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landowner than already exists under the present way that these applications are processed? YUEN: It doesn’t increase the Department’s power under existing law. It provides an idea of what the, when you are reviewing an application for public access what the community has expressed as wanting in the area. IWASHITA: Okay. For public access, the concern that I’m hearing expressed is that somehow this list increases the burden on a particular private landowner, you know, where these trails are identified or these access areas are identified. And my impression or my understanding is that it would not have that effect. Because under those situations where access would be addressed, those applications, these trail or access issues that already, they don’t identify anything new. They’re out there, they’re real, and so they would be brought up in the course of reviewing such applications anyway, without this list. YUEN: The Department is, you know, under the circumstances I outlined, the Department, in looking at subdivisions, are supposed to look for public access. Without this list, I mean this list provides them a guidance as to specifically what the community would like in the area. Otherwise, it’s a matter of staff or the Department trying to figure out what people might want to do. IWASHITA: I understand. Okay, thank you. LUCE: Mr. Chairman, I’m ready to withdraw my request at this time, in the interest of time, and let you folks move forward. I have another arena to take my concerns to. I just wanted to point out that -. If I can draw your attention to page 46, Action Steps in Section 2.3, page 46, the Intended Outcome of 2.3 is at Chapter 34, which was cited by the Director, “will be amended, clarified and improved. County decisions and requirements…will be more consistent as a result.” When this is adopted as ordinance, Mr. Chairman, this is Chapter 34 and Rule 21, it’s not a should be considered, “will be amended.” This list is a plank in the platform of moving forward an agenda of a small group that has been working quite a while to impact property owners, and it does. If there’s no list, you don’t have to disclose it. If you don’t disclose it, if it’s disclosed it puts a cloud over your title because the buyer would not know what would happen. It does impact the way it is now. If there’s a specific trail, it’s known, a buyer can say this is on the map, it’s a good map. It’s clarified like I asked for. I only asked for clarification on the map. But if it’s left as it is, it is a hardship. But I’m willing to withdraw my request and take it up at the County Council. But I do want to point out that adopting this plan by ordinance does call for changes to Chapter 34 that the Director was hanging his hat on as to what we do now. This plan intends to change that. Then, Mr. Chairman, in the interest of time I’d like to just withdraw my request. And thank you for adding consideration of landowners in the designation of cultural sites. WOODWARD: Yes, sir. Do we have any other questions or comments from Commissioners? Commissioner Iwashita? EXHIBIT C 18