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Ms. Self stated when these Resolutions came from the Councilmembers, both of them <br />mentioned that the fund would be used for the purchase of the properties. The Rice <br />Property and Honoli`i were stated that way. <br />Mr. Yada addressed Mr. Replogle's comment regarding Honoapo and how that purchase <br />was made. Mr. Yada stated one of the things that he sees doing was making contact with <br />the State. DLNR has their own legacy land fund now working; they're developing their <br />own process in terms of setting priorities and targeting what to purchase. So, in that <br />process, there needs to be communication between the State and County. Mr. Yada <br />stated his intent was to make that contact and talk about how these types of purchases <br />could be coordinated. Mr. Yada stated he doesn't know enough yet; until they get their <br />program up and running and we have more clarity in our program, there needs to have <br />that dialogue. Mr. Yada stated he thought the Ordinance made reference to targeting <br />these types of purchases where you could cooperate and participate from the Federal, <br />State and local levels in terms of these purchases. <br />Mr. Replogle stated if it could be afforded by the County, two people from this <br />Commission should attend the annual Land Trust Alliance Conference. It discusses <br />conservation easements, the way to leverage money, etc. It's a great conference. Ms. <br />Garovoy has attended it. <br />Mr. Yada replied the State has DLNR; they have a resource management type of function <br />whereas the County doesn't have that type of function. Mr. Yada stated it depended on <br />the property, what it was being preserved for, whether it required management, etc. <br />Ms. Garovoy asked on the status on two other Resolutions that she had heard of from the <br />Council members; one was Councilman's Jacobson which regarded Punalu`u and the <br />other was Vice -Chair Isbell's which regarded the Puapua`a property. <br />Ms. Self stated that Puapua` a passed. <br />Mr. Takaba stated that he thought Punalu`u didn't pass. <br />Ms. Garovoy stated it goes back to cleaning up that legislation. Right now it says that the <br />Council shall select lands but it doesn't say the Council members, individually. Ms. <br />Garovoy stated she would prefer to see them get together, hash it out, come up with a list <br />like we do and then move forward as a unified body; it would be more efficient. <br />Otherwise, we have these competing resolutions out there and it gets political which is <br />not what they are looking for. <br />Mr. Takaba stated it may be helpful to put a timeframe; maybe if the Council had a <br />timeframe of 60 days. <br />Ms. Self stated she thought that where the problem was. Once it gets to Council, there's <br />no time limit for them to do what they have to do. There's not even a description of what <br />5 <br />