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TAI: I can wrap it up anytime,because I sent you— RAFFIPIY: —And then we're going to move into public testimony. TAI: Okay, sure, I sent you the— RAFFIPIY: —Thank you, sir. TAI: —very long, those letters was not sent to the public as far as I know. YEE: Mr. Tai,just for the record, did you have experience building, developing affordable housing prior to purchasing this property? 3 3 i TAI: No, I don't but I didn't know that HHFDC had that requirement. They have at least one. i i YEE: Second—I just lost it. It'll come to me later. I RAFFIPIY: Thank you. We're going to move into public testimony. ! I CLARKSON: I have a question for staff. RAFFIPIY: Go ahead, Mr. Clarkson. I CLARKSON: Related to this issue. Was the zoning that was-done in 2014, I believe that was the year, or 20—well,2013, 2014, was that a conditional rezone? JACKSON: Yes. CLARKSON: Conditioned on affordable housing? JACKSON: No, the conditions are in, I believe, your Exhibit 2. i CLARKSON: That would, I misspoke my question. I I JACKSON: Okay. CLARKSON: Was one of the conditions of the zoning to Multi-Family 1.5 that the, it was only should there be multi-family housing built? JACKSON: No. There was not a condition limiting the units to affordable housing. However, when Mr. Tai applied for the Change of Zone from RM-2.5 to RM-1.5, at that time, he had represented that he couldn't make the numbers work with the 2.5, that he needed more density in order to do the affordable housing project. So, there weren't conditions limiting it to affordable housing but he had represented at the time that that what he was going to build. I I DRAFT 14 I 3 3 "s