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KAILUA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2008

KAILUA RECREATION CENTER

21 SOUTH KAINALU DRIVE

Olelo Broadcast Channel 49 Monday 9:00 p.m.

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The Neighborhood Board:  Excerpts from the Revised Charter of the City & County of Honolulu 1973 (1994 Edition/Supplement) ARTICLE XIV Neighborhoods & Neighborhood Boards: Section 14-101. Neighborhoods & Neighborhood Boards – Neighborhoods & Neighborhood Boards to increase & assure effective citizen participation in the decisions of government shall be established in accordance with a neighborhood plan (Resolution 84-231)

I.                    CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                          7:00 P.M.

II.                  APPROVAL OF MINUTES                                                                                             7:02 P.M.

A.                  Regular Meeting September 6, 2007

B.                  Regular Meeting October 4, 2007

C.                  REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 1, 2007  

D.                  REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 6, 2007

E.                  COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, JANUARY 10, 2008

F.                  REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 7, 2008

G.                 REGULAR MEETING MARCH 6, 2008        

III.                AGENCY REPORTS:                                                                                                     7:05 P.M.

A.            Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) – Capt. Harold Ogata

B.            Honolulu Police Department (HPD) – Lt. Richard Robinson 

C.            Emergency Services Department (EMS) – Robert Pedro 

D.            Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) – Major Christopher Perrine, Liaison 

E.            Board of Water Supply (BWS)

F.            Honolulu Liquor Commission (HLC)

Questions & answers for the above (one-minute to question/one-minute answer)     

IV.                COMMUNITY ISSUES & ANNOUNCEMENTS:                                                                 7:30 P.M.

            Please sign in at meeting or complete community concern form or e-mail to:          kathybryant@dprhawaii.com (Comments should be limited to 2 minutes)

A.      Board Capital Improvement Requests (CIP) Requests - Linda Ure

a.       Roof Repairs at Kailua District Park: 1) Multi-Purpose Room, 2) Gym, and 3) Exercise Room

b.       Placement of recycling bins for cans and bottles at all beach parks in State and City    

c.       Repair and Placement of Lifeguard Stations and Staffing at Kalama and Kailua Beach Parks

d.       Repair or replace Children’s play Equipment in active and passive parks in Kailua.

e.       Budget intent to DPR/DFM re: repair Kailua Beach Park pavilion including but not limited to graffiti

      removal from roof.

f.         Repave Kailua Beach Park Parking Lot

g.       Install NEW Sprinkler system with re-grassing at Pavilion End of Kailua Beach Park

B.      Kailua Place Name Clarification - Knud Lindgard

V.                  COMMITTEE OF THE MONTH                                                                                       7:40 P.M.

A.      Parks and Recreation Report and Updates - Chair, Linda Ure

 a.  Beach Access Legislation  

                                                               i.      SB3100 Relating to Civil Penalties for Violation on Public Lands 

                                                             ii.      HB 839 relating to public access to beaches  

                                                            iii.      HB 3265 RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS TO COASTAL AREAS 

                                                            iv.      HB 2991 RELATING TO BEACHES   

                                                              v.      HB 2578 RELATING TO BEACHES   

                                                            vi.      SB 2835 RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS   

                                                           vii.      SB 2836 RELATING TO PUBLIC ACCESS

                                                         viii.      HB2332 relating to public lands  

   b.   Capital Improvement-Repairs-Maintenance

                                                               i.      Roof Repairs at Kailua District Park: 1) Multi-Purpose Room, 2) Gym, and 3) Exercise Room

                                                             ii.      Placement of recycling bins for cans and bottles at all beach parks in State and City     

                                                            iii.      Repair and Placement of Lifeguard Stations and Staffing at Kalama and Kailua Beach Parks

                                                            iv.      Repair or replace Children’s play Equipment in active and passive parks in Kailua.

                                                              v.      Budget intent to DPR/DFM re: repair Kailua Beach Park pavilion including but not limited to graffiti removal from roof. 

                                                            vi.      Repave Kailua Beach Park Parking Lot

                                                           vii.      Install NEW Sprinkler system and re-grassing for Pavilion End of Kailua Beach Park

  c.      Issues:

                                                               i.      Opening and closing of berm at Kailua Beach Park ocean-side of Kawailoa Road Bridge in protection of both Kailua Bay and Kaelepulu Pond (Enchanted Lake). 

                                                             ii.      Initiate recouping of recruitment and training costs if an HPD recruit leaves service out of state in less than 2 years of said recruitment and training      

                                                            iii.      Narrow Bicycle path on Kalaheo to TPW committee

                                                            iv.      Commercial activities at beach in Kailua and City R-O-Ws and DLNR

                                                              v.      Sand Removal and Redistribution-paths, driveways, beach

                                                            vi.      Sprinkler system near pavilion at Kailua Beach Park update 

                                                           vii.      Commercial activities at beach park in Kailua & responses by CITY/HPD pertaining to rules and regulation violation at Kailua beach park. 

                                                         viii.      Parking by commercial vehicles in Kailua Beach Park – complaints   

                                                           ix.      Park benches tables and play equipment in disrepair various           

  d.     Next Meeting:  Third Tuesday, April 15, 2008, Kalama Beach Park, 7:00-9:00 pm

VI.                ELECTED OFFICIALS: (written reports welcome, 2 minutes per)                                       7:45 P.M.

A.   Mayor's Representative – Ann Chung, Director, Office of Economic Development 

B.   Governor's Representative – Dr. Morgan Barrett, State Department of Health

C.   Representative Pono Chong 

D.   Representative Cynthia Thielen

E.   Representative Tommy Waters

F.   Senator Fred Hemmings  

F.      Senator Jill Tokuda 

G.     Councilmember Barbara Marshall 

H.      U.S. Congresswoman Mazie Hirono (quarterly reports)

Questions & answers for the above (one-minute to question/one-minute answer)

VII.              PRESENTATIONS & COMMUNITY PROJECTS:                                                  8:00 P.M.  

A.      Hawaiian Memorial Park, zone change request from conservation to urban

At its February 21, 2008 regular meeting the Kaneohe Neighborhood Board No. 30 encouraged the developer of the propose Hawaii Memorial Park expansion to consider the Board’s list of questions during the enactment of the environmental impact statement (EIS) and had concerns about massive flooding to neighboring residences and Kaneohe Bay run-off. The KNB 30 motion was ADOPTED unanimously 14-0-0.

VIII.            Board Actions:                                                                                                        8:15 P.M.

A.      Reconsideration of Motion:  Property Tax Resolution presented to board in February 2008

RESOLUTION - Kailua Neighborhood Board - Property Tax Cut Proposal

Whereas, Honolulu residential property taxes have doubled since 2003, and

Whereas, the property tax on homes and apartments ignores the fact that the market value of a person’s home gives little or no indication of how much a person can afford to pay for city services, and

Whereas, the principle of tax fairness is seriously violated by taxing people on the market value of their home regardless of their ability to pay, and

Whereas, the most regressive tax is one which uses the value of person’s home to determine tax amount without determining ability to pay, and

Whereas, dollar exemptions given to residential properties have not kept pace with rapid increases in assessments, and

Whereas, no way has been found to provide exemptions for renters even though exemptions are given to resident owners, and

Whereas, assessed values of properties have been routinely inaccurate evidenced by numerous appeals that have been upheld, and  

Whereas, senior citizens, in other states, have had to give up their family home because of the amount of property tax, and

Whereas, the high level of property tax makes housing less affordable, and

Whereas, unlike other states and cities, Honolulu City and County is in a unique position  because of its geography, and because a small change in the much less regressive GET tax will yield the same revenue as the residential property tax, and

Whereas, current State and County data show that the residential and apartment property tax classification can be completely replaced by an increase of only one (1) point in the existing General Excise Tax (GET) rate on Oahu, bringing the rate to 5.5%, and  

Whereas, the GET is a much broader based tax; tourists pay 38% of it while they pay little property tax, and

Whereas, as an example, residents now paying $3,000 in annual property tax, who spend $40,000 per year subject to GET, may instead expect to pay only about $400 in additional GET, a major tax cut of $2,600, and

Whereas, substituting the GET will not only eliminate the property tax on homes and apartments, but is revenue neutral so that it will provide the City and County the same revenue it will collect in the coming budget year (based upon the 2007 tax rate of $3.29, and $200 rebate), and

Whereas, tax relief for renters should be provided by requiring landlords to pass the property tax decrease on to renters for a minimum of five years, and

Whereas, businesses and the economy would also benefit from the new spending power of all Oahu residents,

Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved that the Kailua Neighborhood Board requests that the legislature of the State of Hawaii introduce and adopt a bill that will permit the City and County of Honolulu to collect an increase in the General Excise Tax if it is used only as a substitute to completely replace the property tax on residential and apartment properties, and

Be It Further Resolved that this resolution be transmitted to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Mayor of Honolulu, the Honolulu City Council, and all the other Neighborhood Boards on Oahu.

VIII.            COMMITTEE REPORTS: (5 minutes per committee)                                                        8:30 P.M.

A.      Civilian-Military Council – Jim Corcoran 

B.      Permitted Interaction Groups

                                             i.            Enforcement of B&B and TVUs – Chris Porter, Chair

                                           ii.            Neighborhood Plan MMVIII – Jon Chinen, Chair          

C.      Sustainability & Environment Committee: Chris Porter, Chair

                                             i.            RECESS until KPCSP notice to proceed is issued by the City 

                                           ii.            Issues will be referred to Planning and Zoning Committee

D.      Government & Community Services Committee:  Jon Chinen, Chair

a.       Updates:

                                                               i.      Facilities and Group Homes, Continuity of Services—Pending Legislation

                                                             ii.      Windward Health Network 

                                                            iii.      Transitional Housing – Kailua Office

                                                            iv.      City Charter 2006 Supplement & 2007 Amendments

                                                              v.      Proposed Charter Amendment from City Council relating to NB members and Term Limits

                                                            vi.      General Excise Tax $5M guaranteed funding by City Council – repaid or not (Marshall)

                                                           vii.      Neighborhood Plan MMVIII

                                                         viii.      Akiohala Street; Pohakupu Community ; Ulupii Street & Kal Hwy HB 2944 - $12K Traffic Signal

b.       Capital Improvements Projects (CIP)

                                                               i.      Kailua Public Schools and Emergency Shelters: HB 3248 (51^st) ; HB 2399 (50^th); SB2910 (24^th); HB2944 (49^th); Councilmember Marshall’s CIP list

c.       Property Tax Reform:

                                                               i.      City Council Bill 92 (2007)

                                                             ii.      Bill 15 Property Tax Reform Assessments to Honolulu Consumer Price Index

d.       Proposed Legislation:

                                                               i.      Chained Dog & Animal Cruelty; Spay Neuter Programs

                                                             ii.      Group housing in residentially zoned areas

                                                            iii.      Noise Ordinance in residentially zoned areas

e.       Next Meeting:  Third Saturday, April 19, 10:00 am Zippy’s Kailua

E.      Planning & Zoning Committee – Donna Wong, Chair

                               1.            Updates:

                                                             a.      Wilson Home Care 96 Kaneohe Bay Dr., 22 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms long-term elder care facility

                                                             b.      Hamakua triangle wetland

                                                             c.      Waimanalo Gulch Landfill Leeward Draft EIS 

                                                             d.      D. R. Horton/Schuler Kailua Road "Ironwoods" Housing Project 

                                                             e.      Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant 

                                                               f.      10 X 10 projects 

                                                             g.      DPP response to audit of City Management of Unilateral Agreements for Affordable Housing  

                                                             h.      Koolaupoko Sustainable Communities Plan   

                                                               i.      Shoreline Management Area (SMA) Designation removal on Auloa Road, Maunawili 

                                                               j.      Bills 6, 7, 8, & 9 relating to Bed & Breakfast/Transient Vacation Units 

                                                             k.      2/26 DLNR response to Lanikai residents re: antennas on Lanikai Ridge  

                                                               l.      Next Committee meeting, Third Tuesday, April 15, 2008 @ 7-9:00 p.m. Kalama Beach Park

F.      Transportation & Public Works Committee – Chuck Prentiss, Chair

1.   Early morning truck noise in mixed use areas

2.   North Kainalu request for repaving

      3.   Next Committee Meeting: Third Thursday: April 17, 2008, 7—9:00 p.m., Kailua District Park –   

            Multi Purpose Room                                                               

G.     Executive Committee – Kathy Bryant-Hunter, Chair

1.       Agenda Requirements -- due April 21, 2008  to Chair and Secretary

2.       Treasurer’s Report, Susan Dowsett

3.       Request to NCO Executive Secretary to recall sunshine violation complaint with the OIP

4.       Transportation Committee issues to be assigned to committees:

a.       Noise Ordinances-Issues: Residential and mixed use neighborhoods  

b.       Public Beach Access 

c.       Attorney General Opinion - public access laws

d.       Pedestrians: Kaleheo Avenue pedestrian paths dangers – unimproved sidewalks; Public safety crossing streets with timed signals; Traffic light at Aoloa Road and Hamakua 

e.       Civil Defense: Lanikai, east end, cannot hear the Civil Defense Sirens

f.         Affordable Housing: Re-Development has no requirement for affordable housing; Private ownership is driven by dollars not community in Kailua

g.       Lack of enforcement - illegal B&B and TVUs: Continued negative impacts on neighborhoods despite objections from communities

h.       Increase budget for Kailua: Aging infrastructure including Parks Buildings

i.         Repaving: North Kainalu Drive; North Kaleheo Drive

j.         Zoning: Conservation land at Hawaiian Memorial Park  

k.       Neighborhood Commission Office/Neighborhood Boards: Additional community outreach for issues, solutions and meetings of the NBs; Increase budget for board communications; Increase youth participation with boards 

l.         Department of Health Clean Water Branch: Watershed issues, including Kapaa ridge, springs that have been closed or damaged Lanikai Beach water quality degraded from pollution; Investigate “pumping” near Buzzes during heavy rains 

m.     The Ko’olaupoko Sustainable Communities Plan: Development plan did not capture quality of life issues or social impact issues; Kapaa Quarry and Kawainui Marsh are in the KNB area boundaries; Enchanted Lakes is not Kaelepulu Pond (there is no Kaelepulu Pond)

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