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FUKE: Good morning. Some kind of, it feels like conspiracy against my computer and me, but
<br /> that's okay. Anyway, good morning, Mr. Chairman, members of the Commission. I don't
<br /> remember like what was said, but I wasn't listening, but I assume that all of the different parties
<br /> were acknowledged in terms of like who may be participating in this morning's hearing. So, and
<br /> probably the only new addition,just like the applicant's legal counsel, that's David Major is also
<br /> on Zoom; he is with the law firm of Bays Lung, Bays Rose Lung & Voss. I'd like to kind of like
<br /> initially express the applicant's understanding, applicant's appreciation really and understanding
<br /> of the Commission's decision to defer at the last meeting, because, you know, to, I think you
<br /> guys were just basically doing your due diligence and you are just doing your job. We
<br /> appreciated that, we went back with all the additional items, and I think as a result, you know,
<br /> pending the outcome of today's meeting, I think the project would be much better, as a result of
<br /> the deferral and the questions that you've asked.
<br /> Your letter of December 6 pretty much identified three areas that you wanted us to address,
<br /> specifically, the connecter road to the north, the impacts to police and fire services, the
<br /> commitment on the workforce housing. Two other items, however, which were discussed - - -
<br /> which we would like to cover at this point in time in addition to the first three items, were the
<br /> construction timetable, which the Chair mentioned earlier, and also just trying to kind of like
<br /> cover also the updated public access plan requirement. I think that there was some discussion on
<br /> that, but ultimately, there was never any resolution on it, and I think that's still kind of like on the
<br /> table that probably the Commission would want to have addressed.
<br /> First, in the area of the need for more police service, you know, subsequent to that meeting I had
<br /> a meeting with Chief Ferreira. And essentially, as kind of like noted in the letter, he said that
<br /> what's really needed in this area is not so much like new infrastructure, new police station, and
<br /> so on and so forth, is really a need for additional personnel. Currently, the department uses
<br /> they have a small little office in the, at the fire station, at the Mauna Lani fire station, all it does,
<br /> essentially designed only to enable the police officers to kind of write their reports, but it's not
<br /> considered like a koban or like a station. So he said that he further noted that in terms of like
<br /> trying to get additional service, he sees projects like this, which has the potential to generate so
<br /> much funds, will help towards like enabling the county to provide funds for more police and fire
<br /> services. I think I kind of pointed out that, you know, in addition to the - - -real property taxes
<br /> and the fair share assessment, which is kind of like made a condition of one of the zone change,
<br /> in addition to that, the Council recently passed a 3-percent TAT tax, which begins almost
<br /> immediately and, you know, this project goes down the line, with all of the existing condos and
<br /> hotel units that you see over here is going to be subject automatically to the 3-percent TAT tax,
<br /> which gets retained right here in the council and it also doesn't go back, county, it doesn't go
<br /> back to the to the state unlike the original TAT tax. So, long and short of it, he said that the
<br /> project will help by providing additional funds, you know, for police and fire protection services.
<br /> In terms of the estimated construction timetable, I kind of pointed out that
<br /> VITOUSEK: Actually, Mr. Fuke, mind if I, mind if I stop you? We can maybe take that kind of
<br /> item by item, if that's okay with you.
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