PL-SPP-2022-000016 Neighbors (official version) P. Tama Testimony 01.03.23

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continued operations. This apparent neglect of responsibility by the PD shows a strong appearance of conflict-of-interest. We also believe the burden of proof is on the applicant to convince the Planning Commission that he, the applicant, on the one hand is experiencing some sort of financial hardship which requires continued operation of a very small-scale business, while on the other hand is able to recruit the very large financial resources required to complete the extensive legitimization conditions and expansion of his center for his Special Permit project as described in the application. Condition 4: Applicant needs to justify and verify to the Commission,with evidence, how he can claim a financial hardship that requires continuation of his center's small—scale operations, while at the same time having close at hand the many hundreds of thousands of dollars necessary to meet the Plannning Departments Recommendations and to develop his expansive Special Permit project as described in the application. Applicant shall provide an end of year audited Balance Sheet or equivalent; a profit and loss or income-expense statement that can be realistically extrapolated to the future; and a Business Plan that projects income from operations and from any other sources, along with projected operating expenses and, importantly, all expenses related to the PD Recommendations, including cost estimates or receipts by licensed contractors for each of the segments of the project, including a detailed cost estimate for the commercial kitchen. Such financial verification and justification shall be submitted to the Windward Planning Commission in time for its February regular meeting. 5 Carrying Capacity of Holistic education center: Neighbor-Recommendation Condition 5: (Revision amendment to PD Recommendation 10) From the Application it is clear the project would have a maximum of 22 rooms. It also states (p.4), the "...center would be run by approximately 6 volunteers," who live on-site and would require at least 3 bedrooms.