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Mr. Lee: Yes. <br /> Ms. Kahakalau: Yes. We do have that as well. <br /> Mr. Lee: Have you had a chance to read it? <br /> Ms. Kahakalau: Yes. We got those ahead of time. Thank you. <br /> Mr. Lee: First of all thank you so much for giving me this opportunity to be <br /> here and I'm just so thankful for Mayor Kenoi who hired me as the <br /> County Structural Engineer...and I understand that maybe it's been <br /> decades since the County has hired...this is a new position that has <br /> been opened by the Mayor...and I'm so thankful that I'm able to <br /> be a part of this team and I realize that having a structural engineer <br /> on board is not a very welcomed...you know there will be bumps <br /> along the way. So with that being said in regards to this case...my <br /> understanding is he...Mr. Rob Tucker...have we met before? <br /> Mr. Tucker: No. <br /> Mr. Adams: If we could keep the testimony to the Board please. <br /> Mr. Lee: Okay sure. <br /> Mr. Adams: Thank you. <br /> Mr. Lee: So there's a number of...there's a number of inaccuracies in terms <br /> of the statement that was made and hopefully I can address some <br /> of those inaccuracies...but I understand putting myself in Rob's <br /> shoes...I understand that there is a lot of frustrations because it <br /> took ten months for him to finally get a building permit. I realize <br /> that a person submits their plans...it's kind of a black box...maybe <br /> not so much for Rob...but I know for many people it's a black <br /> box...and really the person that is being...that person that the <br /> applicant is able to meet a lot of times the feeling is that you're to <br /> blame for the ten months...but I just want to let you know that in <br /> that response I've highlighted a chronology that actually took <br /> place. So the plans did come in on October 2 of last year. The <br /> plans came to my desk before plans come to me it goes thru the <br /> Department of Planning, Department of Engineering...it goes to <br /> the Board of Health...and then it goes to the...Public Works <br /> Building Division. Under the building division, there's two <br /> reviews...a life safety review and a structural review. I got wind <br /> of this project on March 1, 2016. That's when the plans arrived on <br /> our shelf and as I am able...you know this is not the only job <br /> that...only project that I'm working on...but there are many <br /> 25 <br />