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catch-all clause in the current Chapter 11 that says that the housing administrator, that’s Ed Taira at the present time, can accept alternative forms. What it says is that the housing administrator can agree that housing that addresses a critical housing need in the area satisfies the affordable housing requirement. So that’s something that the housing administrator can do under Chapter 11. So I don’t want to, you know, the Commission in its recommendation can say something favorable about allowing this project. I would not want to advocate a condition that took out the affordable housing language simply because there’s another law in the County, you know, this Chapter 11, that says that all new zonings to RM and other zoning districts have to conform to the affordable housing policy. So I can’t sit here and say we should pass a rezoning that takes out conformance with affordable housing. They may be able to do it with a rent schedule that they have in mind and have that considered as something that, you know, addresses the critical housing need. That’s a possibility. Or the Council which is a legislative body can decide that, well, this isn’t what we meant when we passed Chapter 11. But as far as this Commission, you know, as I said if the Commission wants to say something about that we see this as a little different than the kind of project that affordable housing should be tacked on to, that’s fine. But I really can’t recommend it as doing what they are suggesting and taking the clause out of the rezoning ordinance. The rent rates are, you know, if you multiply 975 times four you get 3900 a month, which is way in access of a per unit affordable housing rate. If they were not covered by that clause and they had to do affordable housing, their alternatives are to do something offsite within a 20-mile radius. There are possibilities for doing something like that. But that’s what I suggest on the affordable housing side. WATANABE: It’s 15 actually, yeah, not 20 miles? YUEN: I’m sorry, I’m sorry. It’s a 15-mile radius, yes. WATANABE: Okay. Any further questions of the applicant’s representative? Fred? HOUSEL: Question now. This would be a privately-owned structure, is that right? FUKE; That’s correct. HOUSEL: Okay. And who would manage the facility? FUKE: Currently if it goes according to plan, then it would be Place Properties. HOUSEL: Okay. And who would determine the rental rates? FUKE: Place Properties would have to make that determination based upon, you know, at this point in time, based on the preliminary analysis like as the Director had indicated, like about 950 to 975 a room. So they would internally determine. And if the marketplace doesn’t support that rate then obviously they would have to kind of scale it back. HOUSEL: Okay. Obviously for students affordable housing is very important. Does the University have any say so as far as the rental rates? EXHIBIT D 5