2021-06-16 Leeward Exh C (SMA 21-000080)

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The reason we're going smaller is, again, to reduce the, the impact, the visual impact of the comfort station and it shouldn't be a focus of the park, shouldn't be a visual focus of the park. We try to maximize the area for people to utilize and that's the minimum facilities we feel we need to be able to support the ongoing use at the park and maintaining a sanitary way. The parking lot in the background that you referred to that is closed, that's the parking lot that was constructed to serve La`aloa Beach Park area. It continues to be closed. We have a separate project, construction project that's proposed to address some issues that we're obligated to, to our Historic Preservation procedures there. We're looking to reduce the size of that parking lot as it applies to the heiau and some of the other cultural resources that are on that property. So, that won't be affected. This probably doesn't extend on to that site beyond some of the driveway improvements. YATES: So, you're saying the reason why the parking area is closed off is because it impacts historic or cultural sites back there? KOMATA: There are obligations we have that are separate from this proposed project to a preservation plan that relates to cultural resources on that site. YATES: So, isn't that a, like a waste of, you know, to have it there and not be able to use it? And are you going to add more spaces to the front, where people canI mean, based on how congested it is in that area there to have spaces that are not usable kind of seems unproductive. KOMATA: Yeah, so, like I said we have a separate project to address the La`aloa Beach Park. There are obligations there. But at this time, the commitment was made that the parking lot would not be utilized by the public until we could make the necessary renovations. As far as, you know, providing parking for La`aloa, I'm sorry, for Magic Sands itself, that Kipapa property across the street, and I think there's a right-a-way stub that's paved; people used to, to park and access Magic Sands. You know, that was done under previous administrations, so there's a significant amount of parking that's allowed there,provided there. Whether people use it in conjunction with the beach park itself, that's not really what we enforce or require, but as far as, again, La`aloa, that's something that's outside the scope of this project. YATES: And, I, I didn't hear, but how many bath, how many bathrooms in the comfort station? One? KOMATA: Well, I think we have two, two unisex accessible bathrooms, separate bathrooms. YATES: Okay. Thank you. KOMATA: You're welcome. VITOUSEK: Commissioner DeFranco? 10 EXHIBIT C