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YUEN:Yeah, based on what Im hearing, this is the sort of thing where we normally would have some kind of archaeologicalstudy accompany the application. Our standard practice is that we require an archaeological study unless they get this no-effect letter from State Historic Preservation Division. Unfortunately, and theyre usually, Im amazed at the amount of good work that they do with the staffing that they have, and theyre usually pretty reliable about this. But it looks like they may have thought that the whole site was cultivated. They will often issue these, they will usually issue no-effect letters when it has been in sugar cane cultivation, other kinds of active farming, or there has been a house there before, those kinds of things, and the ground has been completely disturbed. I dont think that, I dont know that they would issue this letter where the site had not been previously disturbed. GALDONES:I see. Okay. Commissioner Springer? SPRINGER:Sowoulditbepossibleforustorequestanarchaeologicalsurvey before we continue on with this application, which is what I think Commissioner McCall is leading us towards in his discussion? YUEN:Well, its up to the Commission how they want to handle this. But we could, you could either do it, you could do that or you could do it subject to, you could approve subject to the work being done. GALDONES:Commissioner Graham? GRAHAM:My sense, were doing a lot of talk without having heard from the public yet, which is probably our mistake, but my sense is that theres a lot of premature things to this. It feels a little bit like a chicken and an egg. If you guys can get this permit then you got something substantial to go back to the community with and, you know, get some support, and get some licensed folks to work with you, and all like that. But, on the other side, were kind of, Im sort of at least sitting here thinking Id like a show on that you guys are a viable entity thats already done that work in the community before we do this. So my sense is for that reason, as well as archaeological reason, its kind of premature for us to be granting a permit at this time. MCKINNEY:Well, if I can address that. I think that the Department of Health, and Mr. Alameda maybe you know better than I do, but we are required to have these people and these positions. Now whether thats Chris or me being the program director or the clinical director, I mean that, its required to have that kind of professional staff. We obviously have the experience. But what they do is kind of look at the nuts and bolts of, you know, okay, you obviously have the credentials to operate a program like this. And thats really why were going this route, so that we are, so that everyone can feel comfortable that that will be addressed. But I cant hire all these people when the facility is two years down the road. GRAHAM:Yeah, but, I mean, my sense is not one of hiring but its the sense of you having a couple of people that have done this kind of work in Hawaii that will 14