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4. NEW BUSINESS <br /> a. Petition No. 2017-06:Request for an informal advisory opinion from a former <br /> County officer or employee, to determine if he would be able to work on the <br /> development of a park which he was involved with during his employment <br /> with the County. <br /> Mr. Goodenow: Now moving on to new business. We have the applicant <br /> here...are you requesting a closed hearing or open is fine? <br /> Mr. Van Bergen: Open. <br /> Mr. Goodenow: Alright. Would you care to come forward then? Usually before <br /> we make the motion...I guess our procedure is to have you make a <br /> statement and see if any of our members have any questions. So if <br /> you could...if you have anything to add to your written <br /> submission...this is the time. <br /> Mr. Van Bergen: So mainly I would like to answer any questions...I did submit <br /> some documentations. <br /> Mr. Adams: Sorry. You can start with your name and... <br /> Mr. Goodenow: Thank you. <br /> Mr. Van Bergen: I should know that by now...I've done that enough. Ken Van <br /> Bergen...petitioner. So...I don't know if you guys had a chance to <br /> review the material I sent in so I'm open to any questions...as far <br /> as the statement goes...just to kind of summarize the situation and <br /> what I'm looking for you guys to approve or comment on <br /> is....back in 2014...I was moved to...appointed to parks...deputy <br /> director from my finance job and I was given a list of probably <br /> fifteen priority projects to help the Parks Department with. One of <br /> them was...a proposed park development on La`aloa...on some <br /> YMCA owned land and the YMCA got this parcel from Towne <br /> Development back in 2001 I believe. Towne Development build <br /> about 600 homes in the La'aloa area and instead of building a <br /> park...they worked out a deal with the County and Y to donate the <br /> parcel to the Y in the hopes that...and the plan was the Y was <br /> going to build a nice facility...a public facility and so...Towne was <br /> alleviated of their...any fresh air commitment. The donation <br /> covered that and unfortunately the Y went bankrupted and so the <br /> park never got built. So when I got to the Parks Department...it <br /> 2 <br />