2020-02-06 Exh A PD Initiated Vincent Tai REZ 13-167

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AU: Maija, can you bring up a slide for me, please? So, Mr. Tai, this is a question in regards to the other issue that the Planning Director has, the slide with the proposed development. So, from—from what Maija had said that if this property was to be rezoned based off the Planning Director's recommendation, we're going to be adding more units. So the, your existing proposed development, you're saying, 88 units. Is that correct? TAI: No, sir. I'm not sure your understanding, maybe Maija didn't mean 19 additional. JACKSON: Yeah, the existing zoning, the RM -1.5 allows for this development, which is 88 units, and that's the development that Mr. Tai proposed back in 2014 when he got the RM -1.5 zoning. If it were to be rezoned as the Director is recommending, it would allow for 19 units on the property instead of 88, so it's a downzoning. AU: So, Mr. Tai, you know, another slide indicated that your property is on sale for $3 million, it's listed. Do you have any potential inquiries or developers that are interested in that property? TAI: I think we're moving on to the second subject. Now, I assume that we are done with the first one which is Condition R that, claiming that I have not satisfied with the removal, I mean, satisfying the violation decided by Public Works Department, which I accept. In my belief, I have already done that because I submitted more than a letter. In addition, even though I'm not required, I'm doing everything as option one even though I picked option 2. So, I assume that we are done with the Condition R. Then I'll move on to the properties. May I do that? AU: Could you RAFFIPIY:—Yes—sorry. AU: Could I have my question answered first before you move on? I just want TAI: —What is your question to me? AU: a brief answer. So, my question is, do you have any inquiries about your property at this point? TAI: Okay. In order to answer your question, I have to start with 2014, the year that it was rezoned to [RM-] 1.5. I sent the Commission a letter dated February 41h. It's a relatively long letter. I don't know if you had the chance to read it or any one of the Commissioners had a chance to read it. If not, I'll go into more detail. May I ask if you read the letter of February 4h about the use of the property and the process that I went through in trying to build affordable housing? Have you seen that letter? DELA CRUZ/AGUINALDO: [Nodded yes.] TAI: Okay. Then, I'll be brief, okay? I can tell you, this property I put it on the market in April. If what happened to me had happened on February 15 of the same year, this property would not be on sale. Now I'll explain that. Now, ever since the property was rezoned to RM -1.5, my EXHIBIT A 11