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GALDONES:Ms. Yeh and Mr. Hull, have you received a copy of the <br />background report and the recommendation; and do you have any comments to those? <br />HULL:No, sir, we don’t. <br />GALDONES:Do you find the conditions acceptable to you? <br />HULL:Yes, sir. <br />GALDONES:Commissioners, any questions of the applicant? No questions. <br />Okay, we have one individual who has signed up to testify, Lynn Puri. <br />PURI:Good morning. <br />GALDONES:Good morning. Could you please raise your right hand. Do you <br />swear or affirm to tell the truth on this matter now before the Hawaii County Planning <br />Commission? <br />PURI:I do. <br />GALDONES:Could you please state your name and your residence address. <br />PURI:I’m Lynn Puri. I reside at 75-349 Melelina Place in Kailua-Kona. <br />GALDONES:Ms. Puri, you may begin your testimony. <br />PURI:Sure. I’m here testifying on behalf of Na Leo Pohai, the public <br />policy affiliate of the Outdoor Circle. I did attend the variance hearing at the Kailua <br />Village Design Commission for the Ocean Sports Bar. And I would just like to say that <br />the trend here is that if a sign variance is requested that there are some kind of <br />negotiations. There was more requested in this variance at that time when they, at the <br />Kailua Village Design Commission; and this was kind of settled, that the height and the <br />size of the letters would be recommended by the Kailua Village Design Commission. <br />And then my concern is just that we would like to see a more concrete reason why there <br />should be a sign variance granted here. It seems to me that when a business applies for a <br />sign variance it tends to be negotiated out and that some of their requests for a sign <br />variance were denied; but then these two areas, the height and the size of the letters, was, <br />seemed acceptable to the Kailua Village Design Commission. And I would just like to <br />say that I’d like to see a little bit more establishment about why there is a variance <br />request in the first place, and why they cannot adhere to the Sign Code as it is, and what <br />establishes an exceptional situation here that they’re applying for the sign variance. <br />Thank you. <br />GALDONES:Commissioners, any questions of Ms. Puri? Hearing none, thanks, <br />Ms. Puri. <br />3 <br /> <br />