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connectivity is established and then the road can be opened. That seems reasonable to me. Is that something that the developer can accomplish? FUKE:True, you could establish like interim barriers. I think there are 2 things, one is that whether theres still going to be a need for that road. You know at least like in conjunction with this project or at least until such time that there is a need for it beyond this you know this property. So theres a question of like the need factor. I think the other thing to bear in mind is that this road is you know is intended to be dedicated to the County so the County is going to have to assume the maintenance and the liability responsibility. True [you could] you could put up like an interim barrier but we all know how, even no matter how, you know if you create this kind of barrier it still would be accessibleby foot, by foot traffic. It still would be a natural haven for like a receptacle, a public receptacle area and once you have you know people dumping rubbish in that area then it kind of like snow balls and then whose responsibility does it fall upon? It doesnt necessarily only fall upon the developer and the homeowners in there but the Countys going to also have to maintain it. So, you know again I think the critical thing that were trying to emphasize is that true there is some cost measure implication but its not, the request is not driven entirely by cost. Its driven by like more the practicality of having it extended at this point in time. ALAMEDA:Follow up Commissioner Iwashita? IWASHITA:Thank you. My question was whether or not the developer will be willing to put up the barricade? You know whatever form I guess Department of Public Works would determine would be appropriate in order to address this access and these kind of concerns. I, you knowfranklyasfarasconnectivityandallofthosekindofconcernsthatsnevergoingtogo away. Thats, I mean, our part of, my view of what this Commission is about and what the Planning is supposed to be is that we need to impose these kinds of conditions so that we will have connectivity and the road will be used. Its not you know its a matter of our basically imposing or implementing the public policy to have roads that work right and not what we have today. So, you know I, to me thats not the issue. The issue is this concern that has been brought up by this application and the Police Departments recommendation seems reasonable to me. Obviously upon dedication youre right the County will, you know if theres trash dumped in the area or anything like that, that would have to happen. Pedestrian traffic to me is only going to be from the people who are there. This place is so isolated theres nobody going to be walking off Queen K coming up to this place to try and do a drug deal you know everything would have to be in vehicles. So, the barricade seems like a very plausible solution and Id like to know if the developer would be willing to work with Department of Public Works to do that? FUKE:Well, if ultimately that becomes the condition then thats something that theyll have to do. You know you raise a very good point in the sense that connectivity is, is like at this point in time a very sacred principal you know in, for this area and even for the whole island. But the question is like first of all, two things, one is like whether its appropriate at this point in time and secondly whether the developer is trying to escape that requirement. And the answer to the second question is that no hes not trying to escape that requirement because at some point in time if theres a need for that connection the developer has that obligation to make that connection. And when you do the connection, that connection would have to be constructed EXHIBIT A 6