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limited only during the week days and not on the weekends; and aside from that, you know, she felt that the project was very much needed. To the south side of the property is the property, there’s a Mr. Sekimura that owns the property; and their primary interest was just making sure that the project is developed along that line. Because from his standpoint he didn’t want to have the parking lot on his side of the property, and he also wanted to have the property fenced, which is what the Applicant intends to do. But aside from that, we had not received any other comments by virtue of the notices to surrounding property owners or the public sign that was posted on the property. ALAMEDA:Okay. Commissioner Siracusa? Question? SIRACUSA:I noticed that there was mentioned in the application that there would be landscaping, of course. And I’m wondering if Chapter 17 is pertinent to this or would it -? FUKE:Rule 17, the Planning Director’s Rule 17 is pertinent and it applies to all commercial structures or multiple-family structures such as this. So he will have to comply. So, as your staff has indicated, what was submitted was just a conceptual plan; and, so, a more detailed landscaping plan will have to be submitted in conjunction with the Plan Approval process. ALAMEDA:Commissioner Siracusa, follow-up? SIRACUSA:Thank you. Student housing is something that’s very sorely needed and I really applaud Dr. Takase for wanting to put it out there and provide some. I’d like, what I’m curious about is, I guess, process. How do you guarantee that the people, first of all, are these going to be rented furnished or unfurnished? And, second of all, how do you guarantee that the people who apply to become tenants are, in fact, students? FUKE:I’ll answer a portion of the question and maybe Dr. Takase can answer the balance. SIRACUSA:Okay. FUKE:But you’ll note that there was a proposed condition saying that this project is subject to the County’s affordable housing condition; and, so, they would have to at least set aside a minimum of 20 percent for, to qualify as affordable housing. But what Dr. Takase intends to do is to work with the Office of Housing and Community Development and come up with a housing plan that addresses the affordable housing of the students. And so when you execute an agreement with the Office of Housing and Community Development to qualify for affordable housing, then there is a mandate that the housing be kept for affordable rates for a minimum of a 20-year period. And that’s how it’s kind of like secured. Whether the units are going to be furnished or unfurnished, you know, I don’t know. But I would assume, and I might be speaking out of turn, but I assume that conventionally what’s done is that you just have the partially furnished which, you know, you would have your stove and your refrigerator. There EXHIBIT A 3