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GRAHAM: I think Mr. Yuen can extend it administratively for one year; and we can extend it if we wish but we need to have it agendized, what we’re doing.And that’s what he was referring to till today, was no extension on the agenda for us. So it’s only available for him to extend that one year. WOODWARD: Okay. And then I just wanted to make a comment to Mr. Miranda. And I think that is if Mr. Yuen had not been willing to extend this to you, this compromise, that the Commission likely would have voted to revoke your permit. And I think if things are not taken care of in the timeframe that’s provided to you, it will be a slam dunk next time it comes before us. GRAHAM: All right, thank you. Commissioner Iwashita? IWASHITA: Thank you, Mr. Chair. Given what the Director suggested earlier -- that is part of the suggestion being that he anticipates if there is compliance within, if there is compliance, then he would just be submitting a report and would withdraw the request -- I think that the motion with the reference to being deferred to August as a specific time frame, that the August time frame should be removed and basically be deferred without a time reference. And if the Director, so that leaves it up to the Director if there is nothing worked out and he wants to continue to seek revocation then it can be reagendized, the present revocation request can be reagendized. And if there is compliance, then all he needs to do is provide a report. If we leave the date in, the cutoff date, basically that requires that this matter be reagendized for September after the expiration of the period, and I don’t think that’s the intent. GRAHAM: Mr. Watanabe, is that your intent with the motion that there be sort of a date where action comes forward from August, like to us to either revoke or a report from the -? WATANABE: No. And I take that as a friendly amendment. GRAHAM: Okay, fine. We could do, go with a vote on this motion then. WATANABE: You want to have Mr. Domingo second that friendly amendment? GRAHAM: Mr. Domingo, would you second that clarification or amendment? DOMINGO: I will, I will. GRAHAM: All right. Commissioner Siracusa? SIRACUSA: Yes. I was one of the people who originally supported Mr. Miranda’s special permit as being a bonafide agricultural related use of the property. And at a previous meeting, Mr. Rodrigues said he felt that the Planning Commission had not bent over backwards to support Mr. Miranda. And I just want to say that I don’t think our job description includes contortionism. I would have been prepared, like Mr. Woodward, Commissioner Woodward, to vote against this, support the revocation. But considering that the Planning Director is willing to reconsider based on a new set of recommendations, including the old recommendations, I will be voting in support of this motion. EXHIBIT A 18