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OLIVEIRA: And just to , I guess, clarify further what Mr. Brilhante was saying, I think what’s important is we need to sit down with the consultant to see whether or not the tower has to be in the dispatch center, everything has to be on that site.We haven’t had the opportunity to discuss the concerns of the community with the consultant to see what work arounds or what solutions might be available and doable, and still maintain putting together a communications center. So I think it’s affording all of us the opportunity to find those solutions. WOODWARD: All right. Any further discussion? Okay. And it sounds to me from the testimony that this proposal without the ability to have a radio tower is next to worthless. So I would have to vote against this amendment. And I do think that the community input certainly is important. And we’ve heard that the Fire Department is honestly interested in getting public input prior to placement of a wireless or a radio antenna. But I think if we tie, if we tie them up on this one the whole thing is moot, to be honest with you. Did you still want to go ahead with your amendment? DOMINGO: Well, you know, assuming that the amendment is approved then it behooves the administration to really sit down and find some other location within the premises itself. And I’m aware of the fact that, you know, it has to be there. By no means am I saying that it’s my way or no way. I have, I’m a reasonable person. I can understand and I can even negotiate to such an extent. But, you know, what I’m trying to say, and it’s something that I have always said in the past when we come across this kind of issue, is how, how does the people feel in the area where something is done that would impact upon them negatively. That’s my concern, you know. And if I sense that the people have that strong feeling and the concern, then you know, it’s my tendency to not rush into it but let’s see what we can do. you know, talk story, come to some kind of a decision and make everybody happy, you know, what we say hooponopono. WOODWARD: Okay, thank you. Do we have any further discussion on the amendment? Okay, seeing none, let’s, if you’ll state the amendment and we’ll vote on the amendment, Jeff. DARROW: Okay, Mr. Chairman, the motion before us, we have two motions, the original motion which is to approve with the added condition, and we have an amendment to the original motion which is to remove the radio tower from the request for the original motion. With that I’ll take -. WOODWARD: Okay. Well, we’ll vote on the amendment, we have to vote on the amendment first. So -. DARROW: Correct. So we’ll be taking a vote on the amendment to the original motion. With that I’ll take the roll. Commissioner Domingo? DOMINGO: Aye. DARROW: Commissioner Kern? KERN: Aye. 27 EXHIBIT A