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PC 105 3 April 1998 <br /> Your Committee had concerns about placing the Boazd of Appeals with the office of the <br /> Corporation Counsel because there may be conflicts of interest. But it was stated that wherever <br /> the Board is situated, there will be conflicts of interest. Your Committee deemed this a very <br /> difficult decision to render and is trying to protect the integrity of a procedure which is flawed. It <br /> was agreed that this decision needs a considerable amount of thought, so a suggestion was made <br /> to simply withdraw it from the bill. The communication from Deanna Hammersley, Chairwoman <br /> of the Boazd of Appeals, expressed that "having direct and immediate access to the necessary <br /> Planning Department and Planning Commission files enables swift and accurate compilation of <br /> documents for review. If these functions were removed to the Office of the Corporation Counsel, <br /> this accuracy and efficiency would disappear, and an additional layer of bureaucratic interface <br /> may be created." Your Committee then decided to restore the original language in Section 5-6.3 <br /> (d) to the Planning Department. <br /> Your Committee on Planning is in accord with the intent and purpose of Bill No. 211, as <br /> amended to Drafr 2 and recommends it pass first reading. <br /> bh <br /> ~ X i <br /> AYES NOES A&E X Respectfully submitted, <br /> LEITHEAD-TODD X COMMITTE N PL ING <br /> <br /> TYLER X ~ / <br /> CHUNG J{ <br /> REYNOLDS x BY JEA LEITHEAD-TODD, CHAIR <br /> SANTANGELO <br /> sMiTH x PC REPORT NO. 105 <br /> <br /> YAGONG X J11N ~ ~ X998 <br /> ARAKAKI E.O.M. ADOPTED' <br /> <br />