2015-03-11 Regular Session Minutes

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that the community has a great deal of opportunity to come and testify before the Council members. That's the great part about open government and being able to hear from the people what's important in their minds with regards to legislation as passed before the Council. I just wanted to state that. Mr. Adams: If I might, I just want to make sure Mr. Revell you're not arguing that you didn't have an opportunity to testify in open session before the Council that's not what you're arguing. Your concern is as a constituent, you didn't have a reply from your Council member. Correct. Mr. Revell: Right. Mr. Adams: Thank you. Ms. Kahakalau: I was gonna go along the same line. Whether you talk to Mr. Kanuha or not really would not have changed the passage of the bill. In general, because that's what we have hearing for. I did want to also let you know that there are opportunities to repeal any bill. There is a process for that and if this is something that is impacting your business. If you can come up with the data that you're presenting to us here that is scientific data,I would definitely suggest that you think about initiating that process, providing testimony and giving enough people to re-consider the issue. Thank you. Mr. Balsis: Is there any further discussion? I ask is there any comments from the petitioner?Petitionee? Is there a motion on the end? Mr. Adams: I would move that the Petition 2015-01 be dismissed for what's the phrase I'm looking for Counsel? For lack of.. I don't think it meets the threshold of the statute in both cases. Ms. Schoen: That's fine how you said it. Ms. Kahakalau: Seconded. Mr. Balsis: There is a motion that has been seconded on the floor to dismiss the entire petition 2015-01 because it has not meet the thresholds of the Code. Is there any further discussion on it? Hearing no further discussion, and there has been a lot of discussion concerning avenues and future meetings I'll call for a vote. All those in favor of this motion say Aye. Mr. Balsis, Ms. Kahakalau and Mr. Adams (simultaneously): Aye.