C T CITY I AND y’2’jjtflflcitCOUNTY OF 530 SOUTH KING STREET, ROOM 202 HONOLULU, 96813-3065 TELEPHONE: (808) 758-5010 • FAX: (808) 768-5011

CAROL FUKUNAGA HONOLULUCITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT 6 PHONE: 768-5006 FAx: 768-1199 EMAIL:[email protected]

“larch 24, 2021

MEMORANDUM

TO: Councilmember Brandon Elefante, Chair Committee on Zoning and Planning

FROM: Councilmember Carol Fukunaflct 6

RE: Resolution 21-48, Revision to the PIM for the Primary Urban Center Development Area Plan.

Attached for Zoning and Planning Committee members’ review are the following materials:

1. August 13, 2020 HFD Response to CM Fukunaga Questions 2. March 22, 2021 I-IFDResponse to CM Fukunaga Questions 3. Maps/diagrams illustrating the alternative sites reviewed by HFD before selection of the site identified in Resolution 21-48

In light of concerns raised by neighboring Chinatown/Downtown residents and businesses, I urge you and your committee members to defer action on this resolution to provide adequate time to develop more suitable sites to relocate the Central Fire Station.

Thank you for your consideration. Please contact Senior Advisor Kimberly Ribellia at [email protected] if you have additional questions.

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zP HONOLULU FIRE DEPARTMENT CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU 636 South Street Honolulu. Hawaii 96613-5007 Phone- 8D8-723-7139 Fax 808-723-7111 InIeFnel: vnnehonolulugov/hfd

KIRK CALDWELL MANUEL P. NEVES MAyOR FIRE CHIEF

LIONE CPMAHA JR OE.r’ FIRE CME

August 13, 2020

The Honorable Carol Fukunaga Honolulu City Council 530 South King Street, Room 202 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Dear Councilmember Fukunaga:

SUBJECT: Public Infrastructure Map (PIM) Revisions for Primary Urban Center Relocation of Central Fire Station, 2020/PIM-1

In response to your letter dated August 4, 2020, regarding the abovementioned subject, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) offers the following responses:

1. “What is the purpose of the PIM application when no C/P funds were allocated in the FY21 Capital Improvement Budget for this project?”

The HFD’s PIMapplication was submitted to initiate the process of identifying critical infrastructure needs in the area served by the Central Fire Station. Further resources are necessary to meet the growing demand for emergency responses. The existing Central Fire Station is over 85 years old and obsolete. The fire station’s historical status prevents the HFD from renovating or rebuilding its structure on its current site.

2. “What criteria is HFD applying in relocating the fire station? Please provide a copy of the criteria, and explain whether the Central Fire Station has experienced a substantial increase in service requests.”

The HFD follows accepted fire industry standards when assessing the need for relocating fire stations. As an internationally accredited fire agency by the Center for Public Safety Excellence, Commission on Fire Accreditation International, the HFD is required to assess its performance. Based upon community needs, demographics, call volume, and total response time performance, the HFD determined a need for relocating the fire station. The analysis is documented in the HFD Standards of Cover. The Honorable Carol Fukunaga August 13. 2020 Page 2

National Fire Protection Association 1710 mandates that the travel time for the first-arriving unit responding to emergencies in urban communities, such as the Downtown-Chinatown area, be within four minutes. Any potential relocation site must meet this requirement.

The Central Fire Station continuously experiences call volume increases. From 2002 to 2019, the station’s call volume increased by 76 percent. The present fire station is not capable of meeting the growing needs of the community.

3. “What is HFD’s time/me for relocation of Central Fire Station from its existing location?”

There is no timeline for relocating the Central Fire Station. The HFD is assessing its infrastructure needs and exploring potential relocation sites.

4. “Howdid HFD determine where the PIM symbol should be located (e.g., see map attached to Communication D-526; complaints over possible loss of the Smith-Beretania Park have questioned the selection of this site).”

The HFD has no plans to relocate the Central Fire Station to the Smith Beretania Urban Park. The Department of Planning and Permitting’s map label placement is conceptual in nature to inform the public that HED may be considering a site in the area.

Should you have questions, please contact Assistant Chief Socrates Bratakos of our Planning and Development division at 723-7106 or sbratakos©honolulu.gov.

Sincerely,

MANUELP. NEVES Fire Chief

APPROVED:

Roy K. Amemiya, Jr. Managing Director HONOLULU FIRE DEPARTMENT CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU 636 South Street Honolulu, Hawai 96613.5007 Phone: 808-723-7139 Fax: 806-723-7111 I,te,net wv.w ‘onoIulu.govibfd

RICK BLANGARD LIONELCAMARAJR MAYOR ACT.N3 ZIRE CHEF

SHELDON K HAO ACTING DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF

March 22, 2021

The Honorable Carol Fukunaga Honolulu City Council 530 South King Street, Room 202 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-3065

Dear Councilmember Fukunaga:

Subject: Additional Information for Public Infrastructure Map Symbol Resolution 21-48

In response to your letter dated March 19, 2021, regarding the abovementioned subject, the following is the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) response:

1. List of potential HFD sites that HFD planners have reviewed and rejected in the Department’s site selection process

The HED reviewed the following locations within the Central Fire Station’s response area:

• Central Fire Station’s current site • Kamalh MiniPark • 888 Nuuanu Avenue • 1430 Queen Emma Street • Central Intermediate School Parking Lot on the corner of Pali Highway and South Kukui Street • Beretania Community Park Parking Lot

2. Further detail on the statistics identified as “incidents in the Central Fire Station’s Demand Zone 2015-2020’ for the categories EMS and ALL OTHERS (which resulted in transporting a person to the emergency room, see attached diagram)

The data provided in the “EMS”category represents incidents the HFD assisted the Honolulu Emergency Services Department’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Division, provided emergency medical services, The Honorable Carol Fukunaga March 22, 2021 Page 2

responded to motor vehicle and/or pedestrian accidents, and assisted the EMS with patient transport.

The “ALLOTHERS” category is composed of rescue, hazardous materials, service calls, good intent calls, false alarms, and requests for assistance from other government agencies.

Should you have questions, please contact Assistant Chief Socrates Bratakos of our Planning and Development division at 723-7106 or sbratakoshonolulu.gov.

Digitallysigned by At? C. c—,4. Camera Jr.. Lionel E LI Date: 2021.03.22 14:21:21 -1000’ LIONELCAMARAJR. Acting Fire Chief

APPROVED:

Michael D. Formby Managing Director rN CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU ‘1 ii. tn ft of Fiscal Services ReaIpeA,s.ssedDMsIBudget and Central Fire Station/Kamalli Park and Mark’s Garage Parking Lot

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Date created: 3/23/2021 Last Data Uploaded: 3/22/2021 1108:09AM Developed btt4 Schneider 0€ Os PAT AL CITYAND COUNTYOF HONOLULU Dop,rtmerit of Budget and Fiscal Services Real Property AssessinuM Division

888 Nuuanu Avenue (Next to O’Tooles and Murphys Bar &Grill) Total Area: 36,801 sq. ft. Overview

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Parcel 170020020000 Situs/Physical 888 NUUANIJ Assessed Land Value $9,157,900 Last2sales ID Address AVE Assessed Building Value $0 Date Price Reason Qual Acreage 0.876 Total Property Assessed $9,157,900 4/26/2004 $5600000 VALID Q Class COMMERCIAL Value SALE Total Property Exemptions $0 n/a 0 n/a n/a Total NetTaxable Value $9,157,900 Brief LOT1,13,855 SF,MAP2, LCAPP 1505 4967 SFMAP 1,LCAPP539 POR P WGR 19,58 Tax Description & 5957 19,338 SFDES (Note: Not to be used on legal documents)

Date created: 3/23/2021 Last Data uploaded: 3/2212021 11:08:09 AM Developed Schneider GE OS PAT PAL CITYANDCOUNTY OF HONOLULU Department i — of Budget and Fiscal Services Real Property Assessment Division 1430 Queen Emma Street (Kamamalu Neighborhood Park) Total Area: 207,908 sq.ft.

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Parcel 210050010000 Situs/Physical 143OQIJEENEMMA AssessedLandValue $764,000 Last2Sales ID Address ST Assessed BuildingValue $359,500 Date Price Reason Qual Acreage 5.269 Total Property Assessed $1,123,500 n/a 0 n/a n/a Class PRESERVATION Value n/a 0 n/a n/a Total Property Exemptions $1,123,500 Total NetTaxable Value $0 BriefTaxDescription n/a (Note: Not to be used on legal documents)

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Central Inter. Parking Lot (PaIiHwy/Ku kui St,) Total Area: 19,477 sq.ft.

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Parcel ID 210090030000 Situs/Physical Address KUKUIST Assessed Land Value $6,492,300 Last 2 Sales Acreage 0.4754 A5sessed Building Value $0 Date Price Reason Qual Class COMMERCIAL Total Property Assessed Value $6,492,300 n/a 0 n/a n/a Total Property Exemptions $6,492,300 n/a 0 n/a ri/a Total NetTaxable Value $0 Brief Tax Description n/a (Note: Not to be used on legal documents)

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Datecreated:3/23/2021 Last Data uploaded: 3/22)2021 1108:09AM Developed 0EOSPkTIL.Schneider Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company Building: GC to the rescue Hawaii’s largest contractor saves one of the state’s prized architectural landmarks—and now calls it home.

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DAVID BARISTA, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

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The distinctive Beaux Arts building, once home to Honolulu’s biggest daily newspaper, is now the headquarters of the contractor firm that restored it. Photo.’ © 2017 David Franzen.

Once home to the Honolulu Advertiser—the city’s largest daily—this 1929 Beaux Arts—stylebuilding has been a landmark in Honolulu’s Kakaako neighborhood for nearly 90 years. The three-story structure features a distinctive mint-green terra cotta exterior, Spanish-tile hipped roof and twin roof towers. It is listed on both the National Register and the State Register of Historic Places. In the 1990s, the owner, Gannett Pacific, put the property on the market. There it would sit for seven years, during which it was designated a Most Endangered Site by the Historic Hawaii Foundation. In 2012, developer Downtown Capital purchased the 3.7-acre property for $22 million with plans for two condo towers sandwiching a large parking structure, The condo development, 801 South Street, was completed in 2015 (Tower A) and 2017 (Tower B). The two- story printing press shop had to be demolished, but the main historic structure was still somewhat intact. It was in bad shape, with no solid plans Forits next life.

By chance, Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company. the contractor for 801 South Street, was looking for a new headquarters. The GC snatched up the Advertiser Building in 2016 with plans to restore the structure. The contractor and the design finfl, ‘MasonArchitects, collaborated with the preservation board to replace the original windows with high—efficiencyaluminum units to match the original steel windows. The roof was insulated to R-40. The southern elevation that had been removed during the press room demolition was rebuilt to match the detail of the historic façade. The team conducrcd careful restoiation work on the tena cotta cladding, decorative interior frescos, two interior light posts, and classical balusters at the entry. The sprinkler heads required for the lobby were concealed by running the water line through the overhead floor, as the decorative ceiling in the lobby was directly applied to the structural concrete floor. Wood-block flooring from the print press shop was salvaged for use in the second-floor executive lobby. The project achieved LEED Gold certification.

Bronze Award Winner BUILDING TEAM Mason Architects (submitter, architect) Hawaiian Dredging Construction (owner, GC) Baldridge & Associates (SE) Dorvin D. Leis Co. (mechanical/plumbing engineer) A-I A Lectrician (electrical engineer) DETAILS 30,000 sf Total cost $9.5 million Construction time October 2015 to May 2017 Delivery method Design-build