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The issue at hand is related specifically to resource distribution. An excerpt from an article titled "Growth Management in Florida, Lessons for the National Economy" written in 1990 which reviewed Florida's Growth Management Act, speaks directly to this and states, "When resources are allocated through the private sector of the economy, distributional issues are secondary because all parties have an incentive to structure trades so that everyone gains. Otherwise the trade would not take place. When resources are allocated through the public sector, distributional issues are important because, unless unanimous consent is required, there is always the possibility that some individuals will impose costs on other non-consenting individuals through the political process." In other words, by transferring property rights from property owners to the public domain, property owners are subjected to political decision making and "as a result, rights that were at one time more clearly defined become more poorly defined, and the problem of common ownership arises." This is important to the current discussion as one considers other desired outcomes of the CDP including and not limited to, affordable housing. An unintended consequence for consideration is whether this resolution may encourage existing property owners to keep developable land scarce thereby maintaining (and exacerbating) high property values that discourage investment and development, and have a negative impact through exclusion of additional affordable housing (both rental and for purchase), infrastructure, etc. One should also consider unintended consequences and negative impact that may result from deferring such decision-making exclusively to Kona. For example, would this moratorium on rezoning encourage developers to look at areas outside North and South Kona, thereby increasing problems and encouraging sprawl into other regions of the island where CDPs are not expected for several months and/or years after Kona's CDP Steering Committee has made its recommendations? I suggest that in this case, postponing Council action on rezoning applications would in fact be the "error." The delay which would be preferable to this error, is for Resolution 381-06 to be rejected and for a comprehensive review to be conducted of both the stimulus (i.e. growth management), and response (i.e. the tools available that have allowed other jurisdictions to successfully manage growth and its related issues) followed by the necessary commitment and discipline to fund and construct necessary infrastructure. Respectfully Submitted, Michael J. Riehm, A.I.A. Riehm Owensby Planners Architects 2of2