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LIN: Seeing none. Tracie are there any Zoom testifiers? CAMERO: There are currently no Zoom testifiers Chair. LIN: Okay, thank you. Seeing that there is no other public testimony, can I please ask for a motion to close? AGUINALDO: I make a motion to close public testimony at this time. LIN: Thank you Commissioner Aguinaldo. Is there a second? DANIELE: I'll second that. LIN: Okay, it was moved by Commissioner Aguinaldo and seconded by Commissioner Daniele to close public testimony. Any discussion on the testimony? If not, all in favor to close public testimony please say aye. COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Aye. LIN: Any opposed? [None] Okay, public testimony for this agenda item is now closed. Okay, is there a staff presentation? Yes, okay. Go ahead Jessica. ANDREWS: Yes, I'll go ahead with the staff presentation now for this County Council Initiated Bill, Bill 194 relating to conditions on Change of Zone actions. The request and purpose is the Hawai`i:County Council has introduced Bill No. 194, which seeks to amend Chapter 25 of the Zoning Code, Article 2, Division 4, of the Hawaii County Code 1983, 2016 Edition, as amended, relating to conditions on Change of Zone actions. The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the Planning Director may not extend the time allowed to satisfy conditions within a Change of Zone ordinance unless specifically authorized by the County Council. Now, I'll go through the proposed amendments, item by item. So, Section 25-2-44(b) it's summarized by,so, the changes proposed for this section include modifying language to clarify that requests to change or alter conditions of any Change of Zone ordinance shall be processed in the same manner as a new zone change. Furthermore, new proposed language indicates that unless specifically authorized by the County Council, extensions of time to satisfy conditions of a Change of Zone ordinance may not be allowed by the Planning Director. And below you'll see the actual changes that are proposed for this Section 25-2-44(b) so it would be removing the first phrase there(Changes or alterations of) and adding language that is underlined is added language that is crossed out is deleted just to clarify. So, added would be Request to chane or alter the and then conditions of any Change of Zone ordinance shall be processed in the same manner as a zone change, unless the Council authorizes the changes or alterations to be made by the Director. That language is existing and then following is language that's added unless specifically authorized by the Council extensions of time to satisfy 3 EXHIBIT B(DRAFT)