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make a profit, and make it worthwhile for people to do agriculture, so that they can make a decent living out of it. A certified kitchen is the way to do that. I certainly can’t afford to build a certified kitchen, nor would it be cost-productive for me to do so considering that my tangerines they’re only in season a couple of times a year, a couple of months during the year. And it’s a lot like that with many other crops. However, if you put in a certified kitchen, lots of different growers of different crops can use that throughout the year. WATANABE: I think we get that point. I’ve been pointing to my watch about four times now. Okay, so -? SIRACUSA: Okay. I would like then to also mention that the, what was my other point that I was going to make. Now you’re getting me off the track, Rodney. WATANABE: Well, I’ve had 3 ½ years of experience with you, I know where this can go -. Okay, yeah, three minutes. SIRACUSA: Okay. Basically I will then, you know, close out by saying that what is being promoted here and proposed here is very much in support of local agriculture; and it is also very much in support of the needs that the community has to create some more jobs in our community. It is not against the zoning, it is not against the -. Basically the plan, even though the map is wrong over here -. But if you look at the written part it is very much in line with that. And therefore I am asking you to allow these additional uses. Thank you. WATANABE: Any questions? IWASHITA: Mr. Chair, I’d just like to thank Ms. Siracusa for coming out and giving her testimony. And it’s nice to see you again. SIRACUSA: And good to see you all again. IWASHITA: And I want to reiterate the Chair’s concern about time because we do need to work within those time parameters. Thank you. WATANABE: Mr. Justice, you already your stated your name so you can proceed. JUSTICE: Okay, thank you. And this will be a test of my oratory skills to only have three minutes to do this; but I will try my best. Okay, it seems to me that the two issues here are the wordings “unusual” and “reasonable.” And I seriously think that there’s no dispute amongst you as to whether this is unusual. So then the issues that you are addressing would be reasonable, which would be Point A, and then Point B which would be not contrary to the effectives and objectives of Chapter 205. As far as the General Plan, and we’ve spent a lot of time on that, I’m not too really concerned with it because, No.1, the words on it are “General” and “Plan.” So, I mean, if it’s a General Plan it’s just general. So we can, you know, it’s general. And I’m glad that I was here to listen to your testimony or your hearing earlier because I see amongst the members that you will weigh the benefits and the uses, so that we need to do 10 EXHIBIT B