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appears to now be required based on the following residential unit counts within the RS and RM zoned areas: Luala'i subdivisions 1,11, and III total 218 residential units, and the Luala'i Planned Unit Development has 92 approved units, for a total of 310 units. Under the second "unit/count" road trigger criteria, Phase 1 of this road will now be required. Inclusion of the existing forty-four Holoholoku residential units along Phase 1 and 2 of the would bring this residential total to 354 units. In early March, 2006,1 inquired of a Parker Ranch representative, how Parker Ranch was going to get around constructing some portion of the Town Center Road, at least the section within the preliminary plan project site according to the Luala'i III Preliminary Plan approval dated March 22, 2005. The Parker Ranch representative advised that the language in the Preliminary Plan approval was merely an abbreviation of the terms of the Ordinance and that the language of the Rezoning Ordinance controls. We then read the rezoning ordinance together. I pointed out that the relevant condition M(1)(b) in the ordinance was highlighted in his copy of the ordinance EXCEPT for the portion setting out the primary road trigger that requires construction of the relevant road phase "in conjunction with development in immediately surrounding areas". He replied that the Planning Department was going along with his interpretation. Immediately thereafter, I checked with the Planning Department about the status of the Luala'i 3 subdivision. I learned that the Planning Department had not in fact issued the final approval for the Luala'i III subdivision-at least not yet. I stressed to the County planner that the Planning Director is not at liberty to simply ignore a key provision in the Rezoning ordinance. The planner said he would bring this issue to the attention of the Planning Director. Subsequently I received a letter from Mayor Harry Kim, in appreciation for bringing the situation of Parker Ranch's obligation to the attention of the Planning Department. I was informed that the Mayor's office is now working with Parker Ranch on this subdivision application. To date, at least according to the Planning Department's Luala'i III subdivision file, the County has yet to approve or deny, the final subdivision application for Parker Ranch's Luala'i III subdivision. Actually, based on the Planning Department records that are available to the public, there is no indication that Parker Ranch has even requested final subdivision approval for Luala'i III -although the deadline to do so was March 22, 2006. The County's 10 Million Dollar Bond Fund and Parker Ranch's Requests for the County to Construct/Pay for the Town Center Road In 2004, then County Councilman Leningrad Elarionoff secured 10 million dollars to use for the County's section of the Mini-bypass connector road from Mamalahoa Highway to Kawaihae Road, to provide "an alternative route to the intersection of Lindsey Road and Mamalahoa Highway in Waimea" (the cost of which connector road was then estimated to be close to 10 million dollars). The Public Works Department proceeded to implement that plan and arranged for the required environmental study to be carried out by Belt Collins Ltd. at a cost of $400,000. However, in 2005, considering that Parker Ranch had no plans to proceed with the Town 11