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SIRACUSA: Okay, sorry. GRAHAM: I think we should go forward. IWASHITA: The way, the system doesn’t work now. If Mr. Lim is correct and these payments in the normal course are not being made, they’re not being made for a reason. And who is it, the Water Department doesn’t care because, I guess, it has been reputed that the Water Department right now has lots of money and they can do a lot of different things. But in my mind that doesn’t mean that, you know, these conditions should be ignored as a matter of course, you know, by developers; and that if we make it a condition as a matter of course, that if the water commitment payments are not made that whoever comes in and wants a change of zone and gets some action from this body and the Council that one of the conditions is going to be that the water commitment payment that had not been paid will be required to be paid, then they’ll be paid. But if we don’t do anything then it’ll be, you know, the normal course is that it will never be paid, or hardly ever paid, or paid only when the actual development is going to occur. Presumably Clark Realty in this case will actually make the development; but, you know, Clark Realty could do the same thing, they could just forget not making the payment, turn around and sell the property at an enhanced value, and then the County’s Water Department still doesn’t have the money. So, you know, somebody has to take the stand. The Water Department, I understand your point Commissioner Siracusa, has not raised it in this matter and I don’t know what the reasons for that are. But, you know, if we don’t take a stand on it, the Council doesn’t take a stand on it, then the status quo is going to remain the same. The payments are not going to be made unless the developer actually develops the property; and we know that doesn’t happen all the time. GRAHAM: Any further comments from any of you? WATANABE: Mr. Chairman? WATANABE: Point of procedure. I believe we’ve got a live motion on the table, and the discussion has gone on to adding a condition that didn’t survive, so I would call for question. GRAHAM: Okay. Is there any objection to taking a roll call at this point? No. HAYASHI: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just to be clear, I drafted a new condition regarding the FAA form. And if I may, “The applicant shall submit a completed FAA Form 7460-1 to the Federal Aviation Administration for review. A copy of the completed form shall also be submitted to the Planning Department prior to receipt of final plan approval.” WATANABE: That sounds very good to me. HAYASHI: Thank you. With that, I’ll call the roll. Commissioner Watanabe? WATANABE: Aye. EXHIBIT A 13