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come up with the Board of Appeals. I was on the first Board of Appeals and we were <br />having those problems then, but I'm not sure it's a Charter issue, but there's something <br />the matter. <br />RAY: Kevin. <br />BALOG: I was just going to ask if Mr. Tanaka thought that stuff like setbacks <br />and even you brought up road standards, could be adopted outside of being reviewed <br />by the general public in a Charter Amendment? I mean, they could handle themselves <br />without being put on the Charter, yes? <br />TANAKA: True. I think this is something they could do administratively, so <br />the only reason that it was brought was, are they too busy? Because they could have <br />done it, like you said, in house. Could have been done a long time ago, so these are <br />just some of the concerns that they have. <br />RAY: Gary. <br />YOSHIYAMA: Mr. Tanaka, I guess one of the reasons this Division of Permitting <br />was brought up, I guess the primary reason was to be more efficient. I guess one <br />theory was to get rid of redundancies in Public Works and Planning. Another reason <br />was for one-stop processing where the public, people, wouldn't go back and forth, and I <br />assume the Planning Commission considered this. Can you comment on that? <br />TANAKA: Yes. I'm here to represent the Planning Commission, although I'm <br />not necessarily in agreement with that. As the question was posed by Mr. Balog, as a <br />contractor, wearing another hat, yes, I think it is beneficial. So if you're asking me the <br />question as a personal business person or individual, yes, I can see the benefits. If <br />you're asking me as a representative of the Planning Commission, just by the way the <br />votes went, those are the concerns that they have. <br />YOSHIYAMA: But, the Commission was aware of these factors, or these theories, <br />or assumptions? <br />TANAKA: They were very much aware, yes, but I cannot give you a reason. <br />I'm sorry. I know. <br />YOSHIYAMA: WeII, similar to us, we got to weigh the pros and cons so I <br />understand. <br />TANAKA: I know that our department is a proponent of this and the <br />Commissioners, the majority, decided to not support it so I'm in a strange predicament <br />too. <br />17 <br />