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LEONARD: One of the things with the consolidated enforcement I want to emphasize, is <br />that I think what I have recommended, when this is done, if it is ever pursued, is that it's <br />called Code Compliance Office. I really like the terminology compliance vice <br />enforcement- -even though we're with the Police, if we went to that department. Code <br />Compliance Office. Our focus is to bring people into compliance. When I go out and do <br />an inspection, you may end up with a fine. But if you're there trying to come into <br />compliance, then you can avoid the fines. The fines get kicked in when people ignore us, <br />when they don't respond to the letters, when they don't pickup the letters. When they <br />want to fight us, that's when fines start developing. And so if people are working with us, <br />we'll give them the time that they need. As you know, in our own community we have a <br />lot of Micronesians who are coming and living in our community. And some of the <br />places that they live are not permitted structures. So when we go and we get a complaint <br />on these people, we try to work with them to get into a permitted structure. Now I have a <br />case now that's going on two years. But these people have got their cesspool in, they got <br />their foundation going. They're slow, but at least they're heading the right direction. So <br />code compliance is to help people that are not in compliance with the code to come into <br />compliance, very simply stated. So our goal is not to make money for the county. Our <br />goal is to try to maintain harmonious communities and keep everybody happy. <br />CHAIR: Any other questions? Well thank you so much. You said you could have <br />suggested more things, and we are still open to additional suggestions, so feel free to <br />and we may talk to you again if you do that but feel free to give us any additional <br />thoughts, suggestions you may have had since you submitted this one, or other things <br />you've been stewing on, and we'd be happy to take a look at it. <br />LEONARD: Well I have one right at the moment, if you want to take it. <br />CHAIR: Certainly. Well, can we? <br />GARSON: Sure. <br />CHAIR: Because we actually Gloria has been the one who usually asks is there <br />anything else you would like to add, so this is <br />LEONARD: We have a unique community, our island, our island way of life, and stuff, <br />and we always refer to it as the ohana. And then what happens sometimes, and I already <br />mentioned this people will come in and they'll build and they don't like what's around <br />them. I've seen situations where people will come here, they don't like something, they'll <br />file a complaint, and they'll go back to the mainland and we never see them again. When <br />it comes to the enforcement process, I think that people that come here cannot complain <br />until they've lived here, until they become here —a resident here, excuse me until they <br />become a resident and lived here one year. You betcha. If we did that, a good <br />percentage of our complaints would go away. I try to encourage people to work with <br />their neighbors. I went to one family. These two neighbors had been going at it for some <br />time. And so finally and I've been, like I said, adult playground supervisor. I try to find <br />reconciliation with folks. How long have you guys been feuding? Nineteen years they've <br />been going at it. And it's like, don't you think it's time to lay the hatchet down and try to <br />find a way to get along here? So it's a difficult situation, when you have people coming <br />19 <br />