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the playing field, so I like that idea. Removing residency does not mutually exclude <br />people who are here. <br />HIGASHI: No, I understand that. <br />SANTANGELO: It just opens the gene pool. I kind of like that idea. Thank you. <br />RAY: George. <br />MARTIN: I happen to agree with Roland, in that the local population has the <br />ability to do what needs to be done, and I'II use personal experience. As a mechanic, <br />and being in the field for about 25 years, if I need to know something on a newer <br />system, I go see some of the younger people who just came out of college, and they <br />have hands-on ability to do it. And the point I'm trying to bring up is we have people <br />coming out of our universities right now, within the State, and within the County, that <br />can do a fine job. The thing is our mind set sometimes doesn't allow it because they're <br />possibly young or we perceive that they don't have the experience. I think that we do, <br />and we should explore them if we can somehow. <br />RAY: Steve, would you be willing to take on the task? <br />BESS: 1'd like to get together with some other people on a subcommittee <br />of whoever might be interested, and let's meet separately. <br />RAY: Who would be interested? Marni. <br />BESS: Roland. Marni? <br />HERKES: Yes. <br />BESS: Are you interested? <br />RAY: Yes, I'm interested. Okay, good. <br />Moving on to the Department of Permitting. George, you had something to say? <br />MARTIN: Yes. When these people came with this idea, and they brought <br />forth that flow chart that they had, it looked pretty good. I almost bit into it. The problem <br />I have is that they can do what they wanted to do right now. There's nothing stopping <br />them, and they should be doing what they're proposing to be doing. If they can't work <br />together, what makes them think that a Charter Amendment would make them do <br />anything different, and these people talking about being professionals, these people <br />should be doing what they want to do without the Charter. I think it should be a moot <br />issue. <br />RAY: Aren't we headed in the direction where rather than trying to <br />28 <br />