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<br />HIGASHI: Jay, there was a situation over in Kona where they had a subdivision that was approved by the Council, where the
<br />community wanted to have another access road mauka-makai, and if you had at-large Council people, you’d be their
<br />constituents. I think, in that case, it may be an opportunity for people to pressure those people a lot more because they would
<br />also have to run in your district. So, one of the benefits of having at-large, you would have more Council people. I mean,
<br />you’d be their constituency.
<br />WEST: Yes, however, I feel as though, with the population as diverse as it is, it’s hard for a person to say, yes, I represent the
<br />whole island, when it’s so hard to get around the whole island, and to be able to represent those people. So that’s why I feel
<br />strongly about that. That thing with that subdivision deal, that’s a planning deal. That’s just poor planning.
<br />HIGASHI: Yes, but those Council people are going to be the ones who are making the decisions. And many of the
<br />controversies within the Council are planning issues.
<br />RAY: That concludes the public testimony for right now. We are expecting at least one additional person. A gentleman, Phil
<br />Bruce, from Waikaloa, called and said he’d be here, so if he does come, we’ll probably go ahead and take him.
<br />Minutes Approval. We have two sets of minutes to approve. December 4th. Can I have a motion?
<br />HERKES: Move for approval.
<br />HIGASHI: Second.
<br />RAY: Any discussion?
<br />HERKES: They’re the most deadly things to read. I can’t read those minutes in one sitting. Any of them.
<br />RAY: All in favor?
<br />COMMISSIONERS: Aye.
<br />RAY: Opposed? December 8th minutes.
<br />HERKES: Move to approve.
<br />IRVINE: Second.
<br />RAY: Discussion? All in favor?
<br />COMMISSIONERS: Aye.
<br />RAY: Okay. Minutes approved.
<br />Financial Status Report: As of 12/31/99, we have the two fund balances; from last year’s encumbered funds, $13,884.66, and
<br />from this budget year $80,852.98. So we’re still in good shape but I wouldn’t assume, necessarily, that there’s going to be a
<br />lot of access money. I think the real expensive things; lots of public meetings and notices, and, of course, the whole issue of
<br />publicizing the final printing and distribution, and whatever, of all that, as well as our legal counsel. A whole lot of his work
<br />will be coming once we clear some of these items up, that we want to move forward with.
<br />Communications: We’ve received a number of communications; some internally from the County, and others from members
<br />of the public. We received a letter from Rudy Legaspi in regard to some language on Boards and Commissions. We received,
<br />from one our members, Gary Yoshiyama, a great piece of work on establishing a Fire Commission. Thank you, Gary. We
<br />received letters from Mr. Jim Otterson, Pat Lescher, Phil Bruce, Curtis Tyler, Tom Russi and Christine Paul; all dealing with
<br />the Council-Manager form of government. The ones from Mr.Tyler and Mr. Russi, we just got today. And basically, they’re
<br />all in favor of the Council-Manager form of government. And, we also have a letter from Patrick Kahawaiola’a in regard to
<br />the letter that our Legal Counsel sent him, so we’ve got a response from that. So I just wanted to point those out.
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