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comment that you thought it would be politically incorrect, is what you were saying, I <br />thought, if the Council were to make the appointment. Where's the political boundary <br />that would make it different from the Mayor appointing as to the Council appointing, in <br />your eyes? <br />TANAKA: I just need to look at who he's selected to serve with us on the <br />Commission and I think that he has put together a broad based group of people. I <br />know that not all the Commissioners come from his party, politically, and we witnessed <br />that. We have diverse backgrounds and diverse opinions on planning issues. We do <br />not always agree, even if it's the Hilo members against the Hilo members. <br />RAY: <br />BESS: <br />Mr. Bess. <br />I take it the Planning Commission voted on this recommendation <br />about having one Planning Commission. Is that right? <br />TANAKA: Yes. Well, voted, no. I don't think we voted but we are in <br />concurrence. There was a discussion on that. <br />BESS: Was there any opposition? <br />TANAKA: No. <br />• RAY: Mr. Balog. <br />BALOG: Not to get hung up over this word, `appointed', but just for <br />clarification for our own Commissioners and the public. A Mayor does not appoint <br />any Commissioner. He nominates people to serve on Boards and Commissions. The <br />Council either approves sometimes, or disapproves sometimes, of those people he <br />nominates. So I think the distinction that was trying to be made that Mr. Tanaka <br />brought up, is that someone sent him a letter saying that they believe the Council <br />should nominate and approve or disapprove of that nomination vS. having separate <br />branch of government sending a name up, and another branch saying we approve or <br />not approve of this nomination. 1 just wanted to remind us all of that. It's not one <br />person doing the appointing or nominating. <br />RAY: Other questions? Daryl. <br />KUROZAWA: Actually, I know that you're pretty clear that currently the Planning <br />Commission has a fair workload but it sounds like it's better now that you're meeting <br />twice a month. One of the arguments about having two Commissions was that it would <br />actually lessen the workload. Do you think it's actually going to be better if we had two <br />Planning Commissions? Would it actually lessen the workload or do you think it will be <br />