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THIBADEAU:Aye. <br />DARROW:Mr. Chairman? <br />FUJIKAWA:Aye. <br />DARROW:Sorry, I need to clarify. Commissioner Mina, aye or no? <br />MINA:Aye. <br />DARROW:Aye. The motion passes six to one. <br />FUJIKAWA:Okay, next on the agenda -. <br />SPRINGER:Mr. Chair? <br />FUJIKAWA:Go ahead. <br />SPRINGER:Do we need to determine who the hearings officer will b <br />FUJIKAWA:Yeah, before we go to the next agenda. Thank you for r <br />Planning Director, can you assist us on this, whoÓs the hearings officer. <br />YUEN:We should have the Commission take a vote as to whether they would like <br />the Planning Department to secure a hearing officer to handle the contested case hearing, or <br />whether the Planning Commission would like to do that as a body, or, finally, whether any <br />Planning Commissioners want to volunteer to be hearing officers. <br />FUJIKAWA:Any of you Planning Commissioners? Commissioner McCall, you have <br />any -? <br />MCCALL:Yeah, if this is going to go to contested case, I would ask that our Director <br />hire a hearings officer. I was wondering if thereÓs a way to stall the procedure and allow the <br />parties to get together and see if they can come to any accommodation before we hire a hearings <br />officer? Is that a possibility? <br />YUEN:Yes, we can do that; and we can also have the hearings offi <br />not start on their bill if it does look like progress is being made. <br />MCCALL:Okay. <br />FUJIKAWA:Yeah, and so in other words -. Any other questions of the Commissioners? <br />Commissioner Springer. <br />SPRINGER:My standard question about availability of funds for outsource? <br />8 <br /> <br />