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<br /> <br />KOSSOW: The motion is still on the floor, for clarification, as to extend to the end of <br />January. That’s the current motion that’s on the floor. <br /> <br />HUSTACE: Mr. Yoshina, you just called to question. Is that what you did there? <br /> <br />YOSHINA: Yes, I did. <br /> <br />KOSSOW: Mr. Akamu, do you still have your hand raised? There’s still discussion on <br />the floor. <br /> <br />AKAMU: Yes, Chair, I do have my hand raised. It’s my understanding from Corporation <br />Counsel that we do not have the authority to vote and extend the timeline. That we are <br />st <br />bound, by December 31. So understanding that we do want an extension, I think we <br />need to ask for relief from the courts specifically for our Commission. And I agree with <br />Commissioner Hustace, that what we’re hoping is that Corporation Counsel can do that <br />legal work for us. That we can piggyback because the State Attorney General laid out all <br />of her arguments in her petition for why we need this relief. So, I’m not sure if it’s <br />appropriate for us, or we have the authority, to vote to extend the deadline which is what <br />st <br />our motion is asking us to do, to extend the December 31 deadline. According to <br />Corporation Counsel, we don’t have the authority to do that for ourselves. We need to <br />seek relief from the courts. So, can I have clarification on that before I vote on this <br />motion in particular? <br /> <br />MELLON-LACEY: Mr. Akamu, this is Diana Mellon-Lacey. It won’t become a fact if <br />you vote that you want to extend it but, it gives a timeline that you feel you could operate <br />in. What it would allow me to do is, take that further to see what our office could do to <br />effect it. So, it wouldn’t be like you’re voting to make that happen but it’s what you want <br />to see happen. And that you would be asking our office to assist you to see how to make <br />that happen. Does that help? <br /> <br />AKAMU: Yes. Thank you very much. <br /> <br />KOSSOW: Mr. Kauka, please call the roll. <br /> <br /> <br />Ms. Lui moved to extend the timeline to the end of <br />January. Seconded by Mr. Lopez. <br /> <br />The motion to extend timeline to the end of January <br />was carried by the following vote: <br /> <br />Ayes: Commissioners Akamu, Bath, Lopez, Lui, <br />Sumera-Lee, Yadao, Yoshina, Vice Chair <br />Hustace, and Chair Kossow. <br />Noes: None. <br /> <br /> 20 <br /> <br />