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running a farmers market now. The warning letter has already been sent by the Planning <br />Department, and the allegation is that they’re continuing to operate even notwithstanding that <br />they don’t have a permit. So all of these things are going on. It’s being delayed again to a time, <br />place that the Commission has no control over. So, we could be looking at you know several <br />weeks or hopefully you know, you get a letter back soon, and then you can go forward but— <br /> <br />GONZALES: So, you have applied for the letter. <br /> <br />KAWAUCHI: I did submit a letter to the, a—a, a Board of Ethics, that’s correct. I did, yeah. <br />So but you’ve no control over when you’re going to get it back— <br /> <br />GONZALES: I understand that, and I believe your client has a right to due process. <br /> <br />HENKEL: Mr. Gonzales? <br /> <br />GONZALES: Sir, Mr. Henkel. <br /> <br />HENKEL: Can I ask Ms. Kawauchi when you submitted the letter to the Board of Ethics? <br /> <br />KAWAUCHI: I submitted it today. <br /> <br />HENKEL: Ok. <br /> <br />KAWAUCHI: I would ask that the Chairman please advise the a— <br /> <br />GONZALES: Yeah, please don’t, don’t— <br /> <br />KAWAUCHI: --of their decorum. I’m sure you have a rule that states that you should— <br /> <br />GONZALES: --you want a lozenge? <br /> <br />KAWAUCHI: No thanks, I’m good. Thank you, though. I appreciate that. It’s kind. <br /> <br />BRILHANTE: Mr. Chair, based on the information provided that Ms. Kawauchi has submitted a <br />request for informal advisory opinion today to the Board of Ethics, I guess that I would request <br />that we continue this matter until the Board of Ethics sends a reply, hopefully, there can be some <br />communication from maybe the Commission’s attorney, informing the Board of Ethics, as to the <br />timeliness and the ramifications associated with any delay involved with their, response to the <br />informal letter. <br /> <br />GONZALES: Is that something we can do? Can we ask them to please respond in a timely <br />manner? <br /> <br />MASUNAGA: Yes, and I did try and check when the next Board of Ethics meeting is, and I <br />believe they told me April, so the earliest, I know we have another contested case probably in <br />May, so I don’t know if you wanted to have two—I mean if in fact, there is going to be you <br />11 <br />EXHIBIT E <br /> <br /> <br />