Ala Moana-Kakaako Neighborhood Board Meeting November 2020 Agenda

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Ala Moana-Kakaako Neighborhood Board Meeting November 2020 Agenda
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Type: Community
Date: Tuesday - 11/24/2020
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location:
Makiki Christian Church
829 Pensacola Street
Honolulu, HI 96814
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With Permission / Courtesy of: City and County of Honolulu Neighborhood Commission Office

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, November 24, 2020, 6:30 p.m.
Kapalama Hale Conference Room
925 Dillingham Boulevard, Room 153

Video-Teleconference (Zoom): https://tinyurl.com/y3byrw59
Meeting ID: 850 9379 3302
Passcode: 664704
Join by Phone: +1-669-900-6833 or + 1-253-215-8782

Social Distancing: Physical attendance at the meeting is restricted to 5 people, in accordance with the Mayor’s Emergency Order No. 2020-29. Please use the video-teleconference link, or watch the lelo 49 broadcast to the extent possible. Written testimony may be also provided to the board via email using the contact information provided on the Neighborhood Commission website. Use of facial coverings is mandatory for all meeting participants, even while speaking. Please remain 6 feet apart and sit in the designated seats.

Video-Teleconference: The Board will be making a good faith effort to provide the public with the opportunity to observe the meeting as it happens and an opportunity to provide oral testimony without a physical presence in the physical meeting room, in accordance with the Governor’s Fifteenth Proclamation Related to the Covid-19 Emergency. Please ensure that your computer or phone is muted unless you are speaking.

Rules of Speaking: Anyone wishing to speak is asked to raise his/her hand, and when recognized by the Chair, to address comments to the Chair. Speakers shall keep their comments to under three (3) minutes, and those giving reports are urged to keep their reports to three (3) minutes or less. Please silence all electronic devices.

Note: The Board may take action on any agenda item. As required by the State Sunshine Law (HRS 92), specific issues not noted on this agenda cannot be voted on, unless added to the agenda. A two-thirds (2/3) vote (8) of this eleven (11)-member Board is needed to add an item to the agenda. Adding an item to the agenda, however, is not permitted if (1) the item to be added is of reasonably major importance and (2) action on the item by the board will affect a significant number of persons. Determination of whether a specific matter may be added to an agenda must be done on a case-by-case basis.

1. Call to Order: Chair Ryan Tam
1.1 Roll call

2. Public Safety Reports
2.1 Honolulu Fire Department (HFD)
2.2 Honolulu Police Department (HPD)

3. Filling of Vacancies (Proof of residency required, Oath of Office as needed)
3.1 Subdistrict 1 – Official boundary description: “Beginning at the junction of King Street and Kal kaua Avenue, southeast along Kal kaua Avenue to Kapi olani Boulevard, thence west along Kapi olani Boulevard to Ke eaumoku Street, thence northeast along Ke eaumoku Street to King Street, thence southeast along King Street to Kal kaua Avenue.”
3.2 Subdistrict 4 – Official boundary description: “Beginning at the junction of Beretania Street and Ward Avenue, thence south and southwest along Ward Avenue to Ala Moana Boulevard, thence east along Ala Moana Boulevard to the western property line of the Ala Moana Regional Park, south along this property line to the coastline, thence along the coastline in a westerly direction to a line extension of Keawe Street, thence northeast along Keawe Street to Ala Moana Boulevard, northwest along Ala Moana Boulevard to South Street, thence northeast along South Street to King Street, east along King Street to Alapai Street, thence north along Alapai Street to Beretania Street, thence east along Beretania Street to Ward Avenue.”

4. Community Neighborhood Watches
4.1 Mother Waldron Park (525 Cooke Street) – Mondays, 5:15 p.m.;
4.2 Sheridan Park (833 Pi ikoi Street) – Monday/Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m.;
4.3 Keola La i Condominium (600 Queen Street) Tuesdays, 5:15 p.m.;
4.4 Kolowalu Park (1177 Queen Street) – 1st and 2nd Thursdays, 6:00 p.m.
4.5 Kalakaua Homes (1545 Kalakaua Ave) – Fridays, 5:00 p.m.
4.6 Atkinson Towers (419A Atkinson Drive) – Tuesdays, 6:00 p.m.

5. Announcements
5.1 Free COVID-19 Surge Testing: Free, voluntary surge testing is being offered from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the date/locations below. Register at https://www.doineedacovid19test.com/
• Friday, November 20: Honolulu Police Department (801 South Beretania Street)
• Wednesday, November 25: Mission Memorial Building (558 South King Street)
• Monday through Friday, through November 30: Waikiki Shell (2805 Monsarrat Avenue)
5.2 Ala Wai Watershed Flood Risk Management Project: A virtual scoping meeting regarding environmental impacts will be held on November 21, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Design and engineering forums will be held on November 28, 2020 and December 5, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Participants can join at: https://usace1.webex.com/meet/jeffrey.a.herzog or by dialing 1-844-800-2712; Access Code: 199 126 8738#; Security Code: 1234#.
5.3 Bus Route Changes: Effective December 13, 2020, Route 19 will be discontinued and existing service will be combined with the Route 20 schedule. Route 20 will operate on South Street instead of Alakea Street. New Route 303 will serve Hickam from the Kalihi Transit Center.
5.4 Next Meeting – The next regular meeting of the Ala Moana/Kaka ako Neighborhood Board No. 11 is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, January 26, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. at a location to be announced.
5.5 lelo Broadcasts – Broadcasts of the Ala Moana-Kaka ako Neighborhood Board No. 11 meetings are on lelo 49 on the first and third Thursdays at 8:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m., and every second Sunday at 6:00 p.m. The full schedule is at https://olelo.org/tv-schedule/) or full archive at https://www.honolulu.gov/cms-nco-menu/site-nco-sitearticles/1657-board-meeting-video-archive.html
5.6 No Loitering – Please exit the meeting venue promptly after adjournment. Mahalo.

6. Permit Reviews, Hearings, and Applications
6.1 Development proposals that require neighborhood board input are being posted at: http://www.honoluludpp.org/ApplicationsForms/ZoningandLandUsePermits/NeighborhoodBoardMaterials.aspx

7. Presentations (5 minute presentation + 5 minutes for question/answer)
7.1 Business Improvement Districts – Jennifer Nakayama, Waikiki Business Improvement District Association

8. Board Business
8.1 Approval of the October 27, 2020 Regular Meeting Minutes
8.2 Attendance at other meetings
8.3 Chair’s Report
8.3.1 Ala Wai Promenade Update
8.3.2 Ka Po e o Kaka ako Update
8.3.3 Ala Wai Watershed Flood Risk Management Project Update
8.3.4 Straub Hospital Expansion Plan Review Use (PRU) Permit Update
8.4 Selection of a New Treasurer
8.5 Treasurer’s Report
8.6 OahuMPO Citizen’s Advisory Committee

9. Old Business (Discussion/Action)
9.1 Discuss Ala Moana Transit Oriented Development Plan

10. New Business (Discussion/Action)
10.1 Discuss and consider resolution regarding board size and subdistrict composition
10.2 Discuss noise concerns around Waimanu/Queen/Pensacola Street
10.3 Discuss and consider resolution regarding government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
10.4 Discuss concerns and safety improvements to the Pensacola Street Protected Bicycle Lane
10.5 Discuss completion of the rail project to Ala Moana Center

11. Residents’ and Community Concerns (3 minutes per speaker)
11.1 Maintenance and houseless concerns in Kolowalu Park

12. Elected Official Reports (3 minutes each)
12.1 Mayor Kirk Caldwell's Representative – Ian Santee, Deputy Director, Honolulu Emergency Services Department
12.2 City Councilmember Carol Fukunaga (District 6)
12.3 City Councilmember Ann Kobayashi (District 5) – Cliff Kaneshiro, staff
12.4 City Councilmember Tommy Waters (District 4)
12.5 State Representative Adrian Tam (District 22)
12.6 State House Speaker Scott Saiki (District 26) – Dylan Leigh, staff
12.7 State Senator Sharon Moriwaki (District 12) – Charles Izumoto, staff
12.8 Governor David Ige's Representative – Cindy McMillan, Director of Communications
https://governor.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NEW-FINAL-NOV-2020-Capitol-Connection.pdf
12.9 U.S. Congressman Ed Case – Chad Wolke, staff

13. Agency Reports (3 minutes each)
13.1 Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA) – Francine Murray
13.2 Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) – Shawn Hamamoto
13.3 Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS)

14. Thanksgiving 2020 (Discussion)

15. Adjournment

• A mailing list is maintained for interested persons and agencies to receive this board’s agenda and minutes. Additions, corrections, and deletions to the mailing list may be directed to the Neighborhood Commission Office (NCO) at Kap lama Hale, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 160, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817; Telephone (808) 768-3710 Fax (808) 768-3711; or call Neighborhood Assistant Marcie Kamei at (808) 768-3781 or
e-mail marcie.kamei@honolulu.gov. Agendas and minutes are also available on the internet at www.honolulu.gov/nco.
• Any individual wishing to attend a Neighborhood Board meeting who has questions about accommodations for a physical disability or a special physical need should call the NCO at 768-3710 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at least three (3) business days before the scheduled meeting.
• All written testimony must be received in the Neighborhood Commission Office 48 hours prior to the meeting. If within 48 hours, written and/or oral testimony may be submitted directly to the board at the meeting. If submitting written testimony, please note the board and agenda item(s) your testimony concerns. Send to: Neighborhood Commission Office, 925 Dillingham Boulevard, Suite 160, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817. Fax: (808) 768-3711. Email: nbtestimony@honolulu.gov.

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