WHEREAS, the revised Primary Urban Center Development Plan (PUC DP) was adopted by Ordinance 04-14 and took effect on June 21, 2004; and

    WHEREAS, pursuant to ROH Section 24-2.6 and Section 5.3 of the PUC DP, one of the methods of implementing the PUC DP is the development of Special Area Plans, which cover a particular neighborhood or district and provide more detailed policies, principles, and guidelines than the DP; and

    WHEREAS, ROH Section 24-2.6 and PUC DP Section 5.3 further provide that Special Area Plans shall be reviewed and may be accepted by the Council by resolution, with or without amendments as the Council deems appropriate, for the purpose of guidance in establishing specific policies and an implementation program for the affected area; and

    WHEREAS, the Aiea-Pearl City Livable Communities Plan (May 2004) (the "APCLCP"), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this reference, has been completed; and

    WHEREAS, the APCLCP is a project of the Aiea-Pearl City Community Vision Group and the City's Department of Planning and Permitting and Department of Transportation Services; and

    WHEREAS, the APCLCP boundaries encompass the area bounded by the Pearl City Industrial Park to the west, Halawa Stream to the east, Pearl City Peninsula and Pearl Harbor shoreline to the south, and the residential ridge areas to the north; and

    WHEREAS, the APCLCP is intended to improve traffic-congested roadways, provide a more pedestrian-friendly environment, and revitalize the livability and character of the neighborhoods; and

    WHEREAS, the APCLCP integrates the planning and development of traffic improvements, transit services and facilities, and pedestrian/bicycle circulation with land use and community design. Major components of the APCLCP include:

    1)    An integrated transportation plan for Aiea-Pearl City;

    2)    A community design plan; and

    3)    An implementation plan;

and

    WHEREAS, the APCLCP, once accepted by the Council, will provide overall guidance for the implementation of land use, community design and transportation improvements for Aiea-Pearl City; and

    WHEREAS, the Council desires to accept the APCLCP as a Special Area Plan for the PUC DP area; now, therefore,

    BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City and County of Honolulu that, pursuant to ROH Section 24-2.6 and Section 5.3 of the PUC DP, it hereby accepts the Aiea-Pearl City Livable Communities Plan as a Special Area Plan for the Primary Urban Center Development Plan area; and