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(h) "Meetings"means the convening of the Commission for which a quorum is required in order to make a decision or to deliberate t 9 ward a decision upon a matter over which the Commission has advisory power. (i) "Person"means when appropriate to the context, not only individuals,but corporations, firms, associations, societies, and federal, state and county departments or agencies. (j) "Presiding Officer"means and shall include any member of the Commission. Unless otherwise designated, the Chair shall be the residing officer. (k) "Public Record"means the same as defined 1n Chapter 92, HRS, and shall include maps, rules and regulations, written stateme is of policy or interpretation formulated, adopted or used by the Commission in its fictions, all decisions, orders,minutes of the Commission meetings and records of an docket on file with the Commission but shall not include records which invade the ri t of privacy of an individual. (1) "Rules"means the Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission. (m) "Secretary" shall mean the Secretary of the Public Access, Open Space and Natural - Resources Preservation Commission. RULE 4. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resources Preservation Commission shall: (a) To develop and submit to the mayor an isl d-wide prioritized list of qualifying lands worthy of preservation. The commisslion shall give emphasis to land acquisitions where the County's contribution can be leveraged to obtain State, Federal, and/or private lands. Priorities sha 1 be listed on an island-wide rather than _ district basis. The list shall include the sign ficance of each parcel or entitlement identified, the reason for its priority, and its anticipated use after acquisition. Those proposed parcels or elements receiving fift (50)percent or more of the total available assessment criteria points shall be included in the priority list. Those parcels or elements receiving less than fifty(50)percent of the total available assessment criteria points shall be noted in the annual report but not included in the priority list; (b) To update this list at any time,but at least ually by December 31 of each year; (c) To explore methods of funding land acquisition and make recommendations to the mayor; (d) To review, evaluate, and make recommend tions to the director of the department of parks and recreation regardi g applications for stewardship grants from the maintenance fund, within six months of receipt of each application. Recommendations shall address whether grant applicants have - 2 -