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SIRACUSA:Staff. You were referring to the letter from the Department of Transportation. Neither Commissioner Salavea nor myself have this in our folder. DARROW:When we received comments that are short in size, like one paragraph, then we’ll actually type them out on the Background. So you’ll find it as No. 29 on the Background Report. SIRACUSA:Thank you. ALAMEDA:Commissioner Salavea? SALAVEA:Thank you, Mr. Chair. Question for the Applicant. Regarding the written description of the proposed use, Page 1, it says that you predict or you project 30 to 40 people per day visiting your establishment. How did you come about with that projection? MORRISON:The Applicants have visited similar uses, similar fruit stands and, also, the amount of people traveling on our road is different a little bit from, for example, the South Kona fruit stand, which is located in Honaunau. It’s a little bit different. So it was just an estimation. SALAVEA:All right. And regarding the traffic in that area, there are no estimations as to what the current -? MORRISON:Traffic flow. SALAVEA:Yeah, the flow during different hours of the bay? MORRISON:We contacted several different civil engineers involved in doing a traffic impact analysis report; and it was determined that financially it wasn’t feasible at this point in time, however, the Department of Transportation may require that once the construction plans are submitted to them. SALAVEA:Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. ALAMEDA:Thank you, Commissioner Salavea. Commissioner Siracusa? SIRACUSA:I’m looking at the application, Page 3, Item G, Floral and Faunal Resources, “Faunal resources include many tropical birds, such as the wandering tattler, golden plover, and the Pueo to name a few.” Are you aware that the Pueo is a listed species? MORRISON:This list was pulled from a travel guide and was not a study done directly at the site. I’m aware of the Pueo. SIRACUSA:That’s sort of iffy, then. EXHIBIT C 7