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• <br />built in, which is both July and August of this year. And given that, I'm not sure then <br />what the ramifications would be if we had an HRA that continues on and the plan itself <br />is no longer in effect, whether they then have to reevaluate the situation if they're still in <br />existence and have to then adopt a new plan or what the effect would be. <br />RAY: So, that might be another argument to do away with it? <br />GOLDSTEIN: Yes. I think our position is that it's no longer necessary. <br />RAY: Okay. Any questions for Ms. Goldstein? And now, David Reed, <br />and David, could you state your position in regard to HRA, please? <br />REED: Yes. David Reed, Chairman of the HRA. I would agree with the <br />two previous speakers. We have, through Mr. Takase's help, determined that the <br />agency's sunset is sunsetting in October of this year, so it is probably not going to exist <br />by the time the election comes around. And I think that the agency members would <br />agree that its life is coming to an end. We do have meetings once every three months, <br />and have had a couple of special meetings, and we do see things passed on to us by <br />Planning and Public Works as far as their considering to be our jurisdiction, as far as <br />approval or disapproval, but certainly, yes, it could be deemed as a duplication. Any <br />questions? <br />RAY: Questions? <br />HERKES: I have a question, David. <br />RAY: Marni. <br />HERKES: As you know, we all worked with the HRA a long time ago. Maybe <br />this is Virginia's question, but if there were not an HRA, to whom would the downtown <br />questions be addressed? Would the Downtown Improvement Association take those <br />over, do you think? <br />REED: The Downtown Improvement District was added to the jurisdiction <br />of the HRA. I'm not sure when that occurred. But originally, when the Downtown <br />Improvement Plan came out, the Downtown Improvement Association was supposed to <br />have some say as to design aspects and things like that. That never really came to <br />fruition as far as them ever being asked. My assumption is that Planning and Building, <br />the individual departments, would take care of their own business. <br />HERKES: Okay. <br />RAY: Okay. Sue, you've got a question? <br />IRVINE: Yes. I actually just went and looked at our Charter concerning the <br />Hawaii Redevelopment Agency, and the only thing it says is `The status of the Hawaii <br />2' <br />