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NEW BUSINESS <br />SECOND READING OF THE FOLLOWING CHARTER AMENDMENTS: <br />C12: INITIATION OF AMENDMENTS OR REVISIONS (Draft 3) <br />Amends section 15 -1 of the Hawaii county charter by amending the required information <br />to be collected from a person signing a petition in support of a charter amendment and <br />increases the amount of time the county clerk has to examine the petition for sufficiency <br />from twenty working days to thirty working days. <br />Amended and held over February 12, 2010 <br />(Note: There is a pending motion to approve CA -12 at second reading by Mr. Unger and <br />duly seconded by Ms. Kawauchi as amended February 12, 2010 by substituting "registered <br />voters" with "valid votes cast. ") <br />CHR. HAITSUKA: Any further discussion on this proposed amendment? Ms. Jarman. <br />MS. JARMAN: I would like to move to postpone discussion of CA -12 until we have had <br />discussion of CA -16, because CA -16 amends the same provision of the Charter and it is <br />much more detailed; so I think we should dispose of that first. <br />Ms. Jarman moved to postpone discussion <br />on CA -12 until after discussion of CA -16. <br />Seconded by Mr. Nahale -a and carried by <br />the following vote: <br />Ayes: Commissioners Honma, Jarman, <br />Kawauchi, Kealoha, Nahale -a, <br />Osborne, Shumway and Chair Haitsuka. <br />Noes: None. <br />Absent: Commissioners Fuertes, Kaulukukui <br />and Unger. <br />CA -15: LAND FUND (Draft 3) <br />Adds new sections to the Hawaii county charter. Establishes a public access, open <br />space, and natural resources preservation fund and commission and establishes <br />procedures for the lands to be selected for preservation. <br />Amended and held over February 12, 2010 <br />(Note: There is a pending motion to approve CA -15 at second reading by Ms. Kawauchi <br />and duly seconded by Ms. Osborne as amended February 12, 2010 by substituting it with <br />language contained in Comm. 218.) <br />9 <br />