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DOMINGO: Well, maybe we can ask Mr. Gonzalez to interpret that. GONZALEZ: Okay, Commissioner Domingo, I think what you’re saying is usually when a special permit is granted the conditions are pretty definitely clear, correct? DOMINGO: Correct. GONZALEZ: And now they’re being amended to be a conditional condition, right? DOMINGO: That’s right. At that point I’m saying it’s kind of nebulous. GONAZALEZ: Right. And you think it should be more proper if they come back and ask for an amendment to the conditions, after the standard conditions are imposed, correct? DOMINGO: Correct. GONZALEZ: Okay. You know, I agree with you. But I think also what the aim of Commissioner Iwashita is here is to try and address the issue now to avoid the applicant from having to come back and also to avoid you guys having to, I mean, you can always hear it again, but trying to take care of as many things as possible now rather than stringing it out, as a matter of convenience and fairness to the applicant, to the community and to the Commissioners. So as long as it doesn’t create too much confusion and reek too much havoc with how the special permits are issued, I mean, it’s still within your authority and discretion to take the steps. So it’s a matter of preference on how you want to handle it, essentially. DOMINGO: Okay. Well, you know, it doesn’t really matter with me in a critical sense. But I’m thinking of how others look at the whole concept of an application for a special permit. And, of course, there have been several instances, I think I can describe it as many instances, where amendments to special permits already given were made and they were required to come to the Council for it. But I’m not equating the fact that, hey, this is a small area and perhaps we can just accept that and go ahead with what Mr. Iwashita is saying to the conditions where you give them the either/or, or if situation, then they have to come up with this. But if it sits well with the administration when you consider amendments and other issues and leaving the Planning Commission out of the, so call out-of-the-loop when you consider issues which change, which change the intent or the, yeah, the intent of the original application, then it’s something that we should think about. GONZALEZ: Well, sorry -. Well, Commissioner Domingo, I think that’s why you guys are voting on it now. It’s up to you if you want to let it proceed this way of if you want to let it proceed the way you described where they get the standard conditions and then they’ve got to come back. I mean it’s your vote. WOODWARD: Yeah, I think we were in the process of clarifying the amendments. So let’s do that and then take a vote. 21 EXHIBIT A