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It’s not from an attorney, or a friend, or whatever. He is telling it to us. And I know he’s trying
<br />his best to comply. And oftentimes, you know, we may think that it’s so simple for us to meet
<br />those requirements and that we can do it just like that. But for some individuals who haven’t
<br />been within the loop and haven’t gone through this kind of a situation, they’re totally unaware
<br />about having to meet the requirements and what the ramifications and the result of not meeting
<br />those requirements would be. And I feel that was the problem with Mr. Miranda. And today
<br />he’s telling us, look, I know I haven’t complied with that in the past, but I will, I will certainly
<br />follow-up with this and see that it’s done. Now in view of the fact that he has already performed
<br />some work on his property, and I believe a great amount of investment on his part with regards
<br />to time and money, you know I look at this and I’d like to look at it positively, you know, and
<br />consider granting him an extension so that he can work with the Department of Transportation
<br />and meet all the requirements required of him. And I don’t think it will be a problem for him
<br />because he’s, I have a feeling that he knows what he has to do now and that he will do it. And I
<br />think might be, you know, going as far as talking to those in the Planning Department staff and
<br />have them sit down with him and say, okay, let’s go from 1, 2, 3, 4 and see if you already
<br />complied with that; and if not, this is what you’ve got to do. You know, oftentimes when we go
<br />through the permitting process we are unaware and we are ignorant to the fact of what’s required
<br />of us. Many people go through that. You know, and might be, if we can do that with him and
<br />just go down the line by the numbers and I’m sure he will, at the end the result would be that
<br />total -- what’s that word again, Mr. Chairman -- total compliance, total compliance, without a
<br />permit. That’s the way I feel, you know. I like to look at it positively because throughout this
<br />whole week we’ve been getting nothing but negative news through the TV, and the radio, and
<br />through the papers. You know, when is this all going to end? Are we going to add to it?
<br />WATANABE: Okay, okay. I appreciate your comments but I’d like to remind you we
<br />actually are not in deliberation yet and we do have an individual that wishes to testify.
<br />Ms. Siracusa?
<br />SIRACUSA: Thank you. Mr. Miranda, when you said that you’d dig up the concrete, if
<br />that’s what, you know, was wanted, I think you missed the point. The point was not that you
<br />should dig up the concrete but that you should work it out with the State Department of
<br />Transportation to get the permits retroactively for the concrete you already put in. Okay?
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<br />Because on that 2004 letter from September 17, they say, No. 4, in words, “Corrective action
<br />consists of.” Do you see that on page 2 of the September 17, 2004 letter? In the middle of the
<br />page, I’ll give you a minute to find that, in the middle of the page it says “Corrective action
<br />consists of”, and then there’s a list of four items. Let me know when you find that so we can go
<br />through this together.
<br />MIRANDA: This is September 2, 2005?
<br />SIRACUSA: No, September 17, 2004. Go back in time. It’s a letter from the Director,
<br />from Mr. Yuen.
<br />MIRANDA: Yes.
<br />SIRACUSA: It’s in that packet from the State Department of Transportation. It’s
<br />actually the last item in that packet.
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