Hale'iwa Improvement District Project EISPN
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f IL COPY DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SEP 23 2017 CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU 650 SOUTH KING STREET, 11rH FLOOR HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813 Phone: (808) 768-8480 • Fax: (808) 768-4567 Web site. www.honolulu.gov ROBERT J, KRONING, P.E. DIRECTOR KIRK CALDWELL MAYOR MARK YONAMINE, P.E. DEPUTY DIRECTOR CDD-8 17-702364 September 11, 2017 Mr. Scott Glenn, Director Office of Environmental Quality Control ~..,, Department of Health on • State of Hawaii c~ -....,J l>-., ::u 235 S. Beretania Street, Room 702 r -rri rn Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 -i z \.) -<< n3; m Dear Mr. Glenn: O o - Z :z .,..... -i-• ;a rn Under the provisions of Act 172 (12), the City and County of Honolul~H), '? a Department of Design and Construction (DOC), has determined at the outset t~ an :t environmental impact statement is required for the Haleiwa Improvement District project being proposed by the CCH, DOC. The project corridor is situated within the Kamehameha Highway right-of-way (ROW) and properties fronting the ROW on Tax Map Key plats 6-2-005, -006, -012; and 6-6-001, -004, -009, -010, and -017, between Anahulu Stream and Opaeula Stream in Haleiwa, Waialua District, on the island of Oahu. A completed Office of Environmental Quality Control's Agency Publication Form and a summary of the proposed action are enclosed, with a copy of the same sent via electronic mail to [email protected]. One (1) hard copy of the Environmental Impact Statement Preparation Notice (EISPN) document and one (1) CD ROM containing three (3) PDF files of the EISPN document are also enclosed. Pursuant to the requirements of Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR), Section 11-200-3, and HAR Section 11-200-15, we request that you provide a public notice of this statutory determination in the next available periodic bulletin of The Environmental Notice, to ensure that the public has an opportunity to submit comments to the CCH, DOC, with copies to the approving agency, during the thirty-day public comment period. If there are any questions regarding this submittal, please contact Ann Shimatsu of the DOC, Civil Division, at (808) 768-8805. Very truly yours, Irv ,{JA,~ Robert J. Kroning, P.E. Director AS:HK:pto Enclosures: (i) Completed OEQC Publication form and a summary of the proposed action (ii) One (1) hard copy of the EISPN document (iii) One (1) CDROM containing three (3) PDF files of the EISPN document ,~--,s{- Office of Environmental Quality Control February 2016 Revision AGENCY PUBLICATION FORM --, Project Name: Hale'iwa Improvement District Project Project Short Name: 1 Hale'iwa ID Project HRS §343-5 Trigger(s): , §343-5{a)(l) - "Propose the use of state or county lands or the use of state or county funds ... " ~----~~---'-'---+-=----- lsland{s): • O'ahu 1•• -1:_:_1 n:_,1,_:_,1,/_\_ JUUll.ldl Ul:>LI 11.l\:>/ • 'vVaialua . TMK(s): Kamehameha Highway right-of-way and properties fronting the right-of-way on plats 6-2-005, -006, - . 012; and 6-6-001, -004, -009, -010, and -017-------------- Permit(s)/Approval(s): City and County of Honolulu Office of the Mayor • Chapter 343 HRS EIS Record of Decision City Council • Resolution to create, define and establish the Improvement District, per ROH 14-25.4 Department of Facilities Maintenance • Construction Plan Review and Approval Department of Planning and Permitting • Special Management Area Permit (Major) • Special District Permit (Major) _ • Construction Plan Review and Approval • Zoning Waivers for modifications to LUO design standards and non-conformities created on private lots by the ID proj~ct. • Flood Certification . • Building Permits and Construction permits - plumbing, electrical, grading, trenching, and stockpiling • Permission to Discharge into CCH Storm Drain System (Required For NPDES Permits) • Subdivision Approval Department of Transportation Services • Construction Plan Review and Approval • Street Usage Permit Department of Budget and Fiscal Services • Land acquisition for additional right-of-way and easements Honolulu Board of Water Supply • Plan Review and Approval State of Hawai'i Department of Health • CWA Section 401 Water Quality Certification (if permit from the Army Corps of Engineers is required) • CWA Section 402, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits (Authorizing Discharges Associated with Construction Activity, Hydrotesting Waters, and Construction Activity Dewatering) • Community Noise Permit - for daytime construction activities • Community Noise Variance - if nighttime construction is proposed • Construction Plan Review and Approval Department of Land and Natural Resources • State Historic Preservation Department Hawai'i Revised Statute, Chapter GE Review. Office of Planning • Coastal Zone Management Consistency Determination (if permit from the Army Corps of Engineers is required) , Federal Army Corps of Engineers I • CWA Section 404 Permit or RHA Section 10 Permit (if ID improvements involve work within Anahulu Stream or Opaeula Stream) Page 1 of3 Office of Environmental Quality Control Agency Publication Form f~ bruary 2016 Revision • Plan review by U.S. Army for Army Signal Corps Cable Proposing/Determining Department of Design and Construction Agency: City and County of Honolulu Contact Name, Email, Name: Ann Shimatsu, P.E., Project Manager Telephone, Address Email: [email protected] Phone: (808} 768-8805 Address: 650 South King Street, 11th Floor Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813 Accepting Authority: Office of the Mayor City and County of Honolulu Contact Name, Email, Name: Mayor Kirk Caldwell Telephone, Address Email: http://www.honolulu.gov/ mayor/ contactthemayor.html Phone: 768-4141 Address: 530 South King Street, Room 300 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Consultant: R. M. Towill Corporation Contact Name, Email, Name: James Niermann, Planning Project Coordinator Telephone, Address Email: [email protected] Phone: 842-1133 Address: 2024 North King Street, Suite 200 ~ nolulu, Hawai'i 96819 Status (select one) Submittal Requirements DEA-AFNSI Submit 1) the proposing agency notice of determination/transmittal letter on agency letterhead, 2) this completed OEQC publication form as a Word file, 3) a hard copy of the DEA, and 4) a searchable PDF of the DEA; a 30-day comment period follows from the date of publication in the Notice. FEA-FONSI Submit 1) the proposing agency notice of determination/transmittal letter on agency letterhead, 2) this completed OEQC publication form as a Word file, 3) a hard copy of the FEA, and 4) a searchable PDF of the FEA; no comment period follows from publication in the Notice. FEA-EISPN Submit 1) the proposing agency notice of determination/transmittal letter on agency letterhead, 2) this completed OEQC publication form as a Word file, 3) a hard copy of the FEA, and 4) a searchable PDF of the FEA; a 30-day comment period follows from the date of publication in the Notice. _lL Act 172-12 EISPN Submit 1) the proposing agency notice of determination letter on agency letterhead and 2) this ("Direct to EIS") completed OEQC publication form as a Word file; no EA is required and a 30-day comment period follows from the date of publication in the Notice. DEIS Submit 1) a transmittal letter to the OEQC and to the accepting authority, 2) this completed OEQC publication form as a Word file, 3) a hard copy of the DEIS, 4) a searchable PDF of the DEIS, and 5) a searchable PDF of the distribution list; a 45-day comment period follows from the date of publication in the Notice. FEIS Submit 1) a transmittal letter to the OEQC and to the accepting authority, 2) this completed OEQC publication form as a Word file, 3} a hard copy of the FEIS, 4) a searchable PDF of the FEIS, and 5) a searchable PDF of the distribution list; no comment period follows from publication in the Notice. _ _ FEIS Acceptance The accepting authority simultaneously transmits to both the OEQC and the proposing agency a letter Determination of its determination of acceptance or nonacceptance (pursuant to Section 11-200-23, HAR) of the FEIS; no comment period ensues upon publication in the Notice. FEIS Statutory Timely statutory acceptance of the FEIS under Section 343-5(c), HRS, is not applicable to agency Acceptance actions. __ Supplemental EIS The accepting authority simultaneously transmits its notice to both the proposing agency and the Determination OEQC that it has reviewed (pursuant to Section 11-200-27, HAR) the previously accepted FEIS and determi~es that a supplemental EIS is or is not required; no EA is required and no comment period ensues upon publication in the Notice. Page 2 of 3 Office of Environmental Quality Control Agency Publication Form February 2016 Revision Withdrawal Identify the specific document(s) to withdraw and explain in the project summary section. Other Contact the OEQC if your action is not one of the above items. Project Summary Provide a description of the proposed action and purpose and need in 200 words or less. Under City Council Resolution No. 09-338, CDl, adopted on January 27, 2010, the City and County of Honolulu (CCH), Department of Design and Construction (DDC) is directed to prepare and submit an Improvement District (ID) Preliminary Report to the City Council for the construction of walkways, undergrounding of utilities and installation of landscaping along approximately 5,000 linear feet of the Kamehameha Highway right-of-way in the general vicinity between the 'Opae'ula Stream Bridge, also known as "Twin Bridges," and the Anahulu River Bridge within the Hale'iwa Special Design District. The project purpose is to: • Improve pedestrian facilities in Hale'iwa town to provide continuous, ADA accessible pedestrian connectivity through the ID project corridor; • Enhance the walkability, attractiveness and comfort of the streetscape to encourage increased pedestrian use; • Consider complete streets features and improvements to enhance multi-modal transportation where feasible and supported by the ID process; and, • Correct ponding and localized drainage conditions within the ROW.