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GRAHAM: Thank you. I remember in October or November, but I missed the st December 1 meeting here in Hilo so that was very helpful to me. Do we have any questions? Commissioner Siracusa. SIRACUSA: Yes. I’m looking at page 5, 2(e) where it says “The Planning Commission shall conduct and complete its review on the proposed amendments to the General Plan, and shall submit its recommendations, within 120 days from the date of receipt of the proposed amendments. If the Planning Commission fails to act within the required period, it shall be deemed a negative recommendation.” What I want to know is considering that there are three community development plans in progress right now and they will be presented as amendments to the General Plan, will that apply to them as well? YUEN: Well, the community development plan will be passed as a separate ordinance. It’s not an amendment to the General Plan. The community development plan is a separate document that will pass as a separate ordinance. SIRACUSA: Okay, that answers that. GRAHAM: Commissioner Alameda? ALAMEDA: Mr. Chair, when you’re ready I’m ready to entertain a motion. GRAHAM: Any other comments? There’s one little thing I just wanted to bring up myself. I remember in our discussions on all this before we were dealing with a lot of details in the text and all, but I don’t think we ever really discussed whether we thought the General Plan amendment procedure should be streamlined timewise, let’s say. Can you just tell us clearly if you believe that that’s appropriate, the whole thrust of what the Council is doing here as necessary and appropriate aside from the specifics? YUEN: I think that the timeframes in the proposed amendment are workable. On the Commission’s side it’s not really a drastic change. I mean, I can go through the changes and –. GRAHAM: No, I don’t need that, just the actual, not so much as how it affects us particularly but just the whole thrust of what’s trying to happen here. We do look at the General Plan like a long-range planning document. So to sort of facilitate interim amendments, is that in the public’s interest by speeding them out? Or just give some of us your own read of why you feel that this, the whole thrust of this is an appropriate thing. YUEN Well, the Council was concerned about the overall timeframe, especially when the Council initiates an amendment to the General Plan. The Council is given the power to initiate amendments to the General Plan by Charter. The Council Members serve two-year terms and when they looked at the whole timeframe it EXHIBIT C 3