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ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 1. Minutes of the Meeting of August 28, 2007 – It was moved by Commissioner Au Hoy and seconded by Commissioner Herbert that the minutes be approved as circulated. The motion was unanimously carried by a voice vote of all Commissioners in attendance. 2. Discussion with Deputy Managing Director on recruitment for new KVDC Commissioners – Deputy Managing Director was unable to attend the meeting. Mr. Mark reported that 18 applications are being processed, and the Mayor’s recommendation will be sent to the County Council for final decision. A question about the possibility of the retiring Commissioners to stay until they are replaced was raised, and Mr. Mark informed them that the Corporation Counsel is reviewing the Code to determine whether they can stay only up to three months or until replacements are found. In response to Chair Marone’s suggestion, Mr. Mark said he will ask the Mayor to send a letter to each of the retiring Commissioners, formally inviting them to stay for a longer period. The Commission requested Mr. Mark to re-agendize this item for the next meeting. 3. Correspondence and Reports – Meeting schedule for Year 2008 was handed out to and accepted by the Commissioners. ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. Mark announced that the Commission’s annual dinner is tentatively scheduled for December 11, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. following the meeting. However, it was agreed by all Commissioners to change the date to January 22, 2008. Commissioner Ross at this time asked if this was appropriate time for him to report to the Commission regarding the 2007 Hawaii Congress of Planning Officials Conference he attended as a representative of the Commission in September, and also on the letter he personally wrote to the Planning Director concerning the parking ordinance amendment. Per Mr. Mark’s suggestion, Commissioner Ross said that he will provide the Chair with a copy of his letter, and asked her to agendize a discussion on parking issue. The Commissioners agreed that the matter be placed on the January 22, 2008, meeting agenda and the Planning Director be invited to attend. With the Chair’s approval, Commissioner Ross reported that the Hawaii Congress of Planning thth Officials Conference was held from September 26 through the 28 with planning professionals from all over the state attending, and the theme of the Conference was “Sustainability”. He talked about presentation made by people from Vancouver and Portland, which are two leading cities on this topic, regarding their implementation of the idea of sustainability. He also talked about a workshop he attended, concerning the way one particular affordable housing project in Waikoloa is being developed and how to sustain the affordability. He said that parking was one of the areas the Vancouver and Portland representatives addressed, and added that he mentioned that in his letter to the Planning Director. He concluded his report by saying it’s interesting to think about what sustainability means for Kailua Village; how you create a village where people can walk around and less parking is required, and achieve step toward sustainability. 5