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GRAHAM: Any other -? GALDONES: Excuse me, Mr. Chair. GRAHAM: Commissioner Galdones. GALDONES: Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would have to vote against the motion as is. The reason is because if you look at the layout of this application, there are not too many options. There’s not many, many options up there. There are a few options to be considered. And even after the Department of Transportation comes up with their recommendation, I’m sure all of us on the Commission here is not going to agree to everything that they came out with. We will have our own ideas of what they shouldn’t be doing. So I still believe that the condition as stated is a good one, leave it to the body who has the expertise to deal with it because the options are not that many for them to consider. And I’m sure they’re going to try to mitigate the concerns that we have been expressing here today. Now the problem I have with the motion is that it’s open-ended and it may go beyond the four months, beyond the 90 days. I’d rather, if we have a split in the Commission, what I’d rather see is no action taken by the Commissioners and after the 90 days submit it up to the County Council with no recommendation or no action by the Commissioners, instead of leaving it open ended and go beyond the 90 days just to get the TIAR which I feel because, as I stated, they don’t have a heck of a lot of options for consideration there. And I’m sure that we’re going to have to trust the process as Mr. Lim has stated; and I agree, in this particular case, I agree with his statement. And that is why I have a difficulty with the motion as stated. GRAHAM: I can personally just say, as far as how I feel, about the route we’re planning to take I think is great about resubmitting the different traffic, different ingress/egress option, if that goes around and we get comments. When we hear from DOT we don’t typically just hear, “Well, we don’t have any comment for the TIAR,” they’ll generally make a bunch of comments. So when it comes back to us my personal take will be given the comments given then the Police Department, Public Works, whatever, if it looks to me like the TIAR is more just technical issues like how long the left-turn lane should be or something like that, then I would feel comfortable supporting we go forward. But if I felt I would still be in the same position I am in right now, then I wouldn’t. So I just can’t say it at this point in time. Thank you. Commissioner Alameda? ALAMEDA: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just in response to Commissioner Galdones, I agree, I think the options are limited and then, therefore, to me it’s apparent to a nonprofessional, nonexpert; and that’s why I have a hard time voting in favor of this motion on the application. GRAHAM: Commissioner Siracusa, I guess, should we carry forward with your motion at this time, your motion being one to require a TIAR before it comes back to us? Or, you know, the applicant had a different suggestion that I just spoke to. And what would you prefer? EXHIBIT B 31