to be getting back to you very shortly about testify as denise fernand is last night office denise are you there to thank you we have four items on the agenda today so what i would like to do is start off with public testimony if that is ok with the committee with no objections i'd like to start up public you let us start with the chamber is there anyone signed up in the chamber to give public testimony not at this time thank you very much let us go to dawn do you have anyone who was wanting to testify in the gallery want to testify there's no one signed up to testify so we no objections  thank you ok as i mentioned earlier we had four items on today's agenda item number one was the nominee for the commission on and she is on her way in she came on the boat this morning and should be arriving somewhere around ten o ten turkey so with no objection i would like to move that particular nomin well actually actually number two is part of number one march thirty first two thousand and sixteen to fill a vacancy due to the resignation of another board member the council must approve or disapprove this nominee by june ninth or the supply i believe it's for a little over just under a year term to fill out the rest of the term for a member who recently resigned he's currently an attorney employed with the firm merchant horvitz l l c and  time period with a little bit of break i've been here since then i do go back to chicago take there's a family issues but i'm always since then interested in providing some public service to the extent that i can i view being a part of the more water supply is an extension of that some of the other things i've done is i provide service to low income  members of the community at the courthouse every day or about once a month on thursdays and i've done some other charitable type work i'm interested in public service and i'm not a great expert on water supply issues on the technical parts of it but i do have i think a general understanding of of of what some of the issues may be from both cases when i was a law clerk with judge august and just from being a member of the community so i just ask this board to consideration or the committee's consideration and i'm happy to answer any questions to the extent that i can thank you very much before the members to ask questions i have one specific question that come to my attention that you work with right now was recently involved with some litigation with the county on cock hills can you explain to us because of that i know that i think happened before you moved over to the firm and i think and i can't say this for a fact but i believe some settlement has been reach but anyhow with that in mind do you believe that might be a conflict of interests when you are looking at that subject matter and anything in that relationship over certainly with the wealth my personal involvement with that case was i can i can state that i had come to the law firm after i believe everything was substantially done and i came all the t's crossed and i's dotted i started there in january of two thousand and fourteen and i think everything was done by that time i didn't have any personal involvement in that case so i do think if anything matters related that case came up we still do have the adverse party as a client and i would have to recuse myself from any issues involving you know any of our clients and that would go for consideration of that topic or any other i think topics that would involve any of our clients answered just a question with corp counsel there shouldn't be any kind of conflict on there should there department of water supply in particular as to the rate setting other concerns but my view of it from reading the law is that it's an it advise the department kind of rol ok i also notice that you spent nine months at the prosecutor's office that's kind of a short step or it is a short sentence and i was sad to  go and truly it was a hard decision when i when i did leave and it was basically for financial concerns to be honest personal financial co what type of practice you know now mostly business real estate things split between litigation and transactional work have a lot of skills that might be streamlined useful in making decisions and i know that you have the knowledge of ethics so when if there are situations i know that you will be acting  appropriately the thing that i wanted to state was i was very impressed i have looked at these many commission applications and i'm always a little put off by people who dodged the question about political affiliation i want to thank you very much for filling it out you know you are who you are and you know we're a country of tolerant and equal opportunity and i just want to thank you for that you know the thing that i'm really worried about is as an attorney you're probably a very busy man you have time to attend these meetings i do and actually i look to my schedule for the rest of the year i don't have any conflicts for the third thursday at nine a position like this that involves the public trust i would always make sure that that i have the appropriate amount of time available or i wouldn't put myself forward to do it through if it were thank you very much because you know it's important when people don't show up and we don't have a quorum it's kind of a waste of everybody's time because everybody's there and things can't go on and we do need the help of the water board is a very important organization although you are advised your resumes here and it's very outstanding but being that has no to me i thought it was a connection to water number one and so although i appreciate your volunteerism and wanted to be involved i learn pending court cases of that nature something just with all the things hold on one moment i think i'm going to ask or counsel to answer answer that because now you're going into an area where i'm not sure  and i don't stop you very often i don't stop anybody very often but i would have to ask or counsel on that that particular question when you're asking for him to be an expert when it comes to legal matters for the board ok and that was your question if i'm correct if i'm reading hearings that the board does here but aside from that any opinion he would have a legal opinion as a member of the board would have to come to our office and we're not hiring right now guess my more direct question in relation to powers and duties and function of this position have you been following have you followed any of our budget hearings and in regards particular to the department of water supply and any comments i  have my following it has been i have looked back through the minutes of of prior meetings that's that's been how i've primarily felt so now this past proceedings the last will decide and you can see there in you if you want to we will work on that ok thank you ok seen no other questions any other discussion that the members would like to bring up scene that you would like to make his recommendation recommendation that you would like to entertain a motion to adopt the resolution approving the nominee placing the name of law entirely on exhibit b for the term expiring march thirty first two thousand and sixteen as a culture thank you mr chair i move to adopt a resolution in title appointment of a member to the board of water supply for the county of maui by placing the name of  supply expiring march thirty first two thousand and sixteen any further discussion seen and all those in favor of signify by saying i i opposed let the record show six eyes want to pos don't number three the committee is in receipt of correspondence dated april ninth two thousand and fifteen and again received on april tenth two thousand and fifteen from the mia judge meaning  proposed resolution entitled appointing of a member to the cost of government commission for the county of maui along with the completed application application form for the nominee the report the purpose of the approve or disapprove the appointment of mr paul pony to the commission on government to the cost of government commission for the term expiring march thirty first two thousand pony is a graduate of baldwin high school he attended brigham young university then later received his master's degree in economics from the university of pittsburgh and his ph d from aston university over in england dr kelly pony is presently employed at the pacific disaster center as the senior disaster risk analysts and after returning home from the united kingdom where he was an assistant professor at the university of manchester attaches application as you can see is a very detailed resume and a listing of his research work that has been published we certainly feel very fortunate to have someone like a doctor quietly pony someone who has returned home to share his talent and also to offer his services to our community as a member of the cost of government commission thank you mr chairman thank you very much and i was very impressed in reviewing his application and i believe i know this young man we not know this young man and this is one of those that i'm very proud to bring forward because he's returned home to be a contributing citizen to mali county after spending some time in the mean in and for education purposes and also doing his religious requirements for his particular denomination so do you have any questions for mr wiley now yes mr coverage thank you mr chair and it's just a technical question i know what the it looks like that the application is stamped received may twenty know he's definitely a my wee boy and i know him and his family for a long long time and i think we're just so lucky that in addition to all the things that he's doing that he's willing to serve money commission that certainly will benefit from his skills it's a perfect match and i do know that families commitment to community service and i think he's going to be a wonderful member so i strongly support the nomination thank you thank you years knowing the director of the pacific disaster center that if he hired him then i certainly think that he's very qualified in and i would support wholeheartedly thank you thank you any other comments mr okama philosophy about the cost of government put existence for me is duplicative effort and therefore i would not be supporting anyone to be on this commission thank you understand your your concerns on duplications off service and maybe this is something that could be brought up in this committee as far as this commission is concerned so i'd be more than happy to take that on it at a later date m okama thank you mean ok anything else seen on the chair would like to make his recommendation recommendation thank you the chair would like to entertain a motion to adopt the resolution to approve and nineteen two thousand and nineteen mr couch thank you mr chair i moved to adopt the resolution entitled appointment of a member to the cost of government commission for the county of maui by placing the commissioner this is to remove from the affirmative action advisory council member the community is in receipt of a county communication fifteen that's one seven seven from the mer jasmyn a proposed resolution entitled removing the remove all off from the affirmative action advisory council the purpose of the proposed resolution is to approve them as recommendation to remove from the affirmative action advisory council because of attendance concerns pursuant to section thirteen dash two five of the revised charter of the county one thousand nine hundred three as amended action advisory council based on her inability to attend the meetings she was first appointed to the advisory council by the molly county council on march twenty ninth two thousand and eleven for term expiring march thirty first two thousand and sixteen  did attend meetings from two thousand and eleven through two thousand and thirteen since that time she missed both scheduled meetings in two thousand and fourteen as well as the january and february two thousand and fifteen meetings staff from the a dvisory council as well as our office made several attempts to contact her but did not get a response back from her as to why she has not been able to attend the meetings and also those meetings were documented as an excused we did also communicate with her letter to consider resigning if she is unable to make the meetings and did not get a response as well but to her credit is also a member of our ethics board and she did communicate to us that she was resigning from the ethics sport so we did get documentation from her but then when trying to communicate with her about her role on the advisory action committee we have not gotten a response she did indicate to her reasons for resign from the ethics board had something to do with her employment as well as a possible move off so at this point we can only assume she has moved off the island and quite possibly never got around to submitting a resignation letter from the affirmative action advisory council as well and we would like to emphasize this request from over has nothing to do with her character from all reports from the boards that she was affiliated with she was a good member she work well with her fellow colleagues coutts and second by miss by some for the resolution entitled remove of lyla from the affirmative action advisory council and the finding of county communication fifteen  seven any further discussion seen not all those in favor signify by saying i oppose let the record show seven ice two members excuse ok let's go back to and miss both there is here thank you very much she has arrived so i mean if you like to come up to the podium we will ask you to say a few words introduce yourself and some calm before planning commission for terms expiring march thirty first two thousand and twenty you may recall the body disapproved the previous nominees one of those nominees by their request i did request the presence of ball there and thank you she's here right now thank you for coming in but before i get started and also i did not request mr misaki presence was no one asked and everyone felt it was ok so  education as a health aide and educational assistant and she's also a registered nurse and has been involved with a couple of youth organizations were correct and again she's made it we're very confident at which we've got to employers she would have the time to attend the alumni planning commission meeting so therefore i would ask for your support thank you mr chairman thank you if you like to think the point is both if you like to introduce yourself and give a little background and why you'd like to degree nursing graduate and have able to get the license from our local board of nursing in the philippines they came to hawaii ten years ago and i was able to get my citizenship and then i was able to embrace my community as well and presently i am working as an indication assistant ever since i came to hawaii and from there i have learned the urge and the points of use of these kids that i have to step up and speak out for them and as a mother of two kids i have to speak i really have to speak for these two kids and the future of the  just being a member is not good enough i have been and you are going ice or and unfortunately fortunately able to be elected as a public servant way back home and was able to serve then two terms i was a youth president and was able to speak for the senate on behalf of my province and from that i had passed some resolutions for training on to public daycare center and i was able to push it and as of now there has been enjoying the fruits of those leaver and also when i have to join my better half in this island i have to give up e filipino community organization connecting were in new home land i and to our non us and to have to speak for them too and let them be involved actively  believe it or not have busy lives too for a small community so she may not be the most visible at i would say civic or governmental functions i have seen her in many community functions that support her and her church so she participates in different ways in our community there's many ways to serve so i'm aware of her family's participation in  i've i know there is some frustration in our community of the merest nominations at times i would just say that that is the most prerogative he can and does will make his own community they represent the majority of our organize labor and i think that they have a place in perspective that needs to be shared at any level whether it be the commission level the council level state legislative level their voices also need to be expressed and heard as well as in the others in our community so you know in ten months  send out i've been there they are for another vacancy on our commission and we'll have another opportunity to review another resident who would like to give service at this time i don't have any strong objects is not to support what mr obama said i think i can be supportive as well my i do have a concern about the number of folks from the on the commission but it's my also understanding that you know a lot of the people who work online i belong to you so it's going to be hard to get people not on so i don't understand the citizens concerns it's there long enough to to get an idea of what's going on on the island i would think so i can be supportive of this one thank you chair thank you very much ms cochran thank you chair and thank you for coming all this way really good so i have seen some of the other nominees to this position and feel like some of those names could be a very different perspective and i hope for perspective in relation to your employer se ctor so i and this is nothing against ms ball taro but i just feel the feeling of being stacked pretty much across all our boards and commissions are very real and very strong so at this point i would much rather have another name and this is nothing against mr holcombe either if it is he does represent the island but you know i represent a sector of people that i feel really needs to have more of a seat at these different tables that we appoint as an boards and commissions so for you for you though you mention you pretty much listed every spoke about everything on your list but you did not mention file w connection because i came over as a local i said then as an educator and as an individual community i said that aside as a union member because i know union member union been part of i o w local one for two vice chair unit from november twenty third teen to president so it's on the resume oh i don't have a concern about that  and i know that your commitment is to represent the best interests of people yes and i think that those of us that serve on this call so say are share a similar thing we are here to represent the best interests of people in our community who want to do what's best for them so i have no concern about that i am very excited about the idea that you are a registered nurse which with a bachelor of science in nursing that was my first life i thought but i went to their profession direction so i think many of us do that i also did you get your nursing degree in the philippines yes ma'am so i wasn't able to practice my nursing profession here for years the reasons why i understand however you probably are the doctor for your family i know how it is everybody calls mom what do i do about this but you know i want to capitalize on the fact that you are very interested that you bring a youthful perspective to the planning commission and a good perspective because you're so involved with youth and you know what we're doing we're planning to try to make the best possible life we can for our youth and i think i'm sure you i heard you kind of say this but maybe want to enlarge upon it that you do feel that you know a lot about what is needed because you're in that community wants to anything yes ma'am because hearing the their points of view and comparing to their parents points of view because i also have the privilege to work with them at the end of the day combining these ideas from both sides there is extremely differences and this kid's asked me if it's really for us how come we're not being really heard and we get well represented so i said that gave me  a call and wake up my public service to be involved again thank you very much i know it's difficult to balance family and work again and be involved in the community but  i strongly hope that you have that opportunity and if it doesn't work out you know please continue yes those that is what our communities need we need people to step up and be so thank you very much and thank you for making the trip th sufficient thank you ok thank you excuse me mr chair yes ma'am yes i would just like to add that committee staff keeps of record and entire record of members on all the ports commissions and it will be fully updated once again by the end of today thanks to tammy and it will be sent to you in your e mail so you have access to that any time you would like and if we can be of further assistance let us know thank you thank you very much any more discussion none but you would like to make is recommendation recommendation the chair would like to recommend first of all because i understand there is one member would like separation so i'm waiting to hear from that particular member like separate chair thank you for the opportunity is this the point that you need me to ask you that you know i was looking to see if we could just separate the two nominees to have separate voting on the  names because there are any objection to separating the two nominees you know separated from the other individual because of the request by a member and so i am going to take it up separately and then at the end if if one of his disapprove then i'll move that one to a we have completed our business of the day thank you ms ball therefore coming all the way from the night to be here and i want to like to congratulate and congratulate all the nominees and good luck to them thank you for your service to this community that if any further discussion if not the meeting of the policy the government affairs committee for my a six two thousand and fifteen is knowledge