2007-05-09 Board of Ethics Minutes Regular Session

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Board of Ethics Minutes of Regular Session May 9, 2007 JW: He works for Carlsmith. BT: Mr. Lim is an attorney with Carlsmith. JW: Yeah, Carlsmith, excuse me, Carlsmith and Ball, he is the attorney, and he would be the consultant for this rezoning. Every time I've seen one of these rezonings you always see the applicant and the consultant, or maybe there will be one, or the other, or both. I've never seen one where neither party was there, yet the planning director was speaking in their behalf. KS: I don't ... you're alleging that the planning director was speaking on their behalf, there is no proof of that. JW: I have that in my notes here. AL: Is it possible that once, I don't know, I have never been to a meeting, but is it possible that they give him all the things and he accepts it and then he says something, but he is not representing them .... KS: No, I don't see how ... unless we have these documents before us, I don't see how Mr. Yuen could possibly represent Mr. Lim and Mr. Manfredi. I don't see how ... and that relates to Section (d) as representing, and I don't see anything that I can understand, or see, or evaluate in terms of either Mr. Jacobson or Mr. Yuen being a representative of these people. JW: Well, I just, again been trying to get the minutes for a long time and they only came in the mail yesterday. Then the crux of it would start on page 13, and then goes to page 14, where Mr. Jacobson says "I know the applicants, he's very sincere about this ..." Umm, then a discussion with him as to whether he officially approves of this -- keeping it - -I guess I am not reading it right. Okay, I'm sorry. Page 14, Mr. Jacobson, "I just wanted to thank Chris for his hard work and the members of the Planning Commission for this and the applicant for being open and accepting of the community. He lives up there and he really does care a great deal for the community. He's been able to work with us on a number of issues and I am grateful for his open- mindedness and that of our Planning Director." The applicant is Philip Kenner. Philip Kenner lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. The people are led to believe it is Chris Manfredi, he's there sometimes, but he's not a member of the community, you know. KS: Chris Manfredi ... I mean that ... I just can't see any substantial evidence. I mean these are phrases you are reading out of context, which I appreciate because you only got them yesterday and whatnot, but thanking somebody for community involvement in my mind is not equal representation on any level. JW: Well, if ... it's political, it is very political. AL: It's political, he's a political -being thanking somebody in his community —Bob Jacobson, right? It's his constituents. R