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McCully - Moiliili Neighborhood Board # 8
Regular Meeting Agenda
Thursday, September 7, 2006
7:00 p.m.
Please set telephones/pagers to SILENT during meeting
Speakers must be acknowledged by Chair
l. CALL TO ORDER at 7:00 p.m.
II. PUBLIC SAFETY & COMMUNITY LIAISON (35 minutes)
-- Questions in private or in writing to these officials, before or after they speak, would be greatly appreciated.
A. Honolulu Fire Department. (2 minutes)
B. Honolulu Police Department (5 minutes total)
1. District 1 (Major Macadangdang, Commanding)
2. District 7 (Major Nakagawa, Commanding)
C. UH - Manoa. Jim Manke (2 minutes)
D. Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate. Bob Oda / Tara Young (2 minutes)
E. Mayor's Representative. Danny Agsolag (3 minutes)
F. Governor's Representative. Sandra Lee Kunimoto (2 minutes)
G. Board of Water Supply. Keith Ishinaga (2 minutes)
H. Honolulu High Capacity Transit Coridor Project. Pat Lee (2 minutes)
I. Elected Officials (2 minutes or less please)
1. Ann Kobayashi, Councilmember
2. Kurt Caldwell, State Representative
3. Scott Nishimoto, State Representative
4. Scott Saiki, State Representative
5. Carol Fukunaga, State Senator
6. Brian Taniguchi, State Senator
III. FILLING OF VACANCIES. (2 minutes)
Rodney Evans (Sub-District 1) has resigned as of August 21, 2006. Mimi Gans of
IV. PRESENTATION. (5 minutes)
Joseph Hart, for H. Chock & Associates
Paul Nehei, for Okada Trucking
V. HOUSEKEEPING. (5 minutes) For information and action if necessary
B. Neighborhood Commission meeting on Aug. 28th at Honolulu Hale. Reinstituted its Budet and Training committees; established an Audit PIG; and is continuing to review the Revised Neighborhood Plan. See Announcements for meeting dates.
C. Charter Commission. Final draft of proposals is being finished. Outreach Committee has asked for the Urban Honolulu public meeting to be held at
D. Rules for Board Members running for public office. J. Manke letter of July 26th.
E. Beachwalk Wastewater Emergency ByPass.
Update on coordination with
See www.beachwalkbypass.com for details and weekly updates.
F. Kapiolani Blvd. Water and Sewer System Improvement.
Update on impact of project in our neighborhood, storage of material & equipment.
See www.kapiolaniwatersewer.org for details and updates.
G. Frear Hall Dorm Project. Update and impact upon our community.
H. Public Safety Meeting for McCully and Moiliili. Working with District 1 & 7 to hold a personal safety workshop meeting. Ideas for topics are welcome. Call / email
I.
VI. RESIDENT'S CONCERNS. (10 minutes)
One item/per resident (1 minute) until everyone has spoken. Two turns maximum. Questions for Public Safety & Community Liaison should have been addressed in Section II above).
VII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. (* indicates for action) (5 minutes/topic)
A. *Lock Up Storage. Resolution by Deepak Nupane
B. *Bus Stop Locations. Resolution by Ron Lockwood
C. *Watershed Issues.
1.
2. Hausten Ditch
3. Manoa Stream -- Walkway rebuilding continues
4. Makiki Stream -- remulching of naupaka on August 25th by
Ala Wai Watershed volunteers.
5. Palolo Stream
D. *Discover Moiliili Day. Saturday, October 7th need volunteer Board Members
to assist at the table and with questions. Declared candidates may NOT work
at this booth. See July 26th J. Manke letter.
E. * Banner for Meeting. Serena Kyi-Yim
F. * Newsletter or Olelo? Ron Lockwood; for discussion/action
VIII. NEW BUSINESS. (* indicates for action) (5 minutes /topic)
A. * Neighborhood Commission Audit. Ron Lockwood
Up to seven Board Members and members of the public to review the Audit and offers suggestions on the comments made by the Auditor. To report back to this Board by December 2006. This will be a Public Interest Group meeting. Those interested, let
Chair Lockwood know.
B. *Legislation Ideas. Ron Lockwood
Suggestions for City & County and State legislation for next session needs to be passed by this N.B. no later than the Novemebr '06 meeting to send to our elected officials. All committees, Board Mmbers and members of the public, please plan your work accordingly. All suggestions will be considered.
C. *High Rise Safety. Resolution by Al Furuto.
To retrofit sprinkler systems into all high rise buildings.
D. *Liability of Neighborhood Board.
At the August N.B. meeting, a question was asked about Board liability in the Makiki Stream clean up, " because he was present as a Board member and helped in the process." This Board member was not authorized by the McCully - Moiliili Neighborhood Board to act upon it's behalf. Further in speaking with the head of Facilities Maintenance, the Board member's help was not asked for, or needed. Finally, according to the Revised Neighborhood Plan, Section 4-5.2 "It shall be the duty of the chairperson to serve as spokesperson and representative of the Board". Therefore, if any liability rises from the damage to the wall at this site, it is the personal responsibillity of the individual Board member.
IX. MINUTES. (3 minutes)
June and August minutes will be discussed. Written corrections are encouraged to expedite time. Two sets per month until we catch up.
X. TREASURER'S REPORT. (2 minutes) August and September.
XI. COMMITTEE REPORTS, ACTIONS AND NEXT MEETINGS. (8 minutes)
A. Affordable Housing / Homeless. Betty Lou Larson
Minutes of August 23rd meeting included tonight. Next meeting will be in
October. Date and site to be determined.
B. Legislative Affairs.
Next meeting to be determined.
C. OMPO (
New representative is Deepak Nupane; 1st alternate is R. Lockwood and
2nd alternate is M.J. Carlos
D. Outreach. Ron Lockwood
August meeting cancelled. September meeting will be Wed. Sept 13 at
S. King Street McDonalds at 7:00 p.m
E. Planning & Zoning. Ron Lockwood
Will meet with Outreach committe at McDonalds, Sept 13th.
F. Public Safety. Elaine Akau
Public Interactive Group meeting was held on August 31st. Next meeting is
to be determined. Could use help at Discover Moiliili Day event.
G. School Liaison. Shaunna Tabor
Flags have been ordered for neighborhood schools by VFW Post 1540 and will
be distributed the week of November 6 - 10 just before Veteran's Day. Next
meeting is to be determined.
H. Transportation. Marijane Carlos
Next meeting to be determined.
XII. ANNOUNCEMENTS.
1. Wednesday, September 5th 6:00 p.m.
Neighborhood Commission PIG on Audit
2. Thursday, September 14th 6 - 7:30 p.m.
3. Monday, September 25th 6:00 p.m.
Neighborhood Commission Budget Committee
4. Saturday, September 30th 8 - 11:30 a.m.
3rd Annual OTMBA clean - Up of Moiliili
" " " 2:00 p.m. to be determined
Neighborhood Commission Training Committee
5. Wednesday, October 4th 7:00 p.m. Sacred
VFW Post 1540 meeting
6. Thursday, October 5th 7:00 p.m.
McCully - Moiliili Neighborhood Board meeting
7. Saturday, October 7th 9 - 2:30 p.m.
Discover Moiliili Day
8. Sunday, October 8th 9 - noon
9. Saturday, October 14th 8 - 2:30
3rd Annual Community Clean Up by Elected Officials
XIII. Board adjournment.
UPDATE - Capitol Improvement Project 2006 - 2011
History. On 31 May, 2006 an email was sent to Councilmember Kobayashi by the McCully - Moiliili Chair regarding the status of 40 projects and certain bills and resolutions that applied to our neighborhood. A copy of this email was copied to each Board Member at that time.
Councilmember Kobayashi has since contacted the various City Departments to receive the updates listed below. Board Members have also asked for updates. This update is as of August 5, 2006:
2000097 Ala Wai Canal Showers/Restrooms/Storage (Halau)--cancelled due to cost
2002117
Planning to be released September 2006
1974104
2005066
in Fiscal year 2007
1979063 Bicycle Projects -- Dept of Transportation Services (DTS), no response
1994306 Bicycle Racks at Various Locations -- DTS, no response
2001793 Boys & Girls Clubs of
2000060 Bridge Inspection, Inventory and Appraisal --various locations being
inspected outside of Moiliili
1998520 Bridge Rehabilitation at various locations -- not in McCully - Moiliili at this
time
2003198 Bus Shelter Improvements -- DTS, not funded
2001116 Bus Stop
to start in September 2006
2002164 Canoe Halau Improvements at Various Locations -- not in McCully - Moiliili
at this time
2005013 Concrete Bus Pads at Various Locations-- not our district
1988001 Curb Ramps at Various Locations -- design and construction on going
2002051
1999320 Electronic Parking Meter Conversion -- HPD, no response
1995207 Emergency Shelter Grant program -- DCS, no response
1998021
2000101 Flood Control Improvements at Various Locations -- Manoa Stream
2001104 Hausten Drainage Ditch -- Study Completed, no funding, too costly pau
2004081 Hawaii Housing Development Corp. -- Affordable Housing Acquisition
DCS, no response
2002506 In Town Rapid Transit System -- DTS, no response
2000075
2004010 McCully Area Drainage Improvement -- see 2005176 below
1985089
2007
2002022 McCully Fire Station Replacement -- awaiting final permits Oct 2006 to
tear down and replace $4.5 million
2005176 McCully Flood Control -- planning ongoing for Citron & Lokahi
2005147 McCully Master Plan -- not funded
and Phillips Streets Sept 2004 pau
2001807 McCully - Moiliili Neighborhood Master Plan -- Dept. Planning & Permitting,
no response
2005164
2006 pau
2003186
2006053 Moiliili / Kapahulu Sewer Rehab/Recon. --at Planning & Design
2004004 Protective Chain Link Fencing -- not in our district
1999115 Reconstruct/Refurbish Play Courts RD1 --
June 2006 pau
1999156 " RD 2 -- not our district
1999157 " RD 3 -- not our district
1999158 " RD 4 -- not our district
2003135 Storm Drain Outlets near
RESOLUTION
In Support of Retrofitting Existing Residential High Rise
Buildings with Automatic Fire Sprinkler Systems
WHEREAS, the safety and lives of our community should not be compromised; and
WHEREAS, appropriate action should be taken now to take advantage of the relatively low interest rates compared to 10 years ago to install these systems now; and
WHEREAS, City departments can come up with retroactive actions that could later subsidize or tax credit those who make their units safe; and
WHEREAS, the fire department believes retrofitting existing residential high rise buildings with automatic fire sprinklers would reduce the risk to building occupants and property; and
WHEREAS, the safety of our firefighters should also be our concern; now
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the McCully - Moiliili Neighborhood Board No. 8 support's the idea of retrofitting existing residential high rise buildings with automatic fire sprinkler systems.
Submitted by: Al Furuto
RESOLUTION
BUS STOP LOCATIONS
WHEREAS, The Bus provides alternate transportation covering 93 routes on O'ahu with ridership of over 240,000 people of various ages and walks of life; and
WHEREAS, bus stops have been removed with notice of their removal only in place for one month leaving Neighborhood Board's no time to collect comments and complaints; and
WHEREAS, these notices were written only in English and placed at a height where physically challenged riders were unable to read the notice; and
WHEREAS, the placement of these notices in no way addreessed riders that have English as a second language; and
WHEREAS, the maps, as published in the daily papers on June 16th, to notify riders of discontinued stops do not match the actual stops that were discontinued; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, that the McCully - Moiliili Neighborhood Board No. 8 requests that the City & County Department of Transportation Services meet with representatives of our Transportation Committee and Councilmember Kobayashi, or her staff, within the next 45 days to review the new and discontinued stops in the McCully - Moiliili area, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the McCully - Moiliili Neighborhood Board will bring to this meeting the suggestions and comments of its neighbors as to which stops should be kept, discontinued or relocated; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that copies of this Resolution be sent to the City & County, Department of Transportation Services; Councilmember Kobayashi; the managing Director and to the Mayor.
Submitted by: Ron Lockwood
RESOLUTION
THE LOCK UP
WHEREAS, BRD Development has proposed to construct a 190 feet by 85 feet, 9 storey self-storage building fronting Kapiolani Boulevard between McCully and Pumehana Streets; and
WHEREAS, the McCully - Moiliili neighborhood Board discussed the development during its April 6, 2006 meeting and listened to community's concern over the project; and
WHEREAS, the community's concerns included pile driving during construction causing cracks to the Ala Wai Manor buildings and its pool; trade winds being blocked for floors 2 - 8 of the Ala Wai Manor building; sunlight and view plane denied to floors 2 - 8 of the Ala Wai Manor building; asthetics of the new building; traffic ingress and egress to the facility; hours of operation; and noise caused by rooftop air-conditioning units; and
WHEREAS, the Ala Wai Manor's Board of Directors expressed their conserns as the facility being out of character in the primarily residential neighborhood; the facility being "light industrial" in nature in a residential area, the facility could give rise to undesirable activities in its vacinity, the traffic activities at the facility blocking access to the Ala Wai Manor, the facility blocking trade wind, sunlight, and view plane for the Ala Wai Manor; and
WHEREAS, the McCully - Moiliili Neighborhood Board transmitted these concerns to Mr. Robert Soudan of BRB Development in a letter dated May 4, 2006; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Robert Soudan heard these concerns of the Ala Wai Manor residents and the community during the McCully - Moiliili neighborhood Board's Planning & Zoning Committee meeting on June 2, 2006; so, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, that the McCully - Moiliil Neighborhood Board No. 8 strongly urges the developer of the storage facility BRB Development to give due consideration to the concerns of the community and the residents of Ala Wai Manor in planning, designing, and construction of the storage facility; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that BRB Development will give due consideration to the overall architecture of the building to reflect Hawaiian sense of place and particularly the Kapiolani facade of the building by providing ample pedestrian interaction opportunity and not constructing blank walls that provide tableau for graffiti; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that copies of this Resolution be provided to the elected officials representing the McCully - Moiliili neighborhood and to the Board of Directors of the Ala Wai Manor.
Submitted by: Depak Neupane