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they’ve had discussion with Mr. Joseph and Ms. McCrary starting back in mid-2006. I think a lot of their issue initially was with the beeping noise that these big buses make when they back up. So those supposedly disappeared. If they’re still hearing beeping noises it’s the same beeping noises that my client heard, he heard, well, last night in fact, and it’s coming from some place across the street. So it’s not from their property. So that any, you know, any evidence of buses there recently is just coming by to pick up something; and it’s not an indication that they’re going to conduct these operations on site. We tried to, I think that Mr. Joseph and Ms. McCrary at one time in mid-2006 provided them with some small Podocarpus plants to plant along the boundaries of the property to try to minimize the impacts and they indicated that those small plants died so they purchased new Podocarpus plants. My clients stated they planted those and those are now growing. We’re hoping that that’s going to, the Podocarpus are those relatively quick growing thick bushes that grow quickly; and we’re hoping that that in conjunction with the minimizing of the activities of the vehicles on the property will allow them to live in harmony with their neighbors as much as possible. ALAMEDA: Thank you. Commissioner Domingo, follow-up? DOMINGO: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Well, you know, you addressed the concerns that I had, and more so especially with regards to that which was contained in the letter by the neighbors regarding the noise situation. I’m clear that that has been addressed, hopefully. I don’t know if the noise issue could be inserted in the Zoning Ordinance itself with regards to, you know, the noise taking place and the time. LIM: We’re, you know, we’re in agreement proposed Condition C that the Director has proposed that the landscaping between the properties for the purpose of mitigating any adverse noise or visual impacts to the adjacent properties be implemented in accordance with the Planning Department’s Rule No. 17 on landscaping. So we will be checking to see what landscaping is presently out there; and if there’s more needed to comply with the Rule, then we will implement that. ALAMEDA: Commissioner Domingo? DOMINGO: Thank you very much. ALAMEDA: You’re welcome. Commissioner Watanabe? WATANABE: I had a question actually for the Director. It seems the applicant is asking to remove Condition D. And I guess my question would be are you satisfied with that? I guess the only ingress and egress is all from Manono, no Kekuanaoa anyway, yeah? And you already have two. So even if you remove that you’re not increasing the amount of egress and egress? ALAMEDA: Mr. Director. EXHIBIT A 4