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IMAMURA:Thank you. The recommendation was sent out, however, the Director would like to add a new condition. And the new condition would be Item No., would be inserted as Item No. 6. I will read what it says, "Applicants shall pay their reasonable share for infrastructure improvements that may be required of other commercial developments in the immediate area." So that would be a new Condition 6, and a subsequent renumbering. YUEN:If I could explain the purpose behind this. We have a pending application for another commercial development at the, across from Orchidland Drive, a block mauka. That's referred to the Vern Wood application. Pending, that's pending preparation of a traffic impact assessment report, which was never, which we required of this, for the new application. It was never required of the earlier application. There may be, that still hasn't been done yet. There may be, the department, State Department of Transportation, which has the State highway there, potentially could require some improvements to the intersection in connection with further development of commercial activity in the area. We think it's only fair that all of the new commercial activity would share in that and pay a reasonable share of that, rather than, in effect, grandfathering in a permit that has not been used for over 12 years. So that's the purpose behind that condition and other infrastructure that may be required in -. We don't know whether the Commission will, in the end, approve the other application. If it does, with certain, if there are infrastructure requirements along with that that would be, in fact, shared by and to the benefit of this particular application. We would require that those be shared between the two developments. GALDONES:Thank you, Mr. Yuen. Esther? IMAMURA:I forgot to include testimony from Richard Howard as part of the submittals that were received this morning. GALDONES:Thank you. IMAMURA:And the Planning Director recommends that the amendment to the special permit be approved subject to conditions. Are there any questions? GALDONES:Commissioners, questions of Esther? Hearing none, I have a list `U of people who have signed up for testimony. Mya Paw, Richard Miner, John McElvaney, and Carl Okuyama. If there are any others who wish to testify, please let the Staff know so we can include you on the list of testifiers. Could I have the Applicant or its representative please come forward. KUBOTA:Mr. Chairman? Mr. Chairman? 3