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McCully - Moiliili Neighborhood Board # 8

REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2007

KING WILLIAM LUNALILO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

CALL TO ORDER:  Chair Lockwood called the meeting to order at 7:13 p.m. with a quorum of eight present.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Marijane Carlos, Gordon Furuto, Mimi Gans, Les Hata, John Kato, Serena Kyi-Yim, Betty Lou Larson, Ron Lockwood, Shaunna Tabor (arrived at 7:16 p.m.), Clifton Takamura.

MEMBERS ABSENT: None.

Chair Lockwood announced that Gordon Furuto submitted his resignation due to business constraints but still will participate on projects as he is able. Since his resignation was not known at the time Chair Lockwood prepared the agenda so the vacancy isn’t listed, the Board will have to wait until October to fill his seat.

GUESTS: Mark Oto (Mayor’s Representative, Senior Advisor, Department of Community Services - DCS), Jim Manke (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Chancellor’s Office), Capt. Gordon Villa, Capt. R. Main, Battalion Chief E. Kane (McCully Fire Station), Sgt. E. Egami, Officer A. Kahapea, Lt. G. Lumlee, Sgt. Roberts (Honolulu Police Department), Beatrice Terumoto, Barbara Stanton, Jackie Boland (American Association of Retired Persons), Kathy Cutshaw (Vice Chancellor for Administration, University of Hawaii at Manoa), George Atta, (Senior Planner, Group 70 International), Edward Sun (Sun Global), Jerad Kaufman (High School Bowling League), Susan Miyao (Senator Taniguchi’s office), Daisy Murai, Al Furuto, Albert Del Rio, Harry Chu, Tom Heinrich, Jason Yoshida, Sandee Fulton, Klement Kondratovich, Shirley Koczan, Dora Johnson, Evelyn Chang, Raymond Lalosin and Lillian and Carl Novak (McCully Citizen’s Patrol), Bonnie Trustin (Neighborhood Commission Office Assistant).

VACANT SEATS: Two vacancies in Sub District 1 and three vacancies in Sub District 2.

PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY LIAISON (35 MINUTES)

HONOLULU FIRE DEPARTMENT – Capt. Villa distributed the McCully Station report and announced their temporary facility is on Date Street at the Ala Wai Golf Course which they will be their quarters for the next 18 months. Their main location will be refurbished and expanded to 13,000 square feet giving them a better concrete block infrastructure and will still house two companies – Ladder 29 and Engine 29. The living areas will be on the diamond head side of the station wired with updated technology. Their temporary location is not ADA compliant so they asked citizens to use the Pahoa, Manoa and Waikiki fire stations for walk up services such as blood pressure checks and the like.

Fire Safety Tip: August is the beginning of the new school year so be careful approaching schools and be mindful when students are crossing the street. Take the time to teach your children how to cross the street and remind them to call 911 for any emergency.

Questions, answers and concerns:

1.    In the remodeled firehouse the general sleeping quarters will be upstairs; the Captains’ are downstairs.

2.    There will be artwork in the station.

3.    There will be no red signage on the pavement noting the fire department since this is a temporary location but he will consult with the City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) about the situation.

New Station Report: Battalion Chief Kane reported the station got its name from Supreme Court Judge Lawrence McCully in the early 1900s who owned, developed and subdivided that area of land so it was named after him. Parks and fire stations are named after famous people who contributed to the geographical area which is explained in the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, Chapter 22, Article 9.

Honolulu Police Department – Officer A. Kahapea, District 7, East Honolulu Station and distributed the statistics for June from Districts 1 and 7 which appeared as: 1 robbery, 8 thefts, 7 burglaries, 18 UEMV, 1 auto theft, 2 assaults, 7 property damage, 37 motor vehicle collisions, 1 DUI, 1 sex assault, no family offenses, 2 drug offenses, and no graffiti incidents.

Questions, answers and concerns:

1.   HPD is holding their 75th Annual Family Fun Fair Jubilee at the Civic Center grounds by Honolulu Hale from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Civic Center on August 11, 2007.

2.   A resident reported seeing dump trucks overflowing their truck beds with rocks coming down Punahou Street on to Kalakaua Avenue all day long. Officer Kahapea reported that all truck drivers should know their loads should be covered. Call 911 when you see trucks with uncovered loads.

Shaunna Tabor arrived at 7:16 p.m. making nine (9) Board members present.

University of Hawaii at Manoa: Jim Manke, representing the Chancellor, reported that all emergency operations and communications operated properly but they had a chance to refine their communications with the East West Center. On Sunday, August 12, about 1,000 students will graduate. Classes begin on campus August 20, 2007 and the dorms are available to be moved into August 16, 2007 for a student population of 20,000. Questions about transportation on campus, i.e. access to the quarry, will be answered later in the UH presentation.

Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate – They were not present.

Mayor’s Representative: Mark Oto reported on the requests made last month:

1.   The Philip Street signage that says “No Parking at any Time” is now being made now by the City Department of Transportation Services.

2.   A representative from the City Department of Environmental Services (ENV) told the tenants at 574 Kamoku Street to bag their rubbish and get their bulky items off the street until the pick up day.

3.   HPD found no records from citizens reporting fireworks on July 4, 2007 at the Ala Wai Community Park, Ala Wai Neighborhood Park and Stadium Park.

4.   The housing project is leased out and run by a non-profit who is responsible for repairing the Makiki Stream wall on the Diamond Head side abutting the Philip Street bridge.

5.   ENV couldn’t contact the residents of 2028 and 2016 Waiola Street about their trash spilling over bringing flies to the neighbors’ yards so they will write them about the proper time to set it out.

6.   The Division of Road Maintenance (City Department of Facilities Maintenance - DFM) checked the handicap ramp and determined the ponding is due to the design characteristics associated with the ramp and not a maintenance issue so it will be given to the DDC.

7.   The traffic signal lights have not been activated at Kalakaua Avenue between King Street and Kapiolani Avenue at Beretania Street by Star Market because the contractor must finish the striping and underground cabling. Also, Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) has to energize the electrical circuit for the traffic signal at Kalakaua Avenue and Fern Street by the end of August, 2007.

Questions, answers and concerns:

1. Larson asked about cleaning up the wall on Mahiai Street, on private property, separating two parking lots.
2. Kyi-Yim thanked the DFM for putting up new “No Parking” sign” by her home. Previously there was only a “No Parking End” sign.
3. Furuto reported citizens asked for a crosswalk at the corner of Artesian and Young Streets where there is a senior home.
4. Boland, a member of the American Association of Retired People (AARP) reported when children cross Punahou Street at King Street from Washington Middle School, they need a longer timed light to get to the other side before the light starts flashing.
5. Oto reported he is working with service providers and people who run the shelters to accommodate the homeless displaced from Thomas Square Park and other parks but some people don’t want to go to shelters. With a recently awarded appropriations bill worth $150,000 just released to his department, Community Services, they are working with the Institute for Human Services to cajole the homeless into facilities and enroll them into their work readiness programs to elevate their skills level to get a job. He has heard negative reports from people staying at the Waianae shelter.
6. Please continue to investigate the issue of drainage at Wiliwili and Citron streets with the Department of Design and Construction.
7. Gans requested the crossing signals on King Street from Junior T’s florist to Kokua Market be checked.

8. Furuto is contesting the timing of the Neighborhood Commission allowing the adoption of the changed Sub districts in the Neighborhood Plan for the McCully–Moiliili Neighborhood Board.
9. Tom Heinrich requested the street curb fronting the McCully temporary fire station be painted red.

Vacant Seats: There were no volunteers to fill two vacancies in Sub District 1 or three vacancies in Sub District 2;

the items will be carried over to the October meeting.

Governor’s Representative: Sandra Kunimoto could not attend but the Governor’s report was distributed. There

were no questions but there were none.

Board of Water Supply (BWS): Their representative, Keith Ishinaga, could not attend the meeting. Chair Lockwood reported the following from the report: 1) About five years ago there was a sewer line scheduled to go down Coyne Street to Wa’halia storage tanks but it is not in their six year plan. 2) BWS reminded residents they do not handle the sewage, this is a separate department. BWS supplies the drinking water, not the flushing water. 3) There were no main breaks for the month of June. 4) This is hurricane season so have one gallon of water for each person for three to four days or fill up the bathtub. Stay hydrated.

Elected Officials: None of the following elected official were present; all of their reports were circulated: Councilmember Ann Kobayashi, Representative Kirk Caldwell, Representative Scott Nishimoto, Representative Scott Saiki, and Senator Brian Taniguchi

PRESENTATIONS:

Department of Transportation Services (DTS) - Richard Torres, Deputy Director, Department of Transportation Services (DTS), reported his department is focusing on two initiatives regarding pedestrian safety, one of which is upgrading crosswalks. Their pilot projects are on streets with multi lane, one way traffic at highly visible locations with one in Kalihi and one in Moiliili by the Time’s supermarket. The following are some guidelines to help people be careful pedestrians: 1) Pedestrians at crosswalks need to push the button to activate the crosswalk signal; it doesn’t go on automatically. 2) There are three types of lights at the crosswalk: the white picture of a pedestrian, the flashing red and the solid red light. Don’t begin crossing an intersection on a flashing red light because you won’t necessarily get to the other side before the light changes to a solid red light which means stop. 3) Don’t cross the street just because there is no traffic coming; the lights tell you when to cross. 4) Drivers should stop before the stopline which is about 20 feet away from the crosswalk, not in the crosswalk which is what they usually do.

The DTS budget was approved in July so they can start the Kalihi and Moiliili projects; the work they do is done according to the availability of funds. The Mayor’s task force is doing field assessments focusing on intersections with high visibility to improve them with signalization and other appropriate upgrades. DTS will be airing public service announcements this fall.

The Kalihi project is a four-way intersection costing $371,000 including ADA ramps costing $6,000 each. The

King Street Time’s crosswalk is located mid-block and lacks a signal. They plan is to install illuminated pedestrian signs on both sides, two wireless mass arms with solar lighting, countdown signalization and the pedestrian signal activation button. They will need to redo the ADA ramps. The Kalihi intersection will be done first because the lead times on their items are shorter than the King Street ones; there are no mass arms involved in Kalihi which have long lead times.

Discussion ensued and the following are questions with Torres’ answers:

1. Although AARP found the community wants assessments by DTS done according to how dangerous the intersections are, DTS also considers pedestrian and car traffic volume at the intersection.

2.   The signalization for Time’s will not initiate the signalization for the Zippy’s crosswalk nearby on King Street because the Time’s signal is not hooked up to HECO as the Zippy’s one is. The new system is solar powered to operate if electricity is lost. They will finish the project in the first half of 2008.

3.   The Time’s intersection is a warning flashing light for pedestrians, not a traffic signal with red, yellow and green lights. Although there is a high pedestrian count at the Diamond Head side of the Hauoli street intersection, it doesn’t have as high a pedestrian count as the Time’s market crossing.

4.   A resident, Hata and Chair Lockwood suggested DTS employ a bulb out to move the parked cars back one or two car lengths from the crosswalk giving drivers greater pedestrian visibility as they approach crosswalks especially in November, December and January when the sun shines directly into a driver’s eyes facing due east. The mass arms wouldn’t help in the latter situation. It is also a problem on Beretania and King Streets in

the far left lane with cars parked too close to the crosswalk. Torres explained DTS will investigate the Time’s intersection and correct it for visibility; they are using two mass arms (lights suspended above the intersection for better visibility) on either side of the crosswalk and they have flashing signs on the sides as well for that reason. The traffic engineers have determined that drivers in all lanes will be able to see the lights.

5.   Torres gave further information a) As soon as the pedestrian activates the signalization button, the light comes on and the countdown begins. b) When drivers see the crosswalk signalization lights, no cars can be driving there. c) The City considered audible signals but they go beyond the amount of solar power they have available. Traffic signalization will be financed by the federal government for 80% and 20% by the City. d) Construction at the Time’s crosswalk will not stop much traffic because no electrical trenches will be dug minimizing construction time; only one lane would be closed for a period of time.

Chair Lockwood announced if you have concerns about parking and related issues go to this Board’s Planning, Zoning and Transportation committee meeting August 16 from 7:00 – 8:00 pm. at the Moiliili Zippy’s.

Group 70 - Long Range Development Plan for University of Hawaii at Manoa:

Kathy Cutshaw introduced herself as the Vice Chancellor for Administration managing the operations of the UH Manoa campus; part of her duties are to manage the Campus Master Planning. Tonight a draft update of the Manoa Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) will be presented and offered to the Board of Regents in September for their review and approval. The last LRDP was approved in 1987 and updated and approved by the Board in 1994. In February of 2004 the campus hired Group 70 International as a consultant to update the LRDP and their goal is to update the energy guidelines reducing the energy used on campus by 30 % in 2012.

George Atta, Senior Planner with Group 70 International, presented their update of the LRDP to be presented in September projecting the Plan Review Update (PRU) for the campus for the next five years. The four major themes to achieve this are: 1) A globally connected Hawaiian place of learning more reflective of Hawaii than it is now. 2) A livable urban campus with 3,000 more dormitory units and the addition of more commercial space. 3) Adding outdoor sacred spaces on campus for learning in the day and night. 4) Joining the national movement for environmental sustainability with 60 % of the campus being permeable, 40% impermeable with an urban forest. Not much was done after the last LRDP was proposed but this time some buildings are already funded and they are more optimistic about their plan being achieved.

When asked about the Varsity Gate, Atta explained it was a major feature of the 1994 LRPD. To support the sustainability philosophy, this plan shows a reduction of vehicular traffic through the campus, going around the exterior instead. More bicycles and pedestrian paths will be provided through the middle of the campus instead.

Questions, answers and concerns:

1. The Varsity Gate is one of the entrances to the main mauka-makai pathway of which the Legacy Pathway is a part. A major focus is to strengthen the pedestrian links and they will be talking to Security to see how to do that most effectively. A complete Master Plan will start in the fall considering bigger issues.

2.   The estimated costs are given building by building; they won’t know amounts until they are advised of the internal usage. The short term plan includes six buildings for which there is no money currently apportioned.

3.   The Hamilton Library flood occurred from a blockage on the bridge by the Manoa Shopping Center diverting the water onto Woodlawn Drive which emptied into an old street channel and into the back of the library. It was not a result of anything on the campus. The Master Plan isn’t addressing the flood possibilities – it can only be handled with stream channeling. They have planned greenways and pedestrian areas and will be planting more trees but flood control is being studied by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

4.   Vice Chancellor Cutshaw reported the University doesn’t have the authority to do friendly land buyouts to keep more greenspace on the existing campus including Kolo Place land.

5.   They are consulting with transportation professors, including Professor Dr. Karl Kim, a recognized transportation specialist, about bicycle and pedestrian access and campus.

6.   Atta explained the Hawaiian “sense of place” will be represented by landscaping of Hawaiian plants and materials, easy transitions from indoor spaces merging with outdoor spaces creating gathering areas and the Manoa campus will focus more on international and multicultural trends.

Chair Lockwood announced that this presentation will be presented August 9, 2007 at the Diamond Head/Kapahulu, St. Louis Heights Neighborhood Board No. 5 Meeting at 7:00 p.m.

HOUSEKEEPING: Chair Lockwood submitted a written report in the interest of time. The transcript is as follows:

1.   Neighborhood Commission Meeting, July 23, 2007 – The Neighborhood Commission approved the minutes of their May 21, 2007 regular meeting and adopted, by a vote of 8-0-0 with one member absent, the McCully–Moiliili Neighborhood Board No. 8 Petition for the reduction of seats to 15 and the realignment of its Sub-District boundaries. The meeting was attended by A. Furuto, Chair Lockwood and a representative from the City’s Corporation Counsel office. They also discussed the change taking effect immediately, noting with vacancies in each Sub-district during the election, no voter would be disenfranchised and the Board had awaited this change since the 1990 census.

2.   Neighborhood Board Task Force – At the July 2, 2007 meeting they discussed at length community participation at neighborhood board meetings. At the July 16, 2007 meeting they discussed the election process and organizational structure of the Neighborhood Board office. At the July 30th meeting they finalized a schedule for committee reports, reports for comments by neighborhood boards and the Task Force report and presentation to the City Council. See their minutes at www.honolulu.gov/nco.

3.   Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization (OMPO) – At their July 16, 2007 meeting they discussed a presentation on Public-Private partnerships to construct freeways emphasizing elevated roadways and underwater tunnels. Their next meeting will be on August 20, 2007.

4.   The Honolulu Community Police Meeting July 12, 2007 - Chief Boisse Correa showed crime statistics for District 7 which decreased in all categories except unauthorized entry of motor vehicles. He suggested leaving nothing in your car or trunk. District 7 was first in arrests for graffiti offenses thanks to people reporting the crimes so don’t stall, call 911.

5.   Please join us at the next Makiki Stream clean-up Saturday, August 11th, at 8:00 a.m.

6.   The Board is recessing in September; the next meeting will be on October 4, 2007.

Larsen moved and Kyi-Yim seconded to adopt the five written reports from Chair Lockwood n reports which was ADOPTED unanimously, 9-0-0 .

RESIDENTS’ CONCERNS:

1.       Furuto is concerned that the community is not being informed about things that affect and direct the community. An example was not letting his question be heard earlier to Mr. Oto and especially changing the parameters of the neighborhood board election and then changing them after the election.

2.   Stanton of AARP announced the community commendation of this neighborhood board and Chair Lockwood for their involvement on the issue of pedestrian safety communicating with the media and the community.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

1.   The Honolulu Fire Department already discussed how their District got its’ name and the circumstances of its move.

2.   Board Members Outreach: Chair Lockwood thanked the Board for their involvement in walking their neighborhood and noted the places the Board found needed to have new signage, ADA cuts, crosswalks and sidewalks. Chair Lockwood transferred that information to a large map calling attention to the ones near schools and/or used by the elderly for which he will provide a list.

3.   Carlos moved and Takamura seconded the Board participate in the Discover Moiliili Day event on October 6, 2007 at Stadium Park. Discussion ensued. Chair Lockwood explained it will cost $20.00 to participate. The motion that the Board participate in the Discover Moiliili Day event on October 6, 2007 at Stadium Park was ADOPTED unanimously, 9-0-0. Gans accepted the role of Chair to arrange the Board’s activities for the event spearheaded through her Public Safety and Legislative Affairs committee.

NEW BUSINESS:

1.   Kato deferred discussing the Pedestrian Safety Resolution regarding Senate Bill 1191 until later.

2.   City Council Bill 48 regarding the widening of streets to accommodate large vehicles was killed in committee; it could have eliminated 35,000 parking spaces across Oahu. Kato deferred his resolution back

     to his Planning, Zoning and Transportation committee.

3.   Kyi-Yim read the East Oahu Family Entertainment Center Resolution (see attached). Takamura moved and Gans seconded to adopt the Resolution. Discussion ensued. Carlos suggested “the Honolulu Zoo” be deleted from the Resolution since it is a non-profit organization. Chair Lockwood explained to Furuto

that the Bowl-A-Drome site wasn’t proposed for use because it is asking for the City to be involved and the Bowl-A-Drome is owned by the State Department of Hawaiian Homelands (DHHL).

Edward Sun, representing Sun Global, wants to build the proposed bowling alley creating a social center

for the community where seniors and the handicapped can enjoy bowling. Jerad Kaufman was introduced as

the Director of the Hawaii State High School Bowling Association. Mr. Venegas, a coach for the Special Olympics bowling team and Mike Shimozu were introduced. They are trying to encourage a land swap with the City and DHHL and would like to rebuild on the Bowl-A-Drome site if possible.. A petition was signed by 10,000 people supporting this idea and was submitted to the City Council with whom they are discussing a suitable location. He distributed a handout explaining the proposed multiplex facility with a bowling center, training center, and restaurants. A proposal for interactive competition between Asia and the United States working with bowling tours and federations at the center would make it a hallmark in Hawaii. A representative of the Mayor asked that a Sports Hall of Fame area be added including memorabilia from the University of Hawaii, the Old Stadium Park location and add bowling memorabilia. He asked for community input to encourage the City to choose a suitable location. Bowling alleys are closing down from downtown eastward because most of them s are near shopping centers with very expensive land costs. New complexes have integrated sports bars, party rooms and many more facilities.

Questions, answers and concerns:

1.     Sun didn’t support senior housing located above the bowling complex because it would be funded with investment money but he suggested providing senior housing nearby.

2.     The site across from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, the McCully Recreation Center, doesn’t have enough square footage for his proposed center and not enough room for parking. M & E Pacific, working on the design of the complex, suggested an underground multi-level parking structure with 350 spaces but the ground sinks because there is water underneath the cement so that can’t be an option.

3.  The facility they propose would have a wine tasting room and a five star dining room with local chefs; the franchise they recommended provides heavy security. The City’s costs would be the cost of the land which he can’t project. The developers are bringing in private funding for this project because the City said they have a location and land; 20 people committed to the idea have donated their time and some of their own money to see this project to fruition. The majority of bowlers requesting the facility are in the downtown and east Oahu areas so the locations of Waikiki and Moiliili are being considered. Sun suggested using the 600 foot strip of land from the Waikiki Library to the pumping station on Kapahulu at Hawaiian Dredging for their project including a parking structure to be shared by golfers during the day and bowlers at night. He thinks tourists would enjoy visiting the Hall of Fame and participate in the sports activities.

At 9:30 Gans moved and Kyi-Yim seconded to extend the meeting beyond the 9:30 p.m. end time for another fifteen minutes which was ADOPTED unanimously, 9-0-0.

Takamura and Gans accepted deleting, in the third to the last paragraph of the Resolution, the words “the Honolulu Zoo”. The Board voted 8-0-1 with Kyi-Yim abstaining to delete “the Honolulu Zoo” from the Resolution. The main motion to adopt the East Oahu Family Entertainment Center Resolution which was ADOPTED unanimously by a vote of 9-0-0.

The Board agreed unanimously with Chair Lockwood’s request to discuss the next item and defer the rest until the next meeting.

3.     Kato moved and Takamura seconded the motion to adopt the Resolution Informing the Neighborhood Commission of the Denial of Albert Furuto’s Three (3) Complaints, Filed on July 12, 2007 by Neighborhood Board No. 8, McCully–Moiliili. Kato read the Resolution (see attached). Discussion ensued. Furuto reported it was setting a bad precedent to set parameters before an election and change them after the election. Even if the (neighborhood board) election system doesn’t follow the State or City laws, it is still setting a very bad example for children and everyone because things that should not have happened happened and what kind of example are we giving to the children about what is allowable and excusable and what isn’t? When he spoke to Corporation Counsel, because when the

parameters of the Board were going to go into effect after the election was concluded, they said they hadn’t checked with Corp Counsel and they hadn’t given them any counsel on the matter. When he spoke to Corp Counsel later, they said they were never asked for any advice or direction in the matter. Kyi-Yim asked Furuto why he waited so long to file his complaint about a meeting where he was not present. Furuto reported he was given information as to what happened at the meeting and he has been busy so he couldn’t attend the June 5, 2007 meeting. When the Neighborhood Commission told him they would look into his request, he thought they would rule in favor of his suggestion, but he feels they didn’t care because they did not rule in his favor. After the first meeting occurred (Board meeting in June, 2007 after the election) he felt he had to speak up about the situation.

Furuto agreed with Chair Lockwood on the following: 1) He attended the May 3, 2007 Board meeting when the Commission presented the proposal to the Board for changing the boundaries and the number of representatives for each Sub District and he testified in support of the two changes stated above. 2) He attended the May 21, 2007 Neighborhood Commission meeting where they reported that all the testimony was favorable and they voted 8-0-0 to adopt the changes for the McCully-Moiliili Neighborhood Board No. 8 and at that meeting he didn’t hear Corporation Counsel raise a question about the proposed changes nor at the Kapolei Hale meeting in June, 2007 when they passed the minutes. 3) He attended the committee meetings for years preparing for this change to take place. He abstained when the Board passed the Resolution to go ahead with the actions in June, 2007; everyone else said “let’s do it”. Therefore Chair Lockwood feels Furuto’s complaint is hypocritical. Furuto can’t understand after having worked to get the new districting and new members going into effect why it didn’t go into effect before the election was held; it should go into effect before the next election.

Chair Lockwood reported that every board member now on the Board is sitting in the same Sub-district as they would have been in before the election. Every sub-district had openings so who was disenfranchised? Furuto answered that would have been all the people who would have participated having known there was a 5-5-5 sub-districting with the areas set differently of those members who were going to participate.

Larson moved and Takamura seconded to vote now; there were no objections, so the vote on the resolution was taken. The resolution to deny the three (3) complaints of Al Furuto on July 12, 2007 was ADOPTED unanimously, 9-0-0.

Announcements:

1.    Larson announced the next Affordable Housing/Homeless meeting will be on October 10, 2007 at the Care-a-Van office at 7:00 p.m. They are having an open house next week.

2.    The issue of the bridge over the Ala Wai will be discussed at the next Planning, Zoning, and Transportation Committee meeting.

3.    Committee reports will be filed and July, 2007 minutes corrections and Treasurer’s reports will be deferred until the next meeting due to the long meeting time tonight.

ADJOURNMENT:  The meeting adjourned at 9:45 p.m.

Submitted by:

Bonnie Trustin

Neighborhood Assistant