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mandate, or dictate, what would happen, we would just make changes in the Charter <br />• that would allow it to happen, if that's the way the Administration wanted to go, and <br />leave it up to them? Isn't that where we are with that? <br />• <br />• <br />BESS: Yes. <br />HERKES: What kind of changes do we need? When they start to do it, if they <br />run into some barriers? <br />RAY: Yes, I think mandating that subdivisions are done in the Planning <br />Department, or whatever. Wasn't it discussed that we might take that out, and then <br />that would remove a barrier, if that's the way the Administration wants to go, rather <br />than the Charter Commission saying this is the way it's going to be. So leave it up to <br />the Administration, and the Council to approve it. Right? <br />HIGASHI: So we agreed to delete the areas that are specific in nature? <br />RAY: I think Chris has got a handle on this. He's met with them, and let's <br />see what he comes up with, but I believe that's a consensus, right? <br />KUROZAWA: Right. <br />IRVINE: Correct. <br />RAY: The suggestion of putting the Wastewater branch in the <br />Department of Public Works, the Water Department. I think, at our last meeting we <br />heard that the billing issue would be resolved, or that they could, and would resolve it. <br />They assured us that they would. So that seemed to be the major conflict there. <br />HIGASHI: Did we get something back from them that they resolved it or not? <br />SANTANGELO: It's going to be beyond our - <br />HIGASHI: 1 think within a month, they said, they'd have an agreement. <br />RAY: But my understanding was we were not in favor of moving the <br />Wastewater Division under Department of Water Supply. <br />MARTIN: Correct. <br />HIGASHI: I'm still open minded. <br />HERKES: I'm still open minded. <br />BESS: I am too. <br />29 <br />