2019-08-01 Hearing Transcript - Earl & Jolene Lanning SPP 19-000207

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REPLOGLE: Second. CLARKSON: All those in favor? COMMISSIONERS: Aye. CLARKSON: Opposed? Public testimony is closed. At this time, I'd like a motion for action on this matter, this application. YEE: Can I comment quickly, Joe? CLARKSON: Please go ahead. YEE: I want to be a little transparent to the public and to the Commissioners today on this application. On face value, it looked like a very straightforward application to approve. But, I want folks to know that there was a lot of debate that went on behind the scenes around this project, and it had nothing to do necessarily with this project specifically, but around the lack of kind of oversight by Department of Health around food trucks around the Island, and the lack of kind of input around safety of the road. And, so a lot of times, Planning is put in this, into this lane where we have to watch out for other people's kind of responsibilities, and we don't want to overstep, but we want to ensure that folks are protected the guests, visitors, drivers. And, so we try to do that, and we try to condition things that seem reasonable. I want to quickly comment that Waipi`o Valley certainly is a precious area, and so there's always thought given to does an activity add value to it or takes away from it. And, at face value, if it's just the food truck, I may not be for it, okay? But, a food truck that is on ag land that is bringing food back from the farm to the food truck and feeding folks locally? Yes. If the focus is around feeding the locals first and tourists second, even better. So, there was a lot of discussion around using ag land that, that is connected, right? To an operation. I want the Commissioners to understand that if I were to get another application on a food truck, that may not have all these connections, I would not necessarily want to see a proliferation of food trucks everywhere around the Island for a bunch of folks to make just money somewhere else, right? We have to find that fine line of what protects our agricultural lands. So, I just want folks to understand that that we were a little afraid of some precedence setting here, but I think we were very clear about why we were approving. There's a connection to the land, it's using local products, it is very integral to the community there, and if we hold to those values on future applications, I think we will go in the right direction. Thank you. CLARKSON: Thank you. At this time, the Chair will ask for a motion for action. REPLOGLE: I would like to make a motion to approve. I move that the application for Special Permit Docket No. 19-000207 be approved based on the Planning Director's recommendations which shall be adopted. DELA CRUZ: Second. EXHIBIT B 9