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MOOERS:I do. GRAHAM:Thank you. Please state your name, residence address and then proceed and speak into the microphone. MOOERS:My name is Greg Mooers. Im a planning consultant. My address is P.O. Box 1101, Kamuela, Hawaii. We did receive the background report recommendation and concur with the proposed conditions as presented by the Department and the Director. I would like to point out that as Mr. Hayashi did this is one of the last remaining lots in the 3-acre band that has not yet been subject to a change of zone. This change of zone is advocated by the Council resolution 33096, in which they designate certain elevations and indicate what zonings they would support. And the purpose of course for this resolution is the forest preservation conditions that are attached so that these lands do remain in native forest. In response Commissioner Springers statement that this site has not been disturbed. Theres been a little grubbing along oneofthecornerswhereasignwasputupprobably20yearsagoprobablyannounced3-acre lots for sale although not quite sure how they were going to sell 3-acre lots since it hadnt been rezoned. But an ambitious realtor had the sign there for many years so, but other than that the site is intact. GRAHAM:Mr. Mooers are you in conformity with Mr. Yuens comment regarding the affordable housing condition being added? MOOERS:Thats my understanding and it does apply. GRAHAM:Thank you. Any questions from the Commissioners for Mr. Mooers? All right thank you. We have one person signed up to testify thats Joel Gimpel. If anyone else wishes to testify you may come up at this time. Joel will you please raise your right hand? Do you swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawaii County Planning Commission? GIMPEL:I do. GRAHAM:Thank you. Could you state your name, address and go ahead with your testimony? GIMPEL:Yes. Im Joel Gimpel. I reside at 73-4686 Hina Lani Street in Kailua- Kona. Good morning and aloha. When we testified last month on the Totah and Gesling rezoning applications for property in Kaloko Mauka, we urged that although those rezonings would probably have only minimal effect on traffic in the area, you should carefully consider the cumulative effect of Kaloko Mauka rezonings on traffic volume and safety. And with the filing of this application to permit subdivision of nearly 22 acres into seven, 3-acre lots, the other shoe, or in this case the other boot, has dropped. The Kona Traffic Safety Committee has reviewed this application that like the others has correctly observed that the Kaloko Drive/Rte 190 intersection needs to be improved and promises participation in those improvements. Last month, we learned that more than $400,000 in fair share assessments has been collected by the County, and that improvement of the sight lines, restriping and creation of turn and acceleration EXHIBIT A 3