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nor the expertise to handle this and it is there that things get bogged down. That is why the <br />commission is requesting that PONC decisions go directly to Council, just the way they do for the <br />Planning Commission and that Finance replace P&R in the process. The Charter Commnissioii could <br />help by supporting that change. <br />In the past, at least one acquisition (Waiele) did not result in a purchase' because the landowner changed <br />his mind: In another case (Ka:kaIau), owner- ateve Shropshire tried to icon the County into buying an. <br />additional parcel for $4a sncd did r t negoliate in good faith, in a.third rase (Wai '0 P .e/VLT) the <br />trustee pawrydaway andit took a long time far th.et. f . to WIC- a new negotiator — and thw;r ali t <br />were off when the property was coveted by lava this past, summer. PONE and the Finance Dept. had <br />spent a lot of tete and energy an these € reei3 that did not rrsu.it in acqtdsidons, and were c autd by <br />forces beyond our control. Stuff happens, _ , <br />So once PONC approves a purchase and it goes through all the legally required vetting and procedures, <br />often more than a year has gone by. If the unended funds are returned to the General Fund, 63 you <br />are suggesting, then the money won't be there when we need it and landowners will rightfully interpret <br />that to mean that the County was not negotiating in good fait&. That will not speak well to other <br />potential land sellers. <br />Finally, your suggestion that PONE funds be used for Pa'ks pec improvements'. PEA -4 has been <br />deficient hi a1'ty ways in the past in not itvainfaining ita facilities — tli re is a big: disconnect between: <br />its varlom divisions and their failure to communicate with each other in a meaningful way, To ta_ke the <br />money from PONE in order to address the needed back maintenance does not encourage P&R to <br />improve it -.4 rrn rnana meat, i -'78!-..R neer s more money, lei it appJy for CIP funds for opeofic <br />maintenance projects when it submits its budget. They are overdue for a fiscal and programmatic audit <br />anyway. <br />Thank you for your consideration of these points. I am available if you have any questions. <br />Mahalo and malama porno, <br />len Siracusa <br />