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GALDONES:There being no further discussion or any questions? Commissioner McCall? MCCALL:Yeah I just wanted to say that in the Forestry Management Plan that the County Resolution says that the Forestry Management Plan needs to be worked with the State DLNR and NRCS. It doesnt mention the U.S. Fish and Wildlife but DLNR would have, you know if there is best management practices to protect the 'Alala, State DLNR would have those and I think would probably make those recommendations. GALDONES:Commissioner Graham? GRAHAM:I just wanted to ask Mr. Mooers regarding my prior question to Norman about the timing, about the assessments to the property owners for dealing with the road intersection issues of the prior application near Kawaihae Road and the current application of his senseofwhytheyrehandleddifferently. MOOERS:Ithinktheyreallyare2differentsituationsandthatresultsinthedifferent conditions. In the case of Kaloko Mauka you have many, many lots accessing through that intersection. There have been a history of accidents there. Theres some sight distance issues and I think that theres no one that would dispute the fact that intersection improvements are indicated there. And so the funds are collected at the time of the rezonings and the subdivisions to apply toward the intersection. In the case of the Anekona-Kanehoa ones I think its a totally different situation. You have 2 intersections into that subdivision. Both have very good sight distance. Theres not a history of accidents there. The level of service are A in both of them. And I guess I object somewhat to some of the comments DOT has had a history of making on those intersections when theyve allowed subdivisions just up the road at South Kohala View Estates with 165 homes with 2 access points, no requirements for channelization or elimination of the intersections. At the time that this condition was drafted, and this has been a pretty standard condition now for I suspect about 8 years maybe longer. The understanding was that if the intersections ever did become bad enough that the Department of Transportation elected to put it on their list of projects then the applicants would pay their fair share. And the idea would be and I think its come true is that when you look at the number of rezonings in the area the County could very easily then implement an improvement district and with these zoning conditions would have passed approval of well over the number required in order to implement an improvement district and they would pay their fair share. My prediction would be is that therell never be improvements made at those intersections because theyre not warranted. GRAHAM:Thank you. GALDONES:Seeing that there are no further questions or comments of the applicant. Commissioners this comes with a favorable recommendation and be forwarded to the County Council. Motion is in order. Commissioner Watanabe? WATANABE:I move that a favorable recommendation be forwarded to the County Council on application for Change of Zone REZ 05-008 based on the Planning Directors recommendations. EXHIBIT B 7