Committee gives favorable recommendation to license allowing Kukini MacKay Association to landscape part of Kukini Highway

The Committee on Legislative Approvals and Acquisitions voted to send Resolution 469-26 to the full council with a favorable recommendation, the committee chair announced at the close of Thursday’s meeting.

The resolution would authorize and direct the director of public works to issue a revocable license permitting Kukini MacKay Association Incorporated to enter, landscape and maintain a portion of a county right-of-way along Kukini Highway. Council member Kimball introduced the measure by request.

Director Segawa noted that county code requires consultation with HPD for resolutions of this type and said staff had received an electronic message from HPD stating it had "no comment or no issue" on the matter but that a hard copy had not yet been filed with council services. "We have received the communication electronically," Director Segawa said, and asked that the committee not delay today’s action and instead attach the physical document to the next agenda.

Director Segua, director of the Department of Public Works, told the committee he was "in full support of this resolution number 469-26" and thanked the association for "beautify[ing] their frontage along Kukini Highway."

A member moved and a seconded motion carried to recommend the resolution favorably to council; the chair recorded six ayes and three members absent. The absent members were named on the record.

The committee did not take additional amendments or impose conditions beyond the usual requirement to file any external communications with council services. With the favorable recommendation, Resolution 469-26 will be placed on the county council’s agenda for consideration.

The meeting adjourned shortly after the vote.