2017-04-10 Joint Meeting Exh A (Amend Commission Rules)

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matter, as well as time limitations on examination and cross-examination of witnesses, whether or not parties are represented by counsel.” And I believe, and Malia can correct me if I’m wrong, I believe that this language came about because we had a contested case with several intervenors and they all had different issues, and so we were attempting to consolidate their concerns and issues and it became difficult. So I think this language is just to kind of help clarify that. Is that correct, Malia? HO: Yeah, that’s correct, and it’s also used in other commissions like the Public Utilities Commission, which has, the last hearing had, I think, 30-something – I don’t know the exact number – intervenors and it just becomes kind of unmanageable unless you put these kind of like clarifications and restrictions and give the hearing officers the power to like, you know, kind of just hone it in so that everything can get solved in a proper amount of time without undue delay. JACKSON: Did that answer your question, Chair Henkel, or Commissioner — HENKEL: Yeah. JACKSON: Okay. All right, the next provision, the next change would be to add a provision to clarify the purpose of a pre-hearing conference with the presiding officer. And ‒‒ CLARKSON: Oh wait. Wait. JACKSON: Yes. CLARKSON: Can we go back briefly? JACKSON: Yes. CLARKSON: I have a question about 4-6(a), which is the Prehearing Procedure. I’m confused. It says any person, “Any other person seeking to intervene as a party shall file a written request on a form,” this is where you pay your 200-dollar filing fee, “no later than seven calendar days, prior to the Commission’s first meeting on the matter.” Okay, so this means before, does this mean that before the Commission meets to consider an application, all intervenors have to pay their 200 dollars and apply to become an intervenor seven days before the first meeting on that matter? JACKSON: Yeah, I think I know where you’re going with this, Commissioner Clarkson. It seems like this section should be further up in the rule, like earlier on in the rule, because the, any party who wants to intervene needs to do it seven days prior to the first hearing held by the Planning Commission. CLARKSON: So the Planning Commission publishes its agenda how many days prior to the meeting? JACKSON: We’re required to at least ten days prior. 5 EXHIBIT A