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ALAMEDA:Okay. Lets continue with the questioning of fellow Commissioners. That was a question of whether or not you could modify the conditions? SIRACUSA:Yes. And Im willing to hear what the other Commissioners think about that. ALAMEDA:Any objections, Commissioners, to that potential modification? Commissioner Watanabe. WATANABE:Maybe we should hold that for later when were contemplating a motion. ALAMEDA:Okay, okay. SIRACUSA:We could do that. ALAMEDA:Well, I thought we were contemplating a motion already. No? All right, CommissionerGraham. GRAHAM:IhaveanotherquestionfortheCounty,probablyforDirectorYuenwould be the proper person. When we looked at the facts of this, there is that parcel, there are neighboring homes at a certain distance, maybe at least one of which is fairly close and all; and the Planning Department is recommending approval. And the only sort of backup we see for the recommendation again is in the conclusion saying the desired use will not adversely affect surrounding properties, in your recommendation. So Im just wondering, does the Planning Department have some policy, if theres like more than three houses within 20 feet of it you will say its adverse or is it going to, no matter whats around it its not adverse, or -? It feels like there should be some kind of policy that lets us know, you know, where youre coming from on this so that we can see why you draw the line where you do or something, rather than just -. And then in the future, you know, other people will know whether this is something that is meaningful to contest, or whether the County will always feel its okay, or -. Do you have any guidelines on when it meets your criteria as being okay for a special permit? ALAMEDA:Mr. Director. YUEN:What youre saying is correct; and no, we dont have a set guideline. Were very concerned about, theres two aspects to the visual impact of this. One is from vantage points of the general public. We are very concerned about that and want to minimize that. The vantage points from the neighbors is also a significant and legitimate concern. I believe there is, although theres not, I cant, Im not familiar with the details of this application. I believe there is material in the record as to existing vegetation, shielding the view of the property owners from, the adjacent property owners from the tower. What I would, it should be, the thing that Counsel was referring to that we want to disavow in the Hearings Officers report and actually disagree with is the Hearings Officers attitude toward the neighbors, what he calls the neighbors subjective opinion about the aesthetics of having a tower next to them. The Hearings Officer and I, we argued, I argued this very point with the Hearings Officer the last time this came up. The Hearings Officer seems to think that peoples, 11EXHIBIT B