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th There is also a letter we received from Department of Water Supply dated January 10 and they donote that there is an existing 5/8” meter serving the existing building. But they do say that that meter is limited to 400 gallons per day and that there’s not additional water available. So we’d recommend a condition that the applicant provide a daily estimate of water usage and come up with some way to stay within the Department of Water Supply’s limits for the proposed uses. So those are the general issues of conditions. You could leave it up to the Planning Department to work out the details, discuss -. KERN: Well, first, I’d say, we’ll let that settle for a minute with the applicant and their representative. And, Commissioner Domingo, discuss -? DOMINGO: Yes, Mr. Chairman. I’d just like to make it clear that the decision that is made here is not one that any one of the staff or the Planning Administration had changed. I think, I would like to make it clear that the Commission Members themselves sat together and looked at the circumstances through which theseapplicants have gone and looked at the situation that they are in, and, of course, looking at, especially looking at the uses that are being proposed. Now another important point I would like to make is that because, because the Puna Development Plan does not address the needs of this particular area with regards to any future commercial center, which is totally absent, and we find that there’s a number of families here and people who feel that such a use is needed and is appropriate in this area. Now this would seem like the Planning Commission is contradicting the Puna Development Plan. But then as I’ve stated the Puna Development Plan does not consider any event where a special permit is allowed. A special permit is allowed on agricultural parcels and which is deemed unusual but a reasonable use of that land. And the Planning Commission notes that this is somewhat unusual from anagricultural use but reasonable use for the property. One of the uses that the applicants have stated that they would do is to have and invite people in the surrounding areas, the farmers who are growing vegetables or producing commodities for processing everything, it will be made available to those people in the area to come and process their vegetables, or whatever they want to. They will establish a community kitchen so that people who want to process their foods and package, process, so they can sell to the market, or whoever wants to buy them can do so. It’s an opportunity for the people in that area. Because of this it enhances the use and it encourages the use of agricultural lands for agricultural purposes. Now they can see an avenue through which they can process their vegetables and sell them, whereas in this particular instance today that has not been done. So those are the finer points of agreement that we find with this application. So that is for the record. And I just, I know the Commission members ask their support for this motion. Thank you. KERN: Thank you, Commissioner Domingo. Can I get the applicant and their representatives to come forward, please. Maija? COTTLE: Mr. Chairman, can I add one more thing? KERN: Yes. 29 EXHIBIT A