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Aguinaldo turn off his screen or maybe when we do-deliberate, he can get off because the applicant representatives Mr. Fuke and Mr. Arai are there as well. If that makes us feel more comfortable. REPLOGLE: Since I kind of brought it up, I'm comfortable with just going ahead and at the end of the day, if the Ethics Board thinks we made a mistake, then let's deal with that then. But I don't have any issue, it's the public perception only. Anyway, I say we go ahead. I'm sorry I brought it up. AU: Okay, well, I just want everybody, I want all Commissioners to understand please nod your head or thumbs up if you can be impartial and unbiased and make a fair decision. COMMISSIONERS: Acknowledged with a thumbs up. AU: Okay, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Okay, 6 commissioners have indicated yes. So let's move on Aguinaldo 4, LLC, rezone application for a Change of Zone from a Single-Family Residential (RS 10) zoning district to a Village Commercial-20,000 square feet (CV-20) zoning district for 1.545 acres of land. The subject property is located at 15-3070 Pahoa-Kapoho Road on the southeast corner of the intersection with Pahoa-Kalapana Road (Highway 130), across from Pahoa High School at Kaniahiku Homesteads, Puna, Hawai`i, TMK: 1-5-003:037. So, Mr. Kay, staff presentation please. KAY: Yes, thank you Mr. Chair give me a moment to share my screen, please. All right, can everyone see that? Great, thank you. Again, as the Chair stated, this is an application for a Change of Zone. Subject property here outlined in red is located in the Puna district of Hawai`i island more specifically on the southeast corner of Pahoa-Kalapana Road or Highway 130 at Kea`au-Pahoa Road where that meets and then Pahoa-Kapoho Road Highway 132. The applicant is requesting a Change of Zone from a Single-Family Residential-10,000 square foot zoning district to a Village Commercial-20,000 square foot zoning district for the subject 1.545- acre property. The applicant reason for the request is that they secured Use Permit in 2013 to allow for the construction of a 13,520 square foot medical facility and related improvements on the property. However, while the applicant has taken steps to comply with conditions of the Use Permit, they've not constructed the permitted medical clinic due to the lava flows affecting Pahoa and Lower Puna in 2014 and 2018. Where the subject property was used as a community hub during the 2018 flow and was subsequently developed as the Pahoa Cultural Center, including the construction of four(4) community buildings under an emergency proclamation. With the lava flow subsiding and timeframes for completion of the medical clinic imminent. The applicant determined that limiting the site for only a medical facility has made its development less financially feasible and therefore more difficult to construct having the ability to entertain non-medical uses increases the financial viability of the project. If the rezone is approved the applicant will request revocation of the Use permit and proposes to develop the property in two (2)phases. The first of which will include the adaptive reuse of three (3) existing structures on the property for commercial purposes in the near term. The second phase would include the removal of the existing structures on the property and the development of a new mixed use medical retail and office complex consisting of a single story 13,520 square foot structure, 46 4 EXHIBIT C (DRAFT)