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LEITHEAD TODD: I fully recognize that the somewhat restrictive applications of the State law on what you can and can’t do on Ag land is very difficult for people who are actually trying to survive and make a living off of their land and off of what they produce. You know, the whole idea that you can sell your fruit at a fruit stand but if you put it in a blender and blend it then is that then processed and, you know, is that salable? But, you know, we’re somewhat constrained by the fact that we have this State law that makes it very difficult for people to actually pursue what I consider legitimate activities related to their agricultural production. YEH: One of the things that I wanted to add on this parking area issue that had been discussed earlier is that if you would, the entrance to that property and where the building is located used to be kind of a merging of cane haul roads; and one of the roads leads to the north and one road leads to the southwest. And what cane haul roads used to do because the mill was north of the property, they used to come down that cane haul road and use that entire area essentially for a turnaround, cause you had these big cane haul trucks. So that whole area has always been kind of a vehicular use area previously for cane haul, and now this parking area. So that’s why we’re kind of trying to emphasize the point that from a drainage issue standpoint that kind of issue from a public health welfare impact standpoint it really is, if anything, better than how it used to be, on that point. And I’m not sure if staff has the plan approval. DARROW: Thank you, Mr. Yeh. The plan approval did have a plan that showed a triple compartment sink as well as a refrigerator as part of the original request, which would have, because they’re serving to the public would have required certification from Department of Health. WOODWARD: All right, so Madam Director, do you have anything to add to what you said as far as they -? LEITHEAD TODD: I just wanted to make sure that, you know, what they had had been covered in the plan approval; and I’m satisfied after looking at the plans that whether they called it a certified kitchen on the plans or not, but looking at the plans it’s clear that it was in fact a certified kitchen that we signed off on plan approval. WOODWARD: All right, very good. IWASHITA: Follow-up, Mr. Chair? WOODWARD: Yes, Commissioner Iwashita. IWASHITA: I’m still not clear whether that plan approval with parking, going back to the parking issue, whether the plan approval in ’94 basically can be said to have approved the existing parking use. DARROW: In the original plan approval they didn’t specify the amount of parking stalls. They just had a general parking area that appeared to meet the requirements of the footprint that was submitted at that time. 10 EXHIBIT A