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MS. POMEROY: <br />Well it depends on who’s supposed to be paying for it. I think the Planning <br />Department is the agency that’s supposed to be helping to get a consultant for that and then the <br />Legislature, it would be nice if they put some money towards it, they’re the ones that decided <br />that all counties needed to do this. So the holdup is that getting a consultant to do all this costs <br />money for the county. Probably the Planning Department is the one that I keep hearing is <br />supposed to ante up for this and then the rest perhaps from if you know a bill could be passed <br />and there’s a couple bills right now for that. Does that answer your question? <br />MS. NICHOLSON: <br /> Given that this is a response to opportunities for consolidation of <br />functions within the county, I guess I was looking in the response for something more like how <br />cangovernment better serve agriculture so that agriculture can better servecounty government. <br />I was looking for more of a tie in and granted that was not the question we asked but how can <br />we assist you so that you can work more effectively with the county and the county can benefit <br />from that. <br />MS. POMEROY: <br /> We being the county right? <br />MS. NICHOLSON: <br />Mmhmm. <br />MS. POMEROY: <br />We really need the Planning Department to help with this important ag <br />lands. So we are going to be hopefully meeting with them soon about that again. Once that <br />land is designated it’s going to make it easier for farmers to farm and ranchers to ranch so if it <br />becomes easier to do that then there will be more revenue for the agricultural sector. <br />MS. NICHOLSON: <br />Is there a way that you can put that in some sort of letter to us so that we <br />could consider some actual recommendations that would direct the county to make the process <br />easier for you and thus generate more revenue or save time within the county staff so that <br />you’re not going from one permitting to another to another. <br />MS. POMEROY: <br />Yeah that would be great. I think Mayor Kenoi is behind it because we <br />already talked to him about that and he already accomplished it with building permits.We <br />actually spoke to him about that a little more in detail and he’s very supportive. So a letter that <br />explains about streamlining permitting and important ag lands and how that can generate <br />revenue for the county? <br />MS. NICHOLSON: <br /> Revenue and efficiency within county government. <br />MS. POMEROY: <br /> About those two things? <br />MS. NICHOLSON: <br />Right. <br />MS. POMEROY: <br /> Okay and streamlining permitting for infrastructure and ag product <br />approvals? <br />MS. NICHOLSON: <br />Well whatever you need. You’re in control of what you need we’re not. <br />MS. POMEROY: <br />Okay. <br />MS. OHARA: <br />Does the county actually provide permits for product approval? <br />6 <br /> <br />