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DELIMA: Nathan, you have any questions now? GADDIS: Just update us to the status of where this lies at the moment. I know it's, I know we have the new drafts but ROY: Oh yeah, 1219 as of the 22nd, the Finance Committee has recommended the measure be passed un-amended. So the House Draft one is the one that passed Finance and they're recommending un-amended, it be passed un-amended. So that's still working through. So all four are still alive at this point. YEE: So I would add that the first two that Alex covered, SB 1142, HB910, you could look at those are like capital requests, appropriation requests. So a lot of times those, you know, could be bills but then they could imbed those later on into a budget and so they may not make their way all the way through as, so just because they may die here in committee doesn't mean they won't show up on a budget, necessarily. In fact, I was told a lot of times appropriation specific capital things, they don't like to pass bills, they tend to want to put those things into a budget. That's why the key is to get to the head of Ways and Means, to the head of Finance to get it into the budget. But every once in a while they do go through, so it doesn't surprise me that they're having a slower go than the other two which are very, you know, legislative driven. I want to remind folks that these two that've gone through, SB914 is Senator Kahele and he, this is basically last year's, and the other one is Representative Onishi which is from two years ago. So there's two bills moving forth, we've seen them before, they're making their second rounds and we really can't have both for the most part. At some point there kind of has to be one or the other. We're kind of waiting to see what plays out with the Leg around some of it. Now whether or not we have a strong feeling over one or the other, we can certainly talk about that but it's complicated too, I would just add. DELIMA: As our agency has been advised, we really have no ability to take further action in regards to the properties located at Banyan Drive until such time that the Environmental Impact Statements and studies associated with that are completed. So in effect, we've become a powerless agency until that component is completed. As I understand it, this legislation would provide some funds to accomplish that task. Now in addition, there is the aspect of dealing with the liability of having a structure on a shoreline between Hilo Hawaiian and the Grand Naniloa that is vacant. That would be the old Uncle Billy's. So I think, I would think the State would be motivated to provide the funds necessary to eliminate that obvious nuisance and liability there. I would hope that some legislation would be passed or the DLNR would utilize resources to get rid of that structure. Now I know that at a previous agency meeting we were advised that DLNR had put out a request for proposal, or for request for interest or something to that effect, and I believe only a company associated with Tower actually showed some interest. That would make sense since they're the major leaseholder of enough land to construct a parking facility to house a new structure at the Uncle Billy's site. So what it really comes right down to is that until all that happens we really, as an agency, have very little that we can do to be frank. Okay, now that doesn't mean, though, that the County through its General Plan process that's—you're in the middle of that right now, right? YEE: Right. Page 6 of 15 Banyan Drive Hawaii Redevelopment Agency February 27,2019 Minutes