Meeting Summary of the

Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization

CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 3:30 p.m.
City Council Committee Room
Honolulu Hale, Room 205
530 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii

Members Present:

Land Use Research Foundation	David Arakawa, Chair
NB #34 Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale	Michael Golojuch, Vice Chair
AARP	Mary Protheroe
American Society of Civil Engineers	Tiffany Hamada
Castle & Cooke Homes Hawaii	Dean Minakami
Citizens for a Fair ADA Ride	Ronald Pike
Committee for Balanced Transportation	Joseph Magaldi
E Noa Corporation	Tom Dinell
Eye of the Pacific	Twila Lai
Hawaii Bicycling League	Mitchell Nakagawa
Hawaii Teamsters and Allied Workers, Local 996	Michael Costa
Hui Kupuna VIP	Louise Horio
Interagency COORDINATION Councils	CC Curry
League of Women Voters	Jacqueline Parnell
Leeward Oahu Transportation Management Association	Shannon Alivado
NB #01 Hawaii Kai	Greg Knudsen
NB #02 Kuliouou-Kalani Iki	Linda Starr
NB #03 Waialae-Kahala	Lester Fukuda
NB #05 Diamond Head-Kapahulu-Saint Louis Heights	Bert Narita
NB #08 McCully-Moiliili	Ron Lockwood
NB #09 Waikiki	Robert Finley
NB #10 Makiki-Lower Punchbowl-Tantalus	Charles Carole
NB #12 Nuuanu-Punchbowl	James Marn
NB #13 Downtown	Tom Smyth
NB #21 Pearl City	Cruz J. Vina, Jr.
NB #22 Waipahu	Robert Kakalia
NB #23 Ewa	Coby M. Lynn
NB #25 Mililani-Waipio-Melemanu	Dick Poirier
NB #26 Wahiawa	Joseph Francher
NB #29 Kahaluu	Ken LeVasseur
NB #35 Mililani Mauka-Launani Valley	Pamela Young
Tax Foundation of Hawaii	Randall Hiu
Waikiki Residents Association	Daisy Murai

Members Absent (Reps):

American Planning Association Hawaii	John Valera
American Society of Landscape Architects	Chris Dacus
Charley’s Taxi	Dale Evans
Federal Rental Assisted Tenants Agency	David Yaw
Hawaii Highway Users Alliance	Darcianne Evans
Hawaii Transportation Association	Gareth Sakakida
Honolulu Community Action Program	Val Tavai
Institute of Transportation Engineers	Don Hamada
NB #14 Liliha-Alewa-Puunui-Kamehameha Heights	Dale White
NB #15 Kalihi-Palama	Shane Yaw
NB #18 Aliamanu-Salt Lake-Foster Village	Lorene Godfrey
NB #20 Aiea	Carl Jacobs
NB #24 Waianae Coast	David Brown
NB #27 North Shore	Antya Miller
NB #30 Kaneohe	Wendell Lum
North Shore Chamber of Commerce	Gil Riviere
Pacific Resource Partnership	Mike Kido
Sierra Club Hawaii Chapter	Julie Shioshita
Waianae Coast Transportation Concerns Group	Dick Boddy

Guests Present:

Jackie Boland	AARP
Christine Absher	Citizens for a Fair ADA Ride
Laureen Kukino	Citizens for a Fair ADA Ride
Charlene Ota	Hawaii Center for Independent Living
Mark Romoser	Hawaii Center for Independent Living
Dean Nakagawa	Hawaii Department of Transportation
Rose Pou	Hui Kupuna VIP
Frank Genadio	Makakilo Resident
Arvid Youngquist	Mestizo Association
Tom Heinrich	NB #7 Manoa
R. Scott Belford	NB #23 Ewa
Rich Hargrave	NB #23 Ewa
Nick Roach	Parsons Brinckerhoff
Christopher Ritzau	Xiandai Consulting

OahuMPO Staff Present: Gordon Lum, Randolph Sykes, and Marian Yasuda

Chair David Arakawa called the meeting to order at 3:33 p.m.

1. New Business

“Oahu Regional Transportation Plan 2035”

Handout: “Oahu Regional Transportation Plan (ORTP) 2035 Update - Proposed Vision, Goals, and Objectives”

Chair Arakawa introduced Nick Roach, Project Manager, Parsons Brinckerhoff. Mr. Roach presented the draft Vision Statement, Goals, and Objectives for the update of the ORTP to the year 2035. Mr. Roach explained that these concepts will provide the direction which will guide the evaluation and assessment of the ORTP 2035 projects to ensure that projects in the plan dovetail with the vision of Oahu’s ideal future transportation system.

Discussion Highlights:

[Note: Unless otherwise noted, all questions were answered by Mr. Roach.]

In reference to the Vision Statement:

Chair Arakawa suggested that the term well-maintained be added to the list in bullet #1 and that the statement mention the need for a dependable source of funding for construction and maintenance.
Joe Francher suggested the term economic sustainability be added to the list in bullet #3.
Tom Smyth suggested that the term appropriate be added to the list in bullet #3

In reference to the Goals:

Chair Arakawa suggested that the term well-maintained or dependable be included in the transportation services goal.
Tom Heinrich suggested that the word maintain be replaced with promotes in the environment and quality of life goal.
Chair Arakawa suggested that with a fair and equitable source of funding be added to either the transportation services goal or the land use and transportation integration goal.
Mr. Heinrich suggested that an additional goal could include the more policy-related statements, such as maintenance, equity, and funding. He also suggested that the term effective should be added to the land use and transportation integration goal.
In response to a question by Mary Protheroe: The spirit and the direction of the current ORTP 2030 are still relevant today. The objectives will offer more details than the goals and may sufficiently address other means of mobility, such as transit, paratransit, walking, and bicycling, which are appropriate in a regional context.
Chair Arakawa suggested adding appropriate alternative transportation choices to the vision statement in an effort to address Ms. Protheroe’s suggestion that bicycle and pedestrian issues should be given a stronger emphasis.
In response to a question by Jackie Boland: The population and employment forecasts provided by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism for the year 2035 are being utilized in the plan development. Additionally, a robust public outreach program is being developed to capture the needs of the many demographic groups of transportation system users.
Mr. Smyth suggested the addition of the term appropriate to provide limits to some of the goals.
In response to a question by Scott Belford: Telecommuting and telemedicine will be addressed in the plan as one option under the umbrella of travel demand management.
In response to a question by Arvid Youngquist: These are draft goals and objectives; they will be finalized prior to the request for action by the Policy Committee.
In response to a question by Mr. Francher: Telecommuting will likely be included in the telephone surveys that are conducted as a part of the public outreach program.
Mr. Smyth suggested that the issue of telecommuting include third-party business community centers as an additional form of travel demand management.
Robert Kakalia commented on the current inadequacy of the network infrastructure and the need to find funding sources to upgrade and maintain the teleworking system.

In reference to the Objectives:

· Linda Starr commented that there is no mention of practical access to and from the transit system. She suggested that emphasis be placed on usable and practical systems for the disabled. An objective might be to fully achieve the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) in the transportation system.

· Tom Dinell suggested that the objectives do not address providing a transportation system that is accessible and safe for bicyclists and pedestrians.

· Mr. Youngquist felt that the term best-management practices might need to supplement the term cost-effective when describing how the transportation system will be planned, implemented, and maintained.

· Ms. Starr suggested that, in an effort to be consistent with Federal guidelines, the implementing agencies treat ADAAG as a convention rather than as a suggestion. She recommended the addition of such a statement to an objective.

· In response to a question by Ms. Protheroe: Performance measures will be developed to assist the planning process. Randolph Sykes said that the CAC will be allowed to review the measures.

· Ms. Starr suggested adding the term enhance to objective #16.

· Mr. Dinell suggested the addition of including archeological and historic sites to the description of Oahu’s cultural integrity in objective #16.

· Mr. Dinell suggested the removal of the limiting clause – which can be safely integrated with other transportation modes – at the end of objective #17.

· Mr. Smyth suggested that there needs to be some limitations stated based on common sense and safety, because not everything that is desired is practically possible.

· Mr. Smyth suggested that the social character of an established community needs clarification of what point in the community’s history would be used to determine its social character.

· In response to a question by Ms. Starr: There are adopted community plans around Oahu that drive the direction of development and infrastructure for that community. The ORTP 2035 will reinforce and complement the objectives of those plans.

· Mr. Belford suggested the statement including vendor-neutral fiber optic cable to accelerate the adoption of telecommuting and telemedicine solutions be added to the end of objective #25.

· In response to a question by Mr. Dinell: Following the development of the goals and objectives will be the development of plan alternatives and the evaluation of how those alternatives perform. The list of projects that is ultimately included in the ORTP 2035 will be utilized for implementing action.

· Mark Romoser suggested the inclusion of Transit-Oriented Development in the objectives.

Mr. Roach presented the ORTP 2035 logo, Mobilizing Oahu: Fulfilling Our Legacy. Mr. Sykes commented that the logo is a result of the efforts of the CAC ORTP Working Group.

2. Approval of the March 18, 2009 Meeting Minutes

This item was deferred until the next meeting.

3. Other Business

There was no other business.

4. OahuMPO Meeting Highlights - Policy Committee & Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

Ms. Yasuda announced the following:

· The Policy Committee has not met since the CAC last met on March 18, 2009. No future meeting is scheduled.

· The Technical Advisory Committee met on April 15, 2009. At that meeting they:

o Heard a presentation by Nick Roach of Parsons Brinkerhoff on the vision, goals, objectives, and performance measures of the ORTP 2035.

· No future Technical Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled.

5. Announcements

Chair Arakawa announced that the City Department of Transportation Services (DTS) had a public meeting in Waipahu on the transit station and will be scheduling two additional meetings.

Chair Arakawa also announced that the comments provided to DTS on the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Honolulu Rail Transit Project by the Environmental Protection Agency have been distributed at the meeting.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:55 p.m.