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SIRACUSA:Yeah. I was reading the Background Report; I like the idea ofthe <br />project being pedestrian friendly. But I€m wondering why you didn€t allow even one little bit <br />of commercial there so that there could be a, at least a convenience store so residents could <br />walk to that and, as part of being pedestrian friendly instead of having to go-, it looks like <br />where Norman pointed out the other commercial space is up mauka there. Maybe bike but <br />certainly not for a senior citizen to walk up to buy a container of milk. So I€m wondering if <br />you would care to comment on that and let us understand your thinking in the matter. <br />DICKLER:Basically, the community didn€t want commercial in that area when we <br />came before the Council. And then the park was more important to the community when we <br />went for the public hearings. So putting the park in we converted some of that space that <br />would have been necessary for an economic commercial site to the park that we€re dedicating <br />to the County. <br />BROOKS:OneotherthingthatIwouldsharewithyouthatmighthelpyou <br />understand why there was this shift in planning. When this property was originally zoned by <br />the previous owners there was none of the development down below especially in the way of <br />Costco and the various other shopping opportunities down there. By the time that this came <br />along it was deemed that even though we had the zoning for much higher density that for the <br />sake of keeping the community and traffic and everything that it would be better to eliminate <br />the idea of commercial in that area and this was discussed with the people with the Planning <br />Department and what have you in our initial strategy. So it was the fact that there had been <br />other shopping opportunities that had been created since the original conceptualization and <br />zoning. <br />SIRACUSA:May I? <br />GRAHAM:Do you have a follow up Commissioner Siracusa? <br />SIRACUSA:Yes, yes. So, there was some method whereby you, you polled the <br />residents in the area to get their, their take on this, to understand their preference? Were there <br />like public meetings or could you explain how you did that? <br />BROOKS:Sure. There were meetings with the then current County Councilman <br />for that area Mr. Curtis Tyler. <br />SIRACUSA:No I€m referring to the residents. <br />BROOKS:Yes and well he is, he was a resident of Palisades at that time and also <br />we had talked with the residents of the Palisades community. We went to their community <br />meetings and talked with them and what have you as well. Yes ma€am. <br />SIRACUSA:I€m referring to the residents of your subdivision the-. <br />BROOKS:The residents- <br />EXHIBIT A <br />4 <br /> <br />