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be that Commission, and then it goes to the County Council. The County Council is the one that determines which of those nominated parcels get purchased. And it would also be the County Council that would determine if they want to put a moratorium along Kalanianaole. Thats not our decision to make here. WATANABE:Point well taken. So may I? SIRACUSA:Yes. WATANABE:I think in light of all the testimony that we have, both positive and negative, Id like to call up the applicants so potentially you all can make your own comments to what has transpired and -. I take it that youre attempting to be a good neighbor, so I think maybe there was some oversight in how this all transpired and potentially you could add to that. MOOERS:Thankyou,Mr.Chairman.Theveryextensivetestimony,Idontwantto go through every single item again. I think in general as I pointed out earlier that there is a great concern about the ponds and the treatment of the ponds. And we believe very strongly that the reviews done both technically and historically are accurate. We believe the conditions that have been applied as far as cleaning up and preserving the ponds in conjunction with the landscaping plan to be removed by the Director addresses those concerns. The issues as far as tsunami zone, I think Condition 4 which requires the structures to be 18 feet, which is 3 feet higher than what the FIRM designation is, and the Emergency Response Plan in Condition 13 as far as evacuation addresses those issues. I think theres a clear indication that over the past few decades that the ponds have been in disrepair; and I dont think theres any question that the improvement of the ponds will occur as a condition of this permit. I would say that it would be an inaccurate statement to say that this developer has not reached out to the community. I would say it was probably an error not to contact the neighbor across the street. But we have hired professionals and the owner himself has made many efforts to work with people in the community, both individuals and groups. Weve made every effort to contact kupuna in the area that had knowledge of the site and could guide us in that direction. I guess you can never reach everybody, but it would be inaccurate to say that an effort was not made. WATANABE:Okay, but I would assume then that by Mr. Arnotts testimony that you all are aware that potentially you can work very closely with the community and have a good relationship so -. MOOERS:Very much so. WATANABE:It doesnt have to end in a negative way, hopefully. BARDEN:Absolutely. Can I speak one second? WATANABE:Sure. BARDEN:Basically this is going to be my private residence as well. Im going to live in one of these units. At the same time I did fail in going out and getting all the community 25EXHIBIT A