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GRAHAM:Do we have any further questions or comments from the Commissioners? Commissioner McCall? MCCALL:I guess just in discussion I am somewhat uncomfortable with the archaeological report. It seems you know I would like to get more information before I would be willing to give a favorable vote on this. I dont know whether, I mean Im certainly not an expert in you know in deciding where the Judd trail I mean weve got but I feel we need better information. I dont really know that a site visit would really do anything you know cause Im not an expert at this. But I feel like we, like theres some deficiencies in their archaeological report. That a little more information I think is needed some more you know to (inaudible) my concerns about what is really there. Because theres no going back from you know from the SMA approval. It stops with this body. LAU:Commissioner McCall if I may respond to that. Its our position that if there are remnants of the Judd trail within our property. That those remnants are within the preservation area that has been approved by the State. So I think the, the protection that, that at least that I see is that if the trail is there its within the preservation area, that there will be no development. And what we are willing to offer is a mapping of the Judd trail and also public access over that portion of the Judd trail thats on the property. With respect to the cultural aspects that Commissioner Springer raised we would also be willing to live with a, or accept a condition whereby prior to development a cultural survey be conducted to supplement the reports that were already submitted to the State. GRAHAM:Mr. Lau, just procedurally at this point I only brought you folks back to answer specific questions. So if you would refrain even though your comments were very helpful there, refrain unless theres a direct question. LAU:Okay. GRAHAM:Thank you. Do we have anything more from the Commissioners? Commissioner McCall? MCCALL:Maybe to respond. That is all and good but my concerns are for the overall. I mean I think that there needs to be a little more look at the overall area and whether you know whether-. I would at the very least would like to for myself be able to talk to the archaeologist or get some more feedback on whether this is really, whether everything is here. So just at this point I dont feel I have enough information to give a positive vote. GRAHAM:Thank you. Commissioner Iwashita? IWASHITA:I have similar concerns to Commissioner Springer and Commissioner McCallandyouknowIlljustpointoutoneIguessIdontknowifitssmallorbigbutitshere in the record in the comment of the writing by Charles Rhodes it looks like. Discussing the basicallythisisPalacegroundsweretalkingabout.Andyouknowwehavenoother information about, about that the ethnographic type of evidence that Commissioner Springer EXHIBIT 20