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LEEWARD PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII <br /> DISCUSSION TRANSCRIPT <br /> JULY 15, 2021 <br /> A regularly advertised discussion on COMMUNICATION 183 BEFORE THE COUNTY <br /> COUNCIL was called to order at 3:26 p.m. via live stream online meeting, with Chairman <br /> Michael Vitousek presiding. <br /> COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Michael Vitousek, Shani Armbruster, Barbara DeFranco, <br /> Mark Van Pernis, and Faith"Faye" Yates, and Clement"CJ" Kanuha III(from 4:26 p.m.) <br /> ALSO IN ATTENDANCE: Dalilah Schlueter, Esq. (Counsel for the Commission), <br /> Jean Campbell, Esq. (Counsel for the Planning Department), Zendo Kern (Planning Director), <br /> Jeffrey Darrow (Deputy Planning Director), Maija Jackson (Planning Program Manager), <br /> Christian Kay (Planner), Tracie-Lee Camero (Planner), and Noriko Sauer(Leeward Planning <br /> Commission Secretary) <br /> Discussion and recommendation on the Mayor's request (Communication 183) to remove <br /> Mark Van Pernis from the Leeward Planning Commission, which will be discussed at the <br /> August 3, 2021 County Council Committee on Planning meeting. <br /> VITOUSEK: Moving on, agenda item 4, discussion and recommendation on the mayor's <br /> request, Communication 183, to remove Commissioner Mark Van Pernis from the <br /> Leeward Planning Commission, which will <br /> VAN PERNIS: I'd like to raise two points of order. <br /> VITOUSEK: One second, let me, let me finish reading the item—from the Leeward <br /> Planning Commission, which will be discussed at the August 3, 2021, County Council <br /> Committee on Planning meeting. Okay, so, as most people are probably aware that <br /> Mayor has requested that Commissioner Van Pernis be removed from the Leeward <br /> Planning Commission. <br /> VAN PERNIS: I had two points first. First is I believe that we need to decide that this <br /> matter is not within the jurisdiction of this commission. It's neither in the County Charter <br /> nor in this commission's authority, and I refer to the sections in my written testimony that <br /> this matter is not within the authority of this commission to make any decision or <br /> discussion or recommendation. And I would also point out that the letter itself that is <br /> referred to does not ask for any discussion, does not ask for recommendation, and in itself <br /> confirms only the County Council has jurisdiction in this matter, and the County Council <br /> has pointed to this earlier. <br /> 1 <br /> EXHIBIT E <br />