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Punahele we felt that would help alleviate some of the traffic. You know, we’re trying the best we can. That’s all I can say. GRAHAM: Okay. IWASHITA: I don’t have anything further for the applicant. GRAHAM: Thank you. I think we’re finished with our questions. You folks can sit there or go back as you please. But we’re not expecting you to participate any more. Thank you for your presentation. All right, Commissioners, so we’re on to the action part of this agenda item. Commissioner Watanabe? WATANABE: Yes. I’d like to ask the Director if you feel like we should, cause I think you’ve heard that the applicant is perfectly willing to provide a future road widening setback, if you’d recommend that we place a condition like that in this rezoning? YUEN: Yes. It would say that they shallindicate a 10-foot wide future road widening setback on plans for the site. GRAHAM: All right, thank you. Commissioner Siracusa? SIRACUSA: Yes. I would like an answer to my question before we go into making a motion as to whether we can make sure that the buffering for the neighbors is accomplished before the parking lot is opened up for use. YUEN: The way the condition is written currently, and it refers to Rule 17, the landscaping doesn’t have to be grown when the facility is opened.The idea is that the landscaping, it’s enough to have landscaping that will grow to accomplish the results. And I’d have to get Rule 17 to describe specifically what is necessary. But basically it ends up being a near complete visual buffer at a low level, like eye level, and then intermittent trees at a certain height to partially block the upper level. But those trees and the bushes even that provide the low level blockage can grow into their correct size. Now the County expects, you know, when these things are implemented that they be done in a commercially reasonably way that you don’t start with a, you know, actually make a little motion with your fingers. No, we’d not accept a little two-inch high cutting. And I think you’ve seen buildings being put in and landscaping being put in with planter, trees being started that are saplings or small shrubs and then the idea is that they do grow out. So if you were to make a condition that didn’t allow this, that would be a special condition. Sometimes, you know, the larger specimens are a little hard to get. GRAHAM: All right, thank you. Commissioner Watanabe. WATANABE: I’m ready to make a motion. I move change of zone application (REZ 07-000060), that a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council with the added condition for a 10-foot future road widening setback. EXHIBIT C 23