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And the other point, just in terms of, I'm not sure, if you've already covered this, is the Plan Implementation. It was on Page 7 of the Interim proposals requesting to remove the Annual Report section. Obviously, I would hope that you would not remove that accountability provision. And I know Director Yuen has said he is proposing that because the Department is overburdened and that you look at these areas that he is overburdened as to how one can have additional people there. There are very minimal fees charged on any of the development permits, look at other ways. And if you have, in fact, asked, approved his or are agreeing to his request to remove this Annual Report, the accountability section, I would hope that some form of review be still carried out. I think this is very important right now where one is promoting the Community Development Plans as a communication mechanism so that the people, the communities know what's going on. I actually think if that, if that had been done, if there had been an annual review of the courses of action, the Department would see that this road is mandated; and when Parker Ranch came in for its recent subdivision, the Planning Department would be saying, "You've got to get your road in." And instead, they're asking for it to be deleted from the General Plan. So, just, if you have agreed to remove that annual report, I hope you encourage more accountability and provide, address the overburden problem in a way that isn't excluding the public from getting public input. Thank you. ALAMEDA: Thanks, Margaret. WILLE: Thank you. ALAMEDA: You're welcome. I see no questions. Thank you very much for your testimony today. You may be seated. Mr. Director, hearing Brenda and Margaret and Dore, do you have any comments or thoughts? YUEN: I'll be happy to answer any questions the Commissioners may have as a result of that or other things that have come to mind in the last few minutes. ALAMEDA: Okay. Any questions for Mr. Director before we take action on these items? Commissioner Graham? GRAHAM: Just on that last testimony from Ms. Wille about the Bypass Road in the Waimea area which is aheady there in the paperwork and we're not going to delete it at this point. But she said she believes it doesn't exist on the map to support what's already there. Can you explain that? Is there something you're going to do about that, or is that a real problem, or - 9 YUEN: You'll notice that we're going to put this on hold until Parsons Brinckerhoff, which is working on a circulation study in Waimea, completes evaluating other alternatives. My expectation, we met with them last week, and my expectation is that they feel that this is an important, this Bypass Road, Parker Ranch Bypass Road is an important component of transportation through Waimea town. In that case, I will drop the proposed I interim amendment. And, unfortunately, the facilities map that was amassed in 2005, although the text mandated this Bypass Road, the facilities map did not include it. And =•a *aa~t ,t on the facilities, in that case we should put it on the facilities map. But I would expect to put it, I 17