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I cannot, right now, tell you exactly what <br /> provision we should specifically modify. This is why I don ' t <br /> think we are ready to do it. What I would like this commission <br /> to take into consideration is that, as I understand now, any <br /> changes to the general plan is such that it must be initiated <br /> by the director, exclusively. I think that situation is wrong. <br /> I think any general plan initiation should be available to both <br /> the director and also to the planning commission , and also to <br /> the council , if they wish. As I understand it now the planning <br /> director is the only one. .and the commission- and the council is <br /> is excluded from initiating any general plan changes. I also <br /> feel that variances to ordinances, subdivision ordinances or any <br /> zoning ordinances , which the planning commission does have the <br /> power now to grant, I believe should be delegated or granted <br /> outright to the director with review provisions in the commission. <br /> I would like to see that this provision in this chapter be, at <br /> least, modified to reflect these concerns. I don ' t know how the <br /> other commission members feel. To do that, I think that it has <br /> to be somewhat revamped, and I don' t know how procedurally we <br /> should handle it. Maybe we can have legal counsel. . .well , maybe <br /> we can discuss our concern, whether we are, in fact, concerned <br /> about what I brought up. And, if so, then maybe we can have the <br /> legal counsel redraft the provision to reflect our concerns. <br /> MR. OMONAKA: Why don ' t you incorporate this <br /> thing into a motion , then? Perhaps legal counsel then can <br /> provide language for us in the two areas that you talked about. <br /> MR. CADINHA: Are you clear, conceptually, of <br /> what you want, Richard? <br /> MR. ISHIDA: At least those two areas , definitely. <br /> MR. CADINHA: Would legal counsel be the one to <br /> rewrite this section? <br /> MR. ISHIDA: Someone, I believe, should rewrite <br /> it. <br /> MR. CADINHA: This is just discussion, but this <br /> is why I voted no on that thing because maybe--on Fish' s--because <br /> maybe we have to rewrite this whole section. And, that somebody , <br /> either a committee or the planning director--if we vote, in <br /> concept, to have it structured a certain way. o ..he can rewrite <br /> to incorporate statistics, research and development and the <br /> planning department however this body feels in concept and we <br /> give him the power of the pen , so to speak. Can ' t we approve <br /> something in concept, Akira? <br /> MR. OMONAKA: I guess so. <br /> MR. ISHIDA: Because it still would be subject <br /> to adoption as written. <br /> MR. OMONAKA: Yes, if it is going to be merged <br /> it would have to be rewritten. Basically, the duties of the <br /> planning director, as spelled out here, as Richard proposed <br /> we can work on that concept and if we do merge with R & D and <br /> -22- <br />