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TORIGOE:Well, I think if its clear what your intent is, you know. And what youre basically expressing is something that would be on the record that because of various circumstances it is not apparently possible to get a five-vote positive recommendation at this point but that the intent is to move this on to Council. And the entire record would be sent up to the Council sothat your individual comments regarding the merits of the matter would be on the record. GRAHAM:Yes, Mr. Yuen? YUEN:Can I butt in on this? GRAHAM:Yes, please. YUEN:I would recommend against that. Your role is to consider the matter, to takeavote,andtotrytomakeafavorableorunfavorablerecommendation.Idontlikehaving these come back repeatedly before the Commission; but I also dont think that theres, its not an imperative -. The rules provide for these to be at the Commission for 90 days. I dont think its imperative that it be voted out on the first time. And I dont want to encourage the Commissioners to vote no on a, to vote against an application when they are actually in favor of it. GRAHAM:Yes, I would personally concur with the Planning Director. To me that would be like gaming the system role; and I dont feel like I want to be doing any gaming. So I guess my sense is, you know, I would prefer that we take a recess for lunch and have Commissioner Alameda come back and let him decide whether he feels its appropriate for him to vote on this along with the rest of us. But I certainly do not feel like I should call any recess, unless youre all in agreement. And if Commissioner Iwashita doesnt like that plan or if any of the others of you dont like that plan, I will withdraw that suggestion; and well go ahead and take a vote. IWASHITA:Lets eat. GRAHAM:Pardon? IWASHITA:Lets eat. GRAHAM:Lets eat. Well, thank you. RECESSEDThe Chair called a recess at 11:57 a.m. RECONVENEDThemeetingreconvenedat1:15p.m. ALAMEDA:WillthemeetingofthePlanningCommissionnowcomebackinorder. Aloha, Im back. Thank you, Commissioner Graham, for filling in. So may I ask for kind of an update?If,Mr.Graham,youwouldliketosharewithmewherewereat? GRAHAM:Sure.SowewereconsideringtherecommendationtotheCouncilona rezoning request by Hirayama Brothers. And we didnt have public testimony, but we went 14EXHIBIT B