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application can be filed, and hopefully sooner. But over and beyond that,this kind of generic
<br /> information, it was difficult in talking with Ken and also Mr. Cook to final, like, can we provide
<br /> them with a little bit more guidelines, you know, specific timetable, but we could not. So staff's
<br /> point is accurate, you know; we could not give them any detailed information other than a
<br /> generic response.
<br /> UNGER: I would recommend, if we do end up postponing this to the next meeting, I really
<br /> encourage the applicant to sit back down with the Planning Department and figure out a way to
<br /> work through to a favorable recommendation where it's generated from the Planning Director. I
<br /> understand your strategy just to give us a visual and a road map of if it was, you know, approved,
<br /> this is what the recommendations would look like. But obviously, we don't get a lot of
<br /> unfavorable recommendations from the Planning Department. So, again, I would just encourage
<br /> you to sit down and try hammer some of these issues out before you get to the Planning
<br /> Commission next time, if we go there.
<br /> CARR SMITH: Thank you for that.
<br /> VITOUSEK: Last one thing I just would hope that we could have like a real quick discussion
<br /> about the project in general and how it,the general effect would be. There is a lot of discussion
<br /> on the, you know, adherence with regulations and the County plans and whatnot, but just
<br /> wondering what you think the effect of the project is going to be on the Community.
<br /> VAN BERGEN: Well, I know from Spring Capital's standpoint, it would be a benefit, you
<br /> know, that's one of the reasons why we are interested in acquiring the property. We feel it's an
<br /> ideal location for something like commercial activity and shopping and so forth for not only
<br /> Pualani Estates but other subdivisions in the vicinity. And then the rentable housing, we all
<br /> know the huge shortage in Kona, so we'll eventually alleviate some of that by building a nice,
<br /> you know, affordable, affordable component of it would be, you know, for affordable
<br /> component. But, you know, if you look at the resume I gave you guys, you know,they are very
<br /> variously developing multi-family products, and so we are looking forward to bringing that here
<br /> to Hawaii.
<br /> VITOUSEK: All right, and then, as far as the passage of time, you know,the environment in
<br /> that area has changed considerably since 2005, and, you know, whether the developer would be
<br /> agreeable with working with the Planning Department to update the conditions and stuff that
<br /> would make it more in line with the current need in the area, with traffic, with all of that.
<br /> VAN BERGEN: Yes.
<br /> VITOUSEK: Okay.
<br /> VAN BERGEN: Yes. There is also some discussion,just as an FYI to you, of the remaining
<br /> acres below, Parcel 19, of doing maybe 201H or some other affordable housing, strictly
<br /> affordable housing components. The developer is very interested in exploring that as well in
<br /> addition to this zoning we are trying to get. But, yes, we work very close to with
<br /> recommendations from the Planning Department.
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