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thenat the time we looked at the middle lot, we proposed to subdivide that at the same time so that the SMA Major being sought now covers the work that was proposed for the initial subdivision and then also with this subdivision. I know Commissioner Watanabe you were concerned about the trails. The requirement as written now requires two walkable trails, one mauka/makai and one lateral. The lateral trail will actually be developed on the property on the land; and after its developed it will be then surveyed in and placed on all maps so that it wont be placed along the edge of the cliff thats going to be road and fall. We will create a safe trail for the public to access. It will be clearly delineated and then it will be surveyed in. So even though theres something that appears on the map now, it will be actually placed on the ground in a manner so that it can be safe for the publics use. I will point out that we also asked for an amendment to Condition 15; and youll notice it says Theapplicantshallprovideaminimumofthree(3)publicparkingspacesincloseproximityto the mauka end of a mauka-makai pedestrian trail. And the reason we asked for that is so it will give us flexibility to place the trail in proximity to thoseparking stalls so that it would work and that we not be stuck with a boundary line, a trail that may or may not be passable. ALAMEDA:Commissioner Watanabe. WATANABE:Yeah, I appreciate that. My real concern was cause I think the minimum setback was 100 feet from the shoreline. And I wondered if, you know, that was going to come into play or if youd want to set back those oceanfront homes a little further so that theyd simply feel like they had privacy even though the trail -, you see what Im saying? MOOERS:Yeah, that 100-foot is a minimum and I think most of the homes would probably be set considerably further back than that. If you look at some of the maps that show the topography there and some areas where some of the sketches are where the homes might be placed, those are the flatter areas of the lot. So were not seeking to encroach down on the ocean, but to be back in an area where there is a flatter area. WATANABE:Thank you. ALAMEDA:Any questions for our applicants representative? Commissioner Graham? GRAHAM:Well, I have two wishes that Im concerned about with this. The primary issue from the SMA point of view is the viewplanes. And from what Ive read from the conditions, its not clear to me that thats going to preserve the viewplanes that I think you all are going to preserve also. And the other is the access issues on Akoni Pule Highway, the three, whereas I think we have a letter from the DOT saying theyd prefer it be one. So I kind of like to get into discussing that a little bit. MOOERS:Sure. Ill speak to the access issue and then Ill let Mr. Melrose speak a little bit about the viewplane. When this project was original developed and subdivided the construction drawings did show three access points on Akoni Pule Highway. And the reason for that is because there are a number of ravines that move up and down the property, kind of divide 5