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request our change in zoning. That will be taking a 108-acre piece of property and designing a 57 unit Ag-1 parcels. As well as in addressing the needs of the community providing a 5-acre site for the Salvation Army for a community center, pre-school in which Major Glen Doss of the Salvation Army is here to elaborate and speak about their plans. And also to address our affordable housing requirements with respect to proposing to build 16 multi-family apartments. GRAHAM:Thank you. CARR:Youre welcome. GRAHAM:So this is your chance to you know explain about the project or whatever youd like to before the Commissioners here and then we can ask you questions thereafter so if you or any of the others wish to elaborate on any particulars you think will be helpful please do so at this time. WHEELOCK:Thank you Commissioner. Im Richard Wheelock, 1607 Mokulua Drive, Kailua,Hawaii.Stanfordindicatedwereheretopresenttheproposedproject.Wevenamedit Kona Coffee Estates. Its conceived as a transition project above Lowes as has been pointed out. We intend to incorporate a number of affordable housing and a civic service, which is going to be provided by the Salvation Army. Theyve outgrown their existing facilities and along with the community that they serve they have greater needs. Weve been working with them for several years and hopefully well be able to help them achieve their new facilities. Above that is conceived a low-density agricultural residential component. As has been pointed out this land is designated urban not agricultural by the State Land Use Commission. We have all the utilities to the site including sewer, water, telephone and electrical. The conception of the project is a low- density, low-impact, transitional area focused on keeping the hillside as green as possible at higher elevations and keeping the more dense use to the lower elevations. Thats about all Ive got thank you. GRAHAM:All right thank you. And, Marissa did you have anything to offer? Okay. Do we have some questions from the Planning Commissioners then? All right now reading of all this material I sort of had 2 separate elements that I was concerned. One was what I call the land use element by itself is it appropriate to zone more densely this area thats otherwise surrounded by all Ag-5 lands. And the other of course are the infrastructure issues relating to water and roads and stuff like that. So I think the commissioners we all have read this so Im sure we have all these issues in our mind but I just wanted to put forth thats, both of those were concerns that I was feeling when I was reading through it. Commissioner Springer? SPRINGER:Good afternoon. I wonder if you could direct me in your application to any figure or map that I might have missed that shows the arch sites that are intended for preservation in the context of a master plan. FURFARO:Good afternoon Commissioner and Chairman. I apologize; Im losing my voice so bear with me. My address is 39 Kaapuni Loop, Hilo, Hawaii. Commissioner Springer there is figure 2 in the archaeological appendix. However the sites that are chosen for EXHIBIT E 4