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UDOVIC: Well, I —first of all, I'd like to make a motion to dismiss this proceeding. If <br />Mr. Takamoto doesn 't seem fit to be present to present any evidence to the Board, I don't <br />think that, quite frankly, his letter —it's not signed under penalty of perjury —can be <br />considered for any purpose whatsoever with respect to this petition. <br />CHAIR: If it's in my power, I'd like to deny that motion, but the Board is- <br />LUM: - -I think at other times we've accepted telephone, we have accepted written, and I <br />don't think this is different. There have been other cases, times, when we had people that <br />are unable to be here but they have submitted paperwork, and I think that we should go <br />ahead with it. <br />GENTRY: I agree. <br />NICHOLSON: I agree. <br />CHAIR: Okay. <br />UDOVIC: Thank you. Keeping in mind that this is an issue which deals with personnel <br />matters, and with respect to personnel matters we believe it's Mr. Perreira's right to <br />have these matters heard in private, confidentially and in executive session. Mr. <br />Perreira, however, is willing to waive any right he has to privacy with respect to these <br />issues. There may come sometimes when you're going to be asking specific questions <br />regarding personnel issues, which there may be some rights to privacy to, and we'll <br />object at the appropriate time if it becomes necessary. But basically we wish to proceed <br />today with the petition. Mr. Perreira denies emphatically any of the allegations which <br />have been promulgated against him and is here to offer or ask any questions you may <br />have with respect to any of these matters, quite frankly. <br />LUM: Do we know what this is? (holding up a page of the petition) <br />CHAIR: I think that's a phone, a phone, Mr. Takamoto's phone. Mr. Perreira, when did <br />you start looking into fire issues at Uncle Mikey's? <br />PERREIRA: Well, I have a letter dated from 2006. I became afire inspector July of <br />2006, but prior to that I was working as a TA inspector from month to month, depending <br />on how the rotations went. <br />CHAIR: TA is? <br />PERREIRA: TA— temporary assigned, see how I like the job. And so at that time, I <br />would go out with other, the other fire inspector, and made occasional visits at night. <br />And I have a letter dated March 1, 2006, from our fire chief to Mr. Keoki Kai, manager <br />and owner of Uncle Mikey's, and the letter states that recent reports and complaints <br />regarding alleged violations of the occupancy code, as well as possible violation of the <br />uniform fire code requirements— basically letting him know that the Fire Department will <br />