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affordable housing. Because all of us know how other real estate market is at right now at this point in time, and providing this affordable housing would help. Unfortunately, the location, I had a problem with the location of where they’re going to be putting this project. The street in itself when we had viewed some of the pictures that were presented by Mr. Nekoba who had testified at our last meeting, there is not much room to improve the street so that it would allow or handle the density that this project was going to be providing. And so I see that as an adverse impact on the environment and also the ecology because of its location. So I had some difficulty in approving this application. If it was located in a much more desirable location and allowed, to be able to density that it was going to provide I would have supported this project. But it was primarily the location. ALAMEDA:The location. Thank you, Commissioner Galdones, for sharing that. I can speak. You know the affordable housing argument is a real strong one for me. And I had a real hard time denying this application, simply because I’m at the age where many of my peers are pretty much looking for a house, and some of them have to move away for that. And the disconnect with family and all, it kind of tears me apart. I don’t like to see families dislocated because they cannot find a home to live in there and where they were raised. So it was tough for me. But then I see the ladies in the back and I hear their testimony this time and the last time, and this is really their community, too, and they spoke pretty sincerely on it; and it kind of tore at my heart as well. So I kind of went with that. And I do feel that the density in that area would increase, double. And it’s tough, that was a tough place. So not so much the Community Plan issue for me. It’s the density issue and the testimony that’s kind of leaning me towards the “no,” so just to let you know, Commissioner Watanabe. Other thoughts? Anything else? You need more clarification? WATANABE:Yeah, I have a question for the Director. ALAMEDA:Sure. WATANABE:You know, flooding is a safety concern so I don’t think you can just overlook that easily. And I realize when you’re putting up a rather large structure and two parking stalls per units, you’re going to have a lot of impermeable surface. I also recognize that apparently the elevation here is somewheres around 20 feet above sea level. But I’m still wondering is there any way to mitigate against potential additional flooding through drywells, etc., in the parking area that, you know, would be part of Public Works’ oversight? YUEN:Well, in the end, they would have to comply with Public Works’ storm drainage standards. Basically they would be required to accommodate what Public Works calls a 10-year one hour storm on site into drywells. What I’m hearing from the neighborhood is there’s ponding under the existing conditions, ponding on their properties. I’m not clear exactly if it’s runoff from the street or what, but the area is poorly drained and that they have some kind of a ponding condition. I mean if it were strictly that issue we could work on some enhanced drainage condition, you know, that they would work on something beyond what they generate on 9EXHIBIT B