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

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DEFRANCO: Yes. DELA CRUZ: When the construction begins was there any feedback from the neighboring or neighbors or the residents of Puako? Knowing that that's the only one-way road, there's no other exit,just in case of an emergency. You know, traffic is the other thing and is one of my concerns. If there's a lot of heavy machinery in the area could cause some traffic when there's an evacuation route happened. ROY: Well, the hope would be that they store their vehicles and they're not parking on the road. But I totally get it because when I went down there, there was construction and there was further up that road and all the cars, all the work trucks were parked right along that road. But we didn't receive any public comments. Any comments from the neighbors. They were all notified in accordance with law the 300 feet and nobody contacted me. But I do understand I've been down there many times and I know, yeah, the work trucks can get in the way and maybe John can speak to the best management practices that they will employ to make sure that they are not blocking Puako Beach Drive. DELA CRUZ: Thank you. ROY: But, yeah, it's a tight squeeze for sure. DELA CRUZ: It's a pretty narrow sidewalk there and road so. ROY: Yeah, it is, it's definitely a tight squeeze. Like I said, the day I went down there, there was trucks, they were kind of parked really, really close and you had to kind of go around them. But maybe the neighborhood understands there's limited space but, like I said, we didn't receive any public comments from neighbors. DELA CRUZ: Thank you. KNOWLES: I have one more question. DEFRANCO: Okay, go ahead. KNOWLES: So, as part of the SMA Use permit consideration one of the things that we're required to look at as I understand is the cumulative impact of development in the area and I think it gets back to Commissioner Vitousek's question. Which is really, growing up Puako used to look very different than Puako looks now. So, what does the Planning Department use as the basis for sort of impact of cumulative development? Because I think as we go to these like built to the edge of the lot extremely large houses relative to the smaller houses that have been there traditionally and historically it certainly does change the look and feel of the community. And I'd just like to get your perspective on that as we consider the use permit. What is the tipping point for us to be considering cumulative impact of development when the development now looks like McMansions, and it used to look like old Hawaiian fishing beach homes. DARROW: I can respond- 7 EXHIBIT A