2016-07-12 Regular Session Minutes

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Mr. Goodenow: Thank you. As I started this conversation...maybe this something that we need to have a written opinion...maybe some discussion in executive session. I mean how firm are...our... not statute...how firm our ordinance is right. I'm willing to do that...I mean you said that the list comes out...I think you'd have any ethical problems if it's pending right and given this discussion. I mean...but I tend to side with Corp. Counsel at this point to be honest and my fellow member here. But I appreciate given the fact that this a new ordinance we need to be very careful...we may need to have some written input and more questions. Maybe that's how we should go. One last thing, I did want to ask the applicants though. I mean...as I understand it...you're a planner and let's say so...the Hamakua Community Development Plan...and so you know the plan might be we want a road or something right and so you may give advice as to say oh yeah from a planning prospective that's a good idea because there's houses here...there's a store here...something like that...just to over simplify. And then the department say and you have no input after that point right. The department then goes out and says hey lets go out for bids and build this road. And they go out and pick somebody. There's no...that's the...the only connection is that you had this...that you gave advice as to planning in the department. Ms. Gloor: Absolutely. Mr. Goodenow: That's a correct characterization? Ms. Gloor: That's correct. As far...the plan once I might make some recommendations as far as DPW actually go into contract or out to bid. I would have nothing what so ever to do with that and I wouldn't even necessarily know about it. Mr. Goodenow: It's not like he does a special kind of work. Like we need these special concrete grass barriers and only he knows how to design it. There's nothing like that. Ms. Gloor: Right that's correct. Mr. Goodenow: Thank you. Ms. Kahakalau: Corp. Counsel. 14