2006-08-04 TKitagawa - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

TORIGOE:It’s up to you. I mean, you could pursue this line of discussion for a few minutes to see if they might, you know, if right off the bat they can say there’s a condition that would satisfy them and they’ll be willing to withdraw their request. ALAMEDA:Okay. TORIGOE:But, you know -. ALAMEDA:Okay. Commissioner Galdones, are you okay with this line of discussion? GALDONES:My preference would be that we act on the Contested Case Hearing. However, if the concerns of Mr. and Mrs. Hickman could be addressed by the Applicant and satisfy their concerns, then I am willing to proceed with the dialogue to take care of their concerns so that we don’t have to address the Contested Case Hearing. If the Applicants for the Contested Case Hearing, Mr. and Mrs. Hickman, can feel satisfied that their concerns are taken care of and then in the process of this dialogue right now that they would withdraw it, you know, that is fine. Let’s allow the dialogue to continue. However, if that is not the case then I would rather we act on the Contested Case Hearing, have the Applicant continue their presentation, be questioned by the Commissioners, and then allow Mr. and Mrs. Hickman to be, to present testimony. And through their testimony they may be able to raise their concerns and give Mr. Fuke, the Applicant, an opportunity to respond to the concerns that they had raised. So, it’s, I guess, which one we’re going to put first. If the concerns can be taken care of without the Contested Case Hearing, I’d say let the dialogue to continue. If that won’t be taken care of, then I’d say let’s act on the Contested Case Hearing and proceed with the regular public hearing. ALAMEDA:Okay, let me just cut to the chase and let’s ask Mr. Fuke right here to see if this -. You guys kind of know the situation, Mr. Fuke, go ahead. FUKE:Yeah, Mr. Chairman, I think that, which is what I was going to suggest, and I think that Commissioner Galdones expressed like what I was going to suggest, and that is to say, to request the Commission defer action on the question of the Standing until such time that we go through the process. You know, after we exhaust the normal public hearing process for, you know, the Planning Commission, not the Contested Case Hearing portion, and then a decision can be made on the part of the Commission on the Hickmans’ request for granting of standing. If they’d elect to withdraw, then according to their rules, then they would entitled to get a refund. But, on the other hand, once you certify them to become parties, then the $100 is cashed already. So I’m just trying to see if possibly they could save their $100 and we can accommodate their concerns without going through the Contested Case process. ALAMEDA:Okay. I like that, I like that. I like that very much. Mr. Hickman? HAYASHI:Mr. Chair. HICKMAN:Mr. Chair? I’m sorry. HAYASHI:Mr. Chair, I just wanted to clarify what, correct what Mr. Fuke had indicated. EXHIBIT A 15