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DOMINGO:I know that this project is essential to the welfare of and the well being of this County; and as indicated by one of the speakers, they are vital services that you folks provide. It’s necessary and it’s needed. And I solely agree with that also. But, you know, looking from the technical aspect of this application, if we approve this application with some of the concerns expressed by the counsel, what we’re doing, we’re approving what’s before us, we’re approving a cellular tower, and with the understanding that the Department will go out and do some outreach with the community, yeah, with the community. What this presents, it doesn’t give the public any leverage to come back before the Planning Commission again and express their strong opposition and vehemently ask for disapproval, because we’ve already approved it, you know; and that’s my concern. And although we’re saying, okay, let’s have dialogue, let’s have input from the Commission, and do all of these that have been said, but in the final analysis, you know, in the final analysis, if the administration decides to go ahead with the project there’s no recourse for the public or for the Commission to address this issue because we’re approving it today. Now I don’t know how -. Might be Mr., Brandon, he can elaborate on that and tell us yes or no. GONZALEZ: Well, as I heard counsel’s statement, I heard it as the counsel offering to add an additional condition to the terms and conditions of the permit application that the applicant shall make a concerted effort to work with the public, the designers, the builders, the architects, to address the concerns raised by the public. That’s the gist of what I got. So in a sense if it’s a condition then that’s still hanging over the applicant to abide by the condition. And so they could still be called to task for violating the condition. WOODWARD: If I might make a suggestion, I’ll ask Mr. Gonzalez if this is appropriate. It seems like the only point of contention has to do with this cell tower; and that’s not really part of the initial, there’s no funding for it right now anyway, that condition that public input regarding placement of cell tower be obtained. The rest of it sounds like it’s, there’s not necessarily any objection from the community. So we could just limit it to that, if that’s acceptable. OLIVEIRA: Personally I am aware of other concerns that were raised, like I said the condition about fire station being on-site. And I think we’re going to have public opportunity to comment. I would rather give them opportunity to comment on all of the project than just the tower. WOODWARD: Very good, okay. I have no problem with that. Any further discussion? Questions? Anybody would like to make a motion? KERN: I’d just like to make a comment. This is tough. WOODWARD: Okay. KERN: This is real tough. You know, this is all community based. It’s community based from the protection, the efficiency so we can get there quicker, and it’s community based from the protection of our family and our livelihood and our quality of life. And I wish this was somehow though easier. And I think all the, with the voices that we’ve 22 EXHIBIT A