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through the County Council, we could still -, we will still participate and take some -, see if we can address some of the concerns now that we would have the recommended conditions of approval and the recommendation by the Planning Commission, that we have a little firmer basis to discuss this with them and we will continue to do so. SPRINGER:Thank you. Thanks. FUJIKAWA:Okay. Is there any other questions, Commissioners? Graham. GRAHAM:Notwithstanding the response that Hannah got, given what we heard today, I would be in favor of having a continuance for one more meeting. I don't want to draw it out because we're not the action body, the Council is the action body, however, I think we are kind of the primary body for taking public testimony, even though the public can testify before the Council. And so given what we've heard, plus the extent of the changes which Chris is working away on and the whole digestion of the project, I would certainly be in favor of a continuance for another month. I'd like to hear how the rest of the Commission feels about that. FUJIKAWA:Any other questions? McCall. MCCALL:Well, maybe just as comments. I'm uneasy about this project. I guess my primary questions here are it does seem to me to be somewhat up in the air. I know this is sort of the way that these things are done. Now I would much rather say, you know, hey, this is where we're putting the hotel, this is where we're putting this. These are going to be 6,000 square foot lots or whatever they are. I would -, I know that at the same time, you do need, you will be looking for financiers for different parts of the projects and they are going to have their own ideas. But as far as I see it, once, you know, not necessarily after it gets through us, but by the time it gets -, if this is approved by the Council, that is the end of public testimony. And then at that point, I know there is still, you still need to get, you still will be working with the Planning Department, with Chris and whatever, but the public really, at that point, it seems to me, does not have any more say in it. And I just feel somewhat uncomfortable. Maybe it's just my general feeling is I am uncomfortable with such an open idea. I would like to see things a bit more concrete just as to what is being planned. What that means as far as a continuance and whether a month's continuance would help me, I'm not quite sure but -. SPRINGER:Mr. Chair? FUJIKAWA:Yes. SPRINGER:May I ask -, just have a discussion with Commissioner McCall? FUJIKAWA:Go ahead. 27