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Now, we've submitted and, for the Director's consideration, what we call the master plan. I think Christian had shown what we have done, you know. We had Michael Riehm prepare what is called, you know, this transect map and also this master plan, kind of revised master plan, basically showing, you know, where your connectivity is, you know, connection orientations, so on and so forth, they are there. The Director had summarily rejected that; he said like, no, you know, I'm sorry, it doesn't pass the master, so you've got to go back to the drawing board. So, ultimately, what happens is that the Director's position was that we plan to have like a master plan before we can even come before this Planning Commission. Now, I ask yourself this, you know, like I think that's - - - for the applicant is that it gives the Planning Director an enormous amount of discretionary - - -. We can submit a new plan, and he can reject it. We can resubmit;, again, and they can reject it. When will it end? That's the question, you know. When will it- end? And how long is it going to take? So, such that, you know, what we are fearful of is that it:may come to a point where this Commission may never see this application - - -, if we had ,agreed, to that condition, Now, the developer, or the applicant, is concerned like, you know, we wanted to have it processed and met two criteria: One was it's got to be transparent; and, two, it'sgot to be fair, it's got to be - -. So we had thus proposed—and it's shown in Condition X in Suffolk's and-,Condition Z in Puaa, you know, which was transmitted in my October [sic] 3rd letter—what we had proposed was that we are not dismissing the idea for need for master plan. '"Te'recognize,-11we know whatthe Planning Director's saying. We are not, we are not-saying it's riot important. We are saying it's important. But consider this: We are saying that we are- having a master plan prepared, this is going to include both properties. Now, this condition, you.know, two ordinances)-,:okay, you have a master plan that includes both properties and, addresses all _of the elements that you: are calling for—mix-uses, walkable community, housing, phasing, whatever have you-.,-So we need to still develop the master, plan that incorporates both plats;then to also consider that this `is a Neighborhood TOD, Transit Oriented Development, that's the master plan.. Now, we are also proposing as a condition that there is a three-day review period-by the Design Center, and not like an interminable period; you'll never know once ,you submit, when. 'you' come out.,. You know, there's got to be that kind of--- in terms of decision-making:. And then, thirdly, then_ once_ you have this master plan reviewed, vetted, and that wouldsserve as a basis for Plan Approval. - And;