2023-03-16 Leeward Exh A (Items 1 Frank Sirlin PL-SMA-2022-000024)

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thing and so just that level of analysis with these applications I think is very important moving forward. DEFRANCO: Thank you. DARROW: If I could respond. DEFRANCO: Yes. DARROW: I really appreciate the discussion. One the Planning Department reviews SMA permits we have standards and criteria's we have to review. We really try to go into detail in our recommendation regarding those reviews. In our Planning Commission Rules, Rule 9. It goes into great detail on what the criteria of a substantial adverse effect is. In speaking to that it says, "in considering the significance of potential environmental effects the Director shall consider the sum of those effects that adversely affect the quality of the environment and shall evaluate the overall cumulative effects of that action." And so, there's a list of 10 criteria that determine when a project reaches substantial adverse effect. So, when we go through an SMA permit we go into detail looking at these criteria whether or not this particular application has reached to a substantial adverse effect. We did do that in this recommendation, and it did not reach to that level. Beyond that, there's this discussion of we should really look at Puako from a holistic approach, right and again we can go back. What some communities have done is they've created a design review; they've created a plan for that particular area and that's something that can most definitely be done and that would bring further specific guidance to the Department when looking at these types of permits. It's just very difficult in this particular circumstance as mentioned to be able to come to that evaluation with the limited scope we're looking at of the action. But thank you very much for the discussion. PAISHON-DUARTE: Madame Chair? DEFRANCO: Yes, Commissioner Paishon-Duarte. PAISHON-DUARTE: I would like to request of you to agendize a presentation from the Planning Department on the next steps that will be taken on per Commissioner Vitousek's recommendation to have ideas, strategies, a plan moving forward to evaluate Puako as a whole community. DEFRANCO: Okay, I think that would be a good agenda item. Thank you. PAISHON-DUARTE: Thank you. DEFRANCO: Mahalo for the discussion. So, we do have a motion on the table to approve this Special SMA. I don't think I have one. You want to read your motion again and then we have to vote on it and it's a roll call vote. Is that right? Okay. 21 EXHIBIT A