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simply want to acknowledge that it should have happened sooner and could have happened sooner. Once we discovered the delay, we moved to quickly rectify that situation. And what you see on the screen is essentially what it is. The unfortunate thing is itÓs kind of cost us money to put that in place for a very short period of time. But weÓre committed to do it. So we are not only willing but ready to proceed. Literally, as I understand it, and I donÓt want to overset anything Ki might say, but based on my discussions with our civil engineer yesterday, all the corrections that Ki had asked have been made and the plans are in the state to be approved as we speak today. And then the last thing that has happened, there was a key element in order to be ready to move forward, is to expand the traffic control plans that were submitted with our turn lane design several years ago, and those discussions have taken place. And so far as I know an appropriate methodology has been identified and is put in place, and that is also subject to approval by the Department of Public Works. As to the discussion that was held a little bit earlier about the agreement with the Planning Department, the Planning Department agreement that was put in pl Chris Yuen Î the participants were Chris Yuen, Daryn Arai, Bruce McClure and myself and Mr. Detweiler from the church Î in a meeting that we ironed out some things that had been the discussion of a meeting as far back as November of 2005. And the importance of that was to realize that was going to take a little bit of time to actually build the turn lane. So the Plannin Director asked to secure the funds, in other words put them in an account that required the CountyÓs approval to release the funds, and thatÓs the escrow account that has over $360,000 sitting in it today that will pay for the cost of actually, physically building the turn lane. So this is whatÓs required in order for us to move ahead with a formal certificate of occupancy Î this part of it. The rest of the turn lane and traffic control that relates to the turn lane or traffic mitigation that relates to the turn lane is subject to our finishing it within the terms of the turn lane agreement, which does have a one-year time frame. But we are ready to roll the trucks as soon as we can have the NPDES permit in hand and the permit for working in the roadway in hand. The money is there. The intent is there. There has never been a motivation on our part to delay getting that turn lane done. ThereÓs a long involved history that I wonÓt bore you with in terms of whatÓs happened relative to the turn lane. But one comment I did make in the preparation for the last hearing was that the key thing was getting utility realignments done, and then we would be ready to proceed. And I think whatÓs happened in the meantime has born that out. So those are things I just wanted to add to the record for your sake because there werenÓt anything that would have been communicated to you in writing by us prior to this time. Now, having said those things, what was the question? I believe, Frederic, did you have the question, or was that Lani? IÓm not sure. WATANABE: I believe it was Lani. But, Lani, it would seem like they are putting in a median on their property to prevent or make it extremely difficult for left turns to occur from Palani Road onto the subject property. ThatÓs what it truly looks like there. Does that satisfy you, or would you like to have maybe that further explained by Ki Emler? EXHIBIT A 14