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GRAHAM:Do you we have any other questions from Commissioners? Thank you Mr. Mooers. I want to remind the public whose here that because this is a change of zone application we on the Planning Commission do not make the final decision we only forward a recommendation based on testimony weve received and this recommendation goes to the County Council who will make the final decision. GALDONES:Mr. Chair? GRAHAM:Yes, Commissioner Galdones. GALDONES:Thanks Mr. Chair. Id like to discuss further discussion on the regarding the intersection and the role that the County Council needs to take in prioritizing this project. First of all, Im looking at a win-win situation for all the parties here. To kind of put Mr. Mooers mindatease.Itsnotfair,Iagreeitsnotfairfortheapplicantthatweplaceamoratoriumatthis point in time that being the last lot there thats 3 acres. But I also understand the frustration that Mr. Gimpel had brought up before the Commissioners and he has been before us many many times trying to have us address the traffic problem. And I think that it behooves us as Commissioners to do something about that and today is, from the testimony made by or the statement made by Ki Emler. I think it gives us some indication where we could be going. So Im looking at putting an amendment but I dont know if it belongs in here because the conditions are for the applicant. But using, taking out of the statement that was made by Ki to have the County Council set this as a priority to have something done at that intersection and Norman Im not so sure whats the process in putting something like that because this is going to be going to the County Council and wed like to instruct the County Council along those lines. HAYASHI:Perhaps what you could do is in your transmittal letter to the County Council we can express that suggestion. YUEN:Yeah that, thats what I would have said. You know to explain when we send up these ordinances from the Planning Commission to the Council theres a cover letter. The cover letter normally is, roughly the same as the recommendation that we have here and that explains why. So if theres anything additional that the Planning Commission specifically wants to say in that then you can make a motion and you can add it to the cover letter. You cant really put it in a condition of the zoning ordinance because the zoning ordinance is not of the funding. Its not the same as an appropriation for a project. GRAHAM:Thank you Commissioner Galdones. Commissioner Springer? SPRINGER:With that in mind this is, would this be the appropriate time to make that motion to include in the transmittal letter to the County Council after the vote is taken. GRAHAM:I believe this would be appropriate. SPRINGER:Id like to move that the Hawaii County Planning Commission include in its trans, any transmittal letter submitted to the County Council our concerns regarding the traffic EXHIBIT A 13