOLOA CAMP AND REQUESTING WITHDRAWAL OF EVICTION NOTICES BY GROVE FARM COMPANY TO ALLOW FOR EXPLORING OF ALTERNATIVES WHEREAS, Grove Farm Company ( "Grove Farm ") has served eviction notices on all tenants at Koloa Camp ( "Camp "), also known as "Japanese Camp "C,"in Koloa, Kauai; and WHEREAS, these tenants comprise 8 households and 13 families and are all long time members of the Koloa community. They include a crew member of the Hokule`a voyaging crew, several Vietnam veterans, an 82 -year old grandmother who has lived in her home for 57 years and who worked for Koloa Plantation, and Koloa Early School, a preschool, which could lose its existing playground to Grove Farm's development. All but one of the tenant families have roots in Koloa Plantation. One family worked for McBryde Plantation; and WHEREAS, Grove Farm plans to develop the 12 -acre site into 50 residential homes, some of which will have an "affordable price" of $280,000; and WHEREAS, under the current zoning, Grove Farm's plans do not require a re- zoning, a Class IV zoning permit, an environmental impact statement, or a public hearing; and WHEREAS, there appears to be many unresolved issues and uncertainties involved in the development of the Camp site, including but not limited to road access, traffic, flooding, septic systems, and impact on the surrounding community;and WHEREAS, Grove Farm has a long and admirable legacy of charitable giving and supporting the community; and WHEREAS, Grove Farm has asserted that it is a "triple bottom line company" that takes into account "people, profits, and the planet" in all its decisions; now, therefore,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF KAUAI,STATE OF HAWAII, that it hereby requests Grove Farm to find a way to include all existing tenants in its plans to develop the Camp such that all tenants will be able to continue living at the Camp.1
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Grove Farm is hereby requested to withdraw their eviction notices in good faith to allow for a deliberate and thorough examination of alternatives.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council requests Mayor Bernard P.Carvalho, Jr., and his Administration provide Grove Farm with the appropriate assistance to explore alternative ways to include all existing tenants in the development plans for the site without compromising ethics, the environment, or health and safety.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council recognizes and appreciates the large and significant legacy of Grove Farm's contributions to Kaua'i and pledges assistance, within the proper exercise of its powers, in finding a just and equitable win -win" solution for all stakeholders, including Grove Farm.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to Grove Farm Company; Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr; Planning Director Michael Dahilig; County Engineer Larry Dill; Housing Director Eugene Jimenez; State Representatives Dee Morikawa, Derek Kawakami, and James Tokioka; State Senator Ronald Kouchi; and tenants of Koloa Camp.INTRODUCED BY:s/ JOANN YUKIMURA s/ KIPUKAI KUALI`I V: \CS OFFICE FILES \RESOLUTIONS \2010 -2012 term \2012 -29 Koloa Camp, Draft 1, PM_il.doc lip-cote el 192411404 ce,a; y . ,,. a.. 2012 -29, T4 1,March __ 2012 2 eke gx.E ..a a r t.g4.x 9.C.w.Li.`i 9C a allOr FC ao,td z BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Grove Farm is hereby requested to withdraw their eviction notices in good faith to allow for a deliberate and thorough examination of alternatives.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council requests Mayor Bernard P.Carvalho, Jr., and his Administration provide Grove Farm with the appropriate assistance to explore alternative ways to include all existing tenants in the development plans for the site without compromising ethics, the environment, or health and safety.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council recognizes and appreciates the large and significant legacy of Grove Farm's contributions to Kaua'i and pledges assistance, within the proper exercise of its powers, in finding a just and equitable win -win" solution for all stakeholders, including Grove Farm.BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be sent to Grove Farm Company; Mayor Bernard P. Carvalho, Jr; Planning Director Michael Dahilig; County Engineer Larry Dill; Housing Director Eugene Jimenez; State Representatives Dee Morikawa, Derek Kawakami, and James Tokioka; State Senator Ronald Kouchi; and tenants of Koloa Camp.INTRODUCED BY:s/ JOANN YUKIMURA s/ KIPUKAI KUALI`I V: \CS OFFICE FILES \RESOLUTIONS \2010 -2012 term \2012 -29 Koloa Camp, Draft 1, PM_il.doc lip-cote el 192411404 ce,a; y . ,,. a.. 2012 -29, T4 1,March __ 2012 2