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Notice DLNR referred this matter to us. Gordon, could you address? Because there's a process, right, that this is going through? Are you able to; I figure you're here so HEIT: Okay so, thank you. The process is again, working with this agency on developing a master plan and proceeding with it. As you mentioned earlier with the Uncle Billy's property, we're working with Tower Development. They're the ones that, the only ones that submitted a request for interest so we're in discussion with them on the next step on how to proceed with that, which more likely will be a request for proposal to put out for the development of the property which would include demolition and restructure. With regards GADDIS: Do you have an approximate timeline for RFPs from their side? HEIT: No. Simple answer. I'm afraid I don't. With regards with the other properties, there's two other significant properties that are on a month-to-month revocable permit. The former Country Club property which is, actually that was recently canceled and a new RP has been issued under, I believe it's Oceanside 121 Partners, and Reed's Bay Resort Hotel which is Mr. Inouye's property. Mr. Inouye has presented us a proposal to make improvements to the property, requesting a long-term lease. The process for that as it currently stands is to put the property out for bid at public auction with the idea that improvements will be made to the property. So, we're kind of in a holding pattern right now because we want to make sure that where we do proceed with it is in conjunction with the future planning and development of the entire peninsula, which would be the involvement of this agency. So pretty much in a nutshell, that's where we are right now. DELIMA: Any questions? Mr. Yee you want to make any comment? YEE: I had said this before in a previous meeting and so I'm kind of reiterating. We're kind of caught in a circular loop, I feel, with DLNR in terms of we want an EIS. You know, for us to proceed as the BDHRA to have authority to do some work there, we need an EIS. We need money to do the EIS so then we propose ways through legislation for money from the State for the EIS and DLNR will come out against them saying we don't want to. Yet then Mr. Heit sits here and says, you know, we want to go through the BDHRA to kind of do this work. So we're caught in this circular loop. At some point I think we need to ask like if you know, does DLNR agree with doing the EIS in the next step and how are we going to fund that then? I mean, we keep putting forth ideas how to do that and if these aren't the right ideas the question has to go to DLNR; okay, what is, what is something that they're willing to do, then to get it forward. There seems to be at this point like Brian, you and I have said, we're getting a little tired banging our heads against the wall on this issue and so if there's an offer that DLNR can offer in terms of how we can move forward with an EIS, to share that responsibility, then we'd love to hear it. But we keep throwing things out, we have legislators throwing out different ideas and we just keep getting no. You know, in the end, whether or not we get one of the bills to pass and then is forced upon DLNR, we'll see, but again if neither of them pass I kind of wonder what's our next step again. So I don't feel like we're on any clearer path than we were a year ago, two years ago, at this point still. Page 8 of 15 Banyan Drive Hawaii Redevelopment Agency February 27,2019 Minutes