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KAILUA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD

KAILUA NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2008

KAILUA RECREATION CENTER

21 SOUTH KAINALU DRIVE

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

Visit:  http://www.neighborhoodlink.com  for more information from Kailua Neighborhood Board

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.         Recognition of Kailua Community Leader, Don Bremner                              7:02 p.m.

IiI.         APPROVAL/ADOPTION OF MINUTES                                                                          7:15 P.M.

A.     Regular Meeting October 4, 2007

B.     REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 1, 2007 

C.     REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 6, 2007

D.     REGULAR MEETING FEBRUARY 7, 2008

E.     REGULAR MEETING APRIL 3, 2008              

IV.        AGENCY REPORTS:                                                                                                     7:20 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)     

V.         COMMUNITY ISSUES & ANNOUNCEMENTS:                                                                 7:40 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.     Castle Medical Center Update: Community Programs and Outreach

VI.        COMMITTEE OF THE MONTH                                                                                       7:45 P.M.

                         A.   Transportation & Public Works Committee – Chuck Prentiss, Chair - report

1.       Kainalu Drive Crosswalk response DTS

2.       Hamakua Drive Speeding

3.       Iliaina Speed Bumps

4.       Early morning truck noise in mixed use areas

5.       North Kainalu request for repaving

6.       Next Committee Meeting: Third Thursday: May 15, 2008, 7—9:00 p.m., Kailua District Park – Multi Purpose Room

VII.        ELECTED OFFICIALS: (written reports welcome, 2 minutes per)                                         8:00 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)

VIII.       Board Actions:                                                                                                       8:20 p.M.

            A.         Public Health, Public Safety and Civil Defense Committee - Claudine Tomasa, Chair

Motion: The Kailua Neighborhood Board requests relevant authority or authorities to undertake a realistic assessment of time factors with the emphasis on maximizing safe pedestrian transit.

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

A.      Civilian-Military Council – Jim Corcoran 

B.      Permitted Interaction Groups

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

                                        2.     Neighborhood Plan MMVIII – Jon Chinen, Chair    

                         C.      Government & Community Services Committee:  Jon Chinen, Chair – Updates

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

                                           2.     Windward Health Network

                                           3.     Transitional Housing – Kailua Office

                                           4.     City Charter 2006 Supplement & 2007 Amendments

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

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

                       7.   Neighborhood Plan MMVIII

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

               Signal

          9.   Capital Improvements Projects (CIP)

        10.   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

        11.   Property Tax Reform –

a.        City Council Bill 92 (2007)

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

                     12.   Proposed Legislation:

a.     Chained Dog & Animal Cruelty; Spay Neuter Programs

b.     Group housing in residentially zoned areas

c.         Noise Ordinance in residentially zoned areas

        13.   Next Meeting:  Third Saturday, May 17, 10:00 am Zippy’s Kailua

D.   Planning & Zoning Committee – Donna Wong, Chair – Updates:                        

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

    2.   Hamakua triangle wetland

                   3.  Waimanalo Gulch Landfill Leeward Draft EIS - May 2008

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

5.   Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant 

6.   10 X 10 projects 

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

8.   Ko’olaupoko Sustainable Communities Plan  

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

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

                  11.  2/26 DLNR response to Lanikai residents re: antennas on Lanikai Ridge  

     12.   Next Committee meeting: Third Tuesday, May 20, 2008 @ 7-9:00 p.m. Kalama Beach Park              

E.    Executive Committee – Kathy Bryant-Hunter, Chair

1.     Agenda Requirements -- due May 26, 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.     Proposed Conference of Chairs

5.     Board participation at I Love Kailua Town Party - report

6.     Next Committee Meeting, Tuesday May 27, 2008 @ 8:30 a.m. Agnes’ Bakery- Kailua

F.    Public Health, Public Safety & Civil Defense Committee: Claudine Tomasa, Chair - Updates

                                 1.     Public Safety Violations – Keolu Hills/ Kina Street

                                 2.     Exploratory efforts to enhance Law Enforcement – HPD District 4.

                                 3.     Civil Defense Sirens- cannot be heard by Lanikai residents (east side).

                                 4.     Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

     5.   Next Committee Meeting, Second Thursday, May 8, 2008, Kailua District Park Multi

           Purpose Room

G.  Sustainability & Environment Committee: Chris Porter, Chair RECESS until KPCSP notice to

      proceed is issued by the City Issues will be referred to Planning and Zoning Committee

H.  Parks and Recreation Committee - Linda Ure, Chair – updates

      a.   Beach access legislation - MONITORING   

      b.    Capital Improvement-Repairs-Maintenance – MONITORING  

 c.     For further updates, discussions and actions at committee: Opening and closing of berm at

Kailua Beach Park ocean-side of Kawailoa Road Bridge in protection of both Kailua Bay and

Enchanted Lake; 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; Commercial activities at beach in Kailua and City R-O-Ws and DLNR; Sand Removal and Redistribution-paths, driveways, beach; Sprinkler system near pavilion at Kailua Beach Park update; Commercial activities at beach park in Kailua & responses by CITY/HPD pertaining to rules and regulation violation at Kailua beach park; Parking by commercial vehicles in Kailua Beach Park – complaints; Park benches tables and play equipment in disrepair various. 

     d.     Pros and Cons of restricting access to Mokulua Islands

     e.     Request for strict enforcement as relates to Mokulua Islands

      f.     New business - discussion

        1.     Pros and Cons of single concession at Kailua Beach Park

G.  Next Committee Meeting May 20, 2008 7-9 p.m. at Kalama Beach Park

X.         Announcements:

1)         A mailing list is maintained for interested persons and agencies to receive the Kailua Neighborhood Board 31 agenda and minutes.  Additions, corrections, and deletions to the mailing list may be directed to the Neighborhood Commission Office, Honolulu Hale, Room 406, 530 South King Street, Honolulu, HI  96813. 

2)         Kailua Neighborhood Board 31 agendas and minutes are available on the internet at http://www.honolulu.gov/nco/boards.htm .

3)         Any individuals with disabilities wishing to attend this meeting may call the Neighborhood Commission Office at 768-3710 for information pertaining to ADA accessibility.

XI.        ADJOURNMENT

may COMMITTEE MEETINGS

SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE:

Committee:  Chris Porter, Chair; Members: Kalana Best; John Brown, Donna Wong, Kathy Bryant-Hunter.

RECESS UNTIL KOOLAUPOKO SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PLAN (KSCP) UPDATE PROCESS BEGINS MID 2008

ISSUES REFERRED TO THIS COMMITTEE WILL BE ADDRESSED TO PLANNING AND ZONING

Public Health, Public Safety & Civil Defense Committee:

Committee: Claudine Tomasa- Chair; Debbi Glanstein -Vice Chair; Members: Rick Bratt, Michele Brooks, Mike Correa, Susan Dowsett, Knud Lindgard, and Linda Ure. 

Second Thursday, May 8, 2008 @ 7:00 - 9:00pm, Kailua District Park, Multi-Purpose Room.         

1.                   Call to Order

2.                   Community Concerns

3.                   Correspondence

4.                   Civil Defense

a.       Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)

b.       Evacuation Shelters (funding, retrofitting and maintenance)

c.       Civil Defense Siren- cannot be heard by Lanikai residents (east side)

5.                   Public Health

a.       Mental Health Parity

b.       Medical Waste Treatment and disposal

c.       Update on status of Special Treatment Facility at 110 Kaneohe Bay Drive.

6.                   Public Safety

a.       Public safety violation on Keolu Hills- Kina Street (update)

b.       Exploratory efforts to enhance Law Enforcement – HPD District 4

c.       WCF and HYCF report from liaison

7.                   New Business

8.                   Announcement

9.                   Adjournment

TRANSPORTATION & PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE: 

Committee: Chuck Prentiss, Chair; Members: Kalana Best, and Rick Bratt

Third Thursday: May 15, 2008, at 7-9:00 p.m., Kailua District Park Multi Purpose Room

1.         Call to Order

2.         Community Concerns & Presentations

3.         Committee Updates

                                        a.   Kainalu Drive Crosswalk response DTS

                                        b.   Hamakua Drive Speeding

                                        c.   Iliaina Speed Bumps

                                        d.   Early morning truck noise in mixed use areas

                                        e.   North Kainalu request for repaving

                            4.New Business

a.                   Stop Rail Petition - discussion

                            5.Adjournment

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE:

Committee:  Donna Wong, Chair, Jim Corcoran, Vice Chair, Members: Kalana Best, Michele Brooks, Susan Dowsett, Knud Lindgard, Chuck Prentiss, and Claudine Tomasa  

Third Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Kalama Beach Park, 7:00 – 9:00 PM

1. Call to Order

2.  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.  Ko’olaupoko Sustainable Communities Plan
h.  Shoreline Management Area (SMA) Designation removal on Auloa Road, Maunawili
i.  Kailua beach erosion
j.  Increased use of off shore islands.
k. Exceptional trees in Kailua
l. Neon lights in Kailua
m. Fractional home ownership
n. Carrying capacity off shore islands
o. Bills 7, 8, 9. 10 Bed & Breakfast/Transient Vacation Units
p. Expansion of Hawaiian Memorial Park in Kaneohe

2.  New Business

3.  Adjournment

Government & Community Services Committee:

Committee: Jon Chinen, Chair, Linda Ure, Vice Chair; Members: Jim Corcoran, Debbi Glanstein 

Third Saturday: May 17, 2008 @ 10:00 a.m., meet at Zippy’s Kailua 

                   1.          Call to Order

                   2.          Community Concerns & Presentations

                   3.          Correspondence Report

                   4.          Community Services

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

b.       Windward Health Network - update

c.       Transitional Housing – Kailua Office

d.       Castle Medical Center City Council Bill 15 – Revenue Bonds

e.       Pedestrian Safety- update

                   5.          City Charter 2006 Supplement & 2007 Amendments – update

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

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

                   8.          Neighborhood Plan MMVIII

a.       Participation Initiative at NBs

b.       Participation in NCO Budget – Increase and Board participation

                   9.          Neighborhood Concerns

a.       Akiohala Street Community 

b.       Pohakupu Community 

c.       Ulupii Street - Traffic Signal HB 2944 - Status

               10.          Capital Improvements Projects (CIP)

a.       Kailua Public Schools and Emergency Shelters:

                                                             1.      HB 3248 (51^st); HB 2399 (50^th); SB2910 (24^th); HB2944 (49^th)

                                                             2.      Councilmember Marshall CIP priorities for Kailua 

               11.          Legislative Liaison:

a.       City Charter Resolutions toward 2008 Ballot

b.       “Sunshine Law” to amend HRS Ch 92 to include Bodies Established by Resolution of Political Subdivision 

                                                             1.      Incorporation of Kailua – Pro & Cons for discussion

                                                             2.      Home Rule - Pros & Cons for discussion

c.       Property Tax Reform –

                                                             1.      Reso 08-58; Ord 10 (2006); Bill 12 (2006)

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

               12.          Kailua Town Party (2007) Responses

               13.          Legislation:

a.       Chained Dog & Animal Cruelty; Spay Neuter Programs

b.       Proposed Legislation – Group housing in residentially zoned areas

c.       Proposed Legislation – Noise Ordinance in residentially zoned areas: Citizens Against Noise CAN

               14.          New Business

a.       Stop Rail Petition – discussion

b.       Kailua Town Party 2008 report - discussion

               15.          Adjournment 

Parks & Recreation Committee:

Committee: Linda Ure, Chair; Members: Kalana Best, Gini Enos & Joe Harding 

Committee Meeting: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Kalama Beach Park, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

       1.            To order  

       2.            Community Concerns & Presentations

       3.            Correspondence

       4.            Committee Updates

a.       Beach access legislation - MONITORING   

b.       Capital Improvement-Repairs-Maintenance – MONITORING 

c.       For further consideration:

                                                               i.      Opening and closing of berm at Kailua Beach Park ocean-side of Kawailoa Road Bridge in protection of both Kailua Bay and 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   

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

e.       Sand Removal and Redistribution-paths, roadways, beach

f.         Sprinkler system (PVC) at Kailua Beach Park A - update

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

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

       5.            New business

a.       Pros and Cons of single concession at Kailua Beach Park

       6.            Adjournment

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

Committee: Board Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer

Meeting:  Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Agnes' Bakery in Kailua

1.       Call to Order

2.       Community Concerns & Presentations

3.       Unfinished Business

a.       Budget 

b.       Minutes status

4.       Conference of Chairs

5.       Agenda Setting for June meeting

6.       Discussion and Action

a.       Review correspondence responses

b.       Letter to NCO Executive Secretary regarding recalling OIP request on KNB Sunshine Law Violation

7.       New Business

      a. Kailua Town Party 2008 report

8.       Adjournment

PERMITTED INTERACTION GROUPS:  Meet as needed, contact chairs for more information

1.       NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN MMVIII:  Jon Chinen - Chair; Jim Corcoran, Debbi Glanstein and Linda Ure

2.       Enforcement of B&B and TVUs: Chris Porter – Chair; Kalana Best, Kathy Bryant-Hunter and Donna Wong