2023-04-06 Windward Exh B (Item#1 ASIAA PL-SPP-2022-000025)

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better place in Alaska but, clearly, I'm not there. We don't have a setup there so I can't set up any site there because I'm here. We had this opportunity. We have the interest of doing this. This interest it's not just from my headquarters, I'm doing this together with a Canadian's project which was a much bigger project. I'm doing this with colleagues on the mainland. So, this is a global interest from scientists. So, this is also part of the way we are doing this because it comes to us a stage that technology is mature enough that we can explore this. If it's 10 years ago or 15 years ago, our technology is not this advanced because of the mature of technology so that makes the scientists interested in this. We just think that maybe we can get together to spend 5, 10 years to try to understand what it is. That's the science. LIN: Thank you. Any other questions Commissioners? No, it not I would like to entertain a motion or does the applicant want to respond to any of the testimony that was provided today. PIPAN: Certainly. Ms. Caiserman stated she's a quarter mile from this site. CAISERMANINAUDIENCE: That's right. PIPAN: And I'm thinking you may mean the previous site. CAISERMANINAUDIENCE: No, right where you're talking about[indecipherable] PIPAN: Okay. Well, yes, the map covered much more than a quarter mile in diameter. So, we could pull that up, but my understanding is the nearest, nearest home is well over a quarter mile away and that has not been a source of objection basically. And again, we were withdrawing our previous proposal, not rejected and I think I did miss one point in the technical got to get on the record from previously. I did discuss Planning Commission Rule 6-8 which provides 60 days after the close of the first hearing, the Planning Commission makes a decision. There's also Planning Commission Rule 6-6 which provides that 90 days from the acceptance of a Special Permit the Commission will set the date for the hearing, and it would be 90 days, right. So, we didn't request a delay to this point, we haven't agreed to all the delays that brought us to this point. So, that argument as well I just want to preserve for the record that we do believe that this matter has already been settled by this technical automatic approval provided in Planning Commission Rules. So, again we do believe that based on its merits this is a good project that does not entail significant adverse effects to the community or agricultural potential of the land, it is unusual and reasonable, it meets all the criteria that you as Commissioners need to evaluate for a Special Permit. And again, we definitely respectfully request your approval of this. Thank you. LIN: Thank you Mr. Pipan and your comments are noted for the record. So, if anybody else has any questions, if not motion? 13 EXHIBIT B