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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PLANNING DATE: September 15, 2009 Re: Comm. No. 506 PLACE: Council Room Ben Franklin Building 333 Kilauea Avenue, 2°d Floor Hilo, Hawaii TIME: 3:05 p.m. Council Chair and Members Hawaii County Council Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Your Committee on Planning, to which was referred Communication No. 506, reports as follows: Communication No. 506 from Mayor William P. Kenoi, dated August 24, 2009, nominates Mr. Riley Saito of Council District 8 to the County of Hawaii Kailua Village Design Commission. Mr. Saito is a past member of the Kailua Village Design Commission, and will be replacing Ms. Sally Marone, whose term expired on December 31, 2008. If confirmed, Mr. Saito's term will expire on December 31, 2011. Mr. Saito was not able to attend the committee meeting, as he was on the mainland. Council Member Brenda Ford moved to postpone this matter until such time that Mr. Saito could appear before the Committee. Ms. Ford stated that she was not pleased when nominees did not appear before the various committees. Other council members reminded Ms. Ford that past practice had allowed nominees to appear at either the committee level or at council. They further discussed the fact that serving on boards and commissions is strictly voluntary, stating that it is not right for the council to demand nominees be present at committee meetings, as long as the nominee appeared at either a committee meeting or a council meeting. Council Member Ford's motion to postpone failed. The vote was 6 to 2, against the postponement. Only Council Members Yagong and Ford voted in favor of postponement. Mr. Saito's presence is requested at the Council meeting. PC Report 46