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ALAMEDA:Commissioner Graham, follow-up? GRAHAM:No, I dont have any particular follow-up. Maybe the only thing that I have, Chris, was how about the width, like hes saying like on Ainaloa Boulevard its, one, two, three, it looks like six lots in; and on the other one its however many lots it is. Was that ever in dispute or was that available to the Community Association when you wrote that letter? YUEN:I certainly thought that we had sent the maps to them, but Id have to go back and double check on that. Theyre making their objection now and, no, we dont want to make too big a thing of who did what, when. You know, theyre saying their objection. I understand the objection. We can discuss this further. Understand that this is just meant to expand the potential area for special permits or commercial type rezonings along Orchidland Drive; and that if the General Plan were passed you would still have to look at site specific issues, like the adequacy of the road, if somebody were to come in for a use along the side road. GRAHAM:Would it not also open it up so that, like in our subdivisions with Greg MooersdownalongKawaihaeRoadorsomethingwherewehaveconcurrentStateLandUse boundary amendments and rezonings, because now this goes into Urban we dont have to deal with special permits anymore? We could have a concurrent thing for a 14-acre parcel to rezone it into some Commercial use and do a State Land Use boundary change at the same time, no? YUEN:That would definitely be a potential in these Medium Density Urban areas and may be a better way even to do it than by special permits all the time. You could do a boundary amendment; and then what I said rezoning before, it would have had to be accompanied by a boundary amendment. You could do, the General Plan designation would support concurrent boundary amendment and Urban type rezoning. GRAHAM:All right. YUEN:But the specific infrastructure requirements could be set and should be set at the time of that action or a special permit action as to what kinds of improvements should be made. GRAHAM:And so as far as our testifier, if in fact he and Orchidland people are not too happy with what they see, what they should do at this point is just gather their forces and come speak to you about an alternative thats more suitable to them? And that could presumably come about before it gets to the Council? YUEN:Right. They can, and I think I have a meeting with the Community Association set for the next couple of weeks. But they, I mean, we may end up having a different point of view as to how large this area should be in Orchidland, along Orchidland Drive. GRAHAM:Thank you. ALAMEDA:Thank you. Seeing no further questions, thank you very much, Bob, for your testimony, and Mr. Director. Now that theres no further testimony protocol wise, Ivan, Mr. Torigoe, do we need to take a motion or -? 21EXHIBIT C