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McCully - Moiliili Neighborhood Board # 8

Regular Meeting Minutes

Washington Middle School Cafeteria

Thursday, February 7, 2008

CALL TO ORDER:  The meeting was called to order with a quorum of eight members at 7:08 p.m. by Chair Lockwood.

Board Members Present:  Judy DeVilbiss, Mimi Gans, Les Hata, John Kato, Klement Kondratovich, Serena Kyi-Yim, Betty Lou Larson, Ron Lockwood, Shaunna Tabor, Clifton Takamura.

Members Absent:  Marijane Carlos

Vacant Board Seats:  Two seats in Sub District 1 and two seats in Sub District 2.

Guests:  Officer A. Kahapea, Lt. A. Kurosu, Sgt. E. Egami (Honolulu Police Department/District 1), Senator Carol Fukunaga, Capt. R. Green (Honolulu Police Department/District 7), Capt. G. Villa (Honolulu Fire Department/McCully Station), Julie Lindberg, Moani Wright (Board of Water Supply), Daisy Murai, Mark Oto (Mayor’s Representative, Deputy Director, Budget and Fiscal Services), Guy Inouye, Deputy Director, Eldon Franklin, Chief of the Waste Water Division ( Department of Design and Construction), Tara Young (Kamehameha Schools), Sandee Fulton, Rick Harris, Alexandra Edrich (Ala Wai K-9 Association), Representative Scott Nishimoto, Candace Van Buren (Representative Scott Nishimoto’s office), Representative Scott Saiki, Chris Lee (Representative Scott Saiki’s office), Tom Heinrich (Senator Brian Taniguchi’s office), Carl and Lillian Novak (McCully Citizen’s Patrol), Sean Newcamp, Bonnie Trustin (Neighborhood Commission Office Assistant).

Ratification of Meeting Location Changes and Subsequent Charges:  Board member Kyi-Yim moved and Tabor seconded to accept the locations of the Board’s new meeting sites of Washington Middle School for the February 7, 2008 meeting with total charges of $198.50 and on March 6, April 3, May 8, and June 5, 2008 at Central Union Church for a charge of $125.00 per meeting. Chair Lockwood explained that this Board has not paid rent for the last nine years so this charge is not in the budget. The meeting time will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Central Union Church. The motion was adopted by unanimous consent; 8-0-0.

PUBLIC SAFETY & COMMUNITY LIAISONS

Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) – Capt. Villa, McCully Station, reported the following statistics for January:

• There were 7 structure, 1 brush, and 1 rubbish fire, 17 medical and 10 miscellaneous calls.
• Fire Safety Tip:  Fire, building and U.S. postal codes and City ordinances state that property owners shall place their house numbers so it is legible and readily visible from the street to assist the Honolulu Fire Department and other first responders in locating houses quickly in an emergency.

Questions, Answers and Concerns:

1. Capt. Villa suggested if there is no number posted on your building, ask your land lord to put one there and if nothing is done contact your local fire department.

2. Capt. Villa appreciated Heinrich’s idea to put a wall with a mural around the new fire station that could be designed by students from surrounding schools in an attempt to avoid a graffiti wall being established.

Honolulu Police Department (HPD) District 1:  Sgt. Egami compared January’s statistics with December‘s and explained property damage numbers do not represent graffiti.

Questions, answers and concerns:

1.       Sgt. Egami noted that questions involving the McCully Shopping Center is within the District 7 area and should be addressed by them.

2.       Sgt. Egami explained that officers respond to every case, depending on how busy they are, including illegal parking around ADA ramps and at fire hydrants. Offenses at fire hydrants are more important because that area must be accessible and HPD will tow vehicles if they need to.

John Kato arrived at 7:16 p.m. with a quorum of nine members.

Honolulu Police Department (HPD) District 7 – Capt. Green distributed their statistics for February through today’s date and directed the audience to their web site: www.honolulupd.org/patrol/d7 where maps make it easier to pull up a report for the public. He noted the procedure now for calls is to assign an officer to investigate specific calls when they are received.

Questions, answers and concerns:

1.   Regarding the McCully Shopping Center incident, there will be an increased number of police in that area. HPD is investigating the shooting, have leads and expect to make an arrest. As a point of information, when the police do their reports they stay in high crime areas.

Board member Larson arrived at 7:19 p.m. with quorum of ten board members present.

2.    Hata reported that in early January, a McCully resident saw someone come out of the driveway of her house and a few days later she found her screen high up misplaced in that area that she had not noticed earlier. Capt. Green explained someone would have to make a complaint reporting that they saw a person removing a screen and email the information with date, time and address to their website.

University of Hawaii at Manoa - Jim Manke, representative for the Chancellor, distributed copies of the alumuni magazine and reported the following:

1.    An update of the University’s Long Range Development Plan will be given to this Board in the near future.

2.    The entire University was pleased with everything about the Sugar Bowl experience except the outcome of the game. After the game there was a change of staff in the athletic department but things are settling down.

3.    There is a new focus on the repair of facilities on the campus with the support of the Legislature.

Questions, answers and concerns:

1.    The legislative package includes a one percent initiative which the University appreciates but the priority package the University has to testify about is the one approved by the Board of Regents last December.

2.    The incident where a student was followed involved a person who was known to campus security staff and that is how they got into the area.

Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate:  Tara Young reviewed the proposed University Town Square Project consisting of two buildings including studios, one and two bedroom apartments. The drawing presented to the Board in December of the proposed architectural design for the building included the new roof line, awnings over the windows for the residential and commercial areas and a façade on the second building but the enhancements were not approved by the Zoning Department because the building is built into the setback line that was not there when the building was constructed 40 years ago. She also presented a drawing without the three upgrades that meets the restrictions of the Zoning Department and asked for questions or comments from the public about whether they want Kamehameha Schools to request a variance to be able to include the three upgrades to the face of the building or not.

Questions, answers and concerns:

1.    Tenants will have to leave the building during the renovation for their safety because work will be extensive, gutting all units and decreased availability of the driveway to get in and out of the property.

2.    New rents have not been determined but they will be at market rates. Young used HUD Affordable Guidelines for Oahu 2007 as a guide to project a rate of about $1,100 for a one bedroom and $1,488 for a two bedroom for the new units. This raised the rents from what they are currently, but the renovation will provide significant upgrades. The current tenants were notified of their rights for first option on the completed rentals and will be contacted during construction to see if they are interested in coming back. If construction begins in May, 2008, the projected completion date is the end of the year. The apartments are expected to be kept as rental properties.

3.    The recycling lot will be incorporated into the project providing over 20 commercial parking spaces for the new 3,600 square feet of commercial space in the renovation.

4.    It was requested that the new buildings be given Hawaiian colors.

5.    Heinrich supports Kamehameha Schools seeking a variance for the enhanced addition of the buildings. This will improve the look of the neighborhood and he feels they would have strong community support for it.

6.    Young reported that they will plant trees to enhance the neighborhood.

7.    Kamehameha Schools wants to have security around the project during construction by erecting a fence or having a roving security service.

8.    Young noted there could be a restaurant that may have a liquor license in the commercial space, but they are very concerned about the noise carrying up to the tenants above that space.

9.    The Board supported the enhancing upgrades to the buildings and Kamehameha Schools will return to update when they have their permitting.

Mayor’s Representative:  Mark Oto, Deputy Director of Budget and Fiscal Services, reported the following:

• Crews are working on potholes all over the City as fast as resources will allow to complete work between the rains. Oto reminded everyone the pothole phone number is 768-7777.
• Related to the Homeless Resolution on the agenda, Oto emailed information about the City’s homeless program to Larson in December, 2007.
• This afternoon the Mayor announced the City will be receiving $5.9 million in federal funds to address the homelessness program on Oahu. Larson’s employer, Catholic Charities, will be a beneficiary of these funds.
• The Mayor is giving his State of the City Address on February 21 at 10:00 a.m. and will present his budget proposals on March 1, 2008.

Oto responded to the requests from the last meeting as follows:

• Natalie Iwasa was contacted by the Department of Transportation Services (DTS) to determine her request which was about the direction each lane should be traveling toward Diamond Head on Date Street and the lanes have been installed.

• The missing street signs at the intersection of Punahou and Philip Streets underneath the stop sign were made and will be installed within two weeks.

• The Department of Facilities Maintenance (DFM) has been to Lunalilo School and is aware of the drainage system tidally influenced with heavy rains flooding the street onto property.

• Oto reported a maintenance crew looked at the Makiki Stream silt deposit December 12, 2007 and has scheduled cleaning for March, 2008. Kyi-Yim noted the Makiki Stream was cleaned but it now has rats.

• Oto advised that bulky items were picked up in the area of King Lunalilo Elementary School. Kyi-Yim reported that they were picked up on Philips and Kuikahi Street but not around the corner where she is, however, her husband assisted the crew to find what needed to be picked up at her pick-up site.

Questions, answers and concerns:

1.    Chair Lockwood asked the street sign name at Wiliwili and Citron Streets be changed from “Iliili” to “Wiliwili”.

2.    Takamura asked that the wall collapsing be fixed in the Ala Wai Park by the baseball field which seems to be affecting the trees that look dead next to some palm trees and there is erosion.

3.    Kyi-Yim asked that traffic gridlock be addressed in the McCully area when the freeway is closed as was experienced on the day the child was dropped on the overpass.

4.    When Larson asked for potholes to be filled on Mahiai Street she was referred to the Pot Hole Hotline, 768-7777.

5.    Tabor asked for the establishment of a phone number to call when cars have been damaged by pot holes for which she thinks people should be compensated. Oto will email her his answer. Heinrich noted there is a form you can get at City Hall from Corporation Counsel for your complaint.

6.    Heinrich reported the City administration’s budget is due at the end of March to City Council. The community is encouraged to notify their representative of any concerns.

7.    Kato requested for more streets to be paved going east and west because they are used more than the ones going mauka-makai and when replacing the streets they should go to a deeper level. The roads have become dangerous for bicyclists, motorcyclists and moped drivers. Oto noted it is hard to program

the street resurfacing when it needs to be coordinated with the sewer and water line repairs. They are trying to time the major projects and then do the resurfacing so it doesn’t have to be torn up and done a second time.

8.    Mrs. Novak advised that residents are concerned about the stability of the trees on Kalakaua Avenue because they are the age of the ones that fell on some cars in the pawn shop parking lot near the Frog House Restaurant at 1604 Kalakaua Avenue. With all the heavy rains lately, has the City checked the stability of the roots of those trees on Kalakaua Avenue? Drivers want to feel safe driving there. Oto will follow up.

Governor’s Representative - Sandra Lee Kunimoto was not in attendance; the Governor’s report was distributed.

Board of Water Supply (BWS):  Moani Wright, Department of Community Services, distributed their report and introduced Julie Lindberg who will become the McCully/Moiliili Neighborhood Board representative next month replacing Keith Ishinaga. Wright announced the following:

• There was a main break January 6, 2008 of a six inch pipe laid in 1938 at 2344 Kapiolani Boulevard .
• Since the 1990s there have been less water main breaks and a fact sheet about that was distributed.
• Responding to a question about rebates BWS offers to the public, Wright noted BWS encourages residents to have low flow toilets to conserve water.

ELECTED OFFICIALS  

Councilmember Ann Kobayashi – Councilmember Kobayashi was not present; her newsletter was distributed.

Representative Kirk Caldwell – Representative Caldwell was not present; his newsletter was distributed.

Representative Scott Saiki:  Representative Saiki offered to take questions for Councilmember Kobayashi and noted she has concerns about the mass transit selection. He invited the public to attend the annual Town Hall meeting February 20th at 6:00 p.m. sponsored by the area legislators to hear their status reports and give input on legislative bills. Representative Saiki introduced his new office manager, Chris Lee.

Questions, answers and concerns:

1. The area where the child was dropped from the overpass has been monitored on a daily basis by transportation workers who are working with the police to help with the traffic flow at the location.

2. Kyi-Yim asked for better communication between city services when there are major freeway incidents any day of the week. She suggested workers could go home early, police could direct traffic or some

other solution to lessen traffic tie-ups that negatively affect the McCully/Moiliili area from becoming gridlocked. Representative Saiki noted that Senator Fukunaga was looking at the possibility of changing the street direction to improve congestion on Pensacola and other streets but he doesn’t know the outcome of that.

3. Representative Mark Takai from Pearl City proposed the State create a 24/7 AM radio station to provide traffic alerts but he is waiting to see what happens on that request.

4. Larson asked the Legislators to do whatever they can to support the house bill to get sufficient funding to create affordable rentals. Representative Saiki noted Representative Maile Shimabukuro, Chair of the Human Services and Housing Committee, is addressing this issue as a priority.

5. The mid January meeting held by Hawaiian Homelands was their first meeting to solicit input from area businesses on possible uses for  the Bowl-A-Drome site. They will seek proposals by a public process.

Representative Scott Nishimoto:  Representative Nishimoto announced he will be attending the Town Hall meeting on February 20th at the McCully Public Library from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. along with Councilmember Ann Kobayashi, Senator Brian Taniguchi and Representative Kirk Caldwell. He asked the community to take this opportunity to air their concerns. He represents the Iolani School area.

Senator Carol Fukunaga:  Senator Fukunaga could not stay to give her report; her newsletter was distributed.

Senator Brian Taniguchi:  Senator Taniguchi was not present; his newsletter was distributed.

FILLING OF VACANCIES:  No volunteers came forward to fill the two available seats in Sub District One or the two openings in Sub District Two.

PRESENTATION:

Beachwalk Sewage Project:  Mr. Guy Inouye, Deputy Director, Department of Design and Construction, and Mr. Eldon Franklin, Chief of the Waste Water Division, Department of Design and Construction, reported on the Beach Walk Sewage Project. A map was shown of the areas involved, University, Moiliili and Waikiki and included the Manoa-Palolo Stream and the Ala Wai area. The Beachwalk sewage area gathers raw sewage moved by gravity using sloping pipes which combine at the Beach Walk pump station. From that station raw sewage is conveyed by pumps and pressure pipes through the force main to an adjacent sewage area and continues in that fashion until it ultimately arrives at the Sand Island waste treatment plant. The catastrophic failure in March of 2006 was caused by a pressure pipe rupture on Kaiola Street. An emergency project was declared to fix the pipe and a backup system was needed so since March, 2006, materials, equipment and manpower were gathered next to the Ala Wai Elementary School and the temporary plastic pipe was fused and laid in the canal. In July, 2006 a bypass force main was in place and ready for use. After the temporary bypass was installed, permanent pipes were drilled from the Beachwalk pump station to a location mauka of the Ala Wai Canal. This permanent force main was completed, hooked up to the pump station and was ready for service at the end of June, 2007. Currently there is a pump station and existing force main, a by-pass pipe available for use which is connected to the existing pump station and on Ala Wai Boulevard they have some portable pumps standing by.

The conveyance system needs to be completed from this permanent pipe and the alternatives to finish that needs to be discussed with the Board of Water Supply and the Environmental Protection Agency who are the regulators. He has no time table for completion of the project but in the next six to eight months he expects discussion with the regulators will provide a clearer answer on how the system will be completed.

Questions, answers and concerns:

1. There are monies in the current budget and the next fiscal year’s budget for this program.

2. Projection for the completion of the project will be another four to five years.

3. Completing the system involves connection to the new pipe that is now in place and the temporary pipe installed in the canal needs to be removed because it is only a temporary system and it is a hazard to navigation as the Army Corps of Engineers wants to dredge the canal.

4. When the method of completion of the project is known, anything that can be done to speed up the process will be done.

5. Unfortunately the dog park area is part of a area people would like to be able to use but it  is the only available area to provide enough road access to move the pipe 40 foot long pipes as well as providing the only space available to stockpile and maneuver them. Installing the dog park would have the area surrounded by pipes. Although there is nothing going on in the area at the time they are waiting for more hardware and they will be drilling for micro tunneling. There is a projected completion time of 2012 although it could go longer. If other options come up in discussion that would be less disruptive on the surface, there could be a plan to share the use of the dog park area.

6. Residents are concerned about a safety hazard created by that the big, long trucks that drive through the area around the school where the children walk to and from it to Ala Wai Elementary; Tabor has seen very close calls. Franklin noted it is difficult for everyone. They are very concerned with the children’s safety and have had many meetings with the principal of the elementary school but this is a project that must be done.

7.    Making the land available after three years would probably not be an option because the old pipe in the canal has to be extracted and that area of land would be the best place to do it. The golf course can’t be used because of the Manoa Stream because it has no bridge.

Board member Kyi-Yim left the meeting from 8:40 - 8:45 p.m.

8.   Plans for the state of the land for the proposed dog park when the project is completed was addressed in a letter from Lester Chang, Director, City Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) for the area in immense detail for the area explaining what his department wanted for the trees and landscaping.

9.   The smell of the sewer along the Ala Wai canal can be investigated by checking the pipes into the manholes in the area in case they are loose which could be releasing the smell.

10. A resident noted the dog park had a serious drainage problem. The Department of Parks and Recreation made the request to address the ponding at the Ala Wai School.

11. Chair Lockwood will invite the representatives from this project to come to our November meeting.

VI.        HOUSEKEEPING

A.    Stream / Watershed Status Report. see: manoawatershed.oceanit.com

i.  Ala Wai Canal Bypass Update.  go to www.beachwalkbypass.com

Trash pick up along canal on Jan. 21^st by four neighbors

ii. Hausten Ditch.  No action due to cost.

iii.Makiki Stream – There will be a clean up on March 23 at 8:30 a.m. Meet at the parking lot of Jack in   the Box by Washington Middle School.

iv. Manoa Stream – No update.

v.  Palolo Stream – No update.

B.    McCully Recreation Center Update – They incorporated our comments from a meeting they attended into their schedule.

C.    Fire Station Update – They are ahead of schedule projecting a completion date of September, 2008.

D.    City Council Bill 2 on water conservation requests putting water rmeters in each apartment unit. This was deferred yesterday. Chair Lockwood suggested the Affordable Housing Committee discuss this item.

E.    Resolutions 07-275, 07-314, 07- 380 on Affordable Housing. Chair Lockwood referred these to Larson to discuss at her next Affordable Housing Committee as Chair.

F.    New Item - McCully Chop Suey Sign had a hearing on January 20th with this Board’s resolution and Manoa Neighborhood Board’s testimony as support. There will be an update on the sign next month.  

G.   New Item - Residents across the freeway from Hata on Alexander Street have been meeting for a year because of their frustration with the situation of the freeway on-ramp and traffic problems there, similar to the Bingham Street off-ramp. Chair Lockwood asked Hata to meet with them; with the support of the neighboring school they have momentum and hopefully something can be done after all these years of concern about that location.

RESIDENTS’ CONCERNS:

Resident Rick Harris is concerned about refuse trucks that make so much noise when they pick up big dumpsters to empty trash at 4:15 a.m. in his neighborhood and wake people up. When he called 911, the police who came out said there was no noise ordinance in Honolulu, so for the last year he has been collecting names on a petition and out of 145 names, 102 are from Moiliili residents. He has called HPD and Honolulu Disposal Service and is asking the support of this Neighborhood Board to pass a resolution regarding early morning noise.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

Outreach of Neighborhood Board Members – Chair Lockwood reported that months ago the board members walked their neighborhoods to identify locations that need ADA cuts, sidewalks and crosswalks which culminated in the list distributed to the Board, “Pedestrian Safety Map 2008/ Priorities Report” that showed where problems were found in the neighborhood. Chair Lockwood gave priority to schools, including UH - Manoa and libraries where children congregate. Some examples noted were by Lunalilio School where Chair Lockwood has seen handicapped children in wheelchairs not be able to safely get off the campus because of the lack of ADA cuts. At University Avenue and Kuilei Street, where children walk to Kuhio School, there are no sidewalks or ADA cuts. A board member noted there are two ADA cuts at University Avenue and Kapiolani Boulevard but two are left pending for months. The Board agreed by unanimous consent that a letter be written to support these projects.

Neighborhood Board Taskforce Permitted Interactive Group– Chair Lockwood appointed Takamura to be the Chair and Kato and Gans volunteered to serve with him. Larson reported that yesterday she heard testimony that 35% of the Neighborhood Board members currently serving have been on the board for over four terms so they could not be elected if the Council resolution for term limits becomes law..

Kato moved to adopt a resolution to oppose neighborhood board term limits and to be added to tonight’s agenda on board term limits seconded by Kyi-Yim. Larson having heard the comments felt creating limits could be good and if there were vacancies that could not be filled the Neighborhood Board could fill the seats with appointees or someone who had served before. Gans feels this is an issue that needs serious discussion and thought and does not want to make a decision on it tonight. Takamura advised this issue will have a second hearing February 20, 2008. Kato questioned if the proposed bill goes into effect, will these changes still represent the conditions of the Neighborhood Plan if the number of Board Members is decreased? He supports that the McCully/Moiliili Neighborhood Board should be made up of at least nine persons. Gans moved there be a secondary motion to defer discussion on this issue seconded by Tabor. The Board adopted the secondary motion by unanimous consent.

NEW BUSINESS:

Kamehameha Schools Isenberg & South Beretania Project – Chair Lockwood deferred voting on this issue.

Formation of a Blue Ribbon Task Force on Homelessness – Larson moved and Takamura seconded the motion to support the Resolution to form a Blue Ribbon Taskforce on Homelessness. The motion was adopted by unanimous consent, 10-0-0. (See attached Resolution.)

Support Affordable Housing and Homeless Services – Larson moved and Kyi-Yim seconded the motion to adopt the resolution to support affordable housing and homeless services. Larson noted this was basically an update of the resolution this Board passed last year. This resolution provides a fast way to get more rentals in use. Background information was given to the Board listing the number of condominium conversions in this neighborhood with leases expiring by 2012 as printed in the Star Bulletin Newspaper of Sunday, December 16, 2007. Larson noted there was also newspaper notification that in Kailua 228 apartment units would not have their leases renewed. The motion was adopted by a vote of 9-0-1. AYE – Devilbiss, Gans, Hata, Kato, Kyi-Yim, Larson, Lockwood, Tabor, Takamura. NAY 0. ABSTAIN Kondratovich. (See attached Resolution).

Bowl-O-Drome Update:  The update was given earlier in the meeting.

Early Childhood Education in Hawaii - Chair Lockwood distributed background information for the Board on the subject because they will be hearing a presentation in the future. There is a bill before the legislature allowing all four-year-olds to go to preschool.

Plastic Bags – This was deferred in the legislative committee.

Resolution Supporting Early Morning Noise Reduction – Larson moved and Tabor seconded the motion to support an ordinance prohibiting early morning noise. Harris noted that since there is no applicable law the police cannot do anything on the issue. Many people on South King Street applaud his getting signatures on his petition. Larson requested amendments to the Resolution in paragraph 7 to read:

“BE IT STILL FURTHER RESOLVED, that the McCully-Moiliili Neighborhood Board No. 8 in supporting the individual rights of our neighbors and the Quality of Life for our community, request the City Council to develop and implement an Ordinance as follows:”

Refuse companies involved in dumpster bin collection operating within the City and County of Honolulu shall operate and collect dumpsters only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sundays.

Larson moved and Tabor seconded the motion to adopt the amended motion. The motion was adopted by a vote of 8-1-1. AYE – Devilbiss, Gans, Hata, Kondratovich, Larson, Lockwood, Tabor, Takamura. NAY – Kyi-Yim. ABS – Kato. (See attached Resolution).

APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 6, 2007 MINUTES:  Approval of minutes was deferred until the next meeting.

TREASURER’S REPORT:  Presentation of the Treasurer’s report was deferred until the next meeting.

ADJOURNMENT:  The meeting adjourned at 9:11 p.m.

Submitted by

Bonnie Trustin

Neighborhood Assistant

Resolution Supporting an Ordinance Prohibiting Early Morning Noise

WHEREAS, the McCully/Moiliili Neighborhood Board No. 8 has received public testimony expressing outrage over the disturbance of the early morning peace due to the loud noises made by dumpster bin refuse pick-ups carried out by refuse disposal services; and

WHEREAS, the refuse disposal service, after repeated contact over several months, refuses to curtail its operations to within normally accepted business hours; and

WHEREAS, the McCully/Moiliili Neighborhood Board No. 8 since October, 2007 until now has received complaints about dumpster bin pick-ups as early as 4:14 a.m. near the McCully Shopping Center, Zippys, McDonalds, the McCully/Moiliili Public Library, Chiang Mai Thai Cuisine Restaurant, Kinko’s, the 500 block on University Avenue, the 900 block on University Avenue, and the 2100 of block of Algaroba Street; and

WHEREAS, the McCully/Moiliili Neighborhood Board No. 8 Vision Statement, approved April 2004, highlights the importance of “Quality of Life” and agrees that the residents of our community deserve the right to have a quiet, undisturbed morning; now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, the McCully/Moiliili Neighborhood Board No. 8 continues to support an ordinance to ensure the Quality of Life of its neighbors in the early morning hours; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the McCully/Moiliili Neighborhood Board No. 8 wishes this ordinance be adopted to preserve the early morning peace for our neighbors physical and mental health; and

BE IT STILL FURTHER RESOLVED, that the McCully/Moiliili Neighborhood Board No. 8 in supporting the individual rights of our neighbors and the Quality of Life for our community, request the City Council to develop and implement an Ordinance as follows:

Refuse companies involved in dumpster bin collection operating within the City and County of Honolulu shall operate and collect dumpsters only between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday and 8:00 a.m. and 5:00p.m. on Sundays.

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that copies of this Resolution be transmitted to Councilmember Ann Kobayashi; Mayor Hannemann; Representatives Caldwell, Nishimoto, Saiki; Senators Fukunaga, Taniguchi; all Neighborhood Boards; the Department of Health, Noise and Radiation Branch; the McCully/Moiliili Public Library; McDonalds of McCully; Zippy’s Restaurant of McCully; and Chiang Mai Thai Cuisine Restaurant.

Adopted by the McCully/Moiliili Neighborhood Board No. 8 at its February 7, 2008 Regular Board Meeting by a vote of 8-1-1.

RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT FORMATION OF A BLUE RIBBON TASKFORCE ON HOMELESSNESS

WHEREAS, neighborhoods across the state are continuing to struggle with the number of homeless individuals living in our streets and parks and over 6,000 persons are homeless in Hawaii on any given day; and

WHEREAS, the high cost of housing is affecting many of our island residents including those with disabilities, seniors and the working poor; and  

WHEREAS, the City and County of Honolulu currently does not have a set of actions to address homelessness; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the McCully - Moiliili Neighborhood Board No. 8 calls for the City and County of Honolulu to form a Blue Ribbon Taskforce on Homelessness made up of policy makers, community members, advocates, county agencies, businesses, individuals who are homeless and other interested residents to develop an action plan to provide a blueprint to lessen the impact of homelessness on our neighborhoods;

ALSO BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, copies of this resolution be forwarded to all Neighborhood Boards, all City Council members, and the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu.

Adopted by the McCully – Moiliili Neighborhood Board No. 8 at its February 7, 2008 Regular Board Meeting, 10-0-0.

RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE

HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES

WHEREAS, the housing crisis is affecting many individuals and families across the state including those with disabilities, seniors and the working poor. An estimated 21,890 units, 15,590 on Oahu alone, are projected to be needed for households with less than eighty percent of median income; and

WHEREAS, neighborhoods across Oahu are experiencing an increase in the number of homeless individuals living in our streets and parks, and over 6,000 persons are homeless in Hawaii on any given day; and

WHEREAS, condo conversions and rent hikes are putting many of our State residents at risk for homelessness; and

WHEREAS, dedicated funding for affordable housing provides much-needed predictability for builders, landowners, the county, the state, federal partners and non-profit organizations that help facilitate the development of affordable housing; therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, by the McCully-Moiliili Neighborhood Board No. 8, that we support the following efforts to create affordable rental housing and to ameliorate the homeless problem in our State:

Ensure Adequate Affordable Housing

• Increase the Rental Housing Trust Fund by increasing the percentage dedicated to this fund from the Conveyance Tax to 65% permanently; and
• Provide a one-time allocation to the Rental Housing Trust Fund of at least $25 million.

Ensure the Repair of current housing resources in order to offer rents at 30% of tenants’ incomes.

• Provide funding for the repair and renovation of state public housing.

Ensure Funding for Services to the Homeless

• Provide additional funding of $5.3 million, for continual operational funds for outreach and supportive services to individuals and families who are homeless and continual operational funds for emergency and transitional shelters to maintain/enhance their services for the homeless population located at these shelter programs.

ALSO BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be forwarded to all Neighborhood Boards, all members of the State Legislature, the Governor of the State of Hawai‘i, all City Council Members and the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu.

Adopted by the McCully – Moiliili Neighborhood Board No. 8 at its February 7, 2008 Regular Board Meeting, 9-0-1.