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be fair and impartial, the - - - process begins with the person themselves, right? You yourself would
<br />be able to articulate they don't have a conflict of interest. And if people believe otherwise, like I
<br />said, the Commission has the ability to address the issue, and if the Commission disagrees, and the
<br />Commission could make a motion to have someone recuse because, you know, there is a conflict and
<br />they can't be fair and impartial.
<br />CARR SMITH: Thank you, J. Any other comments? Go ahead, Mark.
<br />VAN PERNIS: First of all, this write-up was a result of the meeting becoming virtual. You may
<br />recall that at the prior meeting we were all told this meeting would be live. So I wasn't going to
<br />present anything one way or the other at the live meeting other than my opinion stated at that time, at
<br />this meeting. Then I was informed that this meeting was virtual, and I inquired how do I
<br />communicate with these other Commissioners, will you .give me their emails? And the answer was
<br />no. So I said, well, then get corporation counsel teltme how to communicate with them. And I said
<br />I did not want to have any response or exchange or conversation, just my information. And I
<br />followed those directions. So if somebody feels I did it wrong, they could,talk to corporation
<br />counsel or Noriko, because I asked for their instructions.
<br />Secondly, I don't think that the Planning Commission; 'or Commissioners, are to shut their eyes and
<br />not be, and their memories as to anything that happens outside the meeting. For iinstance, it involves
<br />traffic matters. Are we not to talk about :our experiences of observations? Are we to act in isolation?
<br />Thirdly, I don't think when, and if a decision, is made by- a commissioner, an inquiry has to be made
<br />when did you form this,,6piri ori;: or when did you change your opinion, or that sort of thing.
<br />So, I think I acted propetly in these matters, and .l regret the Chair [inaudible].
<br />CARR SMITH:- -Okay, thank you: 1VIr.: Newberg,go ahead.
<br />NEWBERG: Hi, thank you, Chair: I.;would ju it,like to state the obvious that beyond this
<br />Commission, which I feel'peisonally'is:honored to be a part of, one, I would hope that as we are a
<br />body together -that this doesn't happen again. It's imperative that the community at large that we
<br />hopefully serve the best of out�capacity knows, without a boundary of doubt that we are on all the
<br />same playing field- here. And furthermore, I think it points to what we all do as a profession outside
<br />of this voluntary position that, that'I don't care to be part of anything that tarnish anyone's reputation
<br />personally or endangerthe;trust of the community at large of what we are here to do. And I, my
<br />hope is—I don't know what we -can do to regain that—but my hope, and I think this goes without
<br />saying, these communications don't have. Thank you.
<br />CARR SMITH: Thank you, Max.
<br />VAN PERNIS: - - - point out nobody saw this but the Commission.
<br />CARR SMITH: I didn't understand what you said.
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