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WATANABE:Oh, that is the first thing youre going to do. N. ERICKSON:Yeah, that is part of this whole project, the parking and the access to the road, yes. WATANABE:Oh, I understood it to be -. N. ERICKSON:So, yeah, the things down the line are triggered by the number of vehicles expected and improvements to the highway intersection. So, you know, if the visitor count should rise, there are thresholds that the State had dictated; and we brought people to describe what those things might be. WATANABE:Oh, okay. Thank you. SPRINGER:Yourewelcome.Commissioners,anyfurtherquestionsforthe applicants? Commissioner Salavea. SALAVEA:Regarding the traffic improvements, I know we received this from Ms. Erickson about the, Im not sure if its a, I guess, my question is Im not sure what this is, it refers to a study done by Yen Wen Fang as the principal of Engineering Partners. Id just like to know what are the improvements that are going to be made. N. ERICKSON:The information we provided was simply informational purpose, all right. And to make improvements, I think, would be at your discretion. And Chris has indicated that certain improvements may be required when it becomes an issue; and I think traffic count is the issue. Right? You know, just like all the other applicants today, this is a very emotional topic for the neighbors, for and against; and certainly the issue of traffic and use, special permits, are all relevant here. And I dont know how to address them on a broader sense; but certainly were going to do what we need to and have to make it work in a proper way. SALAVEA:All right, thank you. Mr. Director, so the improvements havent been, I guess, recognized yet or -? YUEN:The biggest issue for me IS the lack of sight distance at the intersection of Leopolino Road and Highway 19, the main highway access to the property. Particularly if you, as somebody goes out of Leopolino Road onto Highway 19, if you look off to the left theres a quite limited sight distance. So we had asked that they actually quantify that. And thats what their engineering study did. Theres about 450 to 500 feet that you can see a car approaching from the left on the main highway. Thats less than standard engineer would call for in that situation. Now it is an existing intersection; but we would be approving, if we approve this, were approving a special permit with the idea that it becomes a visitor attraction to the area. As far as what specifically we would require, at this point because we dont have anything from the Department of Transportation, we dont have a specific condition. I would think that we would, and this is something where then the applicant has also got to look at what is feasible in the area, what is limiting the sight distance. I mean, it may be a matter of cutting back the embankment, keeping vegetation down, it may also involve construction of turning lanes or something like that on the highway. But, at this point, were leaving it an open-ended condition that says that 14EXHIBIT C