2016-02-10 Regular Session Minutes

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Mr. Goodenow: Okay Mr. Paleka we are on your item on the agenda. Would care to make any opening statements? Mr. Paleka: Good morning Chair. Daniel Paleka, Councilman, District 5. Good morning Board members. Yes this matter was brought for an advisory opinion. I'd like to thank you very much for the opportunity to be heard and provide facts and information relevant to the petition. For informal advisory opinion number 2016-01 presently before you. The specific section of the Code of Ethics in question which I believe was 2-84. Conflicts of interest or those deemed applicable by or if the Board deems other provision applicable I'm certainly open. Mr. Adams: Council member if I may. Mr. Paleka; Yes sir. Mr. Adams: Mr. Chair. We do not have Kohala. Mr. Goodenow: We need to take a recess. You want an open hearing is that correct? Mr. Paleka: Sure. Mr. Yoshimoto: We need to stop until they come back online. 11:20 a.m. The Board took a brief recess to get Kohala back online. 11:24 a.m. The Board returned from recess. Mr. Goodenow: Would you like to continue? Mr. Paleka: Yes I'd like to continue Chair. So in regards to the specific section that I sited in the petition, it was 2-84 (Conflicts of Interest). 2- 84(c) Conflicts of interest for those deemed applicable by the Board. Corporation Counsel had in their advisement to myself, brought up Section 2-91.4 under gift. And I'll explain in a little bit more as why I do not believe that's relevant. So getting to the factual basis, the circumstances which give rise to this petition stem from a recommendation from Corporation Counsel and the three documents provided to the Board in our petition. Resolution 268-15, draft 3 as adopted by the Council on November 3, 2015. A copy of the 2016 Stepping Up Initiative, National Summit Application and I believe the copies provided to the Board only have two pages. I do have a...I think accurate copy of the entire application that I would like to submit to the Board. And it does 12