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<br />it be serving the public in a whole, to do it? I mean, if they can do it internally in Kona, why can’t the
<br />guys here in Hilo, other than not having the building space to do it, it should be able to be done. Do we
<br />need to tinker with it? Is it a Charter issue?
<br />RAY: I think there’s a little bit of misunderstanding on what’s going on in Kona. I think he was alluding
<br />to it’s more of a one-stop shopping in terms of the dynamics because all those different people are there
<br />working behind one desk, and so, in that sense, I think he was making a case for this. For that to happen
<br />in Hilo, you’d have to have the physical space where all Planning -
<br />MARTIN: Right. That’s what I’m saying, and without the Penneys building, whoever likes or doesn’t
<br />like it, I think is irrelevant. Without something like that available to move them all in to one place, it
<br />ain’t going happen, even if we put it in the Charter. Where we’re not going to be able to -
<br />RAY: That’s my understanding. My understanding is the Department of Public Works could be a one-
<br />stop shopping where you would approach one desk and they would route everything internally, and it
<br />wouldn’t be physically dependent on the move to the JC Penney building. But anyway, Kevin.
<br />BALOG: I just got one comment about the Division. I think, as a person with knowledge of what it’s
<br />like to get permits done, it’s a good idea. On a broader view, and this is just my opinion, to put
<br />something out to the public. If we want to look at just this one problem in the Charter and say, yes, it
<br />exists, that’s good. I would say if we want to handle that separately, that’s fine, let’s do it, and I would
<br />be more than happy to support it, but I still would support something that will give the Administrative
<br />Branch, like Gary suggested, broader power to handle these problems on a daily, yearly, monthly basis,
<br />because we’re going to have other issues, such as this, come up and what we solve today, with what
<br />views we think that we know the future holds, in five years from now, may not be the same problem. So
<br />to me, the answer would be to allow the flexibility of the Administrative Branch, with the Council
<br />approval, if necessary, to make the changes that’s in the best interest of the general public, so we don’t
<br />come across this ten years down the road, the next Charter Commission, we’re still all taxpayers and
<br />we’re still saying, well, now we don’t like going to get a camping permit and it’s not at Parks and we
<br />have to pay this to this department or whatever. I just think we got to think a little more broader and
<br />make sure it’s really - To the test, to me, is to put it out to the voter to change the Charter.
<br />RAY: Daryl.
<br />KUROZAWA: Later.
<br />RAY: Marni.
<br />HERKES: Chris, your turn. Planning Director, page 10, Section 5-4.2, has several, (a) through (I), duties
<br />by the Planning Director. How many of those are mandated by the State? How many could we eliminate
<br />in rewriting the Charter?
<br />RAY: I would like to focus on this Division of Permitting.
<br />HERKES: Well, I’m focusing on the Division of Permitting.
<br />RAY: Okay.
<br />HERKES: I’m wondering if we need to do anything. I’m wondering if we can’t simplify the Planning
<br />Director description, maybe change the Public Works description a little, and leave it alone. Do we need
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