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procedural aspects of this is that we do allow for testimony, you know, some of the testifiers. But just know that youll have another opportunity to testify as well. So you have a choice. You can either, you know, testify here, and then testify again in front of the hearing officer. So, anything, Commissioner McCall? MCCALL:Yeah, maybe just to direct the audience and whatever that this will be heard by a hearings officer. He will make a recommendation to the Planning Commission, and the decision will be made by the Planning Commission at a later date after weve gotten the recommendation. You know, so that we do not need to, you know, we will look at his recommendation, but the decision will be made by the Planning Commission. ALAMEDA:Commissioner Graham? GRAHAM:And I just wanted to say in regards to those who are here today that might wanttotestify,Iguess,theresprobablyreallythreeopportunitiestotestify.Youcantestify today, you can testify when the contested case hearing is held because that will be also open to the public, and then after that is all over, it comes back to us again for our decision. So, again, thats an opportunity testify. And obviously we dont encourage people to just say the same thing over and over, because were going to get a record of everything. So you might want to choose which is the time you would like to testify. ALAMEDA:So youre all free to testify today. All right, thats about it. So then should we just go forward as if it was an application again, invite the applicant up and just move forward in that aspect, or -? TORIGOE:At this point youve basically set it for a contested case hearing before a hearings officer. You can give the applicant an opportunity to speak, ask if theres anything else he has to say regarding that; but, you know, its going to go to a hearings officers. So at this point you just basically take public testimony, unless the parties have something that they feel they need to put on the record now. ALAMEDA:Okay. Let me ask the applicant, Mr. Tui, is there anything else youd like to share with us regarding this application for the record before I ask you to be seated? FUIAVA:Yeah, I guess I dont have much to say right now at the moment. Well wait till the time, thank you. ALAMEDA:Okay, thank you. Anything else to add? ELY:Yes. ALAMEDA:Will this be considered testimony then if I go into this aspect? TORIGOE:Well, I guess at this point theyre admitted as parties. So at this point youre just asking if theres anything else that they feel needs to be dealt with before you go into the contested case hearing. 13EXHIBIT B