2010-10-08 Cost of Government Commission Minutes

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MS. GARSON: It’s up to you to receive and file all of them. And then once that motion is pending on the table then you can go and discuss anyone. That might be easier than moving for each one. MS. WONG: Is there a motion? MOTION:MR. MATSUDA: So moved. MS. PROVALENKO: Second. MS. GARSON: So, there’s a motion on the floor to accept and file the communications, so now will there be any discussion. And maybe you want to go down from the top. MS. WONG: Discussion starting from A. I would just like to comment that our committee, Glen, myself and Bill, met with Ron Takahashi. We both will be meeting with Ron Takahashi, I’m sorry. Item B, any comments from that? Item C, any comments on that? I’d like to comment that we’ll be meeting with Nancy Crawford on the twelfth. Item D, any comments on that? Item E, any comments from that? Items F from anonymous, any comments on that? Item G, Kelly Greenwell, any comments for that? Item H from Ken Goodenow, any comments from that? Item I, from Qince Mento, any comments from that? Item J from anonymous, any comments from that? Item K from Lincoln Ashida, any comments from that? Items L through N from Anonymous, any comments from that? Item O from Scott Leonard, any comments from that? MR. MATSUDA: I will be discussing our discussion with Scott Leonard in my report. MS. WONG: Item P from Bradley Westervelt, any comments for that? I’d like to make comment in, I believe it was that response, he had mentioned a research from Mr. Yagong and we would like to, I think there has been a request to get information on the findings from Mr. Yagong’s survey of the county employees to receive, when we were asked . . . MS. GARSON: Maybe I can help. In communication 2010-106, Mr. Westervelt made reference to, Mr. Yagong spent a great deal of energy and letterhead polling all county employees for suggestions on how to save money. More than one board member had asked for that report, for me to get the report. What I told the members was that to bring it up at this meeting, and make sure that that request was okay with all of the commission members and if it was, that we would send a communication on commission letterhead to Councilman Yagong requesting that information. I was a little hesitant to send a request to a councilmember just because a couple of people wanted it since the letter would be coming from the commission in general. So, what the vice chair is asking is basically for approval to send that communication to Mr. Yagong asking for the results of that poll. MR. MATSUDA: Do we make a motion at this time? 3