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DICKLER: Based on the 60 percent of median income the studio will rent for 654, the one-bedroom for 700 and the two-bedroom for 941, including utilities. ALAMEDA: Thank you. GRAHAM: Thank you, Mr. Dickler. Commissioner Woodward? WOODWARD: Yeah. At our last meeting we heard from Mr. Ching who’s the chairman of the Land Use Commission; and it was his contention that because this is a staged development which is eventually going to occupy more than the 10 acres, in fact 10 acres have already been approved, you’re asking for approval for another 10, and you’ve got two more 10- acre sites, that he felt that this matter should be addressed by the Land Use Commission. And I know that you spoke with him at the last meeting. Where do you stand in that regard? GRAHAM: Mr. Tsukazaki, go ahead. TSUKAZAKI: Thank you. Mr. Woodward, at this point we do not agree with Mr. Ching’s interpretation of the law; and if you need for us to go into that we will. But suffice it to say that I did follow up with Mr. Ching as well a couple of times after the last meeting. My last conversation with him was two days ago, Tuesday afternoon. And what he told me was that, I think there had been some mention either on the record or off the record at the last meeting that Seascape had submitted an application for what’s called a 201H project approval, and that is under State law. That’s an approval for a project that will involve over 50 percent of its units at the affordable income ranges and also that will be using Davis Bacon wages. And what his statement to me was, is that, well, you know, in light of the efforts to get certification as a 201H project, he considers that completely different and his comments would not be applicable, because he recognizes that as a special type of a project. In fact, that agency’s own rules provide for special expedited treatment of a 201H project. GRAHAM: Thank you. WOODWARD: Thank you. If I might -. GRAHAM: Go ahead. WOODWARD: Follow-up with one other question. At the last meeting we also heard from concerned residents, I guess, in the Kona Palisades area about traffic impact; and I notice in the report here there was a traffic impact analysis report that says a number of things. But what it does say “we have some concern that that the study may underestimate the number of Kaiminani Street trips distributed to Kakahiaka Street. The Department of Transportation states the TIAR submitted by the applicant…did not account for any traffic increase due to the UH West Hawaii Campus or the Palamanui project.” So there are concerns about traffic. And I was wondering if you had any more specific statements in that regard. GRAHAM: Mr. Tsukazaki? TSUKAZAKI: Yes. May I just pause for a minute? EXHIBIT C 5