2020-11-05 Exh A Ikaika Ohana (Amend REZ 09-103)

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RAFFIPIY: Any other questions or comments? KAY: I think Mr. Rock had his hand up, Mr. Chair. RAFFIPIY: Oh, Mr. Rock go ahead. ROCK: Thank you. Indeed,just to reflect on what Christian said we will definitely follow the County Code and work with the County to find appropriate loading areas coming off of the street. Making sure safety is a big priority for us. It is not something that we take lightly or intend to short cut. So, we will find a result that works with the County and then going forward we see the site live and breathe once its full of residents. We can definitely take a look and see if any just alternative options are available to us to make sure that we do maintain safety. So, if there is a period of time. I'm hesitate, to offer examples because I don't want to put it in the resolution. But we do have ways to mitigate that issue so that we don't have stacking onto the street. AU: Chair Raffipiy, I have a question. RAFFIPIY: Go ahead. Go ahead Mr. Au. AU: So, last question I do have for you Mr. Rock is considering with what we have in front of us right now and the fact that the current developer has intentions of selling it to your organization. How soon or are you have intentions to build? Right away, because we deal with a lot of these developers that come in and do these developments and ten (10)years later it's not done yet. You know, we need affordable housing I just want you to answer that question before I make a motion. ROCK: As soon as possible. It's definitely a multi-layer response all in a positive direction. As the County, the Planning Department might be able to express I don't give up easily I make a lot of phone calls and I see Christian laughing. It's not funny I have to do it. I am indeed a champion for our projects, and I will continue to press to make sure it happens. So, you have as an individual I will keep pushing forward as an organization this is our mission this is what we do. We see the need in the community, and we are going to make it happen. Beyond that the resources that are committed to the project they come in with their own timelines. If we are not successful and if we are not moving forward then we are indeed under the intense financial pressure to make sure that we deploy the funds that the State has allocated to us and same thing with the project based vouchers those also comes with timelines that we need to hit. So, looking at the development in front of us and the path to completion we do plan on starting construction next year. And so, we can see the steps that needs to be followed, we think we really have a good plan in front of us that can respond to the needs of the community, and by this time next year we hoped to be underway and the County can see progress and a couple years following that our sincere intent is that the County comes back and just says, why, I really want more of this. So, we're here, we're committed, we are going to make this happen. EXHIBIT A 22