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You can sit there but not say anything. Fellow Commissioners, it’s our choosing now to <br />entertain a motion, have discussion, or have discussion first to help us. <br />GALDONES:No public testimony? <br />ALAMEDA:No public testimony at this time. So, Commissioner Graham? <br />GRAHAM:I’d just like in discussion to just sort of say I think the feelings probably <br />we all have is we don’t have a bunch of complaints about this business so I think we’d like to see <br />the business prosper and continue. On the other hand, it is prime Ag land so we don’t want to <br />have a situation of using prime Ag land for any more Industrial purposes like this. And the only <br />other thing, it doesn’t seem to me that the location for this kind of business is quite as important, <br />let’s say, as maybe we had a cattle trucking operation come before us a year ago or something <br />where he’s handling Parker Ranch and handling this other stuff. And I’m just thinking like when <br />I got rear-ended in Honokaa an insurance company picked up the car and hauled it to Kona for <br />their work. So it’s sort of like if the vehicle is out of service it’s going to get towed anyway, so <br />towing it to Waimea or towing it to Haina is not that big a difference. And if the vehicle is still <br />driveable then you can drive it to Haina or -.So, anyway, I don’t see that having this business <br />exactly in Waimea, along with perhaps one other business, is crucial for the operation of the <br />business. On the other hand, we don’t really have objections either. So I sure want to support <br />you continuing the business and I’m sort of floating around on what’s the proper length of time. <br />I certainly understand the Planning Director’s recommendation. <br />ALAMEDA:Other discussion items or perspectives? Commissioner Iwashita? <br />IWASHITA:I notice that there’s no, the standard extension language in here; and I <br />would suggest perhaps incorporating some standard administrative extension showing good faith <br />compliance, whatever the standard is on the part of the applicant in terms of trying to relocate; <br />and perhaps they can handle it that way. <br />ALAMEDA:Okay, other ideas? Mr. Director, do you have any comments to that or -? <br />YUEN:We didn’t put it in for a reason. If it’s the Commission’s wish I don’t <br />have a strong objection to it. <br />ALAMEDA:Fellow Commissioners, going back to Commissioner Graham’s point, I <br />think there seems to be a consensus around everything but the time, the two years, five years. So <br />where are we at on that? Commissioner McCall? <br />MCCALL:Maybe just a little clarification from the Planning Director. As I recall the <br />administrative time extension is at the discretion of the Planning Director. I mean, so even if we <br />put it in, you could say no.Would that be correct? <br />YUEN:That’s correct. Just to say a little more about my reasons. It does give a <br />little more clear direction to the applicant when there isn’t a time extension. Given past practice, <br />I think that the applicants mentally tack on the time extension. But as I say I don’t, the <br />EXHIBIT C <br />9 <br /> <br />