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objections. But I did have eight of my neighbors who are in favor. If need be, they would sign <br />and provide testimony. <br />SIRACUSA: Follow-up. <br />GRAHAM: Thank you, Mr. Thomas. Follow-up Commissioner Siracusa. <br />SIRACUSA: Are these neighbors who are adjacent or directly across the street, or are <br />they farther afield? <br />M. THOMAS: The one neighbor is directly behind the property so he’s the one basically <br />attached to it. The other neighbor is directly next door to it so he’s directly attached to it. The <br />one that’s adjacent, across the street, owns the two houses across the street, he was in favor of it. <br />So actually in all four directions they were all in favor of it; and I do have their names here. <br />GRAHAM: Thank you. Do we have any other questions from the Commissioners? <br />All right, we have no public testimony. We’ve heard from the applicant. We’ve gotten <br />questions from the Commissioners. So I think we can close the public hearing portion and the <br />Planning Commission itself now can take action and discuss this application. Commissioner <br />Watanabe? <br />WATANABE: I’m prepared to make a motion, if that’s okay. <br />GRAHAM: That’s fine. <br />WATANABE: So I move that a favorable recommendation for Change of Zone <br />Application REZ 07-000065 be forwarded to the County Council based on the Planning <br />Director’s recommendations and inclusive of the water consumption requirement as a new <br />condition. <br />GRAHAM: Thank you. Do I have a second? <br />WOODWARD: Second. <br />GRAHAM: Seconded by Commissioner Woodward. Any discussion on the motion to <br />send a favorable recommendation? Commissioner Siracusa. <br />SIRACUSA: Yes. Looking at the map, the one red dot in a sea of yellow, this would be <br />the first non-residential zone change on the entire block, and certainly for several blocks on one <br />side, on two sides as well. To me that sets the stage for future strip development. It’s a foothold <br />and I could not support that. Thank you. <br />GRAHAM: Thank you. Commissioner Iwashita? <br />IWASHITA: I basically have the same line of thinking as Commissioner Siracusa. And <br />the veteran members of the Commission know, you know, my basic position on that -- especially <br />for the houselots area, it’s a good reason I didn’t go into construction, especially for the house <br />lots area -- that, you know, the history of the General Plan status of this area is that this area was <br /> EXHIBIT A <br />5 <br /> <br />