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GONZALEZ: I don’t think that the Director was doing that. I think she’s following the Charter <br />mandate duties of advising the Commission. She prepared the recommendation, you guys made <br />a motion based on that recommendation. She’s clarifying why she recommends approval, I <br />think. If she’s saying how she would vote one way or another then I could see an issue there; but <br />I didn’t hear something like that, unless I missed it. <br />DOMINGO: Well, no, no. She didn’t say that she would want us to approve the motion, <br />because that recommendation already was made by her. And what she’s saying was not <br />presented as a staff report to the Commission. Now had not this motion, had not the comments <br />made against the motion, would she have stood up and said the same things that she did? I <br />believe not, you know. I’m sensing that there was some opposition, she stood up and she spoke <br />in favor of the motion, in essence, and to give information that it’s okay for us to approve it. <br />And my question is why had not this been presented as a staff report to us? <br />WOODWARD: Madam Director? <br />LEITHEAD TODD: When we do these reports we do them fairly standard. And staff prepares <br />them and I technically signoff on them. Commissioner Domingo, I personally do not care <br />whether you approve this B&B or not. That is purely within the call of the Planning <br />Commission. What I’m addressing is some of the issues you raised over B&Bs and the location, <br />and basically explaining why our recommendation was in favor, cause it’s partially on a case-by- <br />case basis. And it was based on the location of this property and its relationship. It may not be <br />in the report but that is a consideration when we look at these. Because if a request came in and <br />it was in a subdivision where you had a residential street and you had homes next door and you <br />had families living next door, that would be an issue because traffic would be much more of an <br />issue and off-street parking would be much more of an issue. And I’m pointing out that this <br />particular parcel is kind of off all by itself. But I personally have no vested interest in how the <br />Commission votes. If the Commission votes based on the fact that, you know, it is essentially <br />doubling what was there previously and they feel that that’s inappropriate, then the Commission <br />can vote that way. <br />WOODWARD: Okay, thank you. You know, I think the Director makes a recommendation, <br />she’s free to amend that recommendation based on testimony and questions. I think that’s what <br />she did. I think it’s perfectly appropriate. Any other comments? <br />IWASHITA: Mr. Chair? <br />WOODWARD: Yes, Commissioner Iwashita. <br />IWASHITA: Thank you, Mr. Chair. I intend to not vote against this. But my position, what I <br />just want to make clear on the record is that it’s based on the representation that there is a <br />covenant with DLNR that all these three lots essentially have to be conveyed together, if or when <br />there is a conveyance of this property. And I rely on that because of the encroachment, you <br />know, the carport straddling that boundary line. And that is a real substantial concern of mine, <br />but because there’s that covenant that alleviates my concern. And I just want to make clear on <br />the record that that will be the basis of my position on this. <br />20 <br /> EXHIBIT D <br /> <br />