2013-07-15 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – July 15, 2013 UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 1. UPDATE ON HAWAII ADMINSTRATIVE RULE CHANGES TO CHAPTER 124 Chair Sylvester: Hawaii Administrative Rule Changes to Chapter 124. In response to public inquiry the GMAC would like to know if the Mayor would generate a letter to the BLNR opposing the amendment changes to HAR-124. A determination needs to be made to address what part or parts or in its entirety. We need discussion and action. Since then, a draft letter was submitted by Vice Chair Tom Lodge. Action: D. Yoshina motion to review the draft letter to BLNR opposing the amendment changes to HAR-124, make changes if necessary, and submit to the Mayor for his signature; Second by P. Bueltmann. Discussion: T. Lodge read the draft letter. Letter must be specific and itemized. Clearly a “no” vote by Mayor. It was determined that additional work needs to be done. Action: D. Yoshina moved to table the draft letter for now; second by T. Lodge. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote. W. Brilhante stated that there’s a provision in the Sunshine Law which affords for situations, wherein a specific bill or be it a resolution or document was discussed by the group, but there were amendments made or part throughout the discussion or within the discussion, some outside viewpoints were brought into the discussion and the Sunshine Law does afford for situations like that and the requirement is - so long as the item that was agendized and the object that you’re voting on – there was a sufficient nexus – is what the language states between the two. So here, when I read the agenda, the actual agenda item was that they wanted a determination - to address what part or parts – a draft letter submitted by Vice Chair Tom Lodge – that the chair hear a motion to review the draft letter, make changes if necessary and submit to the Mayor for his signature. So what I would propose is that, that language does seem sufficiently clear enough as to what the intent – because the whole basis for the Sunshine Law is you want to provide notice to the public as to what specific items or actions that are being considered by the board – and here I think it’s clear that you want to draft a letter opposing the amended changes to HAR-124 and have the Mayor send that letter on behalf of the County to the BLNR for consideration, and I think those components are sufficiently and clearly identified within the agenda. So I think if this board takes action tonight to ratify or authorize the commission to 9