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Valerie T. Poindexter, Council Chair and Members of the County Council Page 4 To the north is a vacant agricultural property. Recent nearby ordinances that changed the district from agricultural to neighborhood commercial include Change of Zone Ordinance No. 10 045 for TMK: (3) 2-3-037:006 and Change of Zone Ordinance No. 15 002 for TMK: (3) 2-3-037:012. There was no formal flora/fauna study conducted for this time extension request. Due to previous grading and grubbing in the area, the applicant indicated that it is unlikely that any threatened or endangered flora or fauna species are present on the property. At the time of this writing, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFWS) has not provided comments on the subject project. However, for other projects nearby, the USFWS commented that the endangered Hawaiian Hawk and Hawaiian Hoary Bat have been observed in the vicinity of the proposed project. In addition, the endangered Hawaiian Petrel, the threatened Newell's shearwater and the band-rumped storm petrel may transit the project area. In those projects, the USFWS recommended mitigation measures to avoid and minimize project impacts to the listed species. According to USFWS, "potential impacts to seabirds can be minimized by: 1) shielding outdoor lights associated with the project, particularly when used during each year's peak fledging period (September 15 through December 15); 2) avoiding night-time construction; and 3) providing all project staff with information regarding seabird fallout. The Planning Director recommends adding a condition to address outdoor lights and avoiding night-time construction in order to mitigate impacts on these known endangered species. The Planning Director recommends updating Condition M relating to historic sites and Condition 0 relating to fair share to reflect the current standard language for conditions of approval, as well as deleting the requirement for a Plan Approval since the applicant secured Final Plan Approval in 2014 for the medical facility. The County Council adopted concurrency requirements for water, roads and civil defense sirens. County water is available to the site. The Department of Water Supply (DWS) stated that they do not object to the subject time extension request and that their comments in a November 22, 2017 letter still stands. The Planning Director recommends updating the condition language to reflect that the applicant shall maintain the water commitments obtained from the Department of Water Supply, as required. The Zoning Code concurrency section requires a Traffic Impact Analysis Report (TIAR) whenever a proposed development will generate over 50 peak hour trips. As this amendment request is for a 5-year time extension to complete construction and no