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Mr. Flores stated the Commission needed someone to help broker the deal or acquire <br />additional funds. <br />Mr. Yada stated he could contact Trust for Public Lands to see if they could come to one <br />of our meetings to provide some information and share their view of how things would <br />work. <br />Mr. Flores informed that Hawaii Island Trust can also be involved. <br />Mr. Yada stated he wasn't sure if Trust for Public Lands had an understanding of how the <br />State system would work without their Commission set up. <br />OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL'S REPORT <br />Ms. Self stated she received a phone call from an attorney that asked about the properties <br />on the Commission's prioritized list. The attorney told her that one of his client's <br />properties was on the list and there was a concern about condemnation. Ms. Self told the <br />attorney that this was something the Commission did not want to see happen. Ms. Self <br />told the attorney that once it goes to the Council, the Commission does not have control <br />over that. <br />Ms. Self stated the Commission needs to draft a rule for notifying people prior to putting <br />their properties on the list. The Commission needs to see if the property owners had a <br />problem with their property showing up on their list. For the lands already on the list, <br />there should be some rule for contacting them to see if they want to remove their property <br />from the list. Or, they could request for their properties to be removed. <br />Mr. Campbell stated the purpose of the Commission was to purchase and not to condemn. <br />Ms. Self stated the Commission has no control over that decision, the Council can <br />condemn if they want to. There is that cloud over the property owners because it could <br />affect if they wanted to sell. The County does not have the money, in the fund, to <br />purchase every property that is on the list. However, there's no intention of buying every <br />property on the list. <br />Mr. Yung stated that it came up at the Honoka` a public meeting. The people of the <br />community asked if the County were planning to condemn lands. <br />Mr. Flores stated there was always a potential for a property being condemned by the <br />State; if it's along a road, to expand a highway. <br />Ms. Self stated the difference with our properties was that it goes on a list. It stays on the <br />list for a long time without action. When you condemn a property, it doesn't stay on a <br />list, it gets done immediately. This prioritized list is like a "to do list" and it puts that <br />feeler out there in the communities that one day, this property may be purchased by the <br />County. Ms. Self stated it could make it difficult for the seller to sell the property <br />7 <br />