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HAWAII COUNTY CHARTER COMMISSIONPage 27 of 51 <br />RAY: Marni. <br />HERKES: Planning Department would have to advise both of them because the Planning Department <br />advises the Administration and the Council on Planning. <br />GOLDSTEIN: Yes, that’s why all of the zoning matters and changes go through the department, through <br />the Commission to the Council. They are the advising body to both. <br />HERKES: To both? <br />GOLDSTEIN: Yes. <br />HERKES: Okay, that’s what I read. <br />RAY: Roland. <br />HIGASHI: As it relates to the Board of Appeals, have you considered having Board of Appeals under <br />Corporation Counsel? <br />GOLDSTEIN: Yes we did. We tried to push that but didn’t get very far. <br />HIGASHI: With whom? <br />GOLDSTEIN: With Corporation Counsel. <br />HIGASHI: So, we may consider that as an alternative, right? <br />SUMADA: Yes, you would have our support on that, I’m sure. <br />RAY: Steve, did you have a question on that? <br />GOLDSTEIN: We even offered to share a position for the secretary. <br />IRVINE: And they aren’t pleased either, then? <br />RAY: Any more questions? If not, let’s take about a five or ten minute recess. <br />RECESSED The Chairman called a recess at 4:50 p.m. <br />RECONVENED The meeting reconvened at 5:00 p.m. <br />RAY: Let’s try to knock this out to whatever degree we can this evening, this discussion on the creation <br />of a Division of Permitting, so I guess, let’s just throw this idea out for discussion and kind of get a feel <br />for where we are going on this. So, comments? George. <br />MARTIN: I think what Russell was saying about what transpired in Kona, and it was because of <br />necessity, not so much because of something that they had actually planned, and it working there. And I <br />turn to Gary and ask, in fact, is it working? Do you guys have any complaints from over that side? Okay, <br />so it must be working. To try and implement something in the Charter to make a change such as this, <br />and we don’t have a building for them to all be housed in one place, is it realistic at this point, and would <br />file://\\coh01\cohweb\council\charter_commission\minutes\minutes 9-29-99.html7/1/2011 <br /> <br />