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SPRINGER:Thank you. Im wondering if Mr. Emler might be able to speak into the th discussion regarding the September 26 memo from the Department of Public Works and having heard the Planning Directors response to those concerns does that ameliorate the concerns that you raised in the memo? th EMLER:Well the reason for the comments beginning on my September 26 and th then following up with a revised memo dated, you got that, dated November 28, 2005, should be on the record. We didnt actually-. I think theres been some perhaps misreading of our comments or not fully getting the, an understanding of the comment because what I said was to avoid environmental conflicts and not necessarily focusing just on traffic issues. Traffic is an issue always of course and we made general comments to the traffic issues under the traffic heading there, recommending that, well just saying that a Traffic Impact Analysis was warranted because of the number of units but-. And thats to identify improvements that would be needed to Kuakini Highway or Alii Highway, the Alii Highway connection there. To identify those type of improvements or impacts to the infrastructure. But the reason for our comment was because were planning these projects right there. And 4 lane highway fronting it with a large drainage project, a 5 box, 5-2 box culvert right there, right in the front of the project for Waiaha drainage way. Also the Alii Highway, Kahului to Keauhou Parkway project, which is going to involve a lotofearthmovingandsoforthandofcourseyouhavealotofenvironmentalproblemswith residence along those alignments when we want to come in and put in roads. We dont want to have, I dont think we want to approve something that is going to possibly create problems increase the cost for us to put in our projects and generate complaints thats going to make it more difficult for us to get our project done. Because the County will be the developer of those projects and well be expected to mitigate the impacts from them. Does that explain for you? ALAMEDA:Commissioner Springer follow up? SPRINGER:Thank you Mr. Emler is there a timetable for these proposed, various proposed actions by the County? EMLER:The Kuakini Highway widening Phase II project is in the planning phase right now. The earliest we propose to begin construction on that would be late 2008, beginning 2009. The Alii Highway, Kahului to Keauhou Project my understanding of that is its not in the current STIP schedule for this next 3-year schedule. Although Phase II could be put back in at any time should we have a resolution of some issues on that. The Phase I which is the part that is fronting this project I believe would not come up until the next 3-year improvement project phase I could be wrong about that. I wanted to, I tried to make a phone call before this meeting cause I figured the question was going to come up but I wasnt able to get through to check that. Im sorry I dont have a definite answer on that. SPRINGER:And the drainage? EMLER:The drainage project could be either part of the Alii Highway project or Kuakini widening project depending on which one comes first we would handle that under one of those contracts. EXHIBIT A 8