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Stacy Higa, Chairman and Members of the County Council Page 5 its property, with a village town center on both the subject and the University's property. The town center is envisioned as a walking village linking the University's facilities with commercial, recreational and cultural facilities. Initially, the University will lease space from the applicant in the village town center on the applicant's property to relocate from the current campus in Kealakekua. It is expected that the lease agreement will be for a period of five to ten years until the University's facilities can be constructed on its adjacent land. The University supports the joint development because of the unique opportunity to develop a campus with community connection, the ability to lease space to relocate the UH Center, and the significant reduction in the cost of basic infrastructure. All utilities and services are available to the site. The Land Use element of the General Plan states that urban -type uses shall be developed in areas adequately served by essential services and infrastructure. From comments received from agencies, various improvements would be required for the development of this project. Therefore, conditions will be included to assure that services and infrastructure are provided in a timely manner to accommodate the uses proposed in this Project District. According to the applicant, a 12 -inch water line in the main road of the Makalei Estates subdivision, which is part of the County water distribution system, ends just west of the western end of the property. The 12 -inch main through Makalei Estates connects to the existing 12 -inch main in Mamalahoa Highway at the mauka end of Makalei Estates. There are two 0.05 million gallon reservoirs within Makalei Estates and a 0.30 million gallon reservoir approximately 1,800 feet mauka of the Mamalahoa Highway across from Makalei Estates. Two potable wells have been developed at the north and south mauka corners of the Makalei Estates subdivision. Each well has a production capacity of 750,000 gallons per day. Outfitting of the southern well is in the final stages of construction. After completion, the well will provide water to the County Department of Water Supply system. The northern well has been capped and will need to be outfitted to be activated as a source. The applicant, with the Department of Water Supply (DWS) and other major landowners in the area, will participate in the improvements to the DWS infrastructure to provide potable water for the project and other potential projects in the Kona area. The proposed water main connection between the Makalei Estates and the existing DWS reservoir mauka of the Kona International Airport at Keahole Airport Access Road and the Queen Kaahumanu Highway intersection will be a part of those improvements. In a letter dated August 10, 2005, the Department of Water Supply states that a Water Agreement dated June 15, 1999 between K -W Kau, LLC, K -W Kohanaiki, LLC, and the Water Commission of the County of Hawaii provides (the Petitioner) with 343 equivalent units of water at a maximum of 600 gallons per day per equivalent units. Forty-one (41) units have already been granted for Phases I and 11 of the Hiluhilu Development. The DWS further states "the remaining units of water will become