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benefit from the funds that would otherwise provide you with the flight to the capitol <br />for attending GMAC business and then use it to otherwise lobby these legislators as an <br />individual. <br /> <br />BL: OK. But we can still go and talk to the head of the committees and… <br /> <br />SW: Yes… <br /> <br />BL: ….what about the \[unclear\]. <br /> <br />SW: So if you look back at the County Charter 6-9.3 the Commission shall advise the County, <br />State and Federal agencies, right? It doesn’t say specific individuals within those <br />agencies. It says those agencies. And also, that you are to advise the County Council. <br /> <br />BL: So if we tell the County Council we plan on going to Honolulu talking to say like David <br />Tarnes – head of the Land and Water on bill x y z in relationship to this we could do that. <br /> <br />SW: So I would caution away from personal inter-actions in that way. And this sounds like it’s <br />a deeper conversation which would be more beneficial to be had in an executive <br />meeting because I as GMAC’s attorney can provide legal advice in that venue and right <br />now you’re giving me some provisos and some hypotheticals and I would prefer if we <br />talk about those specifics in an executive meeting under and attorney-client privilege. <br /> <br />BL: OK. I mean it’s not hypothetical… I mean the legislation’s season opens in February <br />which is just several months away… <br /> <br />SW: Yes, and… <br /> <br />BL: ….and we need to get this all cleared up before we… <br /> <br />SW: Yes, my understanding of your ability to go there is under the guise of getting <br />information right under information gathering so that you can gather information about <br />these different laws that are being proposed and in that avenue you can ask your <br />various representatives what is their thought process behind those laws but you should <br />not be trying to persuade any individual legislator to go one way or another on the <br />particular bill. <br /> <br />BL: OK. I guess we’ll have to have the executive meeting and get this all clarified before <br />February. <br /> <br />SW: I think that’s probably best, yes… <br /> <br />BL: No more questions, thank you. <br /> <br />11 <br /> <br /> <br />