2023-04-20 Leeward Exh A (Items 1 D&L Fujimoto PL-SMA-2023-000027)

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KANUHA: So,just a comment FUJIMOTO: —sent a testimony KANUHA: comment on DEFRANCO: One at a time. KANUHA: Oh, sorry. Comment on what you are saying, too. I think there should be some middle ground with that, because what he is saying is he is holding a lot of liability of what's going on—we had an old lady that was beat up in Kimi's parking lot and abused and, she was, she was beat up. One of our workersI own a restaurant that's opening in Kona Inn, I own a bunch of different stuff—but they have a hard time, and they don't feel safe walking through their cars at night because of what has happened in our town. And so just to be able to police it, with that, I think that takes liability off the County. Am I correct? And liability from him just so he can actually be able to take it on with that public parking. But seeing some middle ground what needs to happen, and that's why we are on a discussion right now. DEFRANCO: But did you ask Sinclair for KANUHA: Correct? With his, would it be true, he retains all liability if anything was to happen on there in those public stalls? SALAS-FERGUSON: It's hard to make a general statement on that. There would have to be facts to look at. DEFRANCO: Commissioner Vitousek. VITOUSEK: Thank you. So, what the applicant is requesting is deleting the requirement for public parking with no replacement, right, which gives them there is a general commitment saying we want to allow parking, so, to me, that's here, and our option of saying no is here, we are keeping it exactly as it is. And to me, middle ground is a plan that gets prepared and submitted and approved by the Director. To me, that's what the middle ground is. KNOWLES: I agree, and I think there is this strange question about, there is this requirement that it's public but then he sort of, then the County is saying we have no responsibility because you own it, but it's public. It's a very, it's an interesting dynamic that we are because I'm thinking, well, what would prevent the applicant from posting signs that you are, you know, you are towed at your own expense and putting up a couple of cameras that's a minimal expense. I guess I'm, I'm a little bit confused about exactly coming from this side all the way to this side and not saying, well, I put some signs up, I put some cameras up, and that's it. You are basically wanting to generate revenue to help you offset property taxes or other expenses or, I'm just FUJIMOTO: Not only that but to clean it up, keep it nice like the rest of the building is. You know I put a lot of money into the building; I painted it, I put new roof, remodeled the bathrooms. 18 EXHIBIT A