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question is whether the current levels are such that we need to be worried about additional, you know, nutrients added onto them. I know Commissioner Iwashita said it’s not real clear where we go from here with this concern. My sense is that, you know, I wouldn’t personally ask that you do a marine resource study on the bay at this time. But what I would sure like to see is all these water quality monitoring that’s going on over the years that’s going to the Department of Health. I don’t see that; maybe the Department of Health sees it, but it’s not generally seen. What I guess I would prefer is that we continue this application, and that when you come back to us, you bring in a history just in this area of what the different monitoring stations have come up with with water quality and any marine studies that have been done in this area, and not ask you for anything new but just to provide us the information that’s already there on the record. And if we can see that over time there has been no adverse impact, then I think we can probably assume that in the future there won’t be either. But if we can see any pattern that might have us concerned, I feel like we should really address that and be aware of it. So that’s my personal sense as a Commissioner, not as Chairman here or anything. BAIL: Essentially what you’ve just said is that exactly the same as what’s contained in Condition 14 of the permit. And that requires the ground and ocean water quality monitoring and mitigation plan to be developed; the plan should be submitted to and approved by the Planning Department in consultation with the Department of Health prior to the issuance of a grading permit and/or prior to any land preparation activity being conducted. So that has already been done certainly to the extent the monitoring results exist. We are happy to create a new summary and submit those to the Planning Department to the extent that has not already been done. I don’t know if they are transmitted to you on an on-going basis, but we would be happy to provide you a copy of the results that we have. GRAHAM: Yeah, I feel like you speak to Condition 20, but that will take place after the Planning Commission has presumably granted an SMA permit and sort of exercised its authority. But our authority is really to ensure that there are no adverse consequences. So if the information is already available for us to make our decision on, I would sure like to have that information before we make that decision, not have it passed to the Planning Director after we’ve made some decision. Commissioner Iwashita? IWASHITA: Thank you, Mr. Chair. So I understood your last comment to mean that you are willing to provide that information to us as Commissioner Graham indicated, in order for us to consider it and review it before making our decision about this extension, is that correct? BAIL: Well, I’m sure Mr. Yuen would like an answer today for his clients to be able to go home with. But if it’s a matter of providing information that we already have to the Commission, so you can feel confident in making a decision, I’m certainly happy to provide those documents to you. IWASHITA: Thank you. GRAHAM: Thank you. Mr. Yuen? EXHIBIT C 9