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with the idea that there is going to be tree planting to screen it, then they have to implement, they have to actually make sure the trees grow. GRAHAM: Thank you, Mr.Yuen. Did you have any comments? METTLER: Well, I just wanted to state for the record that I have spoken to the landowner and we have redrafted an agreement for them giving us control in accordance with your recommendation, current recommendation, or modified later. Any recommendation, any condition by the Planning Department we’ll be allowed to comply with. GRAHAM: Fine, thank you. YUEN: And what I would want, you know, submit this landscaping. You do have a plan approval step, submit the specific landscaping plan with the plan approval. That will be part of the plan approval. METTLER: We’ll be doing that. And then I have one question, but I can ask you about that later. GRAHAM: Okay, fine. Commissioner Siracusa? SIRACUSA: Yes. I thoroughly understand the problem with trying to secure a tree that’s already 30 feet in height from a nursery because as the tree grows, and it grows quickly, they have to keep what they call up-potting, moving it into larger and larger pots. And that’s time consuming and increases the expense and the trauma to the tree every time it’s repotted. But my question is basically about the choice of swamp mahogany. Now a lot of fast growing trees, albesia being a case in point, because they’re so fast growing, the wood is rather brittle; and it doesn’t have the structural strength of a slow-growing hardwood. And, therefore, in an area where there’s a lot of wind, and Hamakua coast certainly does have that sweeping in from the ocean, you have a tendency for wind damage to a tree, branches falling, that sort of thing. And so the choice is swamp mahogany. I’m wondering what its characteristics are in that regard and if we would have to worry about branches impacting the monopole in any way. Could you explain what their structure -? TERRY: Yeah, that’s a really good question. A lot of eucalyptus because they are fast growing they are weak wooded; and so there are ones, the citriodoora (phonetic), for example, the lemon-scented gum, very, very fast growing tree but then it drops a lot of branches, you know, breaks up and -. One of the reasons that we like the choice of this tree is it has a little bit harder wood than some of the other eucalyptus. In fact, this tree is grown in a lot of places for lumber. You know, it’s because the wood is almost like a hard wood in its density and characteristics. So I think what you raise is a very good point. You know, we wouldn’t want to , put a lot of big eucalyptus, citriodoora (phonetic) or even the lemon gum the one that has all the colors on the trunk. That one drops branches a lot. We think that this one is probably the most stable of the eucalyptus and of the types of trees that will actually achieve this height. To achieve a height like that, you do need a fast growing tree, so there’s a little bit of a trade-off there. But we think, you know, we’ve got these trees situated around the tower so that if there EXHIBIT A 9