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least two new Council members – there’re two members who are running for other office, and not prejudging the outcome of any races – but there will be at least two new Council members. So for that reason, we are trying very hard to get all these Plans to the point where the Council can vote on them and hopefully pass them by the end of the term. I have to keep repeating it’s not any kind of absolute requirement that that happen. It’s not that we are afraid of what will happen in the next term. But you know, both the administration and the current Council have put a lot of attention onto the Plans. So with that, I have to say that I would encourage everybody to have a lot of discipline in what kinds of amendments get made to any of the Plans at this point. And an amendment that is a good idea that’s not in the Plan, I would exercise the discipline of not trying to amend it with that, because there are a lot of good ideas. There are 100 good ideas in the Plan and there are 20 more good ideas that somebody could think of to put in the Plan. If there is, however, a serious problem – and I do have -, there are a couple of things in the Puna Plan that I’m suggesting to change – yes, they should be fixed. So that’s a take on the timeframe on the whole question of amendments to the Plan. I would suggest – and this I think is to help the Commission and its discussion today because there is a timeframe for the Commission to deal with the Plan and this is the last day – my suggestion would be if the Commission is inclined to suggest changes, that rather than work on wording of specific amendments, the Commission express areas of concern and a direction to the County Council. I think we should have another discussion to make sure that it is the consensus of the Planning Commissioners that this section needs to be worked on and to give the Council the direction. But I know it’s very hard to come up with the exact wording in a committee setting like this and especially on something that’s been worked on to the extent – and hashed over – to the extent that this Community Development Plan has been looked at already by the Steering Committee. So I just wanted to offer that as an explanation of the timeframe and the significance of doing amendments at any of the stages that come up before you. You know, it is a function of the Planning Commission to take a good look at this; it’s a function of the County Council to take a good look at this. We can’t say, ramrod this thing through, forget it, pass it, don’t read it, just sign on the dotted line. There are, though, these timeframes and these consequences, if we do substantive amendments. WATANABE: Okay. Mr. Woodward, you had some follow-up? WOODWARD: Well, I had a question. What constitutes a substantive amendment? YUEN: Well, let me -, I think the easier way is to say what is not a substantive amendment -. WOODWARD: Let me just refine the question because the only point that I have a problem with – and I’ve stated this before – is Policy LU-1.5, on Page 4-39, the Enhanced Shoreline Setback where it says that they will “maintain a minimum of 1,000-foot open space no-build setback for undeveloped lands adjacent to the shoreline, on parcels which currently exceed 1,000 feet in depth ….;” and that I have a problem with. Now, if it’s not a substantive amendment to say, okay, or maybe we just suggest to Council that they say, “on parcels which EXHIBIT D 18